Expert Advice: 3 Key Actions to Take for Partial Torn Tendon Recovery

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Alternative Therapies Triumph: Bryan’s Story of Overcoming Chronic Shoulder Pain with Acupuncture and Trigger Point Therapy

Bryan is a 30-year-old crossfitter who has been experiencing left shoulder tendonitis for over a year. Despite trying various treatments such as rest, ice, physical therapy, and seeing multiple doctors, Bryan has been unable to find relief for his pain. As someone who takes his health and fitness seriously, this has been a frustrating and
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How to Relieve Tailbone Pain (Coccydynia)

By Dr. Daniel Baronas, DC, Body Options Clinic in Vancouver BC Yes, it can be admittedly a bit embarrassing, but on a more and more frequent basis, patients will come visit our offices at Body Options Clinic in Vancouver BC, complaining of moderate to severe tailbone pain (Coccydynia) and wanting to know what to do
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What Is Shockwave Therapy and What are the Benefits?

Shockwave therapy is a treatment that speeds up the healing process in your body. This treatment heals chronic pain while stimulating the metabolism and enhancing blood circulation. Some of the common areas that people use shockwave therapy for include the feet, hips, shoulders, legs, back and knee pain. In many cases, this treatment reduced pain
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The Benefits of Facial Cupping

We’ve discussed the many benefits of cupping therapy in our previous blog posts, but what we haven’t talked about is facial cupping. What is facial cupping?  Facial cupping is a treatment that helps tighten, smoothen and brighten your skin. This treatment differs from a regular body cupping treatment in a few ways. Firstly, this treatment
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Recognizing Stress In Yourself and Ways To Relieve Stress

Stress is something that everyone deals with from time to time. There are different symptoms to recognize stress in yourself. Your health can be affected by stress, which is why it’s important to recognize these symptoms and learn how to handle minor or major causes of stress. THINKING SYMPTOMS These symptoms include constant worrying, forgetfulness,
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The Benefits of IV Therapy

IV therapy is a very common procedure nowadays that is used to deliver fluids, blood, or medication directly into a patient’s system through the vein. There are several reasons that someone may need IV therapy, including lack of nutrients in the system and dehydration, or severe reasons including surgery or emergency situations. Body Option Clinic
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Let’s Discuss Neural Prolotherapy and How It Works

Neural Prolotherapy (NPT), also known as perineural therapy, is a superficial injection of a dextrose solution along subcutaneous nerves. In other words, this treatment is beneficial for patients who suffer from nerve-related pain. How It Works: The sugar injection works by blocking certain pain-generating receptors and helps heal any nerve damage that might be present.
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Let’s Discuss Ozone Therapy

Ozone Therapy, a treatment becoming more well known in recent years, refers to the process of administering ozone gas into your body to help treat diseases or wounds. This treatment helps with the destruction of the sclerotic shell of fat tissues and decreases the manifestation of the so-called “orange skin.” Ozone activates the fat volume
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The Benefits of Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a popular treatment that has been used for over 3,000 years in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Founded in China, acupuncture has shown to have many benefits on humans— physically, mentally, and emotionally. The process of this treatment includes fine needles that are inserted in various locations on the body, allowing patients to feel little
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