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Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine: Dr. Mark VanOtterloo’s Blog
Acupuncture for Bell’s Palsy
What is Bell’s Palsy?Bell’s Palsy is a facial paralysis that commonly affects one side of the face. In some very rare cases both sides of the face can be paralyzed or even weakened. The exact causes of Bell’s Palsy remains a mystery. Viral infections (like cold sores,...
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
How long does post surgical pain last?Pain levels can continue for weeks to months after surgery. Depending on the type of surgery, the intensity of pain levels at 48 hours after your surgery can be a predictor of when you can return to normal activity. A recent study...
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? If you suffer from low back pain, you are sadly in the majority. In fact, over 80% of all Americans complain about low back pain either short term or chronically. Low back pain impacts both men and women equally, with most surveyed...
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
Acupuncture For Neck Pain: Does it Help? Dealing with a pain in the neck? It is one of the most common complaints – sleeping wrong, sitting in front of a computer all day, straining your neck due to an awkward position. Acute neck pain usually resolves on its own and...
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 medicine. This also...