by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| Other Recommendations
Various physical therapy modalities (exercise, heat, cold, diathermy, ultrasound, etc.) performed by physical therapists, naturopathic physicians, and chiropractors are often very beneficial in improving joint mobility and reducing pain in sufferers of OA. The importance of physical therapy appears to be quite significant, especially when administered regularly.
Beyond physical therapy, glucosamine sulfate is a very effective natural product for OA. Glucosamine is a simple molecule that can be manufactured in the body. |
Rick Levy and Lou Aronica
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 Maybe it's a new wonder drug, a new form of physical therapy or diet, or a new supplement or herbal medicine. Pick whatever feels best to you. The doctor tells you more about the drug and then says, "Follow this new regimen and you'll feel a lot better soon'.'
You leave the doctor's office feeling hopeful and energized. You jump right on the new therapy. Imagine yourself now taking the new medicine or supplement or going to physical therapy. Imagine that a little time goes by and you notice, "Hey, I am getting better. The doctor really knows what he's talking about. |
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| THE STUDY
A study at Brigham and Women's Hospital looked at 19 patients who had low-back pain— six received conventional care and 13 received integrated care, which included acupuncture, chiropractic, internal medicine, massage therapy, neurology, nursing, nutritional counseling, occupational therapy, orthopedics, psychiatry/mind-body, physical therapy and rheumatologic.
Over the 12-week study period, the patients in the integrative care group had a significantly greater reduction in pain scores and a greater improvement in function than the conventional care group. |
Ray D. Strand
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 He reported back to me that he was now able to get up and down to walk about twenty times each day. His physical therapy also helped, and his overall strength began to improve. The most exciting thing for Carl was the fact that he was able to continue to paint. When he painted, he could forget about the Parkinson's disease, at least for a while.
Most would look at Parkinson's as an artist's worst enemy because it significantly affects muscle movements. But Carl continues to show his work at some of the nation's most competitive art shows. |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
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 Your doctor should be able to set you up with appropriate physical therapy and a gentle exercise program that keeps your joints as supple as possible and the muscles that support them strong.
Think you couldn't possibly exercise through your arthritis pain? Although arthritis is a leading cause of disability, it's not always painful. Surprisingly, x-ray findings of arthritic damage to joints are a poor predictor of the amount of pain experienced by the person being x-rayed. |
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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 In 2001, I recovered well with immunoglobulin treatments followed by months of physical therapy. Although I was left with strange neurological bells and whistles—jingly nerve endings, tired, locked muscles, twitchy connections—it seemed a minuscule price to pay for being able to walk unassisted again. I was so very fortunate.
Still, other problems emerged. I was told that I also had leuco-penia, a dangerously low white blood cell count. Leucopenia and GBS came on the heels of two earlier autoimmune diagnoses that had spanned the previous fifteen years. |
Marshall Editions
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 It is recommended that the patient have physical therapy so that the shoulder does not become frozen and to strengthen muscle groups. The use of steroid injections is debatable, but if the above measures do not help, they are sometimes given. If all of the above fails, shoulder surgery is recommended.
TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINE
Herbs: Since shoulder pain can be a secondary condition, and there are! varying degrees of pain, it is best to consult a doctor of Chinese medicine for specific advice about which herbal medicine to take. |
| Herbs work best when combined with physical therapy and other nutritive support such as glucosamine sulfate.
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Compresses: You can quickly relieve swelling and pain in acute injuries by applying ice to the knee for three to five minutes, as often as can be tolerated, in the first 24-48 hours.
Anti-inflammatory tincture: Alfalfa is very nutritious, and contains high amounts of vitamins, minerals, and protein, all of which are necessary for healing tissue. Alfalfa is also a mild anti-inflammatory and diuretic, relieving excess fluid from around the knee. |
| It is treated by NSAIDs, physical therapy, and anti-inflammatory nutrients and supplements such as fish oil and ginger.
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
Herbs: The herbs called for in the following formulas are available from Chinese pharmacies or online. For either formula, make a decoction by placing the herbs in ceramic or glass pot and adding 3 cups of water. Bring the mixture to a boil, simmer for 30 minutes, and strain the liquid. |
| This can be achieved through physical therapy, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), ice, splinting, or surgery.
Keep moving: If numbness and tingling occurs as a result of a body part "falling asleep," readjust your body. Exercise, regular movement even when sitting, and wearing loose clothing can guard against this type of numbness and tingling.
