Almost everyone gets a cold during the winter months and for the majority of cold-sufferers, rest, fluids, and over-the-counter medications are enough to help them recover. But winter sickness can mean something more serious for the 5-20% of US residents that come down with the flu each season, with approximately 200,000 hospitalizations attributed annually to [...]
Pain can come in many forms; it can be the result of an injury, surgery or an illness; it can be intense pain or a subtle ache; it may be acute or longstanding, localized or widespread. However it manifests the bottom line for anyone in pain is: the sooner the recovery, the better the quality [...]
Q: As a breast cancer survivor, I have started to notice swelling in my arm on the same side as my surgery, could that be lymphedema? What would the treatment for that include? Does it hurt? Answered by Michele McLellan, PT, OCS, CLT A:You may indeed be starting to develop lymphedema. One sign that you [...]
Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) is often confused with naltrexone, which is a pharmaceutical medication used in doses of 50 mg or more to treat alcohol and narcotic pain pill addiction or other opiate abuse. Low-dose naltrexone is a specially compounded capsule of 1.5 to 4.5 mg of naltrexone to help the body combat chronic illness states. It [...]
Naturally people are under the assumption that paying for their medications through their insurance plan allows them the best price available, however, this is not always the case. Consumers are losing out on potential savings because of “gag clauses” that prevent pharmacies from disclosing lower prices for prescription medications if paid “out-of-pocket” instead of using [...]
A new medication was recently approved by the FDA for migraine sufferers. According to the FDA, Aimovig is the first in a new class of drugs "that work by blocking the activity of calcitonin gene-related peptide, a molecule that is involved in migraine attacks." An article published in Science News explains what is known - [...]
Within the foundation of osteopathy is the concept that freedom of movement within all structures of the body is the key to their healthy functioning and self-healing abilities. Life is movement, a result of our muscles, bones and organs moving together harmoniously. Visceral manipulation is one such manual technique that fully embraces this concept. How [...]
Acupuncture and pain relief go hand in hand. Every month new research is published confirming that acupuncture can effectively relieve a variety of pain conditions from migraines to back pain. In fact, there has been so much research in support of its efficacy that in the battle to fight opioid dependency, some major medical organizations [...]
Cold laser therapy (CLT), also known as low level laser therapy (LLLT) is a modality that has been used by the medical profession for decades to treat acute and chronic pain conditions ranging from tendonitis and bursitis, to back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome. CLT is the application of low levels of red and near [...]
Behind functional medicine is a wonderfully simple philosophy that treats the body as a whole, interconnected system which looks at mind, body, and spirit as contributing elements to a person’s overall state of health. Functional medicine is evidence-based and seeks to identify the root cause of disease by probing into the unique history of a patient’s life and genetics, as well as environmental and lifestyle factors.
