PMCM provides a multidisciplinary method of health care. Patients and practitioners work together to design choices and create options for the treatment of health problems. This differs markedly from other restricted methods which may support one way of thinking and one system of medicine. Although the basis of PMCM embraces and works within a Western model, it is clear the demand and interest of the medical consumer, the patient, desires therapeutic alternatives and practitioners who understand both allopathic and natural medical practices. PMCM practitioners currently include four medical doctors, an osteopathic physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, and an acupuncturist as well as a Hellerwork practitioner and massage therapist.
Integrated medicine is a common sense approach to a complex issue.
I will endeavor to explain not only its simplicity but also its necessity in today's world. Conventional medicine has its strengths in acute crisis intervention, but has great limitations in successfully treating most chronic diseases. Therapies that align with such traditions include nutrition, acupuncture, herbal medicine, ayurveda, and many hands-on therapies. The first is integration of family practice diagnosis and treatment with health supportive care including psychotherapy, acupuncture and bodywork. This can include nutritional and herbal supplements, osteopathy, stress management and other lifestyle guidance.