| Naturopathic
Physicians (N.D.s) are the highest trained practitioners in the broadest scope
of naturopathic medical modalities. In addition to the basic
medical sciences and conventional diagnostics, naturopathic
education includes therapeutic nutrition, botanical medicine,
homeopathy, natural childbirth, classical Chinese medicine,
hydrotherapy, naturopathic manipulative therapy, pharmacology
and minor surgery.
What is Naturopathic Medicine?
Naturopathic medicine is based on the fact that the human body has the power
to heal itself. Naturopathic Medicine is founded upon a
holistic philosophy; naturopathic medicine combines safe
and effective traditional therapies with the most current
advances in modern medicine. Naturopathic medicine is appropriate
for the management of a broad range of health conditions
affecting all people of all ages.
In the state of Connecticut, Naturopathic physicians
diagnose and treat all manner of illness: first-aid, acute
and chronic conditions. Naturopathic physicians attend four
year, post-graduate, in-residence medical schools where
they study much of the same material their medical colleagues
do with regard to anatomy, physiology, biochemistry as well
as the diagnostic course work such as physical and clinical
diagnosis, laboratory diagnosis and X-ray diagnosis. Instead
of using pharmaceutical drugs and surgery, naturopathic
physicians work with a wide range of therapeutic modalities
all of which attempt to help the body heal itself.
Naturopathic
physicians are unique in providing diagnosis and treatment
that bridges both conventional and natural medicine perspectives;
they integrate scientific research with the healing powers
of nature.
Benefits of Naturopathic Medicine
- Evaluate the whole person, not just a particular organ
or system.
- Consider all aspects of the patient including emotional,
environmental and lifestyle factors in order to understand
the dynamics of health and illness that are influencing
that particular patient's condition as well as their health
risks.
- Promote health care, not disease care.
- Seek to address the underlying cause of disease, instead
of just treating symptoms.
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