Author: Pacific College
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Tui Na for Respiratory Disorders
Categories: Research & ArticlesRespiratory and digestive disorders can sometimes be difficult to treat. Other than the symptoms that appear as a result of these disorders, patients often have to deal with stress and fatigue caused by their illness. Many patients dealing with multiple symptoms associated with respiratory and digestive disorders often turn to alternative methods to complement their…
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Shiatsu Massage for High Blood Pressure (HBP)
Categories: Research & ArticlesShiatsu massage, also called Zen shiatsu, is an Oriental technique to treat common physical and psychological ailments through finger pressure. This particular type of massage therapy alleviates pain, get rids of depression, stress and anxiety and also reduces blood pressure. High blood pressure (HBP) is a severe condition that may lead to heart failure, stroke,…
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Herbal Medicine During Pregnancy
Categories: Research & ArticlesAt the time of pregnancy, nutrients are needed to cerate the cell needs to give the extra pounds of nerves, organs, glands, uterine muscle, skin of the fetus and bones, a placenta,several pounds of amniotic fluid, and an increase in blood volume. Moreover, extra liver and kidney cells are required to process the waste for…
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TCM for Managing Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Categories: Research & ArticlesPremenstrual syndrome, or PMS, is a condition that affects millions of women yet Western medicine has yet to provide a conclusive solution for. The term “premenstrual syndrome” was first coined in the early 1930s. It refers to a set of symptoms that are associated with, or can be directly attributed, to the menstrual period. These…
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TCM for Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
Categories: Research & ArticlesEpilepsy is a neurological disorder that is caused by excessive or abnormal activity in the neural areas of the brain. It is more likely to occur in younger children and those above 65 years of age, but other instances are not uncommon. Epilepsy is rarely cured by medication, but can be controlled so that the…
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Massage Therapy in Treatment for Scoliosis
Categories: Research & ArticlesScoliosis is a condition where there is an abnormal curvature of the spine which causes chronic discomfort and pain. There is no cure for this ailment and the search for ways to reduce the negative symptoms and maladies that accompany this condition continue. Massage therapy is a common way that patients can reduce pressure and…
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Massage Therapy and Heart Surgery Recovery
Categories: Research & ArticlesAccording to study done by the Mayo Clinic, massage therapy is beneficial for those who have recently undergone heart surgery. Heart surgery recovery is one of the most crucial times a heart patient must endure and through massage, pain can be alleviated. During a 5-month period, the Mayo Clinic studied 58 patients who participated in…
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Treating ADHD with Massage Therapy
Categories: Research & ArticlesADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This condition, found in children and adolescents, affects their impulse control, over-activity and attention problems. When children and adolescents have ADHD, they normally go to their family pediatricians, physicians, child psychiatrists, psychologists and pediatric neurologists. The attention-deficit class has become progressively more popular amongst clinicians, and the analytic…
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Massage Therapy for Concussions
Categories: Research & ArticlesBeing involved in contact sports such as football, boxing, wrestling, martial arts and the like, requires extra care from the players. Prevention is still the best way to keep us healthy. Still, many things can happen with contact sports and one of the most common is having a concussion. When the head is forcefully hit…
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Constitution Day – September 17th
Categories: Research & Articles“The Constitution, on this hypothesis, is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the Judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please.” — Thomas Jefferson On September 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed by thirty-nine brave men who changed the course of history. United States (U.S.) Constitution &…