- Comprehensive Integrative Medicine Consultation with Dr. Aman (7+ hours)
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- Reviewing your previous medical records, lab results, medications, and supplements prior to your visit.
- Analyzing your responses to our 400-question medical questionnaire to gain insights into your unique health profile prior to your visit.
- A detailed 2.5-hour consultation that includes a physical exam and the development of a personalized integrative treatment plan with extensive documentation.
- Ordering necessary lab tests (Quest), diagnostic tests (ultrasound, CT, MRI), medications, or supplements/botanicals after thorough review.
- Coordinating referrals to specialists and following up with their recommendations.
- A 60-minute follow-up call to discuss lab results and refine your treatment plan.
Dr. Aman dedicates a minimum of seven hours to complete these steps, ensuring a thorough and personalized start to your care—and this is only the beginning.
After your visit with Dr. Aman, she will spend more than three hours documenting your consultation and discussing your case with your team to ensure they are thoroughly prepared for your initial consultations with each team member.
Your remaining three initial visits will be scheduled within two weeks of your consultation with Dr. Aman to allow time for this valuable collaboration.
- Visits with Other Practitioners
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- Registered Dietitian (80 minutes):
- Your session begins with an in-depth review of your symptoms, lab results, dietary preferences, health history, and goals to create a personalized nutrition plan.
- Address digestion, microbiome health, immune function, metabolic health, hormone balance, allergies/sensitivities, and detox pathways.
- Leverage nutrition to boost energy, reduce inflammation, improve digestion, support healing, and enhance overall wellness.
- Tailored advice on diet modifications, food preparation, and healthy eating habits for you and your family.
- Advanced testing (e.g., dysbiosis, oxidative stress) for deeper insights and customized recommendations.
- Registered Dietitian (80 minutes):
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- Licensed Counselor / Hypnotherapist / Mind-Body Practitioner (60 minutes):
- This session focuses on mind-body wellness, addressing the connection between mental, emotional, and physical health.
- Techniques such as mindfulness, guided meditation, and progressive muscle relaxation will help calm the nervous system and reduce stress.
- Hypnotherapy is used to engage the subconscious mind, addressing habits, patterns, or emotional blocks that may affect your health.
- Counseling techniques, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), are integrated to create practical strategies for managing challenges like anxiety, insomnia, and pain.
- Licensed Counselor / Hypnotherapist / Mind-Body Practitioner (60 minutes):
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- Acupuncturist & Chinese Medicine Practitioner (2 hours):
- This session introduces restorative therapies rooted in traditional Chinese medicine.
- Treatments include acupuncture tailored to your specific health concerns, designed to activate the body’s natural healing potential.
- Address the root cause of symptoms not explained by conventional diagnoses.
- Herbal medicine may be incorporated, using customized formulas to address underlying imbalances.
- Our practitioner may also use complementary therapies such as cupping, gua sha, or moxibustion to support circulation, relieve tension, and promote overall well-being.
- Acupuncturist & Chinese Medicine Practitioner (2 hours):
Each of these visits is designed to address your health from multiple angles, providing a comprehensive and integrative approach to your health.
In total, your team dedicates over 12 hours during these initial visits to deeply investigate the root causes of your health concerns and create a holistic plan.
Synergy 4 Team Approach: A structured, four-visit process designed for optimal collaboration and exceptional results.
Ongoing Care:
After completing the initial four visits, you can:
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- Continue working with your full team, who meet weekly to review your progress.
- Join our 40-visit Integrative Health Program (IHP)
- Choose to focus on specific services, such as nutrition, acupuncture, or mind-body therapies.
Follow-ups with Dr. Aman are typically 90 minutes and recommended 3–4 months after your initial visit, then every 6–12 months. Maintenance sessions, such as acupuncture and mind-body therapies, are recommended monthly during the first year.
Beyond Willpower: The Formula for Restored Health
Self + Social + Structure + Action = Restored Health
The Integrative Health Program (IHP) is available after completing your four initial visits with each of our practitioners as part of the Synergy 4 Team Approach.
