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Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Peripheral nerves exist outside the brain and spinal cord. These nerves transmit sensation and motor (movement) control. They can be damaged by inflammation, tumor, trauma, surgery, scar tissue, or illness. Injecting anesthetic with or without...
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Discography
Discography is an x-ray exam in which a dye is injected into injured or painful intervertebral discs. The dye makes the discs clearly visible on the CT scan. The injection also increases the pressure in the discs and helps determine which disc(s) are...
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Radiofrequency Rhizotomy
Radiofrequency (RF) rhizotomy or neurotomy is a therapeutic procedure designed to decrease and/or eliminate pain symptoms arising from degenerative facet joints within the spine. The procedure involves destroying the nerves that innervate the facet...
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Electroacupuncture
Electroacupuncture is quite similar to traditional acupuncture in that the same points are stimulated during treatment. As with traditional acupuncture, needles are inserted on specific points along the body. The needles are then attached to a device...
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What is Cupping Therapy?
Cupping treatment was relatively unknown in the Western world until recent years. Michael Phelps came to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics with multiple red circle marks on his back caused by cupping, which led everyone watching to ask, "What is cuppi...
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Chinese Herbal Medicine - What it Treats
Traditional Chinese Medicine has a holistic view of the human body. In Chinese Medicine the human body is viewed as an interrelated whole (mind, body, spirit) possessing a life force or vital energy called qi or chi (pronounced “chee”). When qi flows...
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Gua Sha Treatment
Gua Sha involves palpation and cutaneous stimulation where the skin is pressured, in strokes, by a round-edged instrument; that results in the appearance of small red petechiae called ‘sha’, that will fade in 2 to 3 days. Raising Sha removes blood...
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Traditional Chinese Massage Techniques: Tui na & Myofas...
Tui Na (pronounced ‘tway-nah’) massage is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine to address a wide range of health problems. Tui Na uses wave like motions and rhythms to loosen joints, nourish the muscles and encourage the flow of “chi” (or “qi” or “...
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Seven Star Needle Acupuncture Technique
Cutaneous Acupuncture is the use of acupuncture needles to stimulate an area superficially by tapping to promote the smooth flow of Qi and Blood. The Seven-Star needle is a special tool composed of a small bunch of needles attached to a handle like a...
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Coping with Chronic Pain
Chronic pain often affects mood and emotions. Behavioral management includes education about positive behaviors and reinforcement of new and appropriate coping strategies. The focus is on education about the mind-body connection and incorporation of...
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S.M, SecretaryNo matter how much I learned online about my upcoming spinal surgery, the more informed I was the more “panic mode” would set in, especially about the pain. Frankly, I was terrified. Fortunately, I had Dr. Navani on my team as pain management special...
S.J.H, Author“I was living every day in misery and didn’t want to get out of bed. I couldn’t do any fun things. People wanted to go bike riding or bowling, and I just didn’t want to. Chronic pain ruins everything. It colored everything for me pretty badly. I wasn...
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