Clinic of Integrative Medical Rehabilitation

As a practicing physician with a longstanding European Medical background Dr. Marina Kropp, MD offers our community a unique combination of medical services. Her conventional medical training received in Europe and the US has served as a necessary foundation allowing for the optimal understanding and application of the fundamental principles of Holistic and Alternative Medicine. In addition to a conventional medical background Dr. Kropp completed her European postgraduate four year Fellowship in Acupuncture, Homeopathy, and some other Holistic modalities. While encompassing the beauty of both worlds, this unique training combination provides her with powerful leverage allowing for the full integration of both systems.

Dr. Kropp completed four years of postdoctoral Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and is Board Certified in Physiatry. Physiatry (fizz ee at' tri) is a field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. While generally endorsing the ultimate goal of functional restoration, this area of Medicine is specifically designated to diagnose and treat a wide range of both immediate and longstanding problems including diseases of Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular systems (including diseases of Joints, Spine as well as Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems), consequences of Cardiovascular events (such as stroke), management of Posttraumatic brain injury, as well as Spasticity management. The field of Physiatry is applicable to patients in all age groups.

An additional year Fellowship in Neurophysiology and Electrodiagnostic Medicine followed Dr. Kropp's four years of postdoctoral Residency in Physiatry. This field of medicine represents a subspecialty of Medicine which is also known as Neuromuscular Medicine. As a Board Certified physician in the field of Neurophysiology and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Dr. Kropp specializes in diagnosing and treating focal and generalized disorders of muscles and nerves as encompassed by the area of Neuromuscular Medicine.

In addition, Dr. Kropp is Board Certified in Homeopathy and Complementary/Alternative Medicine and was awarded the title of Homeopathic Medical Doctor (HMD). This extremely unique title is only awarded to 0.06% of qualified physicians throughout the US (considering the total number of the country's practicing physicians).

Dr. Kropp's personal mission is based on approaching the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in continuity with the fundamental principles of Medical Philosophy as they date back to the time of the Greatest Physician and the Father of Medicine - Hippocrates. This medical approach is guided by the Essential Principles and Laws of Natural Medicine. When practiced by a knowledgeable physician these principles ultimately translate into both mental and physical Health, also known as Wellness.

Dr. Kropp is fully versed in integrating the majority of holistic approaches into her medical practice to create a unique integrative system which benefits patients by optimally balancing their medical care.

Services offered through the Clinic of Integrative Medical Rehabilitation consist of efficient conventional and alternative diagnostic and treatment modalities including: Specialized Physical Evaluation, Electrodiagnostic testing, Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Biotherapeutic drainage, as well as Herbal Therapy and selected Nutritional Supplementation. The uniqueness of Dr. Kropp's practice originates from the harmonic application of these powerful tools in accordance with the personal expertise of its practitioner.

At this time the highly efficient, non-surgical/non-invasive restorative approach offered through the Clinic of Integrative Medical Rehabilitation includes, but is not limited to following medical conditions:

Acute and Chronic Musculoskeletal disorders
Various Neuromuscular conditions
Various Diseases of Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems in all age groups
Low Back Pain
Acute and Chronic Pain Syndromes
Arthritis of various origin
Fibromyalgia
Chronic Fatigue
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Consequences of Stroke and other cardiovascular events
ADHD and certain forms of Autism in children
Chronic ailments of internal organs
Allergies and Immunological Diseases

Utilization of following conventional and holistic approaches allows Dr. Kropp to treat medical cases based on and according to the individual patient's needs.

Physiatry utilizes conventional medical approaches as defined by the scope of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Efficient electrodiagnostic exams may be performed as needed to evaluate for a possibility of various neuromuscular conditions and abnormalities.
Biotherapeutic Drainage which addresses intra/extra cellular detoxification using customized combination of natural remedies specific to the individual patient's needs.
Homeopathy which employs both classical and a combination of homeopathic remedies addressing various medical conditions using natural homeopathic products inclusive of oral, drops, injectable liquids and creams.
Acupuncture which implements minimally invasive treatment modality of dealing with multiple medical imbalances throughout the body.
Herbal Therapy which addresses management of chronic ailments through utilization of high quality tinctures and solutions made from the purest European grown plants and herbs.
Meridian Stress Assessment this unique assessment tool provides a completely non-invasive method of gaining valuable information about the body's vital functions to disclose patterns of stress; it also provides an important feedback allowing the restoration of each system to an appropriate balance.

Dr. Kropp continues to partner with other physicians and medical providers within the Milwaukee area to assist the community residents in total patient care.

To make an appointment, please call at: 414- 243-4049.