Achieving meaningful change isn’t just about willpower. If willpower alone were enough to achieve a healthy body, you wouldn’t be here. Research shows that true, lasting change also requires social support, structured guidance, actionable knowledge, and personal effort.
At RESTORE, we provide the support and tools you need through our 37-visit Integrative Health Program (IHP). This comprehensive, step-by-step program is delivered by our team of four expert practitioners and is designed to guide you through every critical step to adopting sustainable lifestyle changes.
We work closely with you to demonstrate, teach, and support you along the way. You’ll receive personalized guidance, counseling, education, and ongoing encouragement to help you achieve your goals.
Your RESTORE team dedicates significant time behind the scenes to carefully coordinate your care. This is in addition to the 35 hours of direct, face-to-face time you’ll spend with our providers as part of the IHP.
Now is the time to take action. Let’s get started.
The 18-Week Integrative Health Program (IHP) includes:
- Comprehensive follow-up care offered after completing your Synergy 4 initial visits.
- Dedicated Time: Over 35 hours of direct, face-to-face time with your providers, delivering personalized, integrative care.
- Integrative Medicine: A 90-minute follow-up with Dr. Aman to review updated bloodwork and refine your personalized treatment plan.
- Integrative Nutrition Support: Three 50-minute follow-up sessions with our Registered Dietitian to refine and optimize your personalized nutrition plan.
- Holistic Counseling and Mind-Body Care: Thirteen 50-minute follow-up visits with our holistic counselor/Mind-Body Practitioner to support emotional well-being and mind-body balance.
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine: Twenty 60-minute follow-up sessions to enhance healing, address symptoms, and maintain progress.
- Team Collaboration: Behind-the-scenes coordination of your care by our expert team, ensuring seamless integration of all therapies.
- Ongoing Support: Continued guidance and communication between visits through our patient portal, offering access to your care team as needed.
Include: Instructions for the changes you would like to make and any text that we‘ll need to make those changes.
Integrative medicine at RESTORE blends the strengths of traditional medicine with proven complementary therapies to provide comprehensive, whole-person care. This approach addresses not just your symptoms, but the root causes of illness, empowering your body’s natural ability to heal and thrive.
Through personalized care, our integrative medicine program brings together advanced diagnostics, nutrition, mind-body therapies, acupuncture, and other natural approaches to create a comprehensive treatment plan tailored to your unique health goals and challenges.
Your Integrative Medicine Consultation is a detailed and holistic medical evaluation that reviews your overall health condition along with examining all underlying factors affecting your health.
The Benefits:
- Achieve a deeper understanding of your health.
- Prevent future health issues by focusing on lifestyle and root causes.
- Experience a collaborative, team-based approach to care.
- Address chronic or complex conditions with a multifaceted approach.
- Improve energy, vitality, and overall quality of life.
- Receive compassionate, team-based, and personalized care that treats you as an individual.
At RESTORE, integrative medicine is more than a treatment—it’s a pathway to greater health, balance, and resilience in your everyday life.
Integrative Medicine at RESTORE: Whole-Person Care for Lasting Health
At RESTORE, we believe nutrition is not just about eating well—it’s about creating a balanced relationship between food, lifestyle, and health. When one thinks about nutrition, one should think about nourishment. Dietary changes can have effects just as powerful as medications.
Nutrition is the cornerstone of overall health and well-being. The foods we eat play a vital role in fueling our bodies, supporting our immune systems, and promoting healing. Proper nutrition goes beyond simply meeting calorie needs; it provides the essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients our bodies need to function at their best.
Our Registered Dietitian will help you explore the connections between your diet, physical activity, rest, and stress. The goal is to create a personalized program tailored to your unique needs and based on the latest nutritional science. We do not promote one-size-fits-all diets or plans that eliminate entire food groups, as our recommendations are designed specifically for your individual health and biochemical profile.
