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As defined by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, integrative medicine “combines mainstream medical therapies and CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) therapies for which there is some high-quality scientific evidence of safety and effectiveness.”
According to Dr. Weil, the world’s leading proponent of integrative medicine, it is defined as “healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit), including all aspects of lifestyle.
It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative.” The defining principles of integrative medicine:
Patient and practitioner are partners in the healing process.
All factors that influence health, wellness and disease are taken into consideration, including body, mind, spirit and community.
Appropriate use of conventional and alternative methods to facilitate the body's innate healing response.
Effective interventions that are natural and less invasive are to be used whenever possible.
A philosophy that neither rejects conventional medicine nor accepts alternative therapies uncritically.
Recognition that good medicine is based in good science, inquiry-driven, and open to new paradigms.
Use of the broader concepts of promotion of health and the prevention of illness as well as the treatment of disease.
Training of practitioners to be models of health and healing, committed to the process of self-exploration and self-development
Integrative Sports Medicine is a combination of alternative medicine treatments focused on wellness related to movement and mobility. Regenerative treatments activate the body’s natural healing abilities. Whether you’re a professional/amateur athlete, an active weekend warrior, or a grandmother dealing with knee pain, integrative sports medicine offers the chance to restore your health, return to your dynamic life, and keep you there!
Features of integrative sports medicine:
Post-injury care and future injury prevention
Optimize your health and activity potential
Integrate traditional western medicine with complementary and alternative methods
Contrary to popular belief, the term “sports medicine” is not exclusive to athletes and sports-related injuries. Most of our patients do not play competitive sports, but deal with acute or chronic injuries from overuse or exercise, training or even from their jobs. Whether you’re hurting from a repetitive stress injury at work or an elbow injury from a fall on the ice, sports medicine programs use the same diagnostic tools and non-operative treatments they use with pro athletes to help the body heal.
Yes, we do. Dr. Vaughan has a great deal of experience with pediatric patients as a first responder and paramedic. He has also worked in the ER/Level 1 Trauma Center at Arnold Palmer's Hospital for Children.