Aromatherapy for the Musculoskeletal System
... Bones and muscles give form to the body and permit physical movement. Unless damaged by injury, the health of this system depends on the overall health of the body. With degenerative conditions such a...

Pain Management with Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Treatment
... The issue of pain treatment is an extremely urgent health and socio-economic problem. Pain, in acute, recurrent and chronic forms, is prevalent across age, cultural background, and sex, and costs Nort...

Emotional Upset
... Emotional upset-whether anger, sadness, or fear-is a normal response to different stresses in a child''s life. Children may not be able to express in words exactly what it is they are feeling. Instead...

Chronic Fatigue/Fibromyalgia (Part 3)
... As reported in previous articles in this series, a survey of over 1000 patients with FMS and CFS showed that prior to their illness fewer than 1% had disturbed sleep, whereas during their illness this...

Fibromyalgia: The Muscle Pain Epidemic
... Note The majority of the research discussed in this article derives from the USA where the distinction between CFS and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) is largely unknown And since there is still disagr...

Understanding and Treating Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia (Part 2)
... In order to assist in understanding modern naturopathic holistic health care, I propose to use as models in this series a number of health problems such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, also known as Myal...

What Treatment Seems Most Effective in Treatment of Fibromyalgia
... NOTE Because examination of a particular method is included in this review it should not be taken as a recommendation for its use this discussion is an exercise in reporting what is being claimed in w...

Bodywork Masterclass Series-8
... Abstract: Research confirms that myofascial trigger points are an element in most chronic pain including fibromyalgia (Melzak & Wall, Travell & Simons). Personal clinical research indicates that these...

Dislocations
... A dislocation is a separation of the end of a bone and the joint it meets. Bones that touch in the joints sometime separate when they are overstressed. Injuries related to dislocations include damage ...

The History of Acupuncture in the West
... The History of Acupuncture in the West Ear Acupuncture Painful Points The Future The History of Acupuncture in the West It is almost certain that acupuncture has been known and used in the West since...

Aspirin and Acetaminophen Fast Relief--But at What Risk?
... The over the Counter (OTC) drugs Aspirin and acetominophin (the main active ingredient of Tylenol and other analgesics) are two of the world''s best-selling medications of all time. One would hardly b...

The Promise of Peppers
... In September and October, it''s hard to miss the roadside stands filled with vegetables from the autumn harvest. The stands seem particularly festive in the Southwestern United States, adorned as they...