Tom Grodski, ND Elegance – the attribute of being unusually effective and simple As NDs, we have a vast array of options available when it comes to treatment, and pain management is no exception. Included in our tool box are western and oriental botanicals – both oral...
Pain Medicine
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Using Low-Dose Herbs to Treat Pain
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH(AHG) Pain – often a signal that something in the body requires attention – can arise from an array of etiologies. And although the goal for NDs is to treat the cause, relieving pain and suffering while keeping the cause in sight is a...
The Perils of Pain
Sussanna Czeranko, ND The pain or the pleasure is the test of our habits. – Aristotle Life is short, the Art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, the crisis difficult. – Hippocrates, “Aphorisms” Pain is the prayer of the nerve for better blood. – Simon...
A Mixed Modalities Approach to Treatment of Pain
L. Susan Andersen, ND, LAc As NDs, we are in the enviable position of having a large, varied scope. We can use this broad scope to creatively design treatment plans that fit the patient, the symptoms and the circumstances. The urgent need to relieve pain is the...
Nutritional Support for Herpes Zoster and Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
Ronald Steriti, ND, PhD Herpes zoster is a painful vesicular eruption caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). It is marked by inflammation of the posterior root ganglia of the spinal or cranial peripheral nerves. After a prodromal illness of pain and paresthesias,...
Carcinoid: The Zebra Diagnosis
Gurdev Parmar, ND, FABNO and Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO I found great consolation in reading a case that co-author Gurdev Parmar sent me recently. Discovering that an astute practitioner like Dr. Parmar made the same mistake I once did brings me solace. Here’s a brief of...
Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Tina Kaczor, ND, FABNO When a patient presents with peripheral neuropathy, the prevailing challenge for any practitioner is finding the cause of the condition. In naturopathic oncology, the culprit is often obvious, being the patient’s treatment itself. The challenge...
Cryptic Causes of Neurological Conditions
Shandor Weiss, ND One of the main principles of naturopathic medicine is Tolle Causam. To treat the cause a doctor has to find the cause … or causes. There is always a cause, and the cause can always be found, and the cause is always different than the diagnosis of...
Hiatal Hernia Syndrome
Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP Hiatal hernia syndrome (HHS) is one of the most common functional GI disorders. Patients manifesting this functional condition may present with gastroesophageal reflux symptoms; the syndrome may also be a trigger for asthmatic...
Homeopathic Treatment of Environmental Sensitivities
Tim Shannon, ND Today many patients seek help for environmental sensitivities. This is true for adult patients as well as for children. In addition, many consider that toxicity is partly responsible for the increase in childhood developmental and cognitive disorders....