For Providers
Clinicians refer patients seeking acupuncture, herbal medicine, or other integrative therapies as thoughtful adjuncts to conventional care.
All prescription medications are carefully reviewed, and potential herb–drug interactions or contraindications are assessed and documented prior to formulation.
As patients progress on their course of treatment, formulations are modified as needed, and lab values monitored in regular intervals as clinically indicated.
Regarding Research
Review of existing research may not speak directly to the nuances of your patients’ diagnoses.
RCT’s / conventional trials prioritize standardization and repeatability. Acupuncture point and herbal medicine prescriptions are individualized and modified based on individual presentation, constitution, and response over time. Conventional trials largely exclude variability and confounding factors. Acupuncture physicians include them as vital considerations in diagnostics and treatment plans.
Patient safety is absolute. Patient comfort and positive outcomes are the prime directive.