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Laser Therapy Shown to Improve Health of Endometrial Cells
Mar 21, 2018 | Allison Locke, R.TCM.P, FABORM At Acubalance we believe in a simple equation. Healthy sperm + healthy egg + healthy uterine environment = a healthy baby. Endometrial health and receptivity is crucial for the implantation process to occur whether in a natural pregnancy or in a pregnancy following any type of assisted reproductive technology (IUI, IVF).
Laser Therapy for Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder)
Mar 13, 2018 | Allison Locke, R.TCM.P, FABORM What is Frozen Shoulder?
Laser-Acupuncture for Knee Pain can Help You Get More Spring into Your Step!
Mar 06, 2018 | Allison Locke, R.TCM.P, FABORM Believe it or not we are officially into the 3rd month of 2018 and just two weeks away from Spring! The freezing cold temperatures and snowy, icy weather are (hopefully) beginning to thaw and give way to a beautiful West Coast Spring.
Cold Laser “Significantly Superior” to Anti-inflammatory Medications for Achilles Tendonitis
Mar 01, 2018 | Allison Locke, R.TCM.P, FABORM In most cases, the term inflammation goes hand in hand with pain. Achilles tendonitis is no different. Achilles tendonitis, in short, is inflammation of the achilles tendon, which connects the calf muscle to the heel bone.
Laser and Acupuncture Soothe Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Feb 20, 2018 | Allison Locke, R.TCM.P, FABORM Inflammatory bowel disease is an umbrella term for an array of digestive complaints involving inflamed intestines such as irritable bowel syndrome, crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis. Symptoms of these conditions can range from mild to severe, and often involve excessive bowel movements, malnutrition, weight loss, fatigue, abdominal pain, and bloody stools.
Low Level Laser Therapy for Bell’s Palsy
Feb 14, 2018 | Allison Locke, R.TCM.P, FABORM Cranial Nerve VII might not mean much to you but I guarantee it’s actually one of your favorite and most used nerves. Cranial Nerve VII innervates the facial muscles and is responsible for smiling, frowning, blinking, chewing, and sensing taste. This facial nerve also supplies the tear ducts and the salivary glands. So what happens when this nerve is damaged?
Beating Painkiller Dependence with Laser Acupuncture Treatments
Feb 07, 2018 | Allison Locke, R.TCM.P, FABORM What’s the first thing you do when you feel that familiar nagging headache come on? Or when that bad knee start to complain again?
An Elephant Never Forgets (What Gives Them Pain Relief)
Jan 23, 2018 | Allison Locke, R.TCM.P, FABORM Avoiding reliance on pills and medications isn’t just a concern for us two-legged mammals anymore.
Dr. Oz Recommends our Cold Laser for Pain and Inflammation
Jan 10, 2018 | Allison Locke, R.TCM.P, FABORM According to Dr. Oz, how you treat your pain often determines how you cope with it and ultimately how you heal. I couldn’t agree more. With the rise in opioid related addictions and deaths, the need for no-pill therapies is a crucial step necessary of modern medicine.
Laser Therapy for Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ)
Dec 21, 2017 | Allison Locke, R.TCM.P, FABORM Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) is a broad term for an array of clinical problems that affect the masticatory muscles (the muscles in the jaw used for chewing food), the temporomandibular joint, and other associated structures.