Integrative Medicine
Integrative Medicine is the practice of combining the best conventional and alternative medicine therapies to develop individualized care plans that meet the needs of each patient. The goal of the integrative practice at IMC is to partner with each patient to explore health beyond the symptoms of disease and work together utilizing the best evidence-based practices to improve and maintain health.
IMC's guiding principles for integrative medicine
- Critically review and thoughtfully apply conventional and alternative medicine therapies
- Promote appropriate use of conventional and alternative methods to support the body’s innate healing response
- Consider all factors that influence health including mind, body, spirit, and community
- Use natural, effective, less-invasive interventions whenever possible
- Empower patients to take an active role in their own health
Functional Medicine
Functional Medicine is the practice of identifying the root causes of disease and the many factors that may contribute to illness. This is a powerful model that guides the assessment, treatment, and prevention of chronic disease at IMC.
IMC's guiding principles for functional medicine
- Use the latest in genetic science and systems biology to understand how environmental and lifestyle factors influence health and disease
- Identify past and present personal history that contribute to the current state of the patient's health
- Develop personalized treatments and attainable lifestyle modifications
- Empower patients to take an active role in their own health
Choose IMC for your care
IMC offers a wide range of medical services from primary care to management of chronic conditions. IMC uses the best of traditional and integrative/functional medicine to provide comprehensive care that meets the individual's healthcare needs.
- Abdominal pain
- Arthritis
- Autoimmune disease
- Cholesterol management
- Chronic fatigue
- Constipation
- Diabetes
- Fibromyalgia
- GERD (reflux)
- Heart disease prevention
- Hormone therapy for women and men
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Migraines
- Sleep
- Osteoporosis
- Thyroid disorders
- Weight loss