Integrative medicine focuses on treating the whole person, not just the parts of their bodies affected by illness. This relatively new approach to treatment combines alternative healing modalities such as acupuncture, massage, biofeedback, yoga, tai chi, breathwork, and other stress-reduction techniques to complement traditional or mainstream medical treatments. Drawing upon modalities (some ancient) used in other cultures, integrative medicine stresses the importance of seeing the person as whole and not the sum of his or her diseases.
You can use one or many of these healing modalities including nutritional counseling, biofeedback, and chiropractic treatments if they make you feel better and help you toward achieving a healthy wholeness that is more conductive to spiritual practice. You will have a difficult time meditating or practicing yoga postures if your sciatica is screaming with pain. Treat the body and get the healing you need (ask the angels to guide you to the right modality and clinic or doctor). Maybe you just need the human touch because you have been grieving. If that’s the case, getting a massage on a regular basis could prove efficacious.