Philosophy
The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.
- Albert Einstein
Integrating Natural Medicine with Western Medicine
Alternative Medicine is as diverse as nature itself and involves processes that support people in creating lives more consistent with wellness and wellbeing. Although Western Medicine is more widely practiced in our society, Alternative Medicine is not alternative at all, since it has been around a lot longer than Western Medicine and is more commonly practiced around the world. Since these practices are fully aligned with nature's laws, wisdom and design for healing, it is actually best called Natural Medicine. By integrating the best of modern Western Medicine and Natural Medicine, we hope to enhance your ability to heal.
Our Commitment to Integrative Care
At the Pain and Stress Management Center, we believe that health problems evolve from multifaceted problems in the body, mind and spirit. We also believe that healing is a "participation sport", involving both patient and physician commitment. Our board certified physician, Dr. Rey Ximenes, is committed to providing his patients the best available treatments, based on each individual's unique health needs, in order to facilitate their recovery.
By integrating the latest pharmacological and interventional techniques available in modern Western Medicine with health-based therapies such as medical acupuncture, spinal disc decompression, prolotherapy, detoxification, targeted-nutritional therapy and exercise prescription, Dr. Ximenes is able to offer the broadest range of health-based treatment to his patients for optimal healing results. The end result is better care and better health.
Our Commitment to Health-Based Care
Most modern Western approaches to health-care are diseased-based or symptom-based. The symptoms of disease can be viewed as your body's attempt to communicate that something is wrong within the system. Disease-based approaches target and/or attempt to block symptoms while often ignoring the core-process itself, sometimes even at the expense of the individual body. Pharmacological intervention, while often necessary as a temporary solution, is a toxic therapy associated with frequent side effects.
In a health-based approach, the goal is to utilize natural therapies to balance the body and optimize its repair systems. When given a chance, the body knows what to do. That chance consists of the right fuel, circulation of the fuel and a toxicity-free environment. The body heals best when there are minimal toxins and maximal nutrients (food). This approach allows the body to heal the root problem, as nature intended, with a minimum of interference.
Our Commitment to our Patient
We strive to understand and treat the cause of chronic conditions, not just the resulting dysfunction. We look at all factors that influence health and then provide a combination of therapies that tap the human body's amazing ability to heal and correct itself.
Our medical practice integrates and utilizes conventional medicine with appropriate natural and alternative therapies that facilitate the body's innate healing response. Each patient will experience an appropriate amount of "face-to-face" time with our physician and will experience a non-judgmental atmosphere of active listening and safety for emotional expression. All appropriate treatment options will be presented and discussed, regardless of what insurance one may have or not have.
To achieve better care and better health at The Pain and Stress Management Center, we:
- Identify the source of pain when possible.
- Look at all factors that can contribute to the chronic condition.
- Evaluate how well one's body systems are working.
- Provide appropriate multi-disciplinary therapy to treat the root cause of the problem.
- Present individualized treatments appropriate to patient needs and goals.
