About Complementary Medicine

Overview

Complementary Medicine
Complementary medicine is used in addition to conventional medicine to improve wellness, prevent disease or treat health problems. Ingalls Wellness Center offers a number of complementary therapies to improve patient outcomes. For more information, call 708-206-0072. These are some of the services we offer:

• Acupuncture - a branch of Chinese medicine in which needles
   are inserted into the patient's skin as therapy for various
   disorders
• Hypnosis - a trancelike state that helps therapists gain access
   to the patient's subconscious in order to induce weight loss,
   smoking cessation or to ease stress, insomnia and phobias
• Aromatherapy - the art and science of using essential oils for
   health and prevention benefits
• Massage - uses rubbing and kneading in all areas of the body
   to relieve muscular pain and induce relaxation
• Reflexology - a procedure in which the foot is used to heal
   other areas of the body
• Reiki and therapeutic touch - a healing practice that uses
   energy from a practitioner's hands to heal a patient