Francis Holistic Medical Center is a holistic private practice utilizing an integrative functional medicine approach based upon the Environmental Medicine model. Dr. LaCava established Francis Holistic Medical Center in the Worcester area in 1993 in order to provide safe effective treatments for allergies and complex chronic illnesses to adults and children in Central Massachusetts and the greater Boston MetroWest area.
Dr. LaCava has committed his practice to helping patients struggling with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivities, Lyme Disease, multiple allergies and other chronic complex illnesses.
Dr. LaCava has committed his practice to helping patients struggling with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivities, Lyme Disease, multiple allergies and other chronic complex illnesses.
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Francis Holistic Medical Center has been providing quality medical care in the Worcester County area for a very long time. We specialize in medical detective work. You can count on Francis Holistic Medical to help you find the solution that will help you get well, and stay well. We provide integrative, functional medicine in Central Massachusetts in the Worcester area. Many of our patients come from Boston and the Metrowest Boston area as well as all areas of Massachusetts and the other New England states.
Dr LaCava has been in practice for over 40 years and is devoted to helping the hard-to-diagnose and hard-to-treat chronically ill patients. He is board certified in Environmental Medicine, which focuses on defining and treating the causes of the disease. His treatments include dietary restructuring, allergy shots, intravenous nutrition, chelation therapy, detoxification, bio-identical hormone replacement and oral nutritional supplementation.
As you know, B. is a 4 and a half year old boy who has been suffering from asthma for 3 and a half years. His symptoms include cough, nasal congestion, headaches, upset stomach, and wheezing. He also has eczema. He has been on many medications since then, including inhalers. Whenever he came down with a cold, the wheezing would start and eventually he would end up with an asthma attack and an emergency room or office visit would be necessary. Upon his last visit to your office when he was experiencing difficulty, you ran some blood work for food allergies.
We offer several types of skin testing and treatments. These include Provocative Neutralization testing, Allergen Patch testing, and conventional allergy testing. What is an allergy? An allergy is an unpleasant physical reaction that you experience when your body is exposed to a substance to which you are hypersensitive.
Reviews (2)
Shannon Breslin
May 01, 2021
Alice Curl
Nov 13, 2020
Today, October 26, 2020, I sent my 18 year old daughter to visit Dr. LaCava. I was a former patient of his and made the appt. for her. My daughter came back from her appt. crying. She is suffering from anxiety and depression. Dr. LaCava told her "she will never get better" and told her to take vitamins. I am going to report him to the authorities, this was very upsetting for me and my daughter. Why would he bully her? He should know better!
