Why eating a standard american diet is risky and nutritional supplements are necessary – Part I By Dr. Andrew Godenick ND L.Ac As a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, I have found that the great majority of my patients with chronic health concerns, that do not respond well to acupuncture (even when they are committed to
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Hypertonia, or increased muscle tone, is muscle overactivity that occurs when communication of the brain and/or spinal cord is affected by injury or illness. When muscle tone is increased, it is often a sign of a central nervous system disorder such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor, and diseases such as multiple sclerosis and
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Why has treating scar tissue with acupuncture been an essential component to healing chronic pain for centuries in East Asian Medicine? We see pain as a disruption in the flow of blood and energy through the muscles, skin, and underlying tissues in the body. Scars are a malformation in normal skin tissues, collagen, blood vessels
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