Robert Whitfield MDAmerica's Breast Implant Illness Expert™

Unlocking Healing: The Power of Psychology and Community Support

2 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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A short recorded conversation led by Robert Whitfield MD about integrating biological, psychological, and social/community support in patient care. Dr. Whitfield describes a strong, well-developed biologic program (testing, detox, surgery, supplementation, support) but notes the psychological and social-support components remain underdeveloped — "2/3 of the equation" is not fully fulfilled. He mentions in-office methods to induce a parasympathetic state, a New Zealand device called a "flopresso" (temperature and frequency settings to reduce lymphatic congestion and enhance drainage), and use of hyperbaric and red light therapy. He also references partnering with therapists (Amanda Savage Brown) and community resources, and the problem of patients feeling gaslit or not believed by the medical community.

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Yeah, I often try to explain it and you know, I can work in the biologic very well. We have a extremely aggressive, well oiled program for that. When we look at testing and detox and surgery and supplementation and support. But we don't have a other 2/3 of the equation with psychology and social support because those the areas are, you know, we're trying to build more and more community for our, our patients and have other resources, things like books and, or therapy opportunities with Amanda savage brown. So 2/3 of the equation is not completely fulfilled in this situation and it leaves a lot of room for improvement. And we have in our office ways to get into a parasympathetic state. We have a specific device from New Zealand called a flopresso that helps really both reduce lymphatic congestion and so it enhances drainage. But it has a temperature setting, we use frequency settings. It helps really get people into a parasympathetic state. And then we use hyperbaric and red light therapy as well. And you.
Know, I think the, the other thing that obviously leads to so much problems is people feeling like there's gaslighting or other things that have happened in the medical community where they're not being believed or understood.