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Body, Mind, and Spirit
Healing the Total Person
Learning to Use Natural Medicine
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Body, Mind, and Spirit

Healing the Total Person

“The difference between Natural Medicine at the Center for Integrative Healing and conventional health care is that, while conventional practitioners use methods such as surgery and drugs to treat symptoms, our integrated team of practitioners look for ways to reduce the symptoms as quickly as possible while seeking the underlying causes of illness−the reasons the symptoms appeared in the first place,” says Dr. Russell DesMarais, Founder of the Center for Integrative Healing.

When individuals are experiencing good health, they also experience balance and harmony in their lives. Natural Medicine is based largely on the belief that illness or disease is caused by imbalances in the primary systems of our bodies and lifestyle choices as well as the absence of periodic treatments to stay well. By modifying and correcting these imbalances, illnesses diminish or disappear, and the need for radical and invasive methods of conventional care is greatly reduced or eliminated.

New patients at the Center for Integrative Healing are tested for balance in five major areas: physical, nutritional, energetic, psychological, and environmental. In a sense, health is like a mobile: each aspect affects every other aspect. Each aspect of an individual’s health must be in balance for a person to experience high levels of health.

Patients experiencing disease (literally dis-ease) are treated with chiropractic, acupuncture, nutritional counseling, herbs and supplements, massage and therapeutic exercise, QiGong, stress management, energy balancing, and lifestyle planning and wellness. These time-tested and results-oriented methods are integrated into individual care plans for each person.

Learning to Use Natural Medicine

 At the Center for Integrative Healing, we practice a program of alternative health care through Natural Medicine that offers four distinct stages of care: Initial Intensive Care, Corrective Care, Maintenance Care, and Wellness Care.

During Initial Intensive Care, we address patients’ immediate symptoms and relieve their discomfort. Next, during Corrective Care, we help patients to regain proper balance in all of the body’s major systems. Then, during Maintenance Care, we help the body to remember how to stay in proper alignment. Finally, during Wellness Care, we move beyond the state of “passive” good health to achieving the active state of optimal health: true well-being.

Normally, patients begin with the Initial Diagnostic Intake Process. This process consists of two office visits. The first visit includes an examination by the doctor. The doctor performs all the basic components of a routine physical examination including the following: the patient’s postural, spinal, and nervous systems for proper integration and alignment; muscle testing as well as full screening of the status of each internal organ; evaluation of acupuncture and energy systems through testing methods found in Classical Chinese Medicine; and review of nutrition, stress, and lifestyle habits.

Another step during this initial process is for patients to view an informative video online at www.drrusselldesmarais.com. In the presentation, Dr. DesMarais articulates his views on the causes of disease and pain. He also explains his new patient consultation, history taking, and comprehensive examination. This presentation helps patients to better understand Dr. DesMarais’ report and summary of their case, the treatment methods to be implemented, and the suggested personalized plan of care.

It may be helpful to share this presentation with family members and friends. We have found that sharing the information with others can help patients to be better supported in their choices for getting well. The information also provides patients the opportunity to make educated decisions about their health options.

Exam and First Treatment Information

Patients receive their first treatment to discover initial response patterns and help with any immediate complaints. The doctor also reviews initial impressions about a patient’s health. If a patient’s history is complex or acute care needs to be rendered before a full and final report is composed, an additional patient visit may be added to the intake process. This additional visit can be an important opportunity to confirm a patient’s history and to review medical records, including lab tests, x-rays, and MRI studies. The doctor may use this visit to ask any follow up questions.

At the Report of Findings (normally the second visit), patients receive their personalized Care Plan. At this time the doctor shares overall impressions and recommends a program designed specifically to meet individual healthcare needs. The goal of this program is to resolve both initial complaints and all related health problems from the past.

Because wellness is a process— ongoing throughout one’s lifetime—the doctors and staff at the Center for Integrative Healing work to develop an individual Wellness Plan after patients have completed their Initial Treatment Plan. This Wellness Plan, like a financial plan or other plans for life-time goals, assists patients in achieving the physical ability to realize their maximum potential and harmony of body, mind, and spirit.

For more information or to schedule an appointment with our St. Paul chiropractor, call 651-291-7608 today!

Dr. Russell DesMarais
St. Paul Chiropractor

651-291-7608

Center for Integrative Healing
571 Selby Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102

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