Complementary
Health Practioners
Practioners in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, were asked a series of questions about their particular practice or therapy. The following are all of the answers provided by Tracey Pollard, Naturopathic Doctor. Naturopathy, or naturopathic medicine, is a system of medicine based on the healing power of nature. Naturopathy is a holistic system, meaning that naturopathic doctors (N.D.s) strive to find the cause of disease by understanding the patient as a totality of body, mind, and spirit. Most N.D.s use a wide variety of therapies and techniques (such as nutrition, herbal medicine, homeopathy, and acupuncture). A visit to a Naturopathic doctor, or N.D., will be similar to a visit to your family doctor. Your first visit may take more than an hour. During this time, a very thorough history is taken, including questions about diet, lifestyle, stress, and environmental exposures. Next, the N.D. will perform an appropriate physical examination, which may require laboratory tests. Naturopathic doctors treat the whole person, which means they consider a variety of factors before they diagnose and treat an illness. Factors an N.D. might consider in making a diagnosis include your mental, emotional, and spiritual state, your diet, your family history (whether or not your parents or grandparents suffer [or suffered] from the same condition), your environment, and your lifestyle. Tracey Pollard practices in Charlottetown, PEI, out of Body Works. Answers from Tracey Pollard, Naturopathic Doctor |
1. Can you explain your practice or therapy? 2. What kind of training does someone in your field need? Where did you get your training?
3. What inspired you to choose this form of complementary therapy? 4. What are the philosophical foundations of your practice?
5. What kind of issues does your therapy address?
6. How is your approach different from other therapies?
7. What would be your choice in complementary therapies other than your own, and why?
8. What are some ways your approach works best with 'mainstream' medicine?
9. What should a peson look for when searching for a practitioner?
10. How do you keep up to date with the lastest research in your field, and do you have to update/review any of your qualifications?
11. What do you see as the limitations and strengths of your therapy?
12. Using your modality, how would you approach treating a client with: - Heart Disease
- Anxiety/Stress
- Allergies
13. Is there anything else a client should know about your modality?
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