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Prolotherapy Cadaver Workshop in Calgary, April 18 – 20 2024
The instructors of last year’s very well received workshop are offering the workshop again in 2024. Come and learn prolotherapy in Calgary taught by Canadians, with good instructor to participant ratios (1:4).
Physician Job Posting – Calgary, Alberta
At Vivo Cura Health our goal is to work together to address our patients’ MSK pain so they can get back to living.
The Arlen Technique (from the Federation of International Federation for Manual/ Musculoskeletal Medicine)
The Federation of International Federation for Manual/ Musculoskeletal Medicine meeting in October 2019 highlighted the Arlen technique. This Atlas therapy was developed in France and is a method of treating the first cervical vertebrae resulting in central nervous system changes & reportedly improving vertebra basilar artery function.
Publications and Studies
Temporomandibular Dysfunction Treated With Prolotherapy
Dr. Francois Louw, a physician from the Department of Family Practice at the university of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, advances the body of knowledge in the treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction in his article appearing in the May 2019 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, where he found that using a simple and inexpensive alternative treatment with an intraarticular injection of dextrose reduced pain and increased mobility in this hard-to-treat patient population.
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The Arlen Technique (from the Federation of International Federation for Manual/ Musculoskeletal Medicine)
The Federation of International Federation for Manual/ Musculoskeletal Medicine meeting in October 2019 highlighted the Arlen technique. This Atlas therapy was developed in France and is a method of treating the first cervical vertebrae resulting in central nervous system changes & reportedly improving vertebra basilar artery function.
Suggested reading for mind-body connection and chronic pain
The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders John Sarno has written several books dealing with mind-body disorders and connections and come highly recommended. Found on AmazonPain Free for Life: The 6-Week Cure for Chronic Pain--Without Surgery or Drugs...
Suggested reading in Manual Medicine
Read my hips! Found on Amazon One of CAOM's founding members, Dr. Wolf Schamberger, has published "Read My Hips!" This book deals with all the problems resulting from malalignment along with a comprehensive treatment plan. More information about this as well as Dr....