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Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine: Dr. Mark VanOtterloo’s Blog
Acupuncture for Bell’s Palsy
Acupuncture for Bell's PalsyThe current gold standard of treatment for Bell’s Palsy is corticosteroids - a strong anti-inflammatory medication. This is the pharmacological treatment that has the most data demonstrating benefit. Commonly, antiviral medications can be...
Acupuncture For Cancer Pain
What does pain from cancer feel like?Cancer treatment (surgery and radiation) can cause pain but cancer itself can also cause pain. When cancer compresses the spinal cord or if cancer spreads to the bones both of these situations can cause pain. A growing tumor on the...
Acupuncture For Pain After Surgery
What are the benefits of Acupuncture for post surgery pain, fatigue, and nausea? Both nausea and fatigue occur normally right after surgery. Lingering post procedural fatigue for days and weeks after surgery can be frustrating and overwhelming. The proposed mechanisms...
COVID19 Office Precautions
We are currently accepting new and existing patients during the COVID19 Pandemic. Schedule your appointment today!Our COVID19 Pandemic Commitments:At this practice we are committed to continuing to provide the best natural therapies for chronic disease and infertility...
Acupuncture for Chronic Illness
Chronic illness is on the rise in America. According to the National Health Council, about 133 million people have a chronic health condition lasting longer than 3 months. That is 133 million Americans that miss out on fun, family, and life because of their chronic...
Low Back Pain
Does Acupuncture Help Low Back Pain?I’ve got good news for you. Yes, acupuncture has been shown to reduce low back pain. In a study of 18,000 patients, acupuncture successfully treated patients in four pain categories. The study participants had either shoulder,...
COVID-19 and Chinese Herbal Medicine
From the COVID-19 outbreak there have been many unique behavioral responses. We have seen a rush to buy toilet paper, artificially empty grocery stores, and social distancing. While some of these responses have left long lines in the grocery, which was seemingly the...
Acupuncture For Infertility
Why Consider Acupuncture for Infertility?Acupuncture treatment can help both with couples struggling with infertility and patients going through a fertility program like IVF.There is a current rise in societal infertility, which correlates to an overall rise in...
Acupuncture For Neck Pain
What is Chronic Neck Pain? Dealing with a pain in the neck? It is one of the most common complaints. Sleeping wrong or sitting in front of a computer for long periods of time strains your neck. Acute neck pain usually resolves on its own and lasts less than a week....
Functional Medicine
Why Functional Medicine?Wheat Ridge functional medicine practitioner Dr. Mark VanOtterloo delivers a short summary on functional medicine: genes and the environment. He explains why functional medicine integrates the wisdom found in traditional medical with modern...