Holistic healthcare and the holistic approach are buzzwords right now. It feels like every healthcare provider these days is a holistic health practitioner. Don’t believe the hype because they are all not taking the holistic approach. The reason it has been so hard to separate the real ones from the fake providers is that the definition of what holistic even means often get confused and misused. Holistic healthcare stops looking at a person as just a disease that needs medical intervention. Instead, it looks at healing every aspect that makes us human. Holistic health looks at:
- Mental health
- Physical health
- Spiritual health
- Emotional health
- Social health
The Holistic Health Practioner Has Humility
The holistic health practitioner understands that you are never genuinely healed from anything until you have treated all five of these areas. An acupuncturist, for example, recognizes that though you may be physically recovered from an injury, you may still be dealing with a lot mentally and emotionally. There are things an acupuncturist can do to help the emotional side, but good providers understand they can’t help all five of these areas. The key to a good holistic health practitioner is the humility to know when it is time to refer.
Holistic Health Asks What Else Where Else?
If you are dealing with chest pains, traditional medicine looks to make the chest pains stop hurting. Whether through drugs or the suggestion of surgeries they find a way to stomp out the symptoms. Holistic healthcare wants to know what else is there that we have not looked, and where have we not looked for answers. The drugs could help the chest pains but what about that person’s lifestyle?
- How do you eat?
- How is your social life?
- Do you feel spiritually whole?
- Have you been taking care of your mental health?
- Have you been doing too much bench press?
A holistic health practitioner is not satisfied until they have explored all of these areas. They believe that you can experience some healing by healing each of these areas on their own, but you get the most healing by experiencing them on your own.
Types of Holistic Health Practitioner
- Chiropractors
- Massage Therapists
- Acupuncturists
- Physical Therapists
- Naturopathic Doctors
- Registered Dieticians
- Reflexology
- Homeopathy
- Reiki
- Osteopaths
Above is a representation of the typical providers but there are many not on this list. Just because a provider is one of the above though, does not mean they re automatically a holistic health practitioner. The key to being one is taking the approach that you can heal not just the physical, but all areas of being and health.
How to Find The Best of in Holistic Health Practitioner
Things to Consider
- Do they listen?
- Who do they refer out to and how do they choose that person?
- Do they think they can do it all?
- Are you comfortable with their approaches?
- How did you hear about them?
- When you watch their 9INE POINT Health intro video, do you feel comfortable with them?
- How easy is it to get an appointment with them?
- What is their 9INE POINT Number?
9INE POINT Health is the place you want to start this journey whether you know what type of provider you are looking for or not. If you know the type or provider you want to see but need the best local option, 9INE POINT Health will let you search for a type of provider plus any skill set you may want.
If you have no idea what or who you should see, 9INE POINT Health will ask you a series of questions and the technology will point you to the type of provider you need to see as well as the best options.
What is The 9INE POINT Number and What Does it Have to Do With Holistic Healthcare
The 9INE POINT Number is made to make your life easier. A 9INE POINT number is given to all healthcare providers based on metrics that matter to the everyday person looking for a holistic healthcare provider.
- Ratings and Reviews – So you can see what others have to say
- Engagement – The higher this number, the better chance of getting your questions answered or getting the free education on your stream from this therapist
- Endorsements- Know what insurances the provider accepts
The 9INE POINT Number is made to make it easier for you to understand what makes a healthcare provider great while also being able to make quick comparisons between healthcare providers.
9INE POINT Health Specializes in Holistic Healthcare
9INE POINT Health is made for people looking for approaches that are not traditional. For the people who maybe don’t want to get surgery or ice their injury. 9INE POINT Health is full of holistic health practitioners that would love to help you out.
KHO Health was acquired by was acquire by 9INE POINT in the summer of 2019 and is now referred to as 9INE POINT Health.
9INE POINT Health was created by 9INE POINT in '19 as a means to provide athlete-driven resources to "Protect Athletes' Minds, Body and Belly". As well as be a platform for healthcare providers and other specialists to display their knowledge.