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Table of Contents | 2013 | July
July 2013 | Neurology and Pain Medicine
Pain, Scars and Neural Therapy...............................>> cover Hal Brown, ND, DC, RAC Peripheral Neuropathy & Gluten: A Case Study......................................>> bottom of cover Lydia Thurton, ND Adverse Childhood Trauma: Setting the...
When A Profession Becomes An Adjective: The Doctor As a Part of Speech
David J. Schleich, PhD By the time our grads get halfway through paying back their student loans, they will have heard the adjective, “naturopathic” variously cherished, lamented, extolled, defended, attacked, lauded, questioned and, on occasion, actually defined. Its...
Bowenwork for Pain: A Winner, Hands Down
Cheryl Kasdorf, ND A 17-year-old female had “spasms up and down [her] back every 30 seconds, which were painful and exhausting.” After a visit to the ER and a spinal tap to check for meningitis, they gave her pain meds and muscle relaxers and sent her home. Nothing...
Vivisection: The Claims, The Record, The Reality
Sussanna Czeranko, ND, BBE The vicious idea that the means is sanctified by the end has been the excuse for every atrocity. -J. M. Greene, 1904, p. 124 Neither the lay public nor physicians have any adequate conception of the vast numbers of innocent living creatures...
Acupuncture and Gluten Elimination for Peripheral Neuropathy: A Case Study
Lydia Thurton, ND Abstract This study describes the case of a 55-year-old male with painful peripheral neuropathy, which was severely hindering his quality of life. Despite numerous pharmaceutical interventions, his pain was poorly managed. Electroacupuncture and a...
Removing Obstacles to Cure in Pain Syndromes
Naturopathic Perspective Jeff Harris, ND In his book The Neurobiology of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration,1 Professor Douglas Zochodne states: “Neuropathic pain is a severe and debilitating pain that can render patients unable to walk, work, sleep or enjoy life…[Full]...
The Psychological Aspect of Pain
Tolle Totum Iva Lloyd, BScH, RPE, ND It is common to think of chronic pain from a structural or functional perspective. What is not as common, but is equally important, is the psychological aspect of pain. The psychological aspect refers to how symptoms and...
Caffeine’s Contradictory Role in Headaches
Tolle Causam Marnie Loomis, ND Kayla Preece Ears inevitably perk up when caffeine is mentioned. For many, caffeine plays such an important daily role that people feel a sense of dependence upon it. The World Health Organization estimates that 47% of the public has at...
The “No Flush” Niacin Folly
The Expert Report : Interview with Joseph M. Keenan, MD Mark Swanson, ND Wax-Matrix Extended-Release Niacin vs “No-Flush” Inositol-Hexanicotinate Niacin is one amazing vitamin. It is best known for its powerful non-deficiency use for lipid management. It has also been...
Neurotransmitter Immune Effects: A Whole-Body Approach
Bradley Bush, ND As students of the nervous system, neurologists are master conventional diagnosticians. Some continue training and become neurosurgeons. Major neurological conditions and diseases seen by neurologists include multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy,...
Pain, Scars and Neural Therapy
Tolle Causam Hal Brown, ND, DC, RAc “Maybe I should find another doctor; one who realizes the importance of scars.” (Rasmenia Massoud, Human Detritus) Over 20 years ago I attended an IV course taught by Dr Garrett Swetlikoff, which concluded with an introduction to...
Flavocoxid: A Botanical Extract Acts as a Balanced Inhibitor of Multiple Inflammatory Pathways
David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN Introduction There is great concern in the medical community over the excessive use of both non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) such as COX-2 inhibitors, and steroidal anti-inflammatory medications. There is also concern...
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