Summit Natural Wellness Center
Office Visit Options
Your First Step to Optimal Health
Summit Natural Wellness Center offers a variety of patient care options. Most of our first-timers become regular patients which begins with an Initial Wellness Visit and continues with intermittent Return Wellness Visits. The doctors typically prefer in-person visits, but for long-distance patients we offer phone consultations.
If a patient simply wants to test the waters, or knows exactly what they want, one of our other visit options may be appropriate. These include Acute or Condition-Specific Visits, Detoxification Consults, Weight Loss Consults, Elimination Diet Consults, Nutrition & Supplement Consults, Lab Review, Craniosacral Treatment and Naso-sympatico Treatment.
All three doctors offer House Calls when deemed appropriate. Fees vary depending on distance and time of day or night.
If you are a local business or school the doctors also offer free lectures on various health and wellness topics.
Becoming a Regular Patient
Initial Wellness Visit
Prior to this visit you will fill out our comprehensive intake form. At the Initial Wellness Visit you will bring the intake form with you, as well as any labs or pertinent medical documents.
The intake form can be mailed to you or downloaded from our website (see links in left sidebar). This form provides a template for you to outline your health concerns, and provides the doctors a thorough medical history.
During this initial visit your doctor will review your intake and determine whether lab testing is appropriate. Your doctors will also provide literature to review regarding general nutritional guidelines, and other information related to your specific health concerns. The length of this visit depends on the number of health conditions and complexity of the case.
60 minutes $120
75 minutes $150
Return Wellness Visits
At this visit your doctor typically reviews labs ordered during your Initial Wellness Visit and makes pertinent lifestyle recommendations, including personalized diet, stress reduction techniques, exercise routines, detoxification suggestions and possible counseling. Your first Return Wellness Visit is a follow up appointment to the Initial Wellness Visit and is usually the longest because of the amount of information to review. Return Wellness Visits thereafter, are much shorter and focus on fine-tuning your protocol and/or addressing new concerns.
15 minutes $30
30 minutes $60
45 minutes $90
60 minutes $120
75 minutes $150
Phone Consultations
While in-office visits are preferred, phone consultation are convenient and can substitute an Initial Wellness Visit, Return Wellness Visit or any of the shorter consult options listed below, with the exception of physical therapies. Phone consults are best suited to patients who live at a distance. Our doctors do accept patients from out of the state.
15 minutes $30
30 minutes $60
45 minutes $90
60 minutes $120
75 minutes $150
Phone Consultation vs.
Clarification of Treatment Plan
There is no charge for phone calls to clarify treatment plan instructions. However, if new conditions arise and case management is required, an office visit (or phone consultation) will be required and fees applied accordingly.
Payment
Payment is due in full at the time of the visit. Cash, checks and
major credit cards are accepted forms of payment.
Cancellation Policy
Summit Natural Wellness Center requires cancellations for scheduled appointments 24 hours in advance during regular business hours (Mon., Tues. Thurs. & Fri., 9 a.m.-noon and 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.). We reserve the right to charge for missed or cancelled appointments. Charges are based on the allotted time at the rate of $120.00 per hour.
Insurance
Most insurance coverage is limited to those states that offer licensure to Naturopathic doctors. Currently Ohio is not a licensed state, and insurance reimbursement for services rendered by a Naturopathic doctor is unlikely. However, as demand for complementary and alternative medicine increases, more insurers are providing coverage. It’s a good idea to call your insurance provider and inquire about Naturopathic medical coverage. Summit Natural Wellness Center does not bill insurance providers.
Nutritional Supplements
During the course of care, the doctors will recommend certain nutritional supplements as part of your treatment protocol. We offer high quality, professional- and physician-line supplements from our on-site dispensary. We provide this service to you as a convenience and assurance of quality control.
A visit to your Naturopathic doctor is worth the time & effort. Be an active participant in your health and let your doctor be your teacher. After all it is the patient, not the doctor, who ultimately creates healing.
Other Visit Options
We understand that our medical care is paid out-of-pocket and some patients cannot afford long-term patient care. With that in mind, we offer the following options:
Acute or Condition-Specific Visits
During acute or condition-specific visits our doctors focus on one health concern and ask the patient to fill out a two page intake form listing their primary health concern, current medications, supplements and known allergies. Examples include, colds & flus, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, skin rashes, infertility, migraine headaches, high cholesterol and several others.
Because Naturopathic health care focuses on whole person wellness, we highly recommend that patients go through our Initial Wellness Visit. Acute or specific-condition visits are for patients with financial concerns, or for those in need of immediate symptom management.
15 minutes $30
30 minutes $60
Detoxification Visit
During detoxification visits our doctors review your current symptoms, medications and allergies and get you started on The Summit Natural Wellness Detox Protocol. The Detox Protocol helps your body eliminate toxins more efficiently by supporting the pathways of elimination including the skin, digestive system, urinary system, lungs and lymphatic system. The detox is an out-patient treatment that does not require down time nor frequent trips to the loo (bathroom). It is very tolerable and does not require extreme dietary restrictions nor time off work.
30 minutes $60
Weight Loss Visit
During Weight Loss Visits our doctors determine the underlying cause of your weight gain and provide tools to get those extra pounds off for good. The visit may require labs such as thyroid and blood sugar testing. We typically start everyone off with The Weight Loss Jump Start which includes smoothies and delicious recipes.
30 minutes $60
Elimination Diet and Identification of Food Allergies
The SNWC Elimination Diet is the gold standard test used to identify food allergies and sensitivities. Although there are several blood tests and skin scratch tests available, the elimination diet is the most valuable tool used to identify food allergies (immediate and delayed-reactions).
