John WeeksIn 2005, Hawaii's major Blue Cross Blue Shield carrier, HMSA, contracted with Manakai O Malama, the integrative clinic founded by Ira Zunin, MD, MPH, MBA on an unusual integrative, outpatient pilot for some of their most costly, pain-ridden...
Pacific College of Oriental MedicineThough National Senior Health and Fitness Day is May 28, most seniors don't know about the benefits Oriental medicine can have for many of the ailments endured by the elderly community. the elderly population experiences an alarming number of health...
Most of us have experienced periods in our lives when we seemed more vulnerable to infectious illnesses such as respiratory or urinary problems. If we asked ourselves why this was happening, we could generally recognize that we were "run down"...
Christopher Hobbs LAc AHGEtiology
First and foremost, chronic fatigue is a disease of lifestyle. It is
generally caused by mismanagement of our pers
Leon Chaitow ND DO MROBodywork Masterclass Series-2 Functional Technique;In this article I will be using the words and ideas of p
Bodywork Masterclass Series-4 Learning How to Asses Postural Muscles;In this article it is my intention to start to explore t
Hands-on manipulation for healing is probably older than any other healing tradition. The oldest written records of massage go back three thousand years to China, but of course it is much older than that. Touch and the laying on of hands are human...
Massage therapists are designated by a variety of titles, some referring to state regulation and others to other forms of certification. Various counties and cities may also have ordinances regulating the practice of massage. It should be noted that...
Prior to the advent of pharmaceutical medicine earlier in this century, references to massage therapy and research were not uncommon in the mainstream medical literature. There were over six hundred articles in various journals such as the Journal...
There are over eighty different types of massage therapy and bodywork. Many are variations on each other, often developed by a practitioner who is trained in one particular approach and then goes on to develop his or her own variety, with its own...
