Diagnosing Fibromyalgia: Tests Your Doctor Should Run in the Course of Your Treatment

[ad_1] Fibromyalgia is often missed or misdiagnosed for a number of reasons. There aren’t definitive blood tests or X-ray to diagnose Fibromyalgia and it shares symptoms with many other diseases and conditions. Diagnosing Fibromyalgia is a combination of taking the patient’s symptom history, a physical exam testing the Patient’s Trigger Points and exclusion. Today I’m…

Improving Healthcare Delivery by Setting Up an Integrative Family Medicine Practice

[ad_1] There are several definitions of the Integrative Medicine model which include: a) A healthcare model that combines treatments from Conventional healthcare and Alternative / Traditional Medicine for which there is some high-quality evidence of safety and effectiveness b) Focuses on person-centred (holistic care) and uses all appropriate therapeutic approaches c) Focuses on preventative maintenance…

Alternative Medicine Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis

[ad_1] Plantar fasciitis (PF) affects approximately two-million people in the US, of both athletic and non-athletic populations. This condition can be debilitating and significantly affect one’s quality of life in a very negative way. There are few high quality studies on this condition and the most successful treatments. Treatments range from chiropractic care, physical therapy,…