Goals of Treatment at Niwot Natural Medicine
The goal of treatment is to help you take charge of your own health. We empower patients by educating them toward a healthier lifestyle. This includes understanding the physical needs of the body as well as the mental and emotional needs. A customized treatment plan is created for each individual with the goal of achieving optimal health.
We want you to attain the greatest level of health and happiness possible.
Areas of Specialty
We focus on treating people, not diseases. The clinic may have 5 patients with the same complaint, and each one could get an entirely different treatment plan, based on their biological individuality. In Naturopathic Medicine, Chinese Medicine, and Holistic Nutrtion, we utilize a variety of natural modalities to address a person’s specific needs, not solely focusing on a condition or disease.
If you would like to know if we have experience with a particular condition, please contact the office.
Conditions that we frequently treat include: digestive issues, female imbalances, HPV, cervical dysplasia, fertility issues, chronic degenerative diseases, autoimmune diseases, endocrine imbalances, pediatrics to geriatrics, sports medicine, musculoskeletal issues, complementary medicine, preventative medicine, cardiovascular disease, cancer support, behavioral and developmental problems and psychological imbalances.
What to Expect?
It is important that we have plenty of time to get to know you, and address all of your concerns. The first visit is 1 to 3 hours long for adults and 1 to 2 hours long for children, depending on the complexity of your case and which practitioner you see.
During your initial visit, we will ask you lots of specific questions, and have an in-depth discussion about your nutrition. We will complete a western evaluation and may perform Chinese diagnosis of your tongue and pulses. During your visit you will talk together with your practitioner in depth before reclining on a comfortable treatment table for 30 minutes to an hour. This is when you have the opportunity to experience hands-on treatment and acupuncture and get to relax. As this may be new to you, we want you to feel safe, so each of our practitioners will make you comfortable, keep you warm, and you may choose to listen to soothing music.
With younger children, they can play in the kid’s area while the doctor speaks privately with the parent(s) first, and then the entire family can be together during the private treatment. This helps little ones enjoy their experience of going to the doctor. We do not usually do acupuncture with children, but otherwise their visit is similar.