Step-by-Step Treatment Process

Both the money and time you spend with a doctor should be a good investment. To that end, I’ve created a workable step-by-step process for my practice that is both flexible and structured—flexible enough to fit you as an individual and structured enough to keep both of us on track and focused on the overall goals. Together, we’ll harness the strengths of both alternative and conventional medicine for optimal treatment.

Along the way, we will use the Web of Health model to create your own personal web, in which each part is supported by—and supports—the others. The goal of each treatment plan is to intervene in the one or two pieces of the web that will most strengthen overall health. Each part of the web contains its own set of assessments—such as lab tests or questionnaires—and treatments.

Process Overview:

Pre-visit

Getting as much up-front information as possible helps make the most of your first appointment. Before you arrive, I ask that you:

• Fill out paperwork, including health questionnaires.
• Gather any recent lab test results.

The First Appointment

The first appointment is designed to ensure that you are comfortable with the process. It sets the course for your path to improved health. The appointment includes five distinct parts, during which I:

• Listen to your story, including your symptom history, your perspective on your health, and your goals for treatment.
• Conduct a medical interview, including a review of your health questionnaires and existing lab tests.
• Perform a physical exam of pertinent areas to assess your current state of health and identify health needs.
• Discuss how comprehensive and aggressive you want the treatment plan to be. There are no right responses during this conversation—I will develop a treatment plan that fits with all levels of commitment or lifestyle change.
• Explain how your story relates to your health using the Web of Health as a model, and create a plan for gathering necessary additional information through lab tests. If no further lab tests are needed, we can immediately determine the proper course of treatment.

The Second Appointment

After receiving any relevant follow-up lab results, I will guide you along a path of restoration that begins with a summary of my clinical and laboratory assessment. We will agree to a treatment plan that may include targeted nutritional/herbal supplements, bioidentical hormones, and/or dietary adjustments.

Subsequent Appointments

We will continue with periodic reassessments to keep you on track. If you find that not all of your health goals are met by the first round of treatment—or if you’ve established some secondary health goals—I will determine the next likely steps to take.

Together, we can develop and successfully carry out a treatment plan that will bring you back in balance. To schedule your first appointment, call (503) 206-7773 or contact the office. Or, for more information, read about the clinic’s services.