30 minutes $60
Nutritional & Supplement Consultations
At Summit Natural Wellness Center we emphasize the importance of nutrition during all of your visits; however, if nutritional advice is all you desire, a one-on-one Nutritional Visit is your best choice. At your Nutritional Visit, our doctors review your current diet and recommend changes to help you achieve your goals. If you already take supplements you’ll be asked to bring those to your visit where the doctors will assess dosing and quality based on your biochemical individuality. Some patients opt to come in soley for professional review of their self-prescribed supplements. Your doctor will ensure you are not under-dosing, over-dosing or unnecessarily taking supplements. Interactions among medications, supplements and foods are also discussed.
30 minutes $60
45 minutes $90
Physical Therapies
Craniosacral Therapy
CranioSacral Therapy is a gentle, hands-on form of body therapy that evaluates and enhances a physiological system called the craniosacral system — comprised of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord. Using a soft touch, usually no heavier than the weight of a nickel, practitioners can release restrictions in the craniosacral system to improve the functioning of the central nervous system.
CranioSacral Therapy has origins that can be traced all the way back to the 1800's with Andrew Still, M.D. Then in the early 1900's, Dr. William Sutherland continued the development with the fascination that the cranial bones breathe, or move. In the 1970's, Dr. John Upledger, an osteopath, continued the work and research at Michigan State and then developed the system most widely used today by a variety of practitioners. He began the Upledger Institute and started training practitioners worldwide. Currently, there are thousands and thousands who have been trained in CranioSacral Therapy. He has been featured in Time magazine as well as on CNN. He has authored many books on the subject and continues to teach CranioSacral Therapy to this day.
The craniosacral system has it's own unique rhythm. Just like the heartbeat (beating at 70-80 beats per minute) or the respiratory system (breathing at 14-18 breathes per minute), the craniosacral system has a rhythm of 6-12 cycles per minute. Much slower than the breath or heartbeat, but no less powerful.
In fact, the craniosacral system influences most all the other systems in the body. Most people are familiar with the heartbeat and the breathing but because the craniosacral system is so subtle it's harder to feel. So it went undetected for a long time. It's always been there helping us out, but just recently we became aware of this body system.
So, what we do as practitioners of CranioSacral Therapy is we work hands-on with your body and your nervous system to help re-establish balance and optimum function. We do this by helping to relax any tension from your head (Cranio) to your tailbone area (Sacral). But really, we work with your whole body, not just the head and tailbone area, since your whole body is connected. We actually work from head to toe. And we work with the muscles, fascia, and fluids to positively affect the musculoskeletal system, as well as the nervous system.
We assist your body in releasing any sort of stress or tension so that your body can get updated and simply work better and easier.
The result is a relaxed body/mind that is able to function more efficiently, effectively and more in harmony with who we are at the deepest level. CranioSacral Therapy is extremely safe & gentle, yet powerful.
30 minutes $60.00
45 minutes $90.00
60 minutes $120.00
Naso-sympatico Sinus Treatment
Naso-sympatico is an incredible way to clear and open the nasal passages. It feels odd at first, but you soon acclimate. It smells great, has potent antiseptic properties and relieves sinus pressure within 30 minutes. With 3-4 repeat visits, sinusitis can be a thing-of-the-past.
Procedure: a long nasal swab coated with essential oils is inserted into each nostril for 15 minutes. A hot water bottle is applied to your forehead and cheeks (directly over sinuses) to encourage decongestion.
15 minutes $30.00
House Calls
The doctors at Summit Natural Wellness understand that sometimes our patients are not feeling well enough to come in for an office visit. In those instances we offer house calls.
30 minutes $60 *
60 minutes $120 *
75 minutes $150 *
*Fees will vary based on travel time and time of day (or night).
Lab Testing and Interpretation of Results
Includes full screening of blood, urine and hair, with comprehensive review and interpretation of results.
- Hair Analysis
- Stool Test (includes microbes such as bacteria, fungi and parasites, as well as, functional markers of digestion)
- Organic Acid Urine Test
- Neurotransmitter Test
- Heavy Metal Urine Test
- Celiac Disease Panel
- Food Allergies
- Environmental Allergies
- Female Health Panel (includes hormones)
- Male Health Panel (includes hormones)
- Pediatric Panel
- Hormone-only Panel
- STD (sexually transmitted diseases) Panel
- Cardiovascular Panel
- Diabetes Panel
- Digestive Disease Screening (includes Celiac antibodies)
- Adrenal and Stress Hormone Panel
30 minutes $60.00*
* Consult time only. Lab fees vary.
Community Lectures
As a service to our local community Summit Natural Wellness Center offers businesses and schools an opportunity to hear the doctors speak about health topics of their choice. Lectures are approximately 45 minutes with a 15 minute Q & A period and offered as a free service to groups of 10 or more. Available lectures to date are as follows:
- You Are What You Eat
- Gluten-Intolerance
- Hypoallergenic Diets
- Weight Loss Jump Start
- Seasonal Detoxification
- Stressed Out: How to Manage During Difficult Times
- Strengthen Your Immunity
- Natural Treatments for Infertility
- Natural Treatments for Menopause
- Natural Treatments for Diabetes
- Natural Treatments for Heart Disease
- Natural Skin Care
- An Integrative Approach to ADD & ADHD
- An Integrative Approach to Depression
- An Integrative Approach to Anxiety
Please contact our office manager Paul Isaacs, at 330-928-6685 to schedule a lecture date. We can accommodate 10-12 people at our clinic, or the doctors will travel to your place of business or school.
If you have further questions about visit options, please do not hesitate to call us at 330-928-6685 or email info@snwcenter.com. Also visit us on Facebook for health tips and updated news & events SNWC Facebook and our website at www.snwcenter.com.
Those who think they have no time for health will sooner or later have to find time for illness
—Edward Stanley
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