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I think one of the coolest things about yoga is that it shows you the strengths that you have. People think of it as a way to increase flexibility and strength, concentration and calmness. But my body continues to amaze me. It can do things I had no idea it could do. And at this age, starting this late, with these damages already done. It ( Read more... )

1. List 10 indications for ordering imaging.
trauma, unexplained wt loss, night pain, neuromotor deficit, RA, hx of malignancy, FUO, abn blood finding, deformity, failure to respond to therapy, medicolegal
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A friend sent me this abhorrent story that illustrates how modern medicine treats symptoms (palliates) instead of seeking the cause of the malady and a cure. This woman was given a half-baked diagnosis that could have been ruled out completely by properly interviewing the patient. And the diagnosis was not just incorrect, it completely missed the ( Read more... )

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Practiced yoga at the school this morning. Was up before 6am. Mind is going. I believe that there is a biological link between the strength of the core and the experience of BEING. Notice how all the really brilliant, centered people all sit up so straight? Walk so tall? Having a strong core and an aligned spine links, I think, into our ( Read more... )

My assigned Q:
How does manipulation affect the anatomy and physiology of the body?
How would manipulation to T1-7 help RH's condition?
Also: Report on hydrotherapy and spondylotherapy.
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http://www.aapsonline.org/nod/newsofday360.php
We like to give Canada as an example of a large nation with socialized healthcare that works, but it doesn't look so good from the perspective of this article.
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