Supplements: Nutritional deficiencies, particularly of the B vitamins, can sometimes cause numbness and tingling. For example, deficiency of B12 and folate can cause tingling and numbness in the extremities. |
| Also, physical therapy may be helpful, as well as stress reduction techniques.
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
Herbs: According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, the numbness, tingling, and pain of neuralgia are caused by poor circulation. To treat this mix 12 g of Huang Qi (milk-vetch root), 12 g of Fang Fen (ledebouriella root), 12 g of Qiang Huo (notopterygium root), 12 g of Chi Shao (red peony root), 10 g of Chen Xiang (aloeswood), 12 g of Dang Cui (Chinese angelica 'oot), 8 g of fresh ginger, and five pieces of Da Zhao (Chinese jujube). |
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| Active physical therapy was designed to restore aerobic capability and to increase back muscle strength. Participants rode a bicycle and did back-strengthening exercises. Cognitive behavioral therapy helped the patients cope with their pain and taught them how to overcome their reluctance to undertake physical activity.
THE RESULTS
At the end of the 10-week study, both treatment groups had an improvement in their function and pain scores and a drop in their levels of complaints compared with the group that received no treatment. |
Ray D. Strand
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| Peggie continued following her physical therapy guidelines and ate a balanced diet. Within a few months of beginning a nutritional supplement program, Peggie could already begin to feel and see improvement. She was less dependent on her NSAIDS and was now able to do more than she had for years. She became much more active and felt less pain. In fact she even overcame her fears and went snow skiing for the first time in years.
Most exciting for Peggie, however, was when she returned to her physician and had repeat x-rays taken of her knee. |
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| If your health plan imposes an annual limit on, say, physical therapy or mental health visits, try to schedule your care so you will not have to pay for extra visits out of pocket.
As for patients who are already in debt, "Don't stick your head in the sand," Cassil urges. "Talk to the people you owe money to and see what you can negotiate. See what you can work out."
•n - The National Health Law Program offers *~ advice on how to control your healthcare costs at www.healthcarecoach.com. |
Ray D. Strand
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| In response to her disease, this wife and mom started physical therapy and began to research MS on her own.
Evelyn tried some alternative therapies but continued to decline. Then, almost four years after her diagnosis, she decided to try taking potent nutritional supplements in an attempt to slow down the progression of her disease. She started with some strong antioxidant and mineral tablets along with grape-seed extract and a natural nutrient called Coenzyme Q10. Within weeks Evelyn began to feel better. |
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| If conventional measures, such as medication, surgery and physical therapy, haven't allayed it sufficiently, you can learn to relieve it yourself through the power of your mind.
Hypnosis is not about losing control or failing to "wake up." Hypnosis is not sleep. It is a long-established, well-respected form of therapy. Self-hypnosis uses many of the same techniques. THE PUZZLE OF PAIN
Pain is a survival mechanism. It warns us that something is wrong. Self-hypnosis teaches the central nervous system to be less sensitive to pain signals. |
Rainer W. Bussmann and Douglas Sharon
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 Conclusions
Andean societies have used plants for physical therapy and psychosomatic ailments for millennia. Southern Ecuador falls into the Northern Peruvian cultural area, a little recognized fact in socio-cultural anthropology. It appears to represent a diaspora from the latter area and a region where traditional plant knowledge, though important, has declined considerably.
The use of hallucinogens, in particular the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi) is a vital component in Andean healing practices, and has been practiced for millennia125'26,27-281. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| The importance of physical therapy appears to be quite significant, especially when administered regularly.
Beyond physical therapy, glucosamine sulfate is a very effective natural product for OA. Glucosamine is a simple molecule that can be manufactured in the body. The main function of glucosamine in joints is to stimulate the manufacture of molecules known as glycosamino-glycans (GAGs), which are the key structural components of cartilage. It appears that as some people age, they lose the ability to manufacture sufficient levels of glucosamine. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 American physical therapy Association www.apta.org
American Podiatric Medical Association www.apma.org
American Society for Reproductive Medicine www.asrm.org
American Society of Clinical Oncology www.asco.org
American Society of Plastic Surgeons www.plasticsurgery.org
American Stroke Association www.strokeassociation.org
American Thoracic Society www.thoracic.org
American Thyroid Association www.thyroid.org
American Urological Association www.auanet.org
Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America www.ccfa. |
John J. Ratey, MD
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 On top of that, none of his postdoctoral students wanted anything to do with this research, and he had to go through a number of graduate students before finding a physical therapy major who liked the idea.
