The Battle
Are you a mechanist or a vitalist?
The established health care model sees the body as a machine. With parts that wear out or need attention. It has spawned a variety of disciplines that see you as merely the sum of your parts. Examples include:
Intervention usually involves drugs to change the function of the body by artificially changing blood chemistry.
The Mechanists
The established health care model sees the body as a machine. With parts that wear out or need attention. It has spawned a variety of disciplines that see you as merely the sum of your parts. Examples include:
- Internists
- Urologists
- Cardiologists
- Orthopedists
Intervention usually involves drugs to change the function of the body by artificially changing blood chemistry.
The Vitalists
Each model sees you and your health challenge differently. Which approach makes sense to you?
The emerging model is more holistic and recognizes the interactivity of the mind, body and spirit. Because you are self-healing, vitalists see you as greater than the sum of your parts. Examples include:
- Chiropractors
- Acupuncturists
- Homeopaths
- Naturopaths
Care is designed to help restore your body's balance and integrity. Aches or pains are merely signs of some other underlying problem.
Best of Both
In our practice we observe the mechanics of the spine, but see the whole-body effects of a compromised nervous system.
Find out how our patient-centred approach to health care can help you naturally, without drugs or surgery.