Well massman found me a chiropractor. Thanks a ton
I am trying to find an Acupuncturist in Massachusetts that does more then just stick needles in you.
I know some Acupuncturist can tell where you blockage are and stuff like that. I seem to have a lot of pain in my mid section and love handle area. Would to see an Acupuncturist that could help me.
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- Qi Gong and Tai Chi (and some yoga) will also help to open up meridians (release blockages).
Bupleurum is one herb that is frequently used in naturopathic formulas to help the body release blockages related to liver stagnation. Specific diets are also geared to help remove stagnation.
An acupuncturist (L.Ac.) can prescribe herbs and nutritional supplements but not pharmaceuticals (as can NDs in certain states).
Many NDs (naturopathic doctors) also are trained and certified in acupuncture - but not necessarily. You might also search for one trained in visceral massage - or a PT or LMT (licensed massage therapist) trained in that &/or myofascial release.
If you don't want needles, some NDs and L.Ac.s can do acupressure but, really, the needles are much more effective, in my experience. A skilled acupuncturist's style should not cause pain.
Anyone trained as a L.Ac. can tell by reading your pulses which meridians are weak, wired, stagnant, etc. It's very intricate system and some are better at it than others.
But, you might need a LMT rather than an acupuncturist. I find massage much more effective and healing for muscles and tendons. For my liver issues, acupuncture works best, with herbs.
Here's a page I recently compiled for someone else asking a similar question. There is more here than what you've asked for but you can stop where you want. It's still a bit all over the place, but I hope you can find the links you want.
For others also searching, this will also provide more detail.
However, It is best to find a LL ND. Most NDs know very little about lyme and tend to underestimate the importance of addressing the spirochete.
Call and ask the LLMDs around your area. Many LLMDs have good professional relationships with NDs, etc.
Ask at the support groups.
Some NDs who are LL are also ILADS members. That is a bonus. While you are seeking more natural methods, the ND still MUST be thoroughly educated about lyme and other tick-borne infections.
Lyme is not like other infections and as many NDs as MDs err in the assumption that it's no big deal or it's enough just to focus on getting the body stronger. Finding an experienced and educated LL ND will save you so much in the long run.
Depending upon the state, some NDs also are licensed to prescribe certain pharmaceuticals. You might search for the naturopathic formulary for your state to see the list of pharmaceuticals from which NDs in your state can prescribe.
Also, most LL NDs have a good working relationship with at least one LLMD.
You might contact these authors to see if they have suggestions for you: ----------------
Also, some DC (Chiropractic doctors) have training in nutritional supplements, mainly vitamins, amino acid, etc (not so much herbal medicine, though some have gone on to receive training in that. You can ask and compare and contrast with your available choices).
Some DO (osteopathic doctors) are also trained in spinal manipulation. One good gentle technique is that taught by the UPLEDGER INSTITUTE. This group also teaches visceral massage and you can ask your DC, DO, or PT if they have such training.
Google has their website to find doctors and PTs all over.
If going only for skeletal or muscle manipulation, their being LL may not be as important but it really is nice if they are LL since so much about lyme is unlike anything most doctors of any type have ever seen.
Even LMTs (licensed massage therapists) are more effective if they are LL.
For those offering more comprehensive treatments, it's best for them to be a member of ILADS (even if they don't follow ILADS' treatment guidelines, they know all about each step and why and have that covered in some way).
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I know a good acupuncturist but not sure if she is near you.
Kathy Gibbons, M.Ed, Lic. Ac. Westboro Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine 108 Milk Street, Suite 1 Westboro, MA 01581 508-366-9991
She was/still might be an instructor at the NE School of Acupuncture.
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If you still have a mercury, lead or other metal problem, be careful with acupuncture. It tends to distribute the stuff even further.
Take care.
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Should not post when I am in a hurry:
If you still have a mercury, lead and/or other metal problems, be careful with acupuncture. As many of us are now discovering, allergies toward heavy metals at the DNA controls are a major problem for many of us.
Detoxing by any means, which of course is stimulated by acupuncture, is unsuccessful as long as we are allergic to certain substances. The immune system can get a thousand bell alerts and it will not regulate and move against the toxins because it does not recognize these miserable toxins.
Just as we acquire more and more problems the longer the wheat allergy, or corn or soy allergy exists;and it cannot defend us against the hundreds of chemicals we are by now allergic to because the exposure is growing -- some 60,000 to 80,000 our body is expected to be able to deal with???
The more dysregulations - aka allergic reactions = allergies, the more difficult it has become to take us in a positive direction toward healing.
Allergie Immun www.allergie-immun.de (click on English) is a wonderful way to break these dysregulations and get the body back to where it can function again. Thousands have done it successfully. I only wish I had found this therapy years ago, before we wasted our years on genetic testing that gave of course wonderful answers on paper, but no solution, other than "stop eating;" and before we started to chase the metals with photons, and all the other attempts.
You see, I found out through AI that unlike all from our group, I was not allergic to mercury. And was not allergic to wheat/gluten/soy/corn as many other Lyme-afflicted are; I had no inherited miasms/toxins. My husband had all these allergies until treated with AI. I contribute that I got well rather quickly from Lyme to the fact that I was not burdened with many of these major dysregulations.
I was allergic to lead and I am now in the process of disposing lead ongoing during the year on the AI drops. Even Dr. K. started to drool when he saw my recent hairtest verifying all the bad metals on the run. After all, he had tried desperately to help me unload for many years. He is doing the AI therapy himself.
So please do not ignore what many of us have found to be a harsh reality. The body that is running on an allergic track is stressed 24/7 and healing under these conditions is wishful thinking. The body burden is steadily increasing -- caused by all the toxins the body has never had or lost the abilty to dispose. Many children today are born with these allergies. Yes, they can be inherited. Our grandchildren have the wheat and other allergies the parents had.
Take care.
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I know a good one in Mass. EMail me.
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