The staff at Chicago Health and Physical Therapy Center features a unique array of medical professionals with the experience and expertise to effectively diagnose and treat the ailments of individuals from all walks of life. Working as a collaborative team, the staff at CHPT is committed to providing patients with the most complete and comprehensive approach to their health care needs.
The Wellness Approach
Wellness is a state of optimal conditions for normal function. The wellness approach is to look for underlying causes of any disturbance or disruption and make whatever interventions and lifestyle adjustments would optimize the conditions for normal function. That environment encourages natural healing, and minimizes the need for invasive treatment, which should be administered only when absolutely necessary. When the body is working properly, it tends to heal effectively, no matter what the condition. This is true for mental and emotional health as well as physical health.
The difference between wellness care and standard medical care is that wellness care seeks to turn on the body's natural healing ability. Standard medical care, on the other hand, seeks to treat a symptom by adding something from the outside – a medication, a surgery or procedure. For instance, If a patient has high blood pressure, a standard medical approach would be to choose a drug that lowers blood pressure, and ask the patient to take the drug. This may serve to lower the blood pressure, but ignores the underlying cause that is making the blood pressure high, and runs the risk of side effects complicating the person’s recovery. Whether it’s a nutritional issue, faulty control by the nerve system or a manifestation of stress, the medication could decrease the blood pressure, leaving the problem causing the symptom of high blood pressure unaddressed.
Many new and exciting changes have taken place recently to provide our patients with the finest traditional conservative medicine available including both physical therapy and chiropractic care. We've expanded our staff and our specialized treatment care programs to help you and your family achieve the highest level of health possible. That's a tradition that we're proud to maintain...and expand !
Dr. Richard Dietzen, his associates and staff are here to help find the best solutions for the health concerns, illnesses and injuries of the whole family ~ children, teenagers, adults and seniors. The doctors use the latest in diagnostic equipment, coupled with years of medical training and experience, as well as a "hands on" evaluation to listen to the body's signals to discover the cause of the problem and develop a treatment that provides relief from pain and leads to good long term health.
