| How we help clients attain whole-body wellness |
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Holistic mind and body care using conventional and alternative means
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| Medical practice in Western cultures traditionally has emphasized treatment of disease and medical conditions after they develop or worsen. Some health-care systems have begun to pay greater attention to preventive care, but the practices they endorse focus primarily on physical health, while ignoring a fundamental aspect of wellness: mental health. And most major health-care systems and practitioners within them rely exclusively on conventional remedies — medication, physical therapy, radiation and surgery — while altogether dismissing the ancient healing arts.A more enlightened approach seeks to nurture health before disease occurs, from a holistic approach that encompasses not only physical conditions, but also interwoven and often underlying mental and emotional causes. At Healing Pathways Medical Clinic Inc., we believe that health care is incomplete if it does not encompass mental health and complementary alternative remedies that have been proven effective through documentation. Healing Pathways is a full-service, evidence-based psychiatric practice that is distinguished by its integrative and progressive application of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods, including Yoga and other disciplines.
Statistical evidence indicates that about 25 percent of patients seeking health care through their primary-care physician also engage in nontraditional methods of healing, including use of herbs, nutritional supplements, and nontraditional therapies such as Yoga. But many patients do so without consulting their physicians, who might discourage such practices. This clinic’s philosophic approach toward comprehensive treatment encompasses nontraditional, yet evidence-based therapies. As a result, we eliminate the quandary that patients encounter when they want to supplement traditional medical treatment. The clinicians at Healing Pathways subscribe to journals and other sources of up-to-date information that presents and analyzes evidence validating nontraditional approaches to healing. When discussing these nontraditional, integrative, evidence-based approaches that we offer along with traditional approaches, we clearly explain all the risks as well as the benefits. Our role is to offer our patients the opportunity to take advantage of approaches that previously may have been unavailable to them elsewhere. We invite you to learn about our mainstream, fully recognized forms of treatment, our complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches and our special services, which include independent educational assessments and psycho-educational testing, and use of psychopharmacology in close conjunction with a board-certified behavior analyst in the treatment of individuals with severe and disabling behaviors and conditions. Healing Pathways: Your road to contentment begins here. |