Naturopathic Medicine
This individualized approach to healthcare addresses and optimizes a person’s entire picture of health while treating a specific concern.
What is naturopathic medicine?
Naturopathic Medicine integrates preventative medicinal strategies and modern medical approaches with an emphasis on optimizing the body’s ability to heal itself.
What does naturopathic medicine offer?
Common applications
Applications of naturopathic medicine include:
- Preventative medicine
- Acute and chronic Illness
- Acute and chronic injury and pain management
- Mental health and wellness
- Hormonal and sexual health
- Digestive concerns
Available therapies
Naturopathic Physicians are trained in both western medicinal methods and more traditional approaches.
Therapies offered by Dr. Kelly Robertson, ND, include:
Meet your Naturopathic Doctor
Dr. Kelly Robertson, ND, is passionate about providing a patient-centred, inclusive, individualized, and collaborative approach to health care.
With a special interest in treating acute and chronic pain, Dr. Robertson brings new treatment modalities to the clinic, including advanced injectable therapies, acupuncture, perineural injections (to treat persistent pain), counselling, and holistic nutrition.
Naturopathic Treatment Therapies
Dr. Robertson brings a variety of helpful treatment modalities to Pinpoint Physiotherapy & Health, which are explained in further detail below.
Clinical Medicine
Naturopathic Doctors can offer clinical diagnostic procedures, as well as prescribe pharmaceutical medicines, when deemed appropriate, allowing for treatment of a wide range of concerns.
Clinical medicine with an ND includes a longer appointment allowing more time to understand the entire picture of health, provide diagnosis, and create an individualized treatment plan.
Botanical Medicine
Naturopathic Doctors have training to safely prescribe botanical preparations.
Botanical medicine can be a helpful therapy for those with acute or chronic concerns with evidence-supported benefits from herbal medicines. Botanical preparations can provide an alternative natural approach to healthcare, with minimal adverse effects.
Holistic Nutrition
Naturopathic Doctors are trained to provide nutritional and dietary guidance throughout their four-year doctorate degree.
Nutritional counselling can be helpful for those with questions or concerns surrounding diet, including questions around: weight loss, weight gain, digestive concerns, optimizing health, and preventative diet strategies. Individualized approaches to diet may be beneficial for general health, as well as disease management.
Physical Medicine
Naturopathic Doctors are trained to assess, diagnose and treat musculoskeletal conditions.
A thorough physical assessment is done prior to initiation of one of many therapeutic options, including acupuncture, manual therapies, and advanced injectable therapies. Patient-centered approaches to pain management allow the patient to play an integral role in deciding the best and most comfortable course of action within the treatment plan.
Traditional Chinese Acupuncture
Naturopathic Doctors offer both Western styles and Traditional Chinese styles of acupuncture to treat a wide array of symptoms.
Western styles of acupuncture are effective in treating musculoskeletal complaints, whereas a Traditional Chinese Medicine approach can address not only musculoskeletal concerns, but also digestive, gynaecological, and psychological concerns.
Counselling
Naturopathic Doctors are trained to provide supportive counselling for patients with general and complex psychological concerns.
The numerous modalities offered by Naturopathic Doctors allow for a well-rounded treatment approach that can include counselling alongside adjunctive approaches to treatment.
Injection Therapies
Naturopathic Doctors who have advanced training can offer injection therapies as a quick and effective pain management technique.
The ND on staff at Pinpoint Physiotherapy and Health possesses the advanced training and skill set to provide injection therapies including prolotherapy, platelet rich plasma, hyaluronic acid, cortisone, and perineural therapies.
Get Started with Naturopathic Medicine
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