Steven Szydlowski
University of Scranton, USA
Title: Holistics Support Services for Individual's with Movement Disorders
Biography
Biography: Steven Szydlowski
Abstract
The use of holistic therapies in physical and behavioral medicine continues to expand nationally. Research supports the use of holistic therapies to improve health outcomes related to back pain, arthritis, and depression to name a few. This case study presentation demonstrates application of holistic therapies for individuals with physical ailments and movement disorders in an integrative medicine clininc in Northeast Pennsylvania. The holistic clinical team approach is discussed. The presenter provides the historical evolution of the clinic and desribes how the clinical protocols where developed. The presenter will also discuss how community-based engagement efforts where used to support individuals with movement disorders beyond physical medicine to include behavioral health. The findings suggest that holistic therapies do support quality of life and positive health outcomes when combined with traditional approaches to care for individual with movement therapies.