Unlike humans, rodents seem to inherently enjoy physical activity, and Cotman's mice ran several kilometers a night. They were divided into four groups: mice running for two, four, or seven nights, and one control group with no running wheel. |
| He was already on antidepressants when he first came to see me, but once he finished physical therapy and started training again, he dropped them because he felt so much better. As he closed in on his old fitness level, he became convinced that the ADHD medication was holding back his performance. Charles knew his mile times down to the second, and he was ten seconds slower than he used to be.
He decided to try a few days without the ADHD medication, and he found that as long as he was training, he could focus. |
Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea
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 Whether or not the chiropractic or physical therapy or myriad other practices are effective, they have a minimal impact on life or death.
Our previous examples were like foreign wars. But civil wars, that is internal debates within medicine itself, are quite common. The tonsillectomy that I had as a child is no longer done routinely. For two examples since the millennium, hormone replacement is no longer routinely recommended for menopausal women, nor are bone marrow transplants seen as efficacious treatment for breast cancer.
A week later we were still discussing the boundary issue. |
Andreas Moritz
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 These include dietary adjustments, exercise, physical therapy, stress management, massage therapy, acupuncture, acupressure and yoga.
Stimulants Make Strong People Weak
All stimulants are "sweet" when ingested but "bitter" in their effects. You can become addicted to them without even recognizing your dependency. If you are used to drinking a few cups of coffee a day, try this: Go on a "coffee fast," which means having no coffee for an entire day, and observe how you feel as the day progresses. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 Gentle yoga stretches; walking and swimming; chiropractic adjustments; physical therapy; sleeping with pillows to support the legs, back, and belly; wearing flat heels; and getting plenty of minerals can all help in easing backache.
Bladder Infections
Blood volume increases 50 percent during pregnancy, causing the kidneys to work harder and making the urinary system more vulnerable to stress and infection. Especially in the last trimester, burning or frequent urination or cramping in the abdomen may indicate a bladder infection. |
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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| Back home, physical therapy, meditation, and an autoimmune-preventive diet all helped to bring incremental gains in mobility. I would later come to think of that time as a five-month journey around my room, often accompanied by my physical therapist at my side, as I sweated to graduate from wheelchair to walker to cane—with no guarantee that I would improve. As one doctor explained, "You've had several forest fires, and each time it's harder and harder to get healthy regrowth." It was the second time in four years that my work as a journalist came to a sudden halt. |
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| American physical therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax St. Alexandria, VA 22314-1488 800-999-APTA (2782), 703-684-APTA TDD: 703-683-6748 www.apta.org
¦ American Psychological Association
750 First St. NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 800-374-2721, 202-336-5500 www.apa.org
¦ American Sleep Apnea Association
1424 K St. NW, Suite 302 Washington, DC 20005 202-293-3650 www.sleepapnea.org m American Society of Hypertension
148 Madison Ave., 5th Floor New York, NY 10016 212-696-9099 www.ash-us.org
¦ American Society of Plastic Surgeons
444 E. Algonquin Rd. |
Rick Levy and Lou Aronica
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| There is a general rule of thumb that's applied by advanced practitioners of mind-body medicine: if you suffer from a physical illness or injury, about 40 percent of your solution will come from physical means (such as surgery, medication, physical therapy, changes in diet, and increased exercise), and the other 60 percent will come from your mind. You now have the tools you need to activate that other 60 percent of your healthcare solution. |
Hyla Cass
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| Your doctor should be able to set you up with appropriate physical therapy and a gentle exercise program that keeps your joints as supple as possible and the muscles that support them strong.
Think you couldn't possibly exercise through your arthritis pain? Although arthritis is a leading cause of disability, it's not always painful. Surprisingly, x-ray findings of arthritic damage to joints are a poor predictor of the amount of pain experienced by the person being x-rayed. |
Marshall Editions
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| Anti-inflammatory herbs: Many people find it helpful to take a blend of antiinflammatory herbs while pursuing physical therapy treatment for fasciitis, fracture, or sprains to tolerate treatment better and relieve insomnia related to pain. |
Dan Buettner
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 White took him to a sanatorium, or "water-cure place," and helped him rehabilitate through physical therapy baths and massages and walking. Then she had this prophetic vision that the body is important. "Adventists believe in the body and soul as one," Giang said, "that when you die there isn't a conscious soul floating around, but that
Ellen G. White was one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. you are lying in an unconscious state and God will resurrect you later upon the return of Christ. |
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