Conditions We Treat

Optimizing Health with Effective Pain Management

Learn new ways to manage the challenges of living with arthritis, neck and back pain, headaches, fibromyalgia, and other persistent pain conditions.

Explore the power of acupuncture, hydrotherapy, and other massage and mind-body approaches such as hypnosis for more effective pain management.

Develop an anti-inflammatory diet designed to improve your symptoms.

Practice appropriate movement and exercise strategies to help you live well with pain.

At Duke Integrative, we partner with patients and use proven conventional and complementary therapies to help you address, improve, and cope with painful conditions such as arthritis, neck, back, and joint pain, headaches, and fibromyalgia.

Working with your team of integrative physicians, therapists, and integrative health coaches, you can explore the power of the mind-body connection for more effective pain management; discover appropriate herbs and supplements and understand the research behind their effectiveness; evaluate the pros and cons of tests and treatments for pain problems; and much more.

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The Evidence

Extensive research demonstrates the positive results of integrative medicine strategies in managing pain. Here is a brief sampling of the evidence:

• Integrating mind-body techniques—including meditation, hypnosis, guided imagery, and cognitive-behavioral therapy—can effectively reduce chronic pain and insomnia. (1)

• Massage therapy can decrease the occurrence of headaches, sleep disturbances, and distress symptoms and increase serotonin levels in adults with migraine headaches.(2)

• Research has demonstrated that the combination of yoga and meditation is more effective than standard medical treatment alone for the management of chronic pain. (5)

• The use of dietary supplements containing specific essential fatty acids may have favorable effects on pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory disorders, enabling them to reduce their use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications. (3)

• Studies of imagery for pain--postoperative pain, cancer pain, chronic low back pain, burns, and migraine headache--report significant relief. (4)

• Yoga has been shown to improve function and relieve pain in adults with chronic low back pain. (6)

Choose Your Experience

Select from one of these services to support you throughout your life.

Classes
Enjoy a personalized mind-body session (guided imagery, hypnosis--with a personalized CD for your ongoing use--or relaxation training), an acupuncture session, massage, individual yoga therapy, or one of our many experiential classes to enhance your overall health.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course This proven method of using meditation and yoga to cultivate awareness and reduce stress is taught in an eight week/eight session course by trained experts. In addition to the sessions, you receive a workbook containing handouts, reading lists, support materials, and a set of guided meditation and yoga practices on CD.

Day Package
Choose one or two therapeutic treatments, participate in a class, enjoy lunch, and relax in our healing environment including mediation spaces, sauna, whirlpool, steam room, walking labyrinth, and library..

Health Packages and Membership
We offer customized health experiences tailored to your specific needs.

The Health Immersion Experience
This in-depth three day experience--working closely with our integrative physicians and practitioners, integrative health coaches, and teachers--is the optimal way to jump-start your journey to increased joy in your life.

Annual Membership
Over the course of a year, partner with a personal integrative health care team. We work with your caridologist and other providers and guide you through treatments that ensure you have the greatest opportunity to reduce stress and to obtain your optimal health.

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