Functional Medicine

The use of plants and plant extracts to treat various health issues. Functional medicine often incorporates herbal remedies into treatment plans based on their traditional uses and emerging scientific evidence.

A practice from Traditional Chinese Medicine that involves inserting thin needles into specific points on the body. It's used to treat a variety of conditions by purportedly stimulating the body's natural healing processes.

These include meditation, stress reduction techniques, yoga, and biofeedback. The focus here is on improving the psychological aspects of health and how the mind affects the body.

This can involve methods to remove toxins from the body, such as special diets, fasting, and supplements.

A form of therapy focused on the structure of the body, particularly the spine. Chiropractors manually adjust the body's alignment to relieve pain and improve function.

Practices such as Reiki and healing touch, which involve the manipulation of energy fields believed to be in and around the body.

This isn't an alternative medicine per se, but it's worth mentioning because functional medicine heavily relies on advanced laboratory testing to diagnose and understand the underlying causes of a disease. This can include tests for nutritional deficiencies, hormone levels, metabolic function, and more.

A system of medicine based on the principle of treating “like with like,” using highly diluted substances that aim to trigger the body’s natural system of healing.

Emphasizes prevention, treatment, and optimal health through the use of therapeutic methods and substances that encourage individuals' inherent self-healing process, such as diet, exercise, and lifestyle counseling.

An ancient Indian system of medicine that focuses on balance within the body through diet, herbal treatment, and breathing, meditation, and physical exercise practices like yoga.

Focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders, and emphasizes the role of the musculoskeletal system in health and disease.

Addresses the mental and emotional aspects of health, combining traditional psychotherapy techniques with alternative approaches to treat the mind-body connection.

A specific branch of nutritional therapy that focuses on building health by restoring proper physiological functioning of the body, often involving detailed analysis of diet, absorption, and metabolic function.

Techniques that teach patients to control bodily processes that are normally involuntary, such as heart rate, blood pressure, muscle tension, and brain wave patterns.

Uses essential oils medicinally to improve the health of the body, mind, and spirit. It enhances both physical and emotional health.

Involves applying pressure to specific points on the feet, hands, or ears, with the belief that these points correspond to different body organs and systems, and that pressing them has a beneficial effect on the person's health.

Incorporates a complex approach to diagnosis, incorporating techniques such as pulse analysis and urinalysis, and utilizes a multifaceted treatment approach including diet, herbs, physical therapies, and spiritual practices.