| The name integrative
therapy reflects the philosophy that health professionals should
be aware of and use the best techniques from all of the healing
arts to promote optimal health and wellness.
Integrative therapy, as we define it, is a scientific assessment
of all reviews of medical and traditional practice used individually
or in combination. The goal of integrative therapy is to use
evidenced-based healthcare practices from all types of therapy
to provide optimum healthcare outcome to an individual. All
types of medical and traditional practices are options for
treating any particular condition. Integrative therapy operates
on the premise that prevention is the primary responsibility
of the practitioner and patients and appreciates the influences
of nutrition and lifestyle on health and illness.
The concept of integrative therapy represents universal values
of healthcare. Integrative therapy shifts the orientation
from curing disease to healing illness. It is based on a partnership
between patient and practitioner that address well-being as
well as seeking remedies… It teaches health care providers
to honor the subtle, yet complex, interactions of mind, body
, spirit, community and environment.
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