INTEGRATIVE NUTRITION PROGRAM CONSISTS OF:
- Comprehensive Initial Evaluation (80 minutes): A thorough review of your symptoms, laboratory results, food preferences, current diet, health history, and health goals to begin building a personalized nutrition plan tailored to your unique needs.
- Holistic Health Focus: Address key areas such as digestion, gastrointestinal and microbiome health, immune function, metabolic health (blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure), hormone balance, allergic or sensitivity reactions, and detoxification pathways.
- Food as Medicine: Emphasizing the therapeutic role of food to boost energy, reduce inflammation, enhance digestion, elevate mood, promote restorative sleep, optimize exercise benefits, support healing, and improve overall well-being.
- Practical Nutrition Guidance: Provide you and your family with actionable advice on nutrition principles, diet modifications, food selection and preparation, healthy eating habits, and ongoing nutrition monitoring.
- Regular Follow-Up Sessions (50 minutes): Stay on track with your goals through consistent follow-up appointments designed to adjust and optimize your plan as needed.
- Functional Lab Consultations: Optional lab testing (through Genova Diagnostics) to uncover deeper insights into issues such as dysbiosis, oxidative stress, methylation, and micronutrient needs. Results guide customized recommendations for food, supplements, and lifestyle changes. More details are available on our testing page.
- Flexible Consultations: Nutrition consultations are available both in-person and via video to fit your schedule and preferences.
Holistic care is incomplete without considering the mind-body connection and how life challenges, stress, anxiety, and your environment impact your health. At RESTORE, our Licensed Professional Counselor focuses on these vital aspects, guiding you to access your inner resources for healing. Using evidence-based therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, solution-focused therapy, relaxation training, clinical hypnosis, meditation, and guided imagery, we address the many factors influencing your well-being.
Harness Inner Resources and Build Connection
- Tap into your inner resources to heal.
- Facilitate a deeper inner connection and understanding of the self.
Emotional and Mental Health
- Treat anxiety and depression.
- Address marital and relationship concerns.
- Treat emotional eating patterns.
- Reduce suffering.
- Better understand habitual patterns of thoughts and actions.
- Improve assertiveness, self-confidence, and self-image.
- Regulate emotions and impulses.
- Define and create a more meaningful and purposeful life.
- Strengthen problem-solving skills.
- Improve resiliency and minimize stress.
Physical Health
- Treat chronic pain.
- Treat fatigue.
- Improve sleep.
- Reduce inflammation.
- Treat tension and migraine headaches.
- Improve digestive symptoms.
- Improve the digestive system.
- Address weight regulation.
Lifestyle and Overall Well-Being
- Improve quality of life.
- Support smoking and alcohol cessation.
HOLISTIC COUNSELING / MIND-BODY PROGRAM CONSISTS OF:
- Comprehensive Initial Evaluation (60 minutes):
- Assess your current symptoms, stress levels, coping mechanisms, anxiety, spirituality, and the impact of your environment on your health.
- Identify therapeutic goals to guide your journey.
- Introduction to the Mind-Body Connection:
- Gain a foundational understanding of how your mind and body interact.
- Begin activating your body’s natural resources for healing and resilience.
- Regular Follow-Up Sessions (50 minutes):
- Explore personalized therapies, including cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused techniques.
- Develop skills for emotion regulation and deep relaxation.
- Experience advanced treatments such as clinical hypnosis to support your progress.
1. Integrative Medicine Consultation
Your Integrative Consultation is a comprehensive and holistic 2.5-hour medical evaluation that reviews your overall health condition along with examining the possible underlying factors affecting your health.
- Comprehensive Integrative Medicine Consultation with Dr. Aman (7+ hours)
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- Reviewing your previous medical records, lab results, medications, and supplements prior to your visit.
- Analyzing your responses to our 400-question medical questionnaire to gain insights into your unique health profile prior to your visit.
- A detailed 2.5-hour consultation that includes a physical exam and the development of a personalized integrative treatment plan with extensive documentation.
- Ordering necessary lab tests (Quest), diagnostic tests (ultrasound, CT, MRI), medications, or supplements/botanicals after thorough review.
