More Patients Turn to Alternative Therapies
By Amy Patterson-Neubert Journal and Courier For almost two years, Vicki Clark has suffered from frozen shoulder – adhesive capsulitis – a condition that inflicted shooting pain in her upper left back, shoulder and neck area. Clark sought relief from a variety of specialists in traditional medicine but she finally found relief from ‘merging two […] |
Self-Prescribing Herbs Can be Risky
Originally printed in the Journal and Courier, Sunday, July 22,2001 by Amy Patterson-Neubert, Journal and Courier. Patients should inform doctors of all medications being taken Garlic isn’t usually pegged as I life threatening. But when patients self-prescribe this herb for cholesterol and blood pressure concerns and then fail to tell their anesthesiologist or surgeon, health […] |
Merging East with West
By Sharon L. Martin “Take her or heal her.” It was her mother’s agonizing prayer that saved Angelica Kokkalis’ life and set her on a journey of healing others. When Angelica Kokkalis was 3 years old, she began having grand mal epileptic seizures. The seizures became so severe that her physician prescribed Valium. It left […] |
Fibromyalgia Treatments Through the Chinese System of Medicine
Treating fibromyalgia in Chinese medicine focuses on ridding the body of the invading pathogens, restoring normal circulation and flow of blood and Qi, promoting emotional harmony and fortifying the Kidney/Vitality system. Effective treatments include acupuncture, warming needle therapy, point injection therapy, Qigong, moxibustion, herbal and dietary therapies, cupping, massage and therapeutic exercise. A. Methods of […] |
Introduction to Chinese Medicine Analgesia
The term “Traditional Chinese medicine” T.C.M., makes reference to a number of practices, especially acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal formulas and their theoretical basis that has developed in China during a period of about 2,500 years. A theory of nature –and of health and disease– was set forth in the concepts of two essential forces yin […] |
