RCT Confirms that Acupuncture Can Alleviate Sciatic Pain and Improve Function
Photo Cred: PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock By Karolyn Gazella The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the human body extending from the low back where the nerve fibers converge...
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Integrative Pain Management: A Fibromyalgia Case Study
Photo Cred: PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock By Integrative Practitioner Staff Laura is a 53-year old woman who listed a number of health issues on her intake form’s line for “chief...
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Case Study: Treating Low Back Pain with Integrative Medicine
Photo Cred: Pranithan Chorruangsak/Shutterstock By Integrative Practitioner Staff Scott is a 44-year-old male with lower back pain, muscular spasms, and sciatic nerve symptoms. He is a businessman who spends a...
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Q&A: Healing the Fascia for Pain Management with Dr. Hal Blatman
Photo Cred: SKT Studio/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge “When practitioners learn how to treat damaged fascia, they can help their patients get out of pain like theu never knew before,”...
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The fascial system and its relation to wellbeing
Photo Cred: Tima Miroshnickenko/Pexels By Brittany Vargas Whether we’re hit by an unexpected life event or an injury, the fascia — a large category of connective tissues holding together the...
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Improving surgical outcomes with perioperative acupuncture
Photo Cred: Thirdman/Pexels By Bill Reddy, LAc, DiplAc Surgical interventions can be viewed as controlled car accidents, depending on what tissues and structures are involved. Both entail somatic and visceral...
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Supporting labral hip tear healing with integrative therapies
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A labral tear in the hip refers to an injury of the surrounding cartilage in the socket part of the hip joint,...
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Q&A: Reflecting on the past, looking to the future with the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Photo Cred: Sindre Strom/Pexels By Liz Gold The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine recently celebrated its 20th anniversary in May. A collaboration between Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical...
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