- Coordinating referrals to specialists and following up with their recommendations.
- A 60-minute follow-up call to discuss lab results and refine your treatment plan.
Dr. Aman dedicates a minimum of seven hours to complete these steps, ensuring a thorough and personalized start to your care—and this is only the beginning.
Rather than just treating symptoms, Dr. Aman will perform a thorough history and physical exam. As a Fellow of Integrative Medicine trained in the use of herbal medications, supplements, clinical nutrition, and mind-body medicine, she will also talk with you in-depth about all influences on your health.
- Review of your complete medical history and the reason for your visit
- Complete physical exam
- In-depth discussion about all the influences on your health such as nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress, family and work
- Discussion of evidence-based complementary therapies that can help you meet your health goals
- Appropriate laboratory tests
- Review of findings and explanation of the integrated treatment plan that is best suited to your particular health needs
- Regular follow-up sessions
4. Integrative Nutrition Consultation
When one thinks about nutrition, one should think about nourishment. Dietary changes can have effects as dramatic as taking medications.
At RESTORE, nutritional counseling is an integral part of the services we provide. Our Registered Dietitian will work to identify interconnections between food, movement, rest, and stress in your life. The goal is to determine the healthiest and most effective program for you according to the latest nutritional research and your unique biochemical make-up. This means we do not advocate diets that eliminate entire food groups or suggest the same recommendation for all people experiencing a particular health concern.
- Comprehensive Initial Evaluation (80 minutes): A thorough review of your symptoms, laboratory results, food preferences, current diet, health history, and health goals to begin building a personalized nutrition plan tailored to your unique needs.
- Holistic Health Focus: Address key areas such as digestion, gastrointestinal and microbiome health, immune function, metabolic health (blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure), hormone balance, allergic or sensitivity reactions, and detoxification pathways.
- Food as Medicine: Emphasizing the therapeutic role of food to boost energy, reduce inflammation, enhance digestion, elevate mood, promote restorative sleep, optimize exercise benefits, support healing, and improve overall well-being.
- Practical Nutrition Guidance: Provide you and your family with actionable advice on nutrition principles, diet modifications, food selection and preparation, healthy eating habits, and ongoing nutrition monitoring.
- Regular Follow-Up Sessions (50 minutes): Stay on track with your goals through consistent follow-up appointments designed to adjust and optimize your plan as needed.
- Functional Lab Consultations: Optional lab testing (through Genova Diagnostics) to uncover deeper insights into issues such as dysbiosis, oxidative stress, methylation, and micronutrient needs. Results guide customized recommendations for food, supplements, and lifestyle changes. More details are available on our testing page.
- Flexible Consultations: Nutrition consultations are available both in-person and via video to fit your schedule and preferences.
5. Holistic Counseling Program
An integral part of holistic care must take into account the mind-body connection by evaluating how relationships, community, stress, anxiety, spirituality, and your environment affect your health. At RESTORE, our Licensed Professional Counselor is specialized in addressing all of these influences on your health using evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Solution Oriented Therapy, Relaxation-Training, Hypnosis, Meditation, and Guided Imagery.
Approaches to help you:
- Facilitate change around problematic or unhelpful patterns of thinking
- Reduce suffering
- Address marital and relationship concerns
- Improve resiliency and minimize stress
- Strengthen problem solving skills
- Regulate emotions and impulses
- Improve assertiveness, self-confidence, and self-image
- Define and a create a more meaningful and purposeful life
- Improve sleep
- Treat anxiety and depression
- Treat tension and migraine headaches
- Treat emotional eating patterns
- Reduce inflammation
- Improve digestive symptoms
- Treat chronic pain
- Smoking and alcohol cessation and much more!
- An initial 1-hour evaluation that examines how relationships, community, stress, anxiety, spirituality, and your environment affect your health
- Continued follow-up sessions
Acupuncture is a therapeutic technique rooted in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that involves inserting very thin, sterile needles into specific points on the body. These points, called acupoints, are believed to lie along energy pathways, or meridians, which are thought to influence the flow of Qi (pronounced “chee”), the body’s vital energy.
