by NDNR | Jul 28, 2008 | 2008 | July, NDNR Issues, Pain Medicine
Primum Non Nocere Using Botanicals in the Treatment of Cancer Pain Dicken Weatherby, ND and Donald R. Yance, CN, MH, RH Trigger Point Therapy Jason E. Barker, ND and Sara Pavone, DiplOM, LAc, CH Causes and presentation of trigger points as a source of pain. Also,...
by NDNR | Jul 15, 2008 | 2008 | July, Pain Medicine
Tina Marcantel, RN, NMD Pain is one of the most common and challenging complaints doctors are called upon to treat. Most patients present with some type of chronic pain from a long-term illness such as fibromyalgia, diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis; back injuries; or...
by NDNR | Jul 15, 2008 | 2008 | July, Pain Medicine
Trigger points are perhaps one of the most common causes of musculoskeletal pain. Nearly every adult has them, for a variety of reasons. Trigger points are defined as localized, discrete areas within a muscle that are hyperirritable. They may be painful while the...
by NDNR | Jul 3, 2008 | 2008 | July, Autoimmune/Allergy Medicine, Mind/Body, Nature Cure, Pain Medicine
Shandor Weiss, ND, LAc Pain protects us from self-injury and informs us of problems in our body. But pain that continues past its purpose becomes a serious obstacle to our quality of life, health and healing. Persistent or poorly treated pain leads to a vicious cycle...
by NDNR | Jul 3, 2008 | 2008 | July, Botanical Medicine, Nature Cure, Neurology, Oncology, Pain Medicine
Dicken Weatherby, ND and Donald R. Yance, CN, MH, RH Pain is one of the most common and dreaded symptoms associated with cancer. Botanical and nutritional intervention can provide enormous benefits for controlling cancer pain while at the same time inhibiting the...
by NDNR | Jul 3, 2008 | 2008 | July, Education
David Schleich, PhD In the past two columns we have looked at Institutional Research (IR) models that presume the use of credible data which, in turn is invaluable in strategic planning, both short and long term. Our understanding of data types is key to the design...