Integrative Medicine Treatments

Integrating complementary and alternative therapies with traditional Western approaches to facilitate healing and health.

Henry Ford’s Center for Integrative Medicine offers a variety of complementary and alternative treatments that work to heal your body, mind and spirit. Our evidence-based complementary services can be used alone or in conjunction with conventional medical treatments. As more and more people turn to complementary therapies to manage the effects of cancer, radiation, surgery and other medical procedures, our team of integrative medicine specialists work with patients and the entire care team to devise a comprehensive treatment plan that supports whole health and healing.

Treatments

Whether you are looking to reduce stress, manage the effects of cancer treatment, find relief from lower back pain or enhance your health through the power of food, the treatments offered at the Center for Integrative Medicine are meant to bring about the body’s innate ability to heal. Each treatment plan is designed around you entirely--not just the ailment or disease.

Our treatments include:

Acupuncture Therapy is one of the oldest and most commonly practiced medical procedures in the world. The process involves inserting thin needles through the surface layers of the skin to promote energy flow.

Chiropractic Care is based on maintaining proper body and vertebrae alignment, which is achieved through various spinal adjustments.

Cupping is an integrative therapy that uses therapeutic cups to release muscle tissue and fascia (connective tissue), develop new blood flow, and encourage the body to release anti-inflammatory chemicals into the blood and muscles.

Functional Medicine offers a personalized medical approach that uses the latest medical science and specialized tools to gain a greater understanding of your health and overall wellness.

Gua sha, also known as scraping, is a healing technique that uses a smoothed-edged bone or stone tool to release muscle tension.

Massage Therapy involves applying different pressures, movements, and techniques to muscles and soft tissues with the hands and fingers to relieve pain and increase relaxation.

Nutritional Therapies focus on how food can be used in the healing and wellness process.

Reiki Therapy is a practice of guiding energy to promote healing and the free flow of energy throughout the body.

Smoking Cessation provides treatments needed to overcome the side effects of quitting smoking.

Sports acupuncture combines and integrates the techniques of traditional Chinese medicine and sports medicine to create a comprehensive and focused treatment plan.

Yoga is a mind-body workout that seeks harmony between your body, mind, and spirit.