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Single-method treatment is a method of treatment that often removes the disease from the body of patients with the help of an immaterial source and using only one method, regardless of the type of disease and it has not been studied so far. This article deals with one of the examples of this treatment method, namely ointment ordinance in the Catholic Church and its roots throughout history and other related issues.

In this research, religious and mythological sources in different religious, literary and historical fields, especially the holy texts of Christianity, were examined for comparison and analysis. Also, with the keywords of single-method treatments, tradition of anointing, anointing in Christianity, anointing with oil, anointing in Judaism and anointing in the Catholic Church, related articles in reliable citation databases such as Pubmed, Scopus, Google Scholar, SID and Magiran were reviewed and after Measuring the validity of their findings, some of them were cited.

Ethical Considerations: 

In the current research, the ethical aspects of library study, including the authenticity of texts, honesty and trustworthiness, have been observed.

In the Catholic Church, patients’ anointing is one of the seven traditional rites that are performed as a symbol of eternal life and health of soul and body. This ritual has been popular among other ancient tribes, but based on the special approach of Catholic Christians in terms of its religious position in the church and also the special conditions that were given to the performers of this ritual; its importance is distinguished from other tribes.

Single-method treatments, which are used in the treatment of diseases by connecting to a supernatural source, have been common among some tribes for a long time. The rite of anointing in the Catholic Church was not initially considered a one-way cure, but only a religious tradition, but it gradually evolved throughout history and evolved in the church and healing was achieved through it.

Telehealth is the use of electronic information and communication technologies to transfer medical information in order to provide healthcare services and medical education, and plays a key role in healthcare. Telehealth, the use of telecommunication technologies to deliver healthcare services, has a long and fascinating history in Iran. Its roots could be traced back to 120 years ago when the first medical information was transmitted using the telegraph. Telehealth is a growing rapidly, and is expected to play an important role in the future of healthcare. It is clear that telehealth has been relatively underutilized in developing countries. The promotion of telehealth in societies will only be achieved by raising awareness, and knowledge of the opportunities and limitations of telehealth. Additionally, attention to the role of policy makers should be considered.

Wind and Rih have different meanings in different medical texts. Wind is both a pathogenic factor and one of the tools of body nature to create actions in the natural channels of the body. However, there has not been comprehensive evidence on the place and meaning of this word in the context of the works of Iranian medical doctors. Accordingly, the purpose of the current research is to investigate the application of the concept of wind and its derivatives in terms of frequency and how they are used in Avicenna’s work Canon of Medicine (Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb).

Background and Purpose:

Research in the field of medical history to study various aspects of this science, especially in the field of integrated and interdisciplinary research requires a specific appropriate lexical system. An examination of available treatments in religious and mythological resources indicates that appropriate terms have not yet been formulated for such matters. One of these cases is treatments that are applied in a fixed manner regardless of the type of disease, which can be called “single -procedure therapies”.

This study was conducted by library method and searching multiple databases including PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Magiran and SID to extract data related to single therapies based on existing articles in this field.

Methods of single procedure treatment are often related to an immaterial source. Contrary to common medical practice that seeks a specific cure for each disease, they treat all or a wide range of diseases with single or limited methods. The use of single-procedure therapies is rooted in mythological therapies. Some ancient texts and even rituals, such as the oiling of the sick in Christianity, fall under the category of mythical healing. This type of healing elucidates a direct connection between healing of diseases and divine grace, faith, or a spiritual source. For example, ritual oiling treatment is a single procedure treatment that uses only one method to treat all patients, but due of its effectiveness and alignment with its foundations, it has persisted through time.

Given the wide range of applications of single-procedure therapies, it seems that there is no direct relationship between treatment and disease in this type of treatment, as in modern medicine. The use of single-procedure therapies is rooted in mythological therapies and examining the insights governing these therapies and the reasons for the sustainability of these traditions can help understand how effective they were in treating diseases over the centuries and to augment the mutual relationship with medical history and other disciplines of knowledge.

