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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Back Pain: Movement is Medicine
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mindfulness Meditation
Persistent pain is not only life-altering for the patient, (causing missed worked days or early...
Nonsurgical Removal of Bone Spurs and Scar Tissue
View a Slideshow about this technique practiced by Dr. Hughes at Aspen Integrative Medicine