Chinese Herbal MedicinesAt Chiropractic Health, Acupuncture and Diagnostic Services, we believe in treating the whole person – so we are well trained in using Chinese Herbal Medicine, Kinesiologic Medicine and comprehensive analysis to understand just what is happening with your body.

Cold Laser Therapy

The term cold laser refers to the use of low-intensity or low levels of laser light. Cold laser treatment is thought to help some types of pain, inflammation, and wound healing. These lasers are used directly on or over the affected area.Cold Laser Therapy

Cold Laser Therapy, also known as Low -level Laser Therapy (LLLT), has been investigated and used clinically for over 30 years, mostly in Eastern Europe and Asia. The ability of lasers to cut, cauterize and destroy tissue is well known. These same or similar lasers at lower powers can non-thermally and non-destructively alter cellular function. This phenomenon, known as laser bio-stimulation, is the basis for the current use of lasers to treat a variety of articular, neural and soft tissue conditions.

Cold lasers are also sometimes used like acupuncture. The laser beams are used to stimulate the body’s acupoints rather than needles. This treatment regimen appeals to those who want acupuncture but who fear the pain of needles.

Some cold laser therapy providers advertise this method as a way to help people quit smoking. The treatments are supposed to relax the smoker and release endorphins (naturally-occurring pain relief substances) in the body to simulate the effects of nicotine in the brain, or balance the body’s energy to relieve the addiction.

The Cold Laser, or Low Level Laser Therapy, can be used for:

  • Inflammatory conditions such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Epicondylitis, Plantar Fascitis, and Bursitis with excellent results.
  • Pain management for Fibric Myalgia Myofscial pain, cervical neck  pain, thoracic pain, and low back pain.
  • Connective tissue disorders such as sprains, strains, tendonitis, and tendon ruptures.
  • Joint injuries or disorders such as TMJ disorders, osteoarthritis, dislocations, and ligament injuries.
  • Muscle injury or disorders such as muscle bruises, contusions, muscle ruptures, and muscle shortening contractures like frozen shoulders.
  • Neurological injury or disorders such as prolapsed disc, ruptured or herniated discs, crush injuries, neuritis, and headaches.

The biological effects of Low Level Laser Therapy have been shown to significantly accelerate and enhance the body’s natural defense and repair abilities when injured. By reducing the duration of inflammation as well as enhancing specific repair and healing process, Low Level Laser Therapy has been proven to provide pain relief, reduce damage due to the injury and loss of function. Low Level Laser Therapy enables the body to have a more rapid repair and stronger tissues once healed.

Well-controlled scientific studies are underway using reliable low level laser devices for pain, wounds, injuries, and other conditions. Certain types of cold laser treatment may eventually become part of conventional medical care.

This method should not be confused with conventional laser surgery, which is used as a valid treatment for some cancers. Hot lasers may be used to shrink or destroy tumors on the skin or on the surfaces of internal organs. They are sometimes used to remove colon polyps or tumors that are blocking the windpipe, colon, or stomach. They can help relieve symptoms of cancer, such as bleeding. Laser surgery for cancer is usually combined with other treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy.

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Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture are complimentary therapeutic modalities that are often used together in the treatment of a variety of medical conditions. Chinese Herbal MedicinesOver the past 5,000 years, Chinese herbology has evolved into an art form of its own. Ancient herbal information was gathered, compiled, formulated, tested and handed down from generation to generation. Today, practitioners of Chinese medicine continue to prescribe herbal formulas because they are a powerful therapeutic method.

In order to create the most effective formula, the herbs are used in different quantities and for different purposes. This allows the herbalist to create a formula aimed at addressing individual needs.

Chinese herbal medicine can be used to expedite the healing process, and strenghten, support or tonify the body. These formulas have the capacity to address the underlying root cause of various medical conditions, whether acute or chronic. When prescribed and used correctly, Chinese herbal formulas rarely cause unwarranted side effects.

Chinese herbal medicine is a safe, effective and drug free way to become well and stay healthy, naturally!

Dr. Steven Sadlon is a NCCAOM Diplomate Oriental Medicine, certified by the NCCAOM®. It is a considerable professional achievement to earn the designation Diplomate of Chinese Herbology (NCCAOM®). NCCAOM certification indicates that one has met national standards for the safe and competent practice of Chinese herbology as defined by the acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM) profession. National board certification in Chinese herbology has been the mark of excellence in AOM since the Chinese Herbology Certification Program was introduced in 1996.

