by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 30, 2018 | Acupuncture, Arthritis, Back Pain, In the News, integrative medicine, neuropathic pain, Pain, pharmaceuticals
It’s still on the news regularly, and though the drug was initially supposed to be a solution for pain treatment, the opioid problem is showing little sign of slowing down. Opioid addiction and opioid overdose deaths are much more than statistics, but the numbers help...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 3, 2017 | Acupuncture, Back Pain, In the News
Have back pain? You are not alone. Most of us have experienced back pain at one time or another. Not surprisingly, it’s one of the most common issues that send scores of people to see the doctor every year. But if you’re primed for walking out of the clinic with a...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 10, 2016 | Acupuncture, Arthritis, Back Pain, Bone Health, fertility, Stress, Traditional Chinese Medicine
When patients come in to address particular organ health, they most often mention their heart, their liver, their lungs, or the various organs of their digestive system and reproductive system, but rarely does someone ask me about their kidneys. Your kidneys do a...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 1, 2015 | Arthritis, Back Pain, Digestion, Food, immune boosting, immune system, neck pain, Pain, Recipe
Ok, so if you’re a vegetarian, then this recipe is not for you. Bone broth has many potential health benefits, including: it’s rich in vitamins and minerals it may help with joint health, reducing joint pain, because it contains collagen it may help...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 18, 2014 | Acupuncture, Back Pain, Biopuncture
You know the commercial. The one with the person pointing to his or her rear end, indicating that it hurts. The doctor then says that he cannot help with that, as it’s tax pain. Yes, it’s tax season. And no, I can’t help you with that. But I can help you with actual...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jun 28, 2012 | Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, Back Pain, Traditional Chinese Medicine
I recently purchased a new mattress. Ahhhh, how wonderful it is to sleep to well! The thing is, though, I didn’t really recognize that I wasn’t sleeping well until about a month before I decided it was time to buy a new bed. I was waking up feeling stiff....
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