Here’s an overview of how acupuncture is typically performed:
1. Initial Assessment
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- The practitioner begins with a detailed consultation to understand the patient’s health concerns, medical history, and goals.
- Based on the assessment, they identify which acupoints will be targeted to restore balance or address specific conditions.
2. Preparation
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- The patient is positioned comfortably, on our treatment table.
- The practitioner cleans the skin at the chosen acupoints with alcohol or antiseptic to ensure cleanliness.
3. Needle Insertion
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- Fine, single-use, sterile needles are gently inserted into the skin at varying depths, depending on the location and the condition being treated.
- Patients may feel a slight pinch or tingling sensation during insertion, but it should not be painful.
4. Needle Adjustment
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- The practitioner may gently manipulate the needles by twirling, lifting, or tapping to activate the acupoints.
- Patients often experience sensations such as warmth, heaviness, or a mild electric-like feeling, which are normal and indicate activation of Qi.
5. Relaxation Phase
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- The needles typically remain in place for 20-30 minutes while the patient relaxes.
- This phase is often calming and restorative, with many patients reporting a deep sense of relaxation.
6. Needle Removal
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- The practitioner removes the needles carefully and disposes of them properly.
- There is usually no bleeding or pain upon removal.
7. Follow-Up
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- The practitioner may provide advice on follow-up treatments or lifestyle adjustments to complement the acupuncture session.
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese treatment that stimulates the body to naturally heal and improve function. Trained in traditional Chinese medicine, our licensed acupuncturist works to restore and regulate vital energy flow to pathways in the body, improving function and reducing pain.
In an official report, the World Health Organization (WHO) has listed several symptoms, diseases, and conditions that have been shown through controlled trials to be treated effectively by acupuncture.
These include:
- hot flashes
- low back pain
- sciatica
- osteoarthritis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- headache
- high blood pressure
- depression
- gastritis
- chemotherapy-related nausea
- allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)
- tennis elbow
- sprain
- postoperative pain
- biliary colic
- depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
- dysmenorrhea, primary (painful menstrual periods)
- epigastralgia, acute (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, and gastrospasm)
- facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders)
- hypotension, primary
- induction of labor
- knee pain
- morning sickness
- nausea and vomiting
- neck pain
- pain in dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction)
- periarthritis of shoulder
- renal colic
- stroke
- adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
Acupuncture is a popular choice for patients recovering from accidents or injuries. Many medical centers now incorporate acupuncture into programs to improve outcomes for surgical recovery, physical therapy, and stroke rehabilitation.
At RESTORE, our skilled Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Practitioner offers a truly integrated treatment experience.
The Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Program includes:
- Comprehensive Initial Consultation (2 hours): A detailed review of your medical history, symptoms, and overall health approached from a Chinese medicine perspective by our acupuncturist.
- Personalized Treatment Plan: Tailored to your unique body constitution, daily environment, and the nature of your symptoms, focusing on your specific health goals.
- Acupuncture and Acupressure Therapy: Gentle, needle insertion and/or targeted pressure to promote healing and balance.
- Chinese Herbal Medicine: Carefully selected herbs evaluated for safety, purity, and compatibility with your current medications.
- Additional Therapies: Incorporation of cupping, gua sha, Chinese massage, electroacupuncture, moxibustion, Chinese herbal medicine, and essential oils, to support relaxation and healing.
- Regular Follow-Up Sessions (60 minutes): Regular acupuncture follow-up visits are essential for achieving lasting results. These sessions allow your provider to continually learn how your body responds to treatment, making adjustments to optimize your plan as your needs evolve. Your body also needs time to adapt to the changes, and progress builds over time with consistent care.
- Monthly Maintenance: As your health improves, you can transition to once-monthly maintenance sessions to sustain your benefits. Acupuncture is not just a treatment—it’s a lifelong strategy for promoting health, wellness, and balance in your life.
