Recent News Articles

Platelet-Rich Plasma Helps Tennis Elbow

Study: PRP Beats Cortisone Shots for Tennis Elbow Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) -- the latest, still-controversial treatment for tendon injuries -- heals tennis elbow better than corticosteroid shots, a new study suggests. Because they get very little blood, injured...

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Why did physical therapy make me worse?

By Dr. Michael Brown, MD, DC As a spine interventional specialist I am typically referred patients for consultation that have failed usual conservative means. A common complaint that I hear quite frequently is “I tried physical therapy and it made be worse”. Physical...

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Nitric Oxide

The Miracle Molecule Nitric oxide is a signaling molecule and a gas. It tells the arteries to relax, which improves circulation and blood flow. The discovery of this “miracle molecule” won the Nobel Price in 1998 and was named “Molecule of the Year” in 1992. Nitric...

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TENS Unit

A "CMS 3000 TENS unit" is a pocket size, portable, battery-operated device that sends electrical impulses to certain parts of the body to block pain signals. The CMS 3000 TENS unit sends comfortable impulses through the skin that stimulate the nerve (or nerves) in the...

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Topical Prescription Creams vs. Narcotics and Opiods

A recent survey has shown why switching to topical prescription creams can greatly benefit those who are addicted to opiods and other narcotics.       The survey conducted in 2013 by the Patient Outcomes Analytics (POA) interviewed 3,600 chronic pain...

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

TMS--used primarily for the aberrant mood swings experienced by TBI patients including depression, anxiety, etc. There is also evidence that TMS is beneficial for pain experienced by TBI patients. http://psychiatry.yale.edu/research/programs/clinical_people/rtms.aspx...

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Transcranial Low-Level Laser Therapy

What is LLLT? Low-Level Laser Therapy is a unique form of laser light that reduces inflammatory mediators such as prostanglandins, decrease bleeding, and improve mitochondrial ATP production.  LLLT has been shown to penetrate the skull to directly aid damaged...

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Prolotherapy: The Non-Surgical Therapy

It's called prolotherapy -- a modern procedure growing in popularity that is based on the ancient techniques of creating a small injury to prompt healing. Back then, it was a hot poker, placed into a ligament. It's a needle essentially filled with sugar water. The...

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Journal of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine

MEET DR. NORM SHEALY – HOLISTIC PAIN & DEPRESSION SPECIALIST Norman Shealy is one of the world’s leading experts in pain & depression management. He was the first physician to specialize in the resolution of chronic pain. A pioneer in developing safe and...

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Meditation vs. Medication

Through meditation our mind begins to settle, and as it does, something extraordinary takes place: all the fragmented aspects of ourselves come home. Negativity and aggression, pain, suffering, and frustration are actually defused. Often, you may feel the situation...

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CranioSacral Therapy

Certain light-touches to the cranium can relieve stress and enhance brain function by lessening connective tissue strain. Reducing the stress, the brain cells are able to work at their optimal level and address sites throughout the body that are compromised....

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Getting to the Root Causes of Your Health Issues

Wendy Elkin is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Functional Diagnostic who offers holistic alternatives for men and women who want to heal the root causes of health issues. Step-by-step programs combine her background in nutritional therapy and training...

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Hyperbaric Oxygenation Effects on Blood Flow

Hyperbaric Oxygenation (HBOT) directly and dramatically increases tissue oxygenation, slowing and reversing hypoxic induced apoptosis. HBOT does this by restoring blood supply to the compromised region by the generation of new capillary networks...

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Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection or PRP Injection

Tendon disorders comprise 30% to 50% of all activity-related injuries; chronic degenerative tendon disorders (tendinopathy) occur frequently and are difficult to treat. Tendon regeneration might be improved by injecting platelet-rich plasma (PRP), an increasingly used...

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Ozone Therapy Research Articles

Dr. Hughes' primary rationale for use of injected ozone, alongside its benefits to mitigate pain, is its safe and very potent antimicrobial effects as part of sterile technique. Ozone therapy can induce the following biological responses Improves blood circulation and...

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Mechanisms of Action Involved in Ozone Therapy

The therapeutic efficacy of ozone therapy may be partly due the controlled and moderate oxidative stress produced by the reactions of ozone with several biological components. The line between effectiveness and toxicity of ozone may be dependent on the strength of the...

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How Safe Is Your Cookware?

You maybe trying to eat healthy by buying organic fruits and veggies and cooking home meals, but you may not realize the pots and pans you use to cook are poisoning you. You may not even give a second thought about what you use to prepare your meals. You may even feel...

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The Vital Psoas Muscle

Connecting , Physical , Emotional & Spiritual Well  Being Excerpts from Author Joann Stauguards- Jones book The Vital Psoas Muscle   The core area of our bodies is made up of a group of muscles that girdle the spine to hold it in balance. The Psoas Major is...

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New Treatment for Headaches and TBI

Without needles, cotton swabs, atomizer sprays, or systemic narcotics, the SphenoCath has been shown to deliver pain relief in a 15 minute procedure! When it comes to serious chronic and episodic migrainous pain, SPG blocks have been proven to be effective.  An SPG...

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