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Pain Treatment with Addictive Analgesics: A National Emergency

State governmental bodies and many clinicians are concerned about the increasing volume of adverse outcomes associated with use of opiates. Not since the Civil War have there been so many persons addicted to opiates or experienced terminal events. It is t... Read >

Faith: A Historic and Cutting-Edge Health Instrument

After discussing numerous options, the patient is willing to add prayer and meditation his treatment regimen. He had not grown up with alternative medicine. Moreover, although he was reared in a “religious" household, he had no prior understanding or expe... Read >

Extreme Pain Management with Narcotics: A National Disaster

State governments and physicians are very concerned about the alarming numbers of negative outcomes resulting from use of opiates. Not since the Civil War have so many patients become addicted to or suffered terminal events from use of opiates. It is an e... Read >

Faith: Both Ancient and a 21st Century Medical Tool

Other treatment being insufficient to address his needs, the patient decides to add prayer to his treatment regimen. He is only vaguely familiar with this approach in spite of having been reared in a “religious" family. He has little understanding or past... Read >

Inversion equipment: superior to manual adjustments

Is the act of lying with your body tilted head downwards to relieve neck and back pain an irrational proposition? If you think so, reconsider your perceptions. Spinal inversion is probably rooted in the dawn of documented human medical care. Inversion has... Read >

Using TENS to Alleviate My Lower Paraspinal Pain

Numerous patients prefer alternative therapies as primary means to address musculoskeletal symptoms. This brief presentation introduces one of the alternatives, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). TENS delivery is performed by placement... Read >

Inversion systems: better than manual adjustments

Lying with your body tilted head downwards to relieve neck and back pain seems irrational. However, you need to reconsider this perception. Spinal inversion is apparently founded in the dawn of documented human health care. Inversion has been around since... Read >

Acupressure: not really an alternative therapy

Classical and traditional Chinese Medicine is characterized by a range of practices originating in eastern Asia. It is well accepted in China and numerous parts of the world, but considered an alternative medicine elsewhere. Elements include herbs, dietar... Read >

Applying TENS to Resolve My Lower Spinal Pain

An increasing number of people seek alternative approaches as the primary means to address their musculoskeletal symptoms. The following is a simple introduction to one option, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). TENS application is acc... Read >

Acupuncture therapy for contemporary health

Chinese Medicine, classical and traditional involves a range of practices originating in eastern Asia. Although well accepted throughout China and many other parts of the world, it is considered an alternative medicine in the West. Practices include use o... Read >

Muscular trigger point manual intervention to cure lumbar pain

You are here to cure your back pain. Additionally, traditional intervention has not worked for you. As such, you want a new approach. Think of pain as a blank page and treatment approaches as various sized hole punches that punch out the pain. It is ev... Read >

Focal muscular spasm intervention to relieve focal pain

You want to cure your back pain. To date, other intervention has not worked for you. You are ready for a new approach. View pain as a blank page and treatment approaches as various sized hole punches that punch out the pain. It is obvious that none of ... Read >