Naturopathic
Medicine
What is Naturopathic medicine?
What is the difference between
Naturopathy and homeopathy?
What do naturopathic doctors
treat?
What type of education/training
do Naturopathic Doctors receive?
Are Naturopathic Doctors regulated
or licensed?
What can I expect during a visit?
Please
contact us for our current consultation and testing
fees.
Is naturopathic medicine covered
by OHIP? Insurance?
How can I pay?
How often do I need to visit?
Do Naturopathic Doctors work
with Medical Doctors?
Chiropractic Medicine
What conditions do chiropractors
treat?
Is chiropractic manipulation
a safe procedure?
What kind of education and training
do chiropractors have?
Is chiropractic regulated in
Canada?
Is chiropractic covered by OHIP?
What Is Active Release Technique?
Please visit the Canadian
Chiropractic Website for a list of frequently
asked questions about chiropractic.
Naturopathic
Medicine
What is Naturopathic
medicine?
Naturopathic medicine is a system of primary health
care that promotes health and healing using natural
therapies. Naturopaths treat the whole person through
individualized treatment while trying to identify
the underlying cause of disease. Greenwood Wellness
Clinic naturopaths will work with you to encourage
healthy living and preventive medicine.
Treatments of Naturopathic Medicine include Nutrition,
Botanical Medicine, Homeopathy, Physical Medicine,
Asian Medicine and Acupuncture and Lifestyle Counseling.To
learn more click
here.
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What is the difference
between Naturopathy and homeopathy?
Homeopathy is one treatment modality used by naturopaths
along with botanical medicine, nutrition, Asian medicine,
lifestyle counseling and physical medicine. A Naturopath
is trained and regulated to perform all of these treatments.
Homeopathy is a system of medicine based on the principle
that like cures like and is the sole treatment used
by most homeopathic practitioners.
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What do naturopathic
doctors treat?
Nearly all chronic and most acute conditions can be
treated by Naturopaths. Once health has been improved
the focus of naturopaths is on health maintenance
and prevention of disease. Practitioners are also
willing to work with other health care providers to
offer optimal care for patients. Some of the most
common conditions treated include:
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Fatigue
and insomnia |
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Skin
conditions |
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Headaches |
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Digestive
complaints |
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Arthritis |
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Heart
disease and diabetes |
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Cancer |
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Menopausal
concerns |
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Menstrual
disorders and other women's conditions |
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Weight
Management |
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Depression,
anxiety and stress |
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Men's
health |
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Cold's,
flu's and infections |
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Allergies |
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ADD,
ADHD |
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What
type of education/training do Naturopathic Doctors
receive?
Naturopathic Doctors require a minimum 3 years of
undergraduate university sciences before being accepted
into one of five accredited naturopathic colleges
in North America. The
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine is currently
Canada’s only accredited naturopathic college.
The final year of the program is a clinical internship
where students treat patients under the supervision
of a registered Naturopathic Doctor. After the second
and fourth year of the program students write Naturopathic
Physician Licensing Exams (NPLEX), the first step
in the regulation of naturopathic
medicine.
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Are
Naturopathic Doctors regulated or licensed?
The practice of naturopathic medicine
in Ontario is regulated under the Drugless Practitioners
Act by The
Board of Directors of Drugless Therapy-Naturopathy
(BDDT-N). The BDDT-N functions to ensure that naturopathic
doctors are properly qualified to practice naturopathic
medicine and that they follow the appropriate standards
of practice. Successful candidates must attend an
accredited school of naturopathic medicine and successfully
pass all NPLEX examinations and Ontario provincial
board exams before becoming a licensed Naturopathic
Doctor. In addition, Naturopathic Doctors are required
to meet continuing education requirements to maintain
their license. Professional associations only grant
membership to registered naturopathic doctors and
may also be contacted to verify if a naturopath is
licensed. Both naturopaths practicing at the Greenwood
wellness clinic belong to both the Ontario
Association of Naturopathic Doctors and the Canadian
Association of Naturopathic Doctors.
