Definition:

"characterized by the belief that the parts of something are interconnected and can be explained only by reference to the whole"

Holistic practitioners evaluate the patient as a "whole" organism. Modern medicine has chopped up the body and tries to analyze each organ system separately and treat individually. The problem with this model, they all need each other to keep you alive. Holistic physicians realize that everything needs to work together. As chiropractors, we understand the nervous system connects our entire body. Without the nervous system, we do not survive. So, chiropractors start with that system, to see where it's restricted and may affect other systems, ( stomach, neck, intestine, back, head, etc). Many times when the whole body is addressed, other symptoms improve. Chiropractors also work with natural remedies and discuss the patient's lifestyle that may be contributing to their situation .