Naturopathic Services

 

The Doctors at the Armstrong Clinic will work with you to customize a treatment plan that is best suited to your health needs. As Naturopathic Doctors there are many available treatments available:

 

• Intravenous Therapy provides the body with necessary nutrients for healing and recovery during times of cellular stress(surgery, chemotherapy, poor digestion, and chronic disease such as Alzheimer’s, MS or Parkinson’s.)  The Armstrong Clinic uses minerals and vitamins in therapeutic doses to facilitate optimal health.

 

• Clinical Nutrition examines the relationship between diet and health. Naturopathic Doctors are competent in diagnosing nutrient deficiencies due to prescription drug intake, dietary deficiency or assimilation problems. Special diets, food elimination, variations in dietary habits or the use of nutritional supplements may be recommended. 

 

• Homeopathic Medicine is the personalized prescription intended to create a healing response and improve your health. It is based on a detailed history of the physical, mental and emotional factors influencing your vital force and strengthen its innate ability to heal.

 

• Botanical Medicines and phyto-pharmaceuticals are used for the treatment of common conditions. The use of herbs in many forms: teas, tinctures or capsules are used for their healing effects and nutritional value may be recommended for healing effect. Naturopathic Doctors are trained in pharmacology and are aware of drug interactions.

 

• Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine is based on balancing the flow of "Chi" (energy) through pathways under the skin. Use of chinese herbs, diet therapy and acupuncture are used to balance the energetic flow in the body.

 

• Physical Medicine includes soft tissue work(including therapeutic massage), naturopathic manipulation of muscle, bone or the spine, gentle electrical impulses, ultrasound and exercise therapy.

 

• Stress Management & Lifestyle Counselling use various techniques to address and improve the factors affecting health so balance and vitality are restored.

 

• Infrared Sauna is utilized to aid in detoxifying the body. We all have constant exposure to toxins from our food, cosmetics, air and water. The skin and lungs are a major route of detoxification via the lymphatic system and sweating respectively.