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Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine is research-based health care which focuses on helping you feel better, without drugs or surgery. By placing a spotlight on removing the causes of illness, Alternative Medicine improves your body’s ability to heal itself, naturally. This approach allows you to feel your best and helps to prevent future recurrences of your health problems.

Alternative Medicine can be used alone or together with your already existing medical care (complementary medicine—an example is support for patients with cancer).

The help available at AHC is primarily through three different forms: Lifestyle Counseling Sessions, Treatments, and Supplements.

All therapies provided at the Alternative Health Center are safe, natural, and research-based. Founded in 2006 by a physician who healed himself naturally from a deathly illness after conventional medicine only made him worse, the Alternative Health Center is an oasis in health care for the conscious consumer of Alternative Medicine.

At the Alternative Health Center our mission is to empower patients as much as possible. We educate our patients they are in ultimate control of their quality of life and we are simply here to help facilitate their goals. Patients always have options and may choose as much or as little help as they want. Patients may choose to have only acupuncture treatments or supplement recommendations, or for example, they may choose a much more comprehensive approach. However, all recommendations are offered only at the doctor’s discretion, provided they are deemed safe and likely effective for the individual patient at that given time.

The Alternative Health Center’s unique multi-modal approach enables your body to draw on its own innate capacity to heal itself. We take into account multiple systems of the body when evaluating a patient’s health complaints. The treatments are administered with the same philosophy, balancing multiple systems in order to achieve the quickest results possible.

The comprehensive treatments are non-invasive and consist of some of the most popular natural therapies utilized throughout the world; including Acugraph, Acupuncture, Arthrostim Instrument Adjusting, Auriculotherapy, Chakra Balancing, Cranial Work, S.O.T., C.M.R.T., Guasha, Kinesiotaping, Physiotherapy, Low Level Laser Therapy, Herbal Therapy, Whole Food Supplementation, Lifestyle and Nutritional Counseling, etc.

Acugraph

Acugraph is the latest in natural diagnostic capabilities. The body has an electrical/energetic grid system, also called Meridians, that when stuck out of balance can cause symptoms and health problems. Acugraph is digital Acupuncture Meridian graphing done with a computer. Results are extremely fast and accurate, as opposed to the traditional Chinese method of pulse diagnosis. This is a great tool for charting patient progress. Patients love hearing their updates!

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is the complex system of stimulating specific energy circuits or meridians throughout the body to treat imbalances and promote healing. Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years in Asia for just about every known health problem. We often utilize electricity, laser, pressure or needles during treatment. Patients really like the painless method of micro-current electrical stimulation the most.

Arthrostim Instrument Adjusting

The Arthrostim instrument is similar to a really small jack-hammer. It is often utilized to stimulate certain nerve endings, called Proprioceptors, which in turn helps balance the nervous system and promote healing to a specific area of the body. Most patients report that they really enjoy how the treatment feels, even children!

Auriculotherapy

Auriculotherapy is the King of all Reflexology systems; which utilizes the ears, as opposed to the hands or feet. Every single part of the body can be treated through the Ear Microsystem, as opposed to the hands/feet, which are limited. This was originally discovered thousands of years ago in China, but modernized by a French Medical doctor in the 1960s. We utilize micro-current electricity at a specific frequency, polarity, and intensity during treatment in order to balance the Nervous System at the brain level.

Chakra Balancing

Stimulating the Chakras, or the energy centers of the body, comes from Ayurveda. The practice of Yoga comes from the Ayurvedic system, also. Ayurveda is one of the most popular and ancient forms of health care in the world, practiced in India for thousands of years. We often utilize colored lasers or pressure during treatment to promote balance and healing.

Cranial Work

Cranial work means to treat imbalances in the skull by manual adjusting in order to reach and balance over 80% of the Central Nervous System. The Nervous System is a repeated theme at the Alternative Health Center, because nerves control every part of your body, including the Immune System.

S.O.T. (www.sorsi.com)

Used all around the world, Sacro Occipital Technique is the specific Chiropractic System utilized at the Alternative Health Center. It provides a proven, research-based structure for evaluation and treatment of patients. It includes Cranial work, C.M.R.T., Pelvic blocking, spinal adjustments, Applied Neurology techniques, etc. The goal is to bring the body back into balance structurally and neurologically, all to improve the ability of the body to heal itself naturally. It is not only 100% scientific, but it is also truly holistic in nature!

C.M.R.T.

Chiropractic Manipulative Reflex Technique is a complex system of Applied Neurology techniques used to treat and balance organ function and physiology. It includes stimulating specific nerves with gentle pressure in order to balance the Nervous System, such as the sensory and motor nerves that connect the spinal cord to the specific organ being focused on during treatment.

Guasha

One of the many wonderful components of the Traditional Chinese Medical System, we utilize Guasha at the Alternative Health Center, when necessary. It is similar to the Western approach called Graston Technique, although ancient in its discovery. It helps break up scar tissue/adhesions, trigger points, and stagnant energy. A tool and emollient are used during the treatment.

Kinesiotaping

We sometimes utilize the Kinesio-taping methods, when needed. The special tape can be used to help support muscles, joints, proper posture, etc.

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapeutic modalities are used to help balance the physiology of the body. Heat, ice, light, electricity, ultrasound, and vibration are examples of natural modalities that stimulate balance and promote healing in the body.

Low Level Laser Therapy

Originally invented by Albert Einstein, the L.A.S.E.R. is a very effective treatment modality. It is FDA approved for the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and has been used for many problems including arthritis pain, burns, decreasing inflammation, joint problems, and to promote tissue healing, etc. The specific Laser utilized at the Alternative Health Center is painless and can penetrate its healing energy up to 3 inches into the body.

Herbal Therapy

We utilize Whole Chinese Herbs and Traditional Chinese Medical Formulas, as well as American Herbs, when appropriate. Herbs, for thousands of years, have been proven effective for many conditions and are known to be very safe. Herbs are simply Earth-provided natural medicines.

Whole Food Supplements

We use and recommend Whole Food Organic Diets, as well as Whole Food Organic Supplements. We specifically recommend Standard Process at the Alternative Health Center, due to their impeccable reputation since the 1920s as the leader in this field. Whole Food Organic Supplements are the Gold Standard of Nutrition Therapy. Fractioned synthetic supplements can cause nutritional deficiencies and may not be the best strategy for long-term nutritional support.

Lifestyle Counseling

We address many aspects of health and wellness; including mental affirmations, postural exercises, at-home self-treatments, stress reduction, ergonomics, fitness, sleep/recovery, etc.

Nutritional Counseling

Every patient can benefit from the information provided at our Lifestyle/Nutritional Counseling sessions. Patients can opt to fill out a 7-day Food Diary to be reviewed by the doctor, so that specific and easy changes can be made in order to improve health and happiness. Patients are highly empowered with all of the great information provided at the sessions.