White Oak Medical Center

read moreDr. Victoria Shikhman is a founder and a Clinical Director of White Oak Center. She established the center in 2005 to provide the highest quality holistic care with a very individual approach to serving her patients' physical, emotional and spiritual health care needs. Dr. Shikhman is board certified Naturopathic Physician and a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP). She is a licensed naturopathic physician in the State of Connecticut. Dr. Shikhman's extensive experience in naturopathic medicine, acupuncture and Chinese medicine, botanical medicine, homeopathy, and clinical nutrition allows her to successfully treat many acute and chronic diseases.

read moreDownload and print the PDF documents here. Your initial consultation will run from 60 - 90 minutes. Dr. Shikhman will examine your medical history and discuss the health concerns that brought you in. Please come prepared to provide details regarding your eating habits, sleep and work patterns, health history, stress factors, and more. It is highly recommended that you bring along copies of previous tests, lab results and a list of the names of all medications or natural supplements you are presently taking.

read moreWhether you undress completely, or keep some clothes on, you will be appropriately draped at all times during the massage. It depends on the techniques used and the extent of your injuries or pain. Initial pressure will relax specific areas and release tight muscles. Deep Tissue, Myofascial, and in particular Lyme massage, mean deeper pressure and more intensive work. Even if certain areas are painful or sore during the massage, this is normal and should dissipate after a few sessions. Cupping involves placing glass, on the skin surface and creating a vacuum by suctioning out the air.

read moreNaturopathic Medicine has been around since the late 1800s. At that time "naturopathy" was used to describe an increasingly popular mode of therapeutics that drew from both western as well as indigenous medicines of the world. Today at White Oak Medical we use scientifically proven and evidence based alternative therapies such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, clinical nutrition and homeopathy to treat everyday health problems, as well as many acute and chronic conditions. As Naturopathic Doctors (NDs) our focus is on disease prevention, activating the body's own inherent healing ability, treating the whole person and educating our patients to be partners in their own health care.

read moreTherapeutic Massage Therapy is an integral part of the treatment we offer at White Oak Center. Studies show that massage can help alleviate conditions such as anxiety, digestive disorders, fibromyalgia, headaches, insomnia related to stress, soft tissue strains or injuries, sports injuries and temporomandibular joint pain. Our Massage Therapist is highly trained in this aggressive massage geared specifically to Lyme patients. The technique stimulates organ systems, engages your immune system, relieves muscle spasms and adhesions, improves neuralgia and stimulates circulation of your blood and lymphatic fluid in order to improve your body's ability to detoxify.