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Yin and Yang of Catching Some Zzzz

Please follow the link to a wonderful piece by Dr April Schulte-Barclay (and our follow up comments/discussion) which is in the forum on sleep disorder/insomnia at the following link:

 www.lumigrate.com/forum/yin-and-yang-catching-some-zzzz

The Yin and Yang of Catching Some Zzzz

It is a common complaint in the clinic.  “I am having a terrible time sleeping, is there anything you can do to help me?”   read more »

Migraine Treatments with Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM)

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) can be very helpful in the treatment of migraines. Like most ailments, the typical practitioner of Oriental medicine will take a complete health history and make an AOM diagnosis based on the patient’s signs and symptoms.  read more »

Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treatment of Fibromyalgia: Research Method Differences and Why

I was inspired to write this by a post an MD content provider made in his Forum (in the Fibromyalgia/Chronic Pain section at Lumigrate), and thought I could post it here as well, as the topic of 'research' related to acupuncture comes up frequently.  ~~ April  read more »

Acupuncture and Chinese/Oriental Medicine Overview

Chinese medicine in and of itself is the essence of holistic care as it addresses the mind, body, and spirit.  When a person presents to my clinic with a chief complaint, all three of the above mentioned aspects are addressed as they are not only inter-related, but also inter-dependent.  The wonderful thing about collaborating with other modalities is that we can carry that concept forward as we use multiple treatment strategies to address the mind, body, and spirit.   read more »

Fibromyalgia: An "Integrative Medicine" Approach: Blog from 2009

This week in the United States, many of us are tuned into PBS (Public Broadcasting System) for a new documentary series by Ken Burns, titled 'The National Parks: America's Best Idea'.   The National Park Service (NPS) is partially responsible for your reading these words right now, because as a 24 year old I was hired to assist a "seasoned" researcher the NPS had just harvested from the Environmental Protection Agency.  "Wild Bill" Malm had just turned 40 and I was recommended to him because of my previous work with a similar project an  read more »

Chinese Medicine's role in Integrative Medicine

Chinese medicine in and of itself is the essence of holistic care as it addresses the mind, body, and spirit.  When a person presents to my clinic with a chief complaint, all three of the above mentioned aspects are addressed as they are not only inter-related, but also inter-dependent.  The wonderful thing about collaborating with other modalities is that we can carry that concept forward as we use multiple treatment strategies to address the mind, body, and spirit.  For example, in my work with a diabetic patient, I may recognize that their digestion is  read more »

Fibromyalgia: An "Integrative Medicine" Approach

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This week in the United States, many of us are tuned into PBS (Public Broadcasting System) for a new documentary series by Ken Burns, titled 'The National Parks: America's Best Idea'.   The National Park Service (NPS) is partially responsible for your reading these words right now, because as a 24 year old I was hired to assist a "seasoned" researcher the NPS had just harvested from the Environmental Protection Agency.  "Wild Bill" Malm had just turned 40 and I was recommended to him because of my previous work with a similar project an  read more »

Balance at the Workshop on Chronic Pain was Complementary!

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Again, Charalambos Kesta, Medical Content Producer / Director of the documentary series on chronic pain which hosted the workshop this past weekend, brought together an impressive array of presenters -- integrating medical doctors and adjunct medical providers (such as myself) with a wide array of 'complementary' practitioners.  The website for his project is wwwhead2toe.tv. Some of the providers are allopathic in their training and now are also thinking outside that box.   read more »

Darien Behravan, DO, AQPM - New Approaches in Pain Management

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Darien Behravan, DO, AQPM, with the Bay Area Pain and Spine Institute was the first speaker at the conference last week and did an excellent job: I thought his information would fall into place better for you after having given the overview by Drs. Teitelbaum and Rand.   read more »

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