Clearly, most of these areas lie outside the experience of the traditional allopathic physician. The American public has been clear in survey after survey that one of the most disappointing parts of allopathic medicine is the lack of knowledge of alternative treatments by its physicians. AMI's primary care chiropractors, by contrast, are knowledgeable in these various fields. As discussed earlier, we do not dictate how an individual practitioner practices medicine. We allow our credentialed primary care chiropractic physicians to practice in the manner they feel is most appropriate and comfortable.
Physicians have their own strengths and styles.
We allow them to proceed in an unencumbered fashion. We merely provide support and direction on a consultative basis when medically necessary. This is what we mean by integrative care. Of course, integrative medicine also includes traditional Western medicine. So when medical crises do emerge, such as acute appendicitis, a compound fracture, or an acute myocardial infarction, appropriate allopathic measures are employed.