Integrative Medical Services Promote Healing and Wellness

University Hospitals Connor Integrative Medicine Network provides a wide range of blended and integrated services, treatments and therapies focused on the whole person achieving health and well-being. Using a holistic and coordinated approach, we provide individual care and group classes all designed to be integrated directly with our patients’ current team of providers and treatments.

Our patient opportunities include:

  • Optimal health assessments: the creation of personalized and customized maps for our patients’ education, treatment and well-being
  • Reiki: the art and technique for relaxation and healing using a gentle laying on of hands, where the practitioner serves as a channel of energy or life force
  • Meditation and guided imagery: the practice of bringing attention to the present moment to achieve better health, inner peace and a higher level of consciousness
  • Acupuncture: the practice of gently inserting needles into the body to balance energy meridians in order to relieve pain and cure disease and dysfunction
  • Massage: the mobilization and release of muscle and connective tissue to enhance the function of those tissues and promote relaxation and well-being
  • Reflexology: an art involving the physical act of applying pressure to reflex zones - feet, hands and ears - to stimulate organs and relieve areas of congestion in the body
  • Yoga: the practice of breath work, stretching, strengthening and toning postures, meditative and relaxation techniques
  • Integrative psychiatry: a holistic approach honoring interconnected influences i.e. biology, environment, beliefs, family dynamics, constitution -- moving beyond medication diagnoses and management and into the healing power within
  • Life coaching: the guidance and building of awareness, belief in and behavior aligned with meaning, purpose, well-being, and passion in life and work
  • Education: classes, seminars, workshops, retreats, and symposiums for our own healthcare professionals, our patients, our community, and the medical community at large
  • Educational aides: a wide array of support information, including our own written and audio material, that inspires, supports and promotes the achievement of optimal health

As UH believes in taking care of our own, supporting and promoting the well-being of our health care professionals through services and education is a vital component of UH Connor Integrative Medicine Network. The emotional health of healers is contagious to both patients and the community; so the importance of nurturing this health cannot be overstated. In light of this, our integrative medicine professionals are dedicated to serving UH employees. For example, Reiki Masters have already administered services to over 700 employees system-wide and trained over 100 employees system-wide.