title: Intergrative health care method based on combined complementary medical practices: rehabilitative acupuncture, homeopathy and chiropractic.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There are various models of health care, such as the epidemiological, psychosocial, sociological, economic, systemic of Neuman, cognitive medicine or ecological, ayurvedic, supraparadigmatic among others. All of them are seeking to combine one or more elements to integrate a model of health care. The article presents a systemic approach to health care with complementary medicines such as rehabilitative acupuncture, homeopathy and chiropractic through the application of a method of holistic care and integrated approach.
  
  
  METHODS
  There was a participatory action research in January 2012 to January 2013, with a comprehensive approach in 64 patients using the clinical method. We included the environmental aspects, biological, emotional, and behavioral to identify, recognize and integrate the form of manifestation of the disease. Later, it was ordered in a coherent way the etiologic factors, precipitating factors and identified the vulnerability of the patients as well as the structural alterations, classifying them in immediate, mediate and late. Referred to the three disciplines: rehabilitative acupuncture, homeopathy and chiropractic to be seen doing references and against-references between them, evaluating the current state of health and each meeting by noting the clinical and behavioral changes submitted and thus the area of attention to which would be forwarded to continue their treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  64 patients rotated by the 3 areas taking an average of 30 meetings with rehabilitative acupuncture, 12 with homeopathy and 10 with chiropractic. The changes were submitted clinical attitudinal, behavioral, clinical and organic.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The model of care was multifaceted and interdisciplinary with a therapeutic approach of individualization and a holistic view to carry out a comprehensive diagnosis and provide quality health care to the population.
authors.affiliation: ESIME, SEPI, Ingeniería de Sistemas IPN, México City & Sección de Acupuntura, Universidad Estatal del Valle de Ecatepec, Estado de México ; ESIME, SEPI, Ingeniería de Sistemas IPN, México City ignaciopeon@gmail.com.
authors.forename: María Esperanza
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-van Lier
authors.affiliation: ESIME, SEPI, Ingeniería de Sistemas IPN, México City lmhernan10@yahoo.com.mx.
authors.forename: Luis Manuel Hernández
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Simón
authors.affiliation: Sección de Acupuntura, Universidad Estatal del Valle de Ecatepec, Estado de México edunevestela@yahoo.com.mx.
authors.forename: Rosa Estela López
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.affiliation: ESIME, SEPI, Ingeniería de Sistemas IPN, México City lmhernan10@yahoo.com.mx.
authors.forename: Ignacio Peón
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Escalante
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002684:Chiropractic; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D006694:Holistic Health; D006705:Homeopathy; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine; D012017:Referral and Consultation
keywords: Model of health care; approach holistic; complementary medicine; disease; health