Low back pain (LBP) is the most common medical condition, affecting an estimated 50% of adults annually, and affecting 70-80% of adults at some point in their lives. In 1998, total health care expenditures incurred by individuals with low back pain were estimated at $91 billion (1% of gross domestic product).
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Integrative Care: a New Treatment Trend in the Care of Low-Back Pain
May 1st, 2012Diseases and disorders that can be treated with acupuncture
April 30th, 2012The World Health Organization has reported that acupuncture therapy; tested in controlled clinical trials and reported in recent literature, is considered effective for1:
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Acupuncture for atypical celiac disease
January 3rd, 2012I am very happy to announce that a case report I wrote as part of the Masters of Science program at the National University of Health Sciences, submitted in November 2010 and accepted in June 2011, has gone into publication in the peer-reviewed Journal of Chiropractic Medicine. The subject was considered very timely and interesting by the peer reviewers.
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What about acupuncture and moxibustion for turning a breech baby?
September 12th, 2011The statistics showing that 92% of babies in utero are head down at 34 weeks and 97% are head down at full term1 suggest that most babies present head first (cephalically) in preparation for labor and delivery. Complete or incomplete breech presentation, when the baby’s head is not down, occurs in 3-4% of all births, and most often leads to a caesarian section to avoid potential complications in labor and delivery.
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Beyond the Stretch: The Benefits of Yoga
March 16th, 2011The stress-reducing benefits of yoga have been purported for ages. Now scientific researchers are beginning to quantify and qualify the various ways this stress reduction can be measured.
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Osteoporosis
January 16th, 2011Introduction
Osteoporosis is estimated to cause 1.5 million fractures—mainly of the spine and hip— annually in the United States. The morbidity and indirect mortality rates are very high; 50% of hip fractures result in mortality and of the 50% that leave the hospital, 50% go to nursing homes and never leave. Osteoporosis is characterized by a decrease in the amount of bone present to a level below which it is capable of maintaining the structural integrity of the skeleton.1 Sometimes the first symptom of osteoporosis is a spontaneous vertebral fracture. The rate of bone formation in osteoporosis is often normal, whereas the rate of bone resorption is increased. The most common cause of osteoporosis is declining levels of estrogen associated with menopause in women, although other causes such as alcoholism and celiac disease exist as well.
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What Can I Do For My Daily Headaches?
December 1st, 2010Continually taking over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can make your headaches worse over a long period of time. The result of NSAID overuse is a rebound headache, which compounds your existing headache.
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Acupuncture and Celebrity Pregnancies
November 12th, 2010Celine Dion credits acupuncture for the success of her sixth round of IVF, her healthy pregnancy and the ultimate delivery of twin boys, Eddy and Nelson, in October 2010.
More recently, Mariah Carey proudly announced that she was pregnant and due in the spring of 2011. Her husband notes in an interview on people.com that acupuncture helped Mariah recover from a painful miscarriage and get pregnant naturally.
Acupuncture is widely accepted as a helpful complementary alternative medicine modality, and my fertility patients report without exception that they feel more relaxed after a session.
It is universally agreed upon that the relaxing effects of acupuncture are conducive to a more receptive fertile state.
Feed Your Cells and Keep Them Young
August 24th, 2010TIMEHEALTH February 22, 2010
Omega-3 fatty acids – found in fish oil and flaxseed – are already known to help protect you from such age-related illnesses as heart disease [and cancer]. Now research shows they may slow cellular aging.
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Midwest Yoga Conference Mini-Excerpt
June 5th, 2010Why do we recommend a grain-free diet as part of our fertility program? Based on the scientific research cited in this article, we believe wheat-avoidance is an integral part of restoration of health and fertility.
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