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Complementary care combines the best of alternative therapies — such as acupuncture, massage, meditation, herbs and nutrition — with conventional medicine to promote good health and treat illness. Generally, alternative medicine is defined as treatments used in place of conventional medicine, while complementary medicine involves alternative practices used together with conventional medicine. A third category called integrative medicine combines mainstream medical treatments with alternative therapies that have been studied and determined to be safe and effective.
At the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, located at UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion, our doctors, nurses and therapists use these tested practices to address the biological, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of health care. Our team includes specialists in women's health, cancer, chronic pain, repetitive strain injury, headaches, cardiac disease, nutrition and healthy living.
The Osher Center provides patient education and treatment to improve health or manage specific health problems. Examples of individual and group treatments include:
Consultations with our doctors are available as a first step. A form is available online to request an appointment.
The Osher center is located at 1701 Divisadero St., Suite 150, in San Francisco. For information or to make an appointment, please contact the Osher center at:
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Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Medical Center.
Last updated October 2, 2008
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