Study of Social developments of health system in Iran society, ever since the Islamic Revolution, could be the first step in analyzing people's reactions to the disease, treatment, hypochondriasis and process-oriented medicine and medicalization. Therefore, in this study, meanwhile description of each period, firstly, we explore the medical situation and then address patients’ reactions and public tendency to health and selection of the therapist and treatment approach.

In this social science research, library method was used to study and analyze texts. In addition, targeted search in the internal databases of Noormags, Irandoc, SID, as well as the google. Scholar was done.

According to the conditions of the treatment system and political development of the country, country's health-care process can be divided into four distinct periods: the lack of medical upscale, Luxury-oriented medicine, public health development and realization of divided identity of traditional medicine Ethical Considerations: Honesty and fidelity were observed in reporting and citing the texts.

Although the patriarchal tendencies of the health system in the Eleventh Government have diminished and the officials of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education have tried to Ministry of Health and Medical Education has tried to provide accountability, but it seems, this flow is being realized in the other way. The analysis of the general tendencies and reactions to these four periods can play a significant role in reforming the structure of the health system and health equity.

Massage is one of the ancient therapeutic methods, which has been considered and used by all nations. In the past, massage has been used to maintain health and treat diseases, that has continued until the present time. This review study was performed with the purpose of achieving applications and mechanisms of current and traditional massages. Google Scholar and PubMed Databases, were searched to find out the mechanisms and applications of popular massages and software of Teb Jame (version 1), was used to investigate and search references of Iranian traditional medicine. In this study, 75 articles were obtained from the databases and the contents of 19 books of authentic Iranian medicine books were used and notated. The current massages of tactile massage, classical massage, connective tissue massage, and manual lymphatic drainage therapy, were studied and traditional massages of Tuina, Abhyang, and Dalk, were evaluated and compared with them. The results of this study showed that the mechanism of current massage exists in the traditional massage, but traditional massages have their own special mechanisms based on their medical philosophy. Different types of massages have their own special applications. Dalk can be a comprehensive approach for non-drug prevention and treatment due to its capability to adjust all ages and all temperaments.

Research in the field of self-care is perhaps one of the keys of the transition from health management crisis and its pathology can predict the occurrence of many health-related crises. Thus, this study examines the impact of social determinants on the public tendency towards different styles of self-care and formation of defensive self-care. In this analytical study, after purposeful search and review of the texts, and examination of interaction between the therapist and the community and its overall impact on the structure of the health system, a self-care style is argued as defensive self-care. In this study, defensive self-care was argued with Quadruple affections of politico-social, fundamental, belief and economic. Analysis of the interaction between the therapists and the community and its overall impact on the structure of the health system from the perspective of medical history at any period of time, through the mediating role of defensive mechanisms and its impact on public perception and autonomy, reveal a self-care style as defensive self-care. Which reflects the return of human to the traditional medicine, participation in self-care and efforts to revive and develop it in his life. The tendency to public participation in their health, the specialization of public health services and medicalization are considered as the sources of defensive self-care. In the line of ethical goals of promoting public health and reducing inequalities in health outcomes, it is necessary to pay attention and recognition of the public tendency and autonomy.

The study of the impact of Beit Al-Hakma on the translation movement, is one of the most recent challenges faced by scholars in the history of the golden age of Islam. This challenge was first introduced in Iran with the translation of Dmitry Gutas’s book, “Greek Thought, Arabic Culture”, which published in 1998. The book denied the existence of a scientific center in the golden era of Islamic civilization, in which it deliberately directed the selection and translation of texts. He denies the existence of Bait al-Hikmah with the liberal democracy in American culture and the assumptions in which all the influential developments are influenced by the masses of people and the government does not play an important role. Gutas express some financial reasons and hardware states, which stimulate to organize a movement in the Islamic lands and led to the translation of texts. But there are many documents that discuss the extraterrestrial tendencies of Gutas’s historiography, and this article illustrate these reasons for rejecting Gutas’s theory.