Vis medicatrix naturae. The human body is created with the capacity to heal itself and to maintain homeostasis. There is a healing power in nature and this principal is the basis for all of naturopathy. Naturopathy is a system designed to work in harmony with nature in the restoration and support for the inherent natural healing systems of the body. In allopathic medicine the name of the disease is actually the name of the symptom in Greek.
Allopathic doctors seek to treat the joint pain by reducing the joint pain.
This can be done with the use of pain killers, nerve blockers or any number of procedures. Naturopaths are committed to removing the joint pain by finding and removing the cause. Or perhaps the cause could be from an injury or possibly from an over acid condition in the body. For naturopaths, the correction of the cause is the most plausible way of eliminating the symptoms and restoring health to the person. Involve the total person Naturopathic doctors are aware that a person can have a physical, spiritual or emotional illness.