TCIAM "tee-see-um"
Therapeutic Complementary Innovative and Alternative Medicine (TCIAM) represents a comprehensive and integrated approach to personal, precision healthcare that goes beyond traditional medical paradigms. TCIAM encompasses a wide range of therapeutic modalities, both conventional and non-conventional, with a shared focus on enhancing overall well-being and health outcomes for the end user (patient). At its core, TCIAM is characterized by its commitment to evidence-based practices, drawing from the best available scientific research while respecting individual preferences and values. This approach ensures that medical decisions are rooted in empirical data, clinical expertise, and patient-centered care.
TCIAM embraces a holistic view of health, acknowledging that well-being extends beyond the absence of disease. It considers various dimensions of an individual's health, including physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and ecological factors when crafting personalized treatment plans. TCIAM encourages collaboration between healthcare providers and patients, fostering attentive and supportive relationships. It emphasizes self-awareness and personal health management, enabling end users to actively participate in their healthcare journey. TCIAM represents a forward-looking approach to healthcare that combines evidence-based practices, holistic perspectives, and patient-centered care to optimize health and well-being.
TCIAM Approaches in a Whole Person Health Framework
Taking a whole person health approach has been the core of TCIAM's mission since the beginning. Integrative health means treating the whole person rather than just separate organ systems. By combining conventional and complementary approaches to care for the whole person, integrative health also aims for well-coordinated care across providers and institutions. TCIAM promotes research and the use of a wide range of non-drug and non-invasive health practices, including nutrition, electroceutical therapy, psychological, and physical approaches that may not fit within conventional medicine. There are a lot of these approaches being incorporated into mainstream medicine. Various products are natural, such as probiotics, dietary supplements, and plant-based products. Mind-body approaches include acupressure, meditation, mindfulness-based stress reduction, muscle manipulation, pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy, photobiomodulation (PBM) / near infrared (NIR) therapy.