Minimally Invasive Facial Rejuvenation: Cosmetic Acupuncture stimulates blood flow to the body and face thereby delivering oxygen and nutrients that are vital for the production of collagen. The tiny lesions created by the acupuncture needle initiates a natural healing response that results in the production of this natural “filler” which can eliminate fine lines and soften deeper wrinkles.
Cosmetic Acupuncture also tones and relaxes facial muscles. Thin, flexible needles are placed by our experienced acupuncturist in specific facial points that help stimulate muscle contraction and relaxation, restoring natural function and appearance. Acupuncture is the only cosmetic procedure that improves overall health in addition to appearance. Results can last 6 months!
For more information, please call Rosanna our practice manager at 214-396-0500.
Untouched photos of Matthew’s patient before and after cosmetic acupuncture.
At RESTORE, our practitioners make up your Integrated Health Care Team.
Self+ Social + Structure + Action = Restored Health
Introducing Cosmetic Acupuncture at RESTORE:
According to published recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, healthcare professionals should confirm high blood pressure readings taken in their office with a method called ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) before starting treatment. During ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, a small device that is the size of a cell phone and a blood pressure cuff are placed on the patient. This devicetakes continuous blood pressure readings for 24 hours. Home monitoring also can confirm a high blood pressure diagnosis. Secondary confirmation of high blood pressure is useful because caffeine, nicotine, emotions, stress, pain and physical activity can affect it short-term, according to the USPSTF report.
Ambulatory monitoring better measures blood pressure and therefore better predicts the risk of heart disease or stroke than office measurement alone, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). It’s also useful for diagnosing “white-coat hypertension,” high blood pressure appearing only at the doctor’s office when medical professionals are present which can lead to the over treatment of high blood pressure.
People with white coat hypertension are at increased risk for developing sustained hypertension. There is also “masked hypertension,” which occurs when someone’s blood pressure is normal at a medical office but elevated at work or home.
According to the AHA, about 80 million U.S. adults have high blood pressure but nearly 20 percent are unaware of it. Uncontrolled high blood pressure raises the risk ofstroke, heart attack or heart failure.
A normal blood pressure is defined as less than 120/80. Just recently, on November 13, 2017, new guidelines were passed by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association which lowered the definition of high blood pressure to anything above 130/80.
This is a significant update and one that means millions more American’s will be classified as having high blood pressure (almost half of the U.S. population!). This change was instituted because studies show that complications can occur at lower blood pressure numbers and to allow for earlier intervention.A person with a blood pressure above 130/80 has already doubled their risk of cardiovascular complications compared to those with a normal blood pressure.
Blood pressure categories in the new guideline are:
- Normal: Less than 120/80 mm Hg;
- Elevated: Systolic between 120-129anddiastolic less than 80;
- Stage 1: Systolic between 130-139ordiastolic between 80-89;
- Stage 2: Systolic at least 140ordiastolic at least 90 mm Hg;
- Hypertensive crisis: Systolic over 180 and/or diastolic over 120
ABPM Program consists of:
- Education regarding ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system
- Fitting of monitor
- Return to clinic in 24 hours to record results
- 30-minute consultation with physician to discuss findings and develop treatment plan
Therapeutic massage is more than just a way to relieve stress. It is a valuable tool to promote health and wellness. In response to massage, specific physiological and chemical changes cascade throughout the body, with profound effects. Consider massage appointments a necessary piece of your health and wellness plan, and work with your practitioner to establish a regular treatment schedule for best results.
Studies have found massage may be helpful for:
- Anxiety
- Digestive disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Headaches
- Insomnia related to stress
- Myofascial pain syndrome
- Soft tissue strains or injuries
- Temporomandibular joint pain
- Lymphedema
- Immune function
The medical community is actively embracing bodywork. Many hospitals are incorporating on-site massage practitioners to treat post-surgery or pain patients as part of the recovery process. Studies have demonstrated that massage can offer health benefits for people with cancer. There is no evidence that massage can cause an existing cancer to spread. Lymphedema massage is also beneficial for reducing swelling when done before and after surgery of any kind.