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What
can I expect during a visit?
The first visit with a naturopathic doctor at Greenwood
Wellness Clinic is typically around 1 hour, but depends
on the specific concerns and type of analysis
performed. A detailed health history is collected
and a complaint oriented physical exam is performed
in addition to any required laboratory testing before
a personalized treatment plan is developed. Subsequent
visits are typically between 1.5
to 2 hours in length.
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Is
naturopathic medicine covered by OHIP? Insurance?
Naturopathic Services are not currently covered by
OHIP. However, many extended healthcare plans cover
naturopathic consultations (not typically supplements).
Check with your workplace insurance company to see
if you are covered. When you come for a visit, simply
pay for the visit, and then submit the receipt to
your insurance company for re-imbursement.
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How
can I pay?
Greenwood Wellness Clinic accepts cash, cheque, visa
or mastercard payments.
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How
often do I need to visit?
The number of visits can vary significantly from patient
to patient. Factors such as severity and duration
of complaint play a role in the frequency and total
number of visits needed.
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Do
Naturopathic Doctors work with Medical Doctors?
Naturopathic Doctors often interact with medical doctors
to ensure optimal care for a patient. After consent
is given by a patient an ND and MD may exchange information
on tests, diagnoses and treatments. This interaction
can help to avoid repeated testing and interactions
between treatments.
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Chiropractic
Medicine
What
conditions do chiropractors treat?
Chiropractors are experts trained in the neuromusculoskeletal
system. They diagnose and treat disorders of the spine
and other body joints by adjusting the spinal column
or through other corrective manipulation. Chiropractors
provide conservative management of neuromusculoskeletal
disorders including, but not limited to, back, neck
and head pain (over 90 percent of conditions treated).
They also advise patients on corrective exercises,
lifestyle and nutrition.
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Is
chiropractic manipulation a safe procedure?
Chiropractic adjustment or manipulation is a drug-free,
non-invasive approach to common musculoskeletal conditions
such as headache, and neck and back pain. As such,
it is a low risk therapy. Complications arising from
adjustment are rare.
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What
kind of education and training do chiropractors have?
Chiropractors are educated as primary contact health
care practitioners, with an emphasis on neuromusculoskeletal
diagnosis and treatment. Preparation for the practice
of chiropractic is concentrated on three areas: basic
training in the biological and health sciences, specialized
training in the chiropractic discipline, and extensive
clinical training. Becoming a chiropractor in Canada
requires a minimum of 6 years of post-secondary education
including no less than 4500 hours of classroom and
clinical instruction at an institution approved by
the Council on Chiropractic Education Canada.
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Is
chiropractic regulated in Canada?
Chiropractic is a self-regulating profession, and
each provincial chiropractic regulatory body has the
authority to grant a license to practice chiropractic.
Provinces have a Chiropractic Act which establish
a self-regulatory process which includes extensive
testing for licensure. In all provinces, licensure
requirements include a minimum of two years pre-professional
university studies, graduation from an accredited
chiropractic institution (4 or 5 years), and passing
national and provincial board examinations.
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Is
chiropractic covered by OHIP?
Chiropractic services are not currently covered by
OHIP. All worker’s compensation boards and most
employer and other third party insurance plans cover
chiropractic services thereby making it affordable
health care by most Canadians.
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What
Is Active Release Technique?
The Chiropractor at Greenwood Wellness Clinic offers
Active Release Technique (ART). Active Release Technique
is a patented technique where the provider uses a
hand contact to evaluate tissue texture, movement
and tightness. The provider examination is focused
on muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments and nerves.
When tissue integrity is altered a treatment consists
of shortening a muscle, taking a specific contact
in a direction dictated by the muscle fibers then
elongating the tissue. This treatment is designed
to break up any adhesions or scar tissue within a
muscle and free any nerve entrapment, while providing
a stretch through the involved tissue and promoting
blood flow to the area
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