Integrative Medicine
Because the world is progressing faster than
our ability to keep up.
Necessity is the mother of invention; but as we
enter a new millennium, the rapidly escalating pace of life is
the mother of an invention in medicine. We call it Progressive
Medicine because it enables the innate healing potential within our
patient's bodies and minds to progress and function at a higher
level than has ever been known before. When that awakening takes
place, we more than just survive -- we thrive.
That, in a nutshell, is the philosophy of our
two progressive medical practices -- the Center for Progressive
Medicine in Albany, NY and the Rhinebeck Health Center in Rhinebeck, NY.
As medicine comes under increasing scrutiny and
insurance industry induced sweeping overhauls, we believe in harkening
back to a simple truth: healing happens through a partnership between
the patient and his health care team. Yet as simple as this truth
is, we also recognize that the issues of health are as complex
as the human being itself.
"Every patient is a kind of mystery novel
waiting for you to figure it out"
Steven J. Bock, M.D.
We recognize patients as individuals and, when
recommending a personal wellness/treatment regimen, we never lose
sight of the fact that such a program is deeply personal. While
human bodies behave in relatively discernible patterns, they're
a bit like snowflakes, in that no two are identical. So we remain
ever open, ever inquiring to discover just what makes the body
of each of our patients tick.
"To paraphrase Lao Tzu, the healing journey of
each of our patients begins with the first step".
Kenneth Bock, M.D.
And, for us, that first step in the process of
healing is listening. But not just listening to your breathing
and heart beat with our stethoscopes. We listen to your physical
and emotional symptoms, we listen to your history, we listen to
your concerns. We know first and foremost, that humas beings are
not predictable machines encased in flesh. And that's why the medicine
we practice is called Progressive Medicine; it's a unifying approach
to health care which expands the current medical model in our country
by combining the best of conventional medicine with the most ancient
alternative therapies, as well as their most up-to-the minute counterparts.
We're concerned with more than prevention, diagnosis and treatment
of disease; our commitment is to promoting a new level of wellness.
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