Kinesiologic Medicine

Kinesiologic Medicine is a modern synthesis between Western and Eastern medicine. Particularly chiropractic, acupuncture, (TCM), clinical nutrition, manual muscle muscle testingtesting and applied kinesiology, AK.  Kinesiologic Medicine is a collection of diagnostic tools and treatment techniques, that has its origin in manual muscle testing, developed by Robert W. Lovett and Wilhelmina Wright in the 1920′s and Henry and Florence Kendall during the 1940′s, and from 1964 to today expanded further by George Goodheart, D.C.  Manual muscle testing, used within kinesiologic medicine,is an investigation method to register electric activity in muscles and the central nervous system. Manual muscle testing is a neurokinesiologic diagnostic technique. This technique interprets the body’s electrical impulses and the neurological function of the afferent and efferent communication between different sensory organs and receptors,muscles, glands, internal organs, the brain and spinal cord. Through different kinds of touch or pressure on different locations of the skin, receptor organs, action potentials are evoked in the afferent nerves. A doctor of kinesiologic medicine can, through manual muscle testing, immediately register these in the effector organ ( muscle). Kinesiologic medicine is used to help people with different forms of dysfunctions and stress related problems. The result of a kinesiologic medicine treatment is that the central nervous system (CNS) sends altered efferent nerve signals to the two different kinds of effector organs: muscles and glands. A successful treatment is the result of changed signals from the efferent neurons influencing the body’s muscular system and glands. In turn the patient experiences reduced problems and improved health. A Kinesiologic medicine treatment organizes a disorganized nervous system.

When treating patients with kinesiologic medicine, a vast amount of unique treatment methods are used, many of them specially developed within the framework of kinesiologic medicine. It also uses different techniques and methods from (among others) chiropractic, physiotherapy, massage, clinical nutrition, orthomolecular medicine, herbal medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture and acupressure.

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Oriental Medicine

Oriental medicine (OM), which is defined by World Health Organization as East Asian medicine, is a theory-based medicine that originated from ancient China and it was speedily absorbed, modified and practiced within several China’s traditional cultural influenced countries (Korea, Japan and Vietnam). Unlike Western medicine (WM) constituted from various outcomes of experimental research designs coming along with the development of a great number of disciplines,  OM is based on systematic observations and knowledge inherited from generation to generation.  Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) originated in ancient China and has evolved over thousands of years. In the United States, TCM is considered part of complementary and alternative medicine. Complementary medicine is used together with conventional medicine, and alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine. (CAM).

Oriental MedicineTraditional Chinese medicine, which encompasses many different practices, is rooted in the ancient philosophy of Taoism and dates back more than 5,000 years. Today, TCM is practiced side by side with Western medicine in many of China’s hospitals and clinics.

TCM is widely used in the United States. Although the exact number of people who use TCM in the United States is unknown, it was estimated in 1997 that some 10,000 practitioners served more than 1 million patients each year. According to the 2007 National Health Interview Survey, which included questions on the use of various CAM therapies, an estimated 3.1 million U.S. adults had used acupuncture in the previous year. In addition, according to this same survey, approximately 17 percent of adults use natural products, including herbs, making it the most commonly used therapy. In another survey, more than one-third of the patients at six large acupuncture clinics said they also received Chinese herbal treatments at the clinics.

Underlying the practice of TCM is a unique view of the world and the human body that is different from Western medicine concepts. This view is based on the ancient Chinese perception of humans as microcosms of the larger, surrounding universe – interconnected with nature and subject to its forces. The human body is regarded as an organic entity in which the various organs, tissues, and other parts have distinct functions but are all interdependent. In this view, health and disease relate to balance of the functions.

If You Are Thinking About Using TCM

  • Look for published research studies on TCM for the health condition that interests you.
  • If you are thinking about trying TCM herbal remedies, it is better to use these products under the supervision of a medical professional trained in herbal medicine than to try to treat yourself.
  • Ask about the training and experience of the TCM practitioner you are considering.
  • Do not use TCM as a replacement for effective conventional care or as a reason to postpone seeing a health care provider about a medical problem.
  • If you are pregnant or nursing, or are thinking of using TCM to treat a child, you should be especially sure to consult your health care provider.
  • Tell all your health care providers about any complementary and alternative practices you use. Give them a full picture of what you do to manage your health. This will help ensure coordinated and safe care.