holistic therapies
Our treatment plans are always integrated under the principles of Chinese medicine. As a new patient, you will have a consultation to discuss why you’ve come, and one of our practitioners will do a thorough constitutional assessment. We may also discuss a dietary plan, and you will leave the appointment with a customized formula of Chinese herbs and/or supplements. All of our practitioners are deeply experienced in the modalities we use and have trained under clinic director Dr. Heiner Fruehauf for years.
1. Consultation
A combination of modern medical intake and noninvasive classical Chinese medicine diagnostics to identify treatment priorities. Includes examination of pulse and tongue patterns, identification of energy flow blockages, and other nonstructural indicators for system imbalance. For all patients, including those with emergent or chronic illness such as respiratory disorders, digestive issues, circulatory problems, and cancer, or chronic inflammatory diseases like chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, or Lyme disease.
2. Customized Chinese Herbal Formulas and Natural Food Supplements
Once we have mapped out a treatment plan, we build on traditional 2,000-year-old (and counting) prescriptions, tailored to address your specific constitutional weak points, remove toxins, and revitalize degenerated cells and tissues. In combination with an individualized supplement regimen, these serve as your custom “formula” support after you return home.
3. Personal Dietary Plan
Everyone knows that “food is medicine,” and holistic nutritionists and Chinese dietary science agree. Food is an important part of your health – not just as part of weight control, or eating more “superfoods,” but as basic fortification of your health. Everyone is different, and so are our food tolerances. We specialize in identifying foods that are beneficial to your system and those that may not be, even if you don’t seem to react overtly allergic to them. Patients receive a list of foods to stock up on and a list of foods to avoid. Sugar will be on the latter.
4. Body-Based Therapies
Each visit will include a body-based treatment to jump-start your healing and enhance your system’s ability to absorb and respond to your herbal regimen. A treatment will consist of acupuncture and/or moxibustion – modalities that unblock and invigorate your body’s vital current of electromagnetic bio-information, referred to as qi flow by practitioners of Chinese medicine. Acupuncture treatments may include an individualized selection of acupuncture points stimulated with acupuncture needles, acupressure, moxibustion, tuning forks, essential oils, herbal poultices and/or gemstones. Depending on your therapeutic needs, acupuncture may be replaced or supplemented with a different manual modality such as cranial sacral therapy or East Asian bodywork. Lifestyle recommendations (e.g. sleep hygiene, home hydrotherapy, qigong practices) might be included in this part of your visit.
(Duration: 1 hour)
FAQ
Please contact us if your questions aren’t answered here.
Drs Heiner & Sascha Fruehauf discuss the modalities at The Healing Order - Columbia Gorge
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At The Healing Order, we operate exclusively by appointment. We want to provide you with the best care possible, tailored to your specific needs. To ensure that you receive our undivided attention and personalized treatment, we kindly ask that all appointments be scheduled in advance. You can book here.
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Appointments can be conveniently arranged by using our online booking system or by calling us at (503) 695-2977
If you choose to schedule your herbal consultation online, you will receive additional information from our electronic records system, Jane. You may use this system to reschedule, cancel, pay, send us a message, share images and files such as test results, and more. -
Our clinic is located at 39420 SE Gordon Creek Road in Corbett, Oregon. Corbett itself is 20 minutes east of Portland, Oregon. The clinic entrance is about 25 minutes off I-84.
The roads from I-84 to our entrance are windy, and the speed limit fluctuates from 5-40 MPH. The main roads are well maintained, but please note that the road onto our clinic property is a combination of packed earth and gravel. Be sure to drive slowly as you enter the property all the way to the clinic doorstop.
If you're using a navigation app, you should be able to find us (actually, the goat barn) easily using Apple Maps. We don’t advise using Google Maps, as some patients have been misled.
Once you leave the main road, drive under the Nellie Creek Camp arch and down the road. Once the road ends, you will reach a large parking lot. Please park and find us at the door, down the path through the garden.
If you have any questions or need assistance with directions, please call us at (503) 695-2977. We will be more than happy to help you navigate your way.
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While we believe in offering you the utmost in personalized care, we regret to inform you that we do not bill insurance directly. However, we are dedicated to making your experience at our clinic as smooth as possible. We can provide a superbill with codes for you to submit to your insurance company if requested.
Please note that even if you are getting reimbursed from your insurance company, payment for services, supplements, and herbs is expected at the time of service.
NEW PATIENTS
New to our practice? To provide you with the most accurate scheduling and ensure we understand your needs, we schedule all new patient visits by phone. Please contact our Patient Care Coordinator team today:
+1 (503) 695-2977