Holistic Health Assessment in Greenville, SC
Whole-person health evaluation using Chinese medical diagnosis (tongue, pulse, pattern analysis) with Dr. Hendry, DAOM. Greenville, SC. Call (864) 365-6156.
"I can't say enough good things about Dr. Hendry. He really listens to your experience and what you need to share about your situation, is patient, and takes the time to explain clearly what acupuncture is about."
— Catherine Hosack · April 2015 · Google Review
The holistic health assessment is Dr. Hendry's constitutional health evaluation — an appointment where Chinese medical diagnosis takes the lead. Radial pulse quality across twelve positions, tongue coating and texture, facial color, and constitutional body type are the primary diagnostic tools. This is not an annual physical with Chinese medicine bolted on. It is a classical whole-person evaluation, built on 2,000 years of systematic clinical observation, that often surfaces organizing patterns that standard workups miss entirely.
This evaluation is distinct from our Functional Medicine Consultation, which leads with laboratory data — cortisol testing, comprehensive thyroid panels, hormone profiles, organic acids, and microbiome analysis. If your primary interest is biomarker-driven investigation, that appointment is the better fit. The holistic health assessment is the right choice if you want a constitutional picture: understanding how your systems interact, where your inherent vulnerabilities lie, and what your body's long-term patterns reveal about your health trajectory.
Patients who choose this evaluation are typically dealing with conditions that have a clear constitutional dimension — long-standing fatigue with a specific quality to it, digestive patterns that resist dietary changes, emotional and physical symptoms that seem interrelated, or recurring challenges without a clear biomedical explanation. The assessment covers comprehensive health history, full Chinese medical examination, dietary and lifestyle review, relevant physical examination, and review of any available laboratory data. Dr. Hendry then builds a prioritized treatment roadmap. Most patients describe it as the most thorough health evaluation they have had.
How Holistic Health Assessment Works
Your holistic health assessment is a 60–90 minute structured appointment covering: comprehensive health history and lifestyle review, Chinese medical diagnostic examination, functional medicine systems questionnaire, dietary analysis, review of any available laboratory data, physical examination relevant to your presenting concerns, and identification of priority health challenges. Dr. Hendry then builds a prioritized, practical treatment roadmap — indicating which issues require immediate attention, which are suitable for lifestyle intervention, and which warrant further testing or specialist referral.
Conditions Treated with Holistic Health Assessment
Holistic Health Assessment vs. Annual Physical
A standard annual physical includes measurement of vital signs, BMI, and a basic CBC with metabolic panel. The appointment typically runs 15–20 minutes. A physician reviews whether values are in or out of conventional reference ranges and screens for acute disease. Sub-optimal function — a thyroid that's working but not optimally, an HPA axis that's dysregulated, early insulin resistance, micronutrient deficiencies, gut dysbiosis — does not typically generate a conventional abnormal result. The holistic health assessment at IHP runs 60–90 minutes and applies Chinese medical diagnosis (pulse, tongue, constitutional patterns), functional medicine systems review (gut, hormonal, immune, neurological, detoxification), dietary assessment, and environmental health history. If additional testing is indicated, it is ordered with specific clinical rationale. Many patients who have received "all your labs look fine" responses for years leave their holistic health assessment with a clear biological picture, specific findings, and an actionable plan for the first time.
Research & Evidence
Comprehensive integrative health assessment produces superior outcomes compared to standard care for complex chronic conditions. A 2019 study in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine evaluated functional medicine patients at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine and found significantly greater improvements in health-related quality of life at 6 months compared to patients receiving matched conventional primary care — with the multi-system, personalized evaluation model driving the outcome difference. The systems biology model underlying the holistic health assessment is supported by research demonstrating that most chronic conditions involve multiple interconnected biological systems — a reality that single-specialty conventional evaluation frameworks are structurally unable to address comprehensively.
Your First Appointment
Bring all prior labs and any relevant medical records. Complete the intake forms we email you in advance to maximize the time available for analysis rather than paperwork. Think broadly about your health concerns — this assessment is designed to surface issues that may not have been recognized or connected by other providers. Many patients leave their holistic health assessment with clarity and a sense of direction they haven't had in years.
Why Dr. Hendry for Holistic Health Assessment
Dr. Hendry's dual training in Oriental medicine and functional medicine — supported by 25 years of clinical experience — allows him to synthesize information from multiple diagnostic frameworks into a coherent clinical picture. His research background means he can distinguish between conditions supported by strong evidence and those where more cautious interpretation is warranted. This rigor makes the holistic health assessment more clinically useful than a generic wellness evaluation.