Pain Flashcards
Definition of functional medicine?
Form of alternative medicine that focuses on the root cause of disease based on interactions of the environment and the person to develop an individualized treatment plan
What are the main inflammatory foods?
Trans fat, saturated fat, alcohol, aspartame, gluten and casein, MSG, refined carbs, sugars
When you stick the acupuncture needles in the body, where are they having their effect?
The interstitium
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Glucosamine and chondrosulfatan, yoga, relaxation, tai chi, essential oils.
What is the effect of peppermint and what 5 situations would we use them?
Stop spams
Upset stomach with cramping bloating and gas, heart palpations, big and ant repellant
What is the effect of lemon and in what settings would we use it?
Anti infection
Colds, fevers, soar throat, ear infections and any infection
What is the effect of lavender and when would we use it?
Calming and relaxing and wound healing
Burns, cuts, wounds, anxiety, sleeplessness, depression
3 forms of regenerative medicine?
Prolotherapy
PRP
Stem cell therapy
What is the MOA of prolotherapy and when would we use it?
Raises growth factor levels to promote tissue repair/growth
Weak/painful joints and associated ligaments
Really any MSK pain over 8 weeks and consider it before surgery
Overall good definition of prolotherapy?
Non surgical ligament and tendon reconstruction and regenerative joint infection. Essentially, it is a mild inflammatory response to trick the body to repair itself at the area.
2 main MOA of disc rupture?
Increased pressure plus increased ligament laxity
What is the most common cause of sciatica?
SI ligament weakness
Osteoarthritis almost always begins as what?
Ligament weakness
What is wolfs law?
Bones respond to the stress that is applied to them by making new bone
There is a high correlation between injury contact sports and what?
OA
