Treatment Services
Overland Wellness provides the highest quality naturopathic concierge care and acupuncture in North Idaho
Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic Medical Doctors are licensed physicians that focus on improving health, not just treating illness. If you are experiencing illness, in naturopathic appointments you can identify and correct the root cause of your illness, not just mask your symptoms with medications and unnecessary treatments.
Working closely with your concierge Naturopathic Medical Doctor, you can optimize your wellness with precision treatments, dietary guidance and lifestyle interventions.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a well-established branch of medicine that has roots in traditional Chinese medicine practiced for thousands of years. Today, acupuncture is performed by licensed acupuncturists and physicians in clinics and hospitals worldwide.
Stimulation of acupuncture points can treat a wide variety of conditions. Acupuncture is commonly used for pain relief and re-balancing the body to enhance wellness.
Sports Medicine
Locals and visitors to the outdoorsy Inland Northwest are physically active. However, hectic schedules and old injuries can magnify the effects of aging, making it feel impossible to maintain peak performance. At Overland Wellness, we will work to harness your healing potential. The goal isn’t to stop doing active things! It is to heal well, speed your recovery, return to athletic participation, and perform better.
Pain from chronic overuse injuries and strains is ubiquitous, but the shocking jolt of an acute injury is what often spurs the decision to seek treatment. When indicated, Dr. Overland orders diagnostic imaging and referrals for additional evaluation. Referrals may include physical therapy, specialized treatments or surgical evaluation. Additionally, we use therapeutic modalities such as bodywork, athletic and Kinesio taping, hot and cold therapy, home exercises and ergonomic evaluation. With naturopathic expertise, Dr. Overland can also determine your optimal dietary and lifestyle recommendations to boost your recovery. Our goal is for you to be able to be active, enjoy optimal performance, and continue enjoying the athletics you love.
Concierge Care
Treatments scheduled regularly to inject wellness into your routine. Unparalleled level of communication with your doctor help you stay on track. Luxury spa-like treatments with a focused-medical approach provide you the best care. With wellness-focused care, the priority is to get you back to being your most active and vital self.
Optimized-Aging Medicine
Aging is a normal and natural part of life, but Dr. Overland believes that many symptoms commonly dismissed as “aging” are unacceptable. Weakness, fatigue, reduced activity, and cognitive decline don’t have to progress unchallenged. With the proper dietary and lifestyle interventions, people can age gracefully and even feel more youthful and vigorous than ever before. People should have the tools they need to live their best and most active life, regardless of what stage of life they’re in.
Dr. Overland is a healthcare provider that focuses on improving your quality of life so that you can do the things that mean the most to you. Whether your focus is improving your performance at work or being able to participate in rigorous outdoors activities, Overland Wellness has treatment options to help you get there.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture treatments can be minimal, such as the famous 5 needle protocol to curb cravings, or more in-depth such as scar reduction and nerve damage focused treatments. Needles are always tiny, sterile and single use, and range from barely visible to suitable for large muscle groups. Most people barely feel the needle insertion, but may experience differing sensations such as movement, increased circulation and relaxation during treatments.
Facial Rejuvenation
Aesthetic acupuncture for facial rejuvenation uses acupuncture and tui na techniques to enhance skin health and appearance. By enhancing wellbeing, increasing blood flow and promoting collagen formation, it can brighten and clear the skin as well as reduce the appearance of fine lines and dark circles. Facial rejuvenation acupuncture is a natural and minimally invasive way to help you look and feel like your best self.
Cupping
Cupping is a technique often used with acupuncture, acupressure and tui na to release fascia and muscular restrictions. This technique uses suction inside cups that are placed directly over areas of tension. These are either left in place or moved around a broad area using therapeutic massage oil and balms. This can reduce stiffness, release headaches, help painful injuries heal and even improve numbness caused by muscular tension.
Tui Na
Tui na is a therapeutic technique that uses firm soft tissue release techniques akin to those used in deep tissue or sports-focused massage. This can treat conditions such as plantar fasciitis, golfer’s elbow, back and neck pain. It is used to treat both new and longstanding injuries. This releases muscle and fascia restrictions, which improves ergonomics, enhances circulation and reduces pain. It can also be used for acupressure to stimulate acupuncture points and channels.
Botanical Medicine
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Naturopathic medical doctors are the only physicians whose core medical education includes rigorous botanical/ herbal medicine training. Dr. Overland has pursued additional continuing education to hone her expertise in botanical medicine. The herbs and products used at Overland Wellness are selected for their quality and efficacy. Dr. Overland also learned traditional Chinese herbal medicine formulation, and has used that expertise to formulate with a preference for organically grown and locally cultivated herbal medicines. Botanical medicines are minimally or unprocessed plant substances. Herbal medicines are prescribed in a variety of forms, including tinctures, teas, glycerites and even topical (skin) applications. The use of herbal medicine is well established and supported by deep traditional roots as well as cutting edge scientific research. It is widely acknowledged to be safe and effective when used properly under a Doctor’s supervision. |
Hormone Balancing
Hormones act as messengers that govern a wide variety of processes in our bodies. Imbalance can result in a cascade of symptoms that feel like your health is in an out of control decline spiral. Dr. Overland can order the proper tests to determine whether you are in balance and if your body has the tools necessary for hormone production and utilization.
Natural hormone therapy, supplemental testosterone and bio-identical hormones are what most people think of, however, they are just one aspect of hormonal balancing.
There are a myriad of other systems and different types of hormones that have a significant impact on your health. Thyroid hormone, cortisol and insulin are other hormone signals that Dr. Overland pays attention to.
After a thorough review your lab results, Dr. Overland can help you start on a treatment plan that can restore balance and improve your wellness.
Prevention
Prevention is accepted as the key to a long and healthy life. It is also the secret to enhancing and maintaining your quality of life. Despite this widespread acceptance, many people don’t know how to harness it for their own wellbeing. At Overland Wellness, your individual risk factors, current and historical lab values, medical history and future goals are assessed. The best available clinical guidance and current research is evaluated through the lens of your individualized needs.
When focusing on wellness rather than illness, you can unlock your potential for a vibrant and active life for decades to come. Dr. Overland is skilled in treating injuries and managing diseases, but actually prefers to focus on wellness optimization.
Prevention allows you to enjoy your best life rather than just chasing treatments and fixing problems after they’ve become entrenched. With preventive medicine and wellness optimization at Overland Wellness, you can improve focus, increase energy, enhance your cognitive function, and become the most vigorous and dynamic version of yourself.
Dietary Changes
There is a lot of information and even more misinformation circulating about diets, health benefits and foods. Dr. Overland can help you determine what dietary modifications, if any, are appropriate for you.
For example, food cravings can provide excellent information for your physician to use in the diagnosis of certain conditions and deficiencies, but they’re not the best guidelines to determine what you should eat. Our standard dietary practices are often grossly out of tune with what our bodies actually need.
Nutritional imbalances and vitamin deficiencies can result from dietary restrictions, medications and even lifestyle practices. You may also be wondering about dietary key words such as inflammation, gluten, dairy, paleo and keto. Dr. Overland can help you develop a healthy and balanced dietary plan.