what is an Integrative physician?

A combination of doctor/science, and other alternative therapies that support the body in healing itself.

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An Integrative Medicine Physician is a Medical Doctor, with traditional western medical training. In addition to knowledge within this dimension, the physician has special skills in several other areas. Although no one person can be expert in all fields, familiarity, comfort and skill in several of the following areas is useful: behavioral medicine, manual medicine, acupuncture, counseling, interactive imagery, medical hypnosis, movement therapy, osteopathy, dietary, chiropractic, herbology, homeopathy, other massage and energetic techniques and many others. Each physician finds his/her own special blend of techniques to address body-mind-spirit disharmony. This is a physician that uses conventional and holistic practices