Your massage therapist is highly skilled at combining several modalities of bodywork to best address your symptoms and meet your needs. She will also collaborate with other RESTORE practitioners, such as our exercise physiologist, to work on areas identified during your strength and movement sessions for a truly integrated approach to healing.
Your 60 or 90-minute Therapeutic Massage Session includes:
- Review of your medical history and reason for massage therapy
- An integrated massage combining several modalities to best address your symptoms and needs
Areas of Massage Offered:
- Swedish
- Medical
- Oncology
- Trigger Point/Deep Tissue with Cupping
- Neuromuscular
- Cranio-Sacral
- Lymphatic Drainage
- Hot Stone Massage
- Bamboo-Fusion
- Reflexology
- Aromatherapy
- Myofascial Therapy
- Sports
- Prenatal
Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis should be at the forefront of medical care.
According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, about one in two women and up to one in four men over the age of 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis. The disease causes an estimated two million broken bones every year. Vertebral fractures are the most common osteoporotic fractures and are a “gateway” to other more serious fractures, like the hip.
The preferred method for diagnosing osteoporosis is bone mineral density (BMD) testing.
Current recommendations are to begin duel-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) screening for osteoporosis at age 65 in women and age 70 in men with no risk factors. New guidelines add that postmenopausal women of any age should be checked if they have individual risk factors that give them 9% to 10% risk of breaking a bone in the next decade, which is roughly the same risk as a 65-year-old white woman with no additional risk factors.
Risk Factors
Bone Health Program consists of:
- Appropriate bone density testing using the DEXA scanner and retesting every 2 years per guidelines
- Adequate calcium and vitamin D intake
- Regular weight-bearing and muscle-strengthening exercise
- Smoking cessation
- Moderation of alcohol intake
- Fall prevention strategies
- Family History of Osteoporosis
- Previous fracture
- White race
- Dementia
- Poor nutrition
- Estrogen deficiency
- Early menopause (before age 45)
- Fracture from minor trauma
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Low body mass index
- Corticosteroid use (other medications as well)
- Alcohol use or smoking history
- Endocrine disorder
- Physical inactivity
Science now tells us thateven if you appear to be healthy on the outside and weigh in at a seemingly normal weight on the scale, you may still have an unhealthy or altered body composition. That explains why some people who are “thin” develop diabetes or have a heart attack. An unhealthy body composition puts you at risk for serious health problems such as obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and more.
Body composition analysis tells us how much lean muscle you have versus fat.The most important component of total body fat is visceral fat which is metabolically active and surrounds our internal organs. Visceral fat releases chemicals into your blood stream that promote inflammation and increases your risk of developing many diseases.
The gold standard test (best test) is the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry or DEXA scan. This is the same machine that evaluates your bone density to screen for osteoporosis. The DEXA isbetter than a scale, calipers, or other methods that have been used to measure body composition. The scan takes just 7 minutes and has less radiation exposure than the exposure you get in your average day.
Few centers have access to this technology but at RESTORE, we are committed to offering the highest level of risk assessment and have our own DEXA scanner. Every scan is accompanied by a 15 minute consult with Dr. Aman to review your results.
Body Composition Analysis consists of:
- 7-minute full body scan
- 15-minute physician consult
Studies show that near infrared light (IR) therapy can improve wound healing, relieve arthritic knee pain, improve circulation, increase endorphin levels, and activate neuromodulators (chemical signals released from brain cells). The emitted light has a wavelength of 800 nm to 1200 nm, considered to be a form of energy that is not harmful to tissues and even protects from the effects of ultraviolet light because of IR’s antioxidant effect.
Additionally near infrared light therapy has been shown to relieve
- Muscle spasm and pain
- Muscle tissue tension
- Joint and muscle stiffness
- Post-surgical healing
Our light panels meet the FDA safety standards and are registered with the Food and Drug Administration as therapeutic devices