Same-day urgent care service for prescription medications, treatment of infections and injuries
Alternative and conventional approaches are combined with the goal to provide relief from symptoms or acquire more energy so you can have more fun, be more productive, or have time for family, friends, and the things you enjoy.
We do urgent care, physical exams, order tests and scans, start and refill prescription drugs, perform procedures and referrals.
Alternative treatments often eliminate problems or manage issues to reduce costs, prevent hospitalizations and avoid prescription drug side effects. Many choices are available with wellness care and natural treatments.
Telephone consults eliminate travel time to and from the doctor's office and eliminate waiting room time. This allows evaluation and management from remote locations.
You can stop by and purchase supplements for a wide variety of conditions without becoming a patient. You can call and purchase supplements which we will ship to you.
Most insurance is accepted. We are unable to accept Medicare, Medicaid, L&I, or CHPW at this time. We offer a discounted cash visit for patients with no insurance, insurance we cannot accept, or patients with high deductible insurance.
David is a nationally certified Physician Assistant who provides integrated conventional and alternative medical care at Natural Medicines & Family Practice under the supervision of Dr. Richard Faiola, MD, ABFM.
1315 Ruddell Road SE
Lacey, Washington 98503
P: (360) 357-8054
F: (360) 236-9703
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NATURAL MEDICINES & FAMILY PRACTICE 1315 Ruddell Rd. SE Lacey, WA 360-357-8054 website: natmeds.net Auriculotherapy We use Auriculotherapy, which is ear acupuncture point stimulation with specialized electrical devices that requires no needles, to treat a wide variety of conditions. Originally … Continue reading
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Infrared Therapy I’ve heard about infrared therapy for years and became a believer after seeing my wife’s serious knee injury improve in two days. She improved so much she was hiking within two days of her injury and skiing within … Continue reading
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NATURAL MEDICINES & FAMILY PRACTICE David Overton, PA-C 1315 Ruddell Rd. SE Lacey, WA 360-357-8054 website: natmeds.net Chronic Pain or Neurological Problems: What Goes Wrong Chronic pain or neurological disease is often related to immune dysfunction and we are getting … Continue reading
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Peripheral Neuropathy, Neuritis or Neuralgia (nerve damage and dysfunction) Part 1 Peripheral neuropathy (PN) means damage to the nerves of the peripheral nervous system. There are several types: • Polyneuropathy where many nerves are involved • Autonomic neuropathy • Mononeuropathy … Continue reading
Natural Medicines & Family Practice David Overton, PA-C 1315 Ruddell Rd SE Lacey, WA 360-357-8054 website: www.natmeds.net Steroid shots: short term gain for long-term pain Researchers published results in Lancet (December of 2010) reviewing 41 studies involving 2,672 patients who … Continue reading
NATURAL MEDICINES & FAMILY PRACTICE 1315 Ruddell Rd. SE Lacey, WA 360-357-8054 website: natmeds.net Why I recommend Trigger Point Injections and Auriculotherapy Trigger points are muscle knots or nodules that cause muscle or nerve pain. They can radiate to other … Continue reading