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The two terms often used in the context of health care are treatment and healing (rehabilitation). How are they similar and yet profoundly different?

Let us look at an integrative medicine practice, namely the author's rehabilitation center in Chicago.

The word “integrative” comes from the verb “to integrate”, to unite, to form a single whole

You can do away with the numbness and pain in your hands for good – just use the right mixture of your own efforts and professional help.

Even if it goes away, however, it does not necessarily mean that you managed to solve the main problem -- those muscle spasms that block your vertebral joints and obstruct blood circulation.

You have to master this art all your life. Reading new literature in this field is important, but the main thing is hands-on experience, no pun intended.

In order to improve your health, it is vital to deal with qualified, highly trained specialists who have an inherent talent for and plenty of experience with intricate and complex therapy.

Many of my patients with heel spurs come to the clinic after an initial episode of acute pain. Others have already sought medical help, spent a long time on treatment, and now feel sick and tired of the disease and the remedies alike.

Mosby’s medical dictionary adds that it may be due to “rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, or a herniated intervertebral disk.”

Spinal osteochondrosis causes creaking, crackling, and stiffness in the neck, the lower back, and various joints. It’s one of the scourges of modern civilization, the price we pay for a comfortable and carefree lifestyle, an early sign of imminent old age.