INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE WITH ACUPUNCTURE & NON-STEROIDAL TREATMENTS

Atlantic Wellness & Integrative
Specialty Health Clinic

Integrative Medicine Physician & Wellness Specialist located in Germantown, MD

Your body has a miraculous ability to repair itself. At Atlantic Wellness & Integrative Specialty Health Clinic in Germantown and Silver Spring, Maryland, Rosemarie Filart, MD, offers integrative medicine, including prolotherapy and nutritional support, to optimize your health. Call the practice today or schedule a consultation online to learn how integrative medicine can enhance your health and wellness.

What is integrative medicine?

Integrative medicine harnesses your body’s ability to repair and heal itself. Atlantic W.I.S.H. Clinic offers prolotherapy and nutritional support to stimulate that healing. 



Prolotherapy

Interested in pain injections that don't use steroids? As an alternative, Prolotherapy is an injectable treatment that accelerates tissue repair. Our physician injects a dextrose natural solution into your injured or damaged tissue. The solution causes irritation, which triggers your body’s healing processes over subsequent weeks or months.

What should I expect during prolotherapy?

Prolotherapy is a non-surgical injectable treatment. Following an exam and consultation, our physician prepares you for the injection. We carefully clean your skin and might provide a local anesthetic to keep you comfortable during the injection. 

Our provider might also use state-of-the-art ultrasound imaging to guide the injection. Ultrasounds are safe and painless and allow our physician to see precisely where to make the prolotherapy injection. 

Everyone responds to prolotherapy differently. You might notice an improvement after just one injection, although most patients have a series of injections to optimize their recovery.

What is acupuncture?

Acupuncture is an ancient type of Eastern medicine that targets, restores, and optimizes the flow of energy or qi through your body. Our physician uses slender, sterile needles to stimulate specific points in your body to open or regulate the flow of energy. 

Some practitioners believe that acupuncture has a neurological effect, improving the flow of information between your body and brain. It can relieve stress and tension, boosting your overall wellness and body function.

What conditions improve with acupuncture?

Atlantic W.I.S.H. Clinic might include acupuncture in personalized treatment programs to address conditions that include:

• Acute and chronic pain
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Chronic fatigue
• Thyroid disease
• Crohn’s disease
• Lupus
• Multiple sclerosis

Acupuncture may also improve your digestion and gastrointestinal function, reduce inflammation, and enhance your energy levels, concentration, and memory. 

What should I expect during an acupuncture session?

Acupuncture should be a relaxing and therapeutic experience. Our physician at Atlantic W.I.S.H. Clinic begins with a consultation. We ask about your symptoms, lifestyle, and medical history. We might also ask about any current areas of stress or other issues.

Then, you recline on a treatment table. You might need to adjust your clothing or disrobe so our provider can place the acupuncture needles at precise points on your body.

You might feel a mild pinch when the needles are inserted in your body, but the process shouldn’t be painful. Depending on your condition and needs, our physician may apply heat or stimulation to the acupuncture needles.

You should be able to relax during your acupuncture treatment. You can practice mindfulness or another type of mediation. Some patients even drift off to sleep during their appointments. 

What are the benefits of acupuncture?

When performed by a professional, acupuncture is safe. Our physician can combine acupuncture with other conventional and integrative treatments to relieve pain and other symptoms. It can reduce or eliminate your reliance on pharmaceuticals and invasive treatments. 

If you’re interested in acupuncture and want to learn how it can fit into your wellness plan, please call or book an appointment online today.

What conditions improve with integrative medicine?

Atlantic W.I.S.H. Clinic incorporates integrative medicine into treatment programs for a wide range of issues, including arthritis and other painful musculoskeletal injuries and neurologic conditions.

Integrative medicine might also reduce the effects of disease in your body, eliminating inflammation and other problems that affect your overall body function. 

When applied correctly, integrative medicine can lead to healing in your body, addressing the root issue of your symptoms towards the goals of longer lasting relief through individualized, personalized serial and maintenance treatments.

To learn more about integrative medicine and how it can enhance your health and well-being, please call or book an appointment online today.

LOCATION

Germantown address:   20300 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Suite 215
Germantown, MD 20876

Sterling address:  46090 Lake Ctr Ste 102 Sterling VA 20165

Mailing address:   1390 Chain Bridge Rd STE 10054 Mclean VA 22101

Phone:   571-488-9700
Fax:   571-488-9707

OFFICE HOURS

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