EDITORIALWhat is naturopathic physical medicine?

摘要

Naturopathic medicine is a worldwide health-care profession, currently in resurgence, with concentrations in the US, Germany, Canada, UK, Australia, and India. In these countries, naturopathic medicine functions, or is legally defined, as a primary health care profession, whose practice incorporates health promotion and the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic disease. There are marked scope of practice and training differences between various regional and global traditions.