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Services | Allergy Immune Management | Pain Management | Diet & Nutrition | Mind/Body | Contact Us
We take a thorough history in which we use a whole body approach to deal with the patient in an individualized way. We find our work most effective when we treat the whole person rather than just their symptoms. This approach seems a much more respectful way to treat individuals because each person is a whole being, not just a set of symptoms. Often when a person has a chronic condition, he or she may feel as though the symptoms dictate his or her life. We look at you as an individual with unique needs, and we work out a program or methods that suit you. We help you transform your disease into ease. We facilitate this transformation in a variety of ways. We might do allergy testing and treatment, advise you on simple environmental modifications that you can make in your home to help you breathe better, help you find the right diet or supplements or medications, help you modify your sleep by using different strategies or learning some kind of self-relaxation or self-hypnosis, use non-invasive tools that help the body learn to process and release pain differently, use acupressure or cranial occipital techniques to relieve symptoms and use consciousness tools to anchor your changes.
Many patients with Fibromyalgia have been reported to have chronic Rhinitis. In our experience most of these patients have IGE mediated allergy. We use standard scientifically accepted techniques of skin testing and treatments including allergy immunotherapy.
In conjunction
with evaluating your overall situation, we have available the Alpha-Stim
100 and the Synaptic 3600. Both use a micro current as well as cranial
electrotherapy stimulators that synchronize the hemispheres of the brain
allowing alpha rhythm brain waves to relax and heal you.
The Alpha Stim 100 is small machine that uses ear clips and can be purchased
if you find it useful. It also has wands and/or pads for pain relief in other
areas of the body. It works using neurotransmitter activation for pain relief.
Often with consistent use of this machine, patients can reduce or eliminate
their antidepressants and/or anti anxiety medications. It also helps with sleep
issues.
The Synaptic 3600 Machine works phenomenally for pain relief. The Synaptic
is similar to the Alpha Stim since both work on specific areas of the body
as well as having general neurotransmitter effects, but the Synaptic 3600 is
not as portable. It takes a person through a range of frequencies that sequentially
reduce pain through activation of the neurotransmitters in the area of pain.
We have used the Synaptic for close to 10 years with great results. Within
a short period of regular treatments pain reduction can be quite dramatic in
reducing or eliminating the need for pain medication as well as psychoactive
agents.
Diet & Nutrition Counseling & Weight Loss/Control
With obesity becoming a national health issue, we understand the importance of maintaining an optimal body weight. Insulin is a major factor in formation of arachidonic acid (a proinflammatory chemical eicosanoid). Therefore, preventing insulin surges (low calorie, low carb, high protein diet) reduces inflammation. Eleanor has spent a great deal of time researching and experimenting in this area. While we know what works best for us, it is clear that each individual must find an eating plan and program that fits his/her own life style and tastes. We have recipes for all kinds of diets and programs and are knowledgeable in all weight loss programs. Research has shown that being 10% below recommended weight levels is the only consistent variable known to increase longevity. We truly believe from our own experiences that it is possible to eat well and anything you love, and at the same time remain lean and healthy. We can design and tailor a program for you.
Enhancing the immune system and body health with positive thoughts and mental imagery builds reserves of self-esteem and positive self-regard. When one feels healthy and functions at optimal levels, the world looks and feels more aligned and harmonious with self. It is in the very nature of holistic work that the mind and body are seen as one functional unit since it is only through the body that we can bring our humanity to the forefront of existence. By using multiple techniques and modalities we strive to allow maxim integration of all areas of functioning.
Portner Medical Corporation
Phone: 310-454-6226
Fax: 310-454-5318
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Sunday, January 4, 2004
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