- Autism
- Multiple SclerosisMost medical doctors specialize in specific body systems, focusing on disease as it relates to their area of expertise. Often, the patient’s illness becomes segmented into an organ system or specific disease and how the whole person is affected becomes less important. Naturopathic physicians are trained to focus on the whole person first rather than just the disease process. Within any group of patients with the same disease, for example multiple sclerosis, there will be symptoms which they have in common and those which are unique to the individual. It is these individual and unique symptoms, which the vital force is expressing, that allow the practitioner to individualize the treatment to aid the healing process. The treatment plan for each of the 10 people will have some common therapeutic modalities but also ones specific for the individual.
- ImmunizationsUnlike the conventional medicine vaccines, reactions to homeopathic immunizations are rare. Often, if one occurs, it is because of an underlying familial miasm to which the person is reacting.
- ArthritisErythrocyte Sedimentation Rate – a measure of inflammation, it is often used to assess therapeutic response with inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
- FibromyalgiaRockwood Natural Medicine Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona treats the whole family – from infants to adults. Utilizing a combination of natural alternative medicine and conventional medicine, the physicians at Rockwood Natural Medicine (also known as RNMC) treat acute and chronic diseases like fibromyalgia, diabetes, IBS and cancer. Our belief is that disease can be treated with any of or just some of our naturopathic medicine services to provide increased energy and an improved quality of life. Our caring naturopathic specialists are also licensed primary care physicians who, prescribe medicines, order routine testing, and perform physical exams including prostate and gynecological exams.
- Medical Weight LossDr. Thacker practices general family medicine, but has a passion for women’s health, offering annual women’s well checks for patients. She has experience in an array of modalities from acupuncture and Chinese medicine to heavy metal detoxification, advanced bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, and the highly effective Diredora Natural Weight Loss program.
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pediatric CareBesides alternative natural medicine, Rockwood’s physicians offer primary care from infants and pediatrics to men and women’s health and geriatrics. From preventive exams and laboratory testing to cold and flu, pain, chronic disease, and cancer, Rockwood has you covered with safe, sensible, and effective yet HOLISTIC solutions for the entire family.
- Primary CareLooking for MORE than the average Primary Care Physician in Scottsdale AZ because you feel like there’s a missing link with your healthcare??
- Family PracticeThe Rockwood Natural Medicine Clinic was founded in 1991 by Dr’s Thomas A. Kruzel and John G. Collins in Portland, Oregon as a primary care/family practice clinic. The
- Emergency CareMany of our patients have home remedy kits in order to treat every day routine medical emergencies. This reduces trips to the emergency room or physician’s office. If additional help is needed, a phone consultation with one of our physicians often corrects the situation.
- Constipation
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Irritable Bowel SyndromeComprehensive Stool Analysis – as the gastrointestinal tract is in and of itself a dynamic organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship with us, an imbalance can cause any number of problems such as maldigestion, diarrhea, gas and bloating, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and Crohn’s disease. If any of these conditions are present, a comprehensive stool analysis can help to determine the underlying dysfunction allowing the physician to provide the proper therapy to restore balance.
- Diarrhea
- ChemotherapyIntravenous administration of nutrients benefits patients who are not absorbing well, those with long standing illnesses, elderly patients whose ability to absorb vitamins and minerals is diminished, at the first sign of a cold or influenza, and those that are undergoing chemotherapy or radiation for cancer. Nutrient IV therapy is also beneficial during the hot summer months to help replace vitamin and mineral stores used up at a faster rate due to the heat. Additionally, they provide additional fluids to help with insensible loss.
- UltrasoundDr. Tamburri offers his patients an easier journey through the uncharted waters of prostate cancer assessment and therapy. With over a decade of experience in the field and training with Mayo certified urologists, Dr. Tamburri has the unique ability to interpret both sides of the treatment coin – alternative and conventional. His specialties include Doppler ultrasound (TRUSP) prostate imaging as well as the PCA3 molecular prostate cancer urine test.
- Macular DegenerationVision Quest – See clear with this healing combination of amino acids specifically designed to help decrease macular degeneration and support eye health.
- ObstetricsModern naturopathic medicine has continued the tradition of evaluating therapeutic modalities which aid the vital force and the healing power of nature. There are many therapies which a naturopathic doctor may recommend. Diet, nutrition, herbal medicine, fasting, massage, spinal manipulation, homeopathy, physical medicine, hydrotherapy, light therapy, oxygen therapy, counseling, minor surgery, acupuncture and Chinese medicine may all be incorporated into an individual physician’s practice. Each naturopathic physician is trained as a family practice, primary care physician in order to best serve the patient. Some physicians however may choose to limit their practice to women’s health, pediatrics, cardiology or obstetrics and a number of them have undergone advanced training in various areas such as homeopathy, physical medicine, herbal medicine or natural childbirth.
- Labor and Delivery
- Ankle SprainMost people have used hydrotherapy occasionally as in ice packs for a sprained ankle, the hot compress for sinus pain, or the hot bath for a case of the flu with aches and chills. There are dozens of specific hydrotherapy techniques valued by naturopathic doctors, yet unknown to most people.
- Fungus
- Diabetes Care
- Colon Cancer
- Prostate CancerDr. Tamburri specializes in the assessment of prostate cancer and its numerous treatment options. Anyone who has found themselves thrust into the ‘world’ of PSA screening, biopsy, and a prostate cancer diagnoses recognizes how incredibly confusing and often conflicting the solutions are.
- UrologyHe also is the only integrative physician utilizing the state of the art color Doppler ultrasound (TRUSP) to accurately image the prostate along with providing the PCA3 molecular prostate cancer urine test for a heightened assessment. Dr. Tamburri graduated in 2001 from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona. He has been professor of urology at his Alma Mater since 2002.
- AllergiesFood Allergy Testing IgG & IgE Rast – utilizing blood, the IgG & IgE Rast Test provides clinical assessment of current allergies to foods. The IgE provides your doctor with information about food sensitivities while the IgG lets us know what you have developed antibodies to. We combine this test with the Dietary Serotype Panel if there are still problems following an elimination and reintroduction program.
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Dr Shawna is amazing! Both my daughter and I see her. She has helped both of us tremendously. She had been able to help my daughter with fears and anxiety. She can now function in school, focus and stay on task. Several teachers told us she had ADHD. She had anxiety and with Dr Shawnas help she is now a happy girl who manages school successfully and is excelling. Dr Shawna also helped me with my hormone and thyroid imbalance. I am no longer annoyed and stressed by small things that started to affect me as my hormones are changing. It is amazing what can be done to help you naturally. I highly recommend seeing Dr Shawna.
- Depression
- Mental Health“Dr. E” is a naturopathic doctor and primary care physician prized by her patients for her ability to listen without judgement. Her areas of focus include nutrition and disease prevention, mental health, fatigue, insomnia, hormone balance, GI health, and acupuncture and homeopathy for the whole family.
- Insomnia
- Manual TherapyFounded upon a holistic philosophy, naturopathic medicine combines safe and effective traditional therapies with the most current advances in modern medicine. Naturopathic medicine is appropriate for the management of a broad range of health conditions affecting all people of all ages. Naturopathic physicians (N.D.s) are the highest trained practitioners in the broadest scope of naturopathic medical modalities. In addition to the basic medical sciences and conventional diagnostics, naturopathic education includes therapeutic nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy, natural childbirth, classical Chinese medicine, hydrotherapy, naturopathic manipulative therapy, pharmacology and minor surgery.
- Geriatrics