Do you believe in qi?
Do you believe in qi? “When I practice qi gong or t’ai qi, I do not trouble myself with whether or not the qi is “real.” Qi gong is an art. I practice it in...
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Do you believe in qi?
Do you believe in qi? “When I practice qi gong or t’ai qi, I do not trouble myself with whether or not the qi is “real.” Qi gong is an art. I practice it in...
“Science-based” vs. “evidenced-based” medicine
Over the years, I’ve seen the words “evidence-based” used to justify a lot of concepts I find dubious. (Trust me– I saw some pretty ridiculous things during the time I worked in a mental health group...
The Camping Trip
One of my best memories from last summer is the camping trip I decided to go on at the last minute over Labor Day weekend. I’ve had to turn down a lot of invitations over...
Great article– The Clinical Concept of Fibromyalgia as a Changing Paradigm in the Past 20 Years
Excerpt from “The Clinical Concept of Fibromyalgia as a Changing Paradigm in the Past 20 Years” — Maryann Fitzcharles and Muhammad Yunus “Neurophysiological studies have contributed to the acceptance of FMS as a valid condition....
This is the kind of physical therapist I want to be…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9ogP6a9Zs4 …assuming I ever make it into PT school! 🙂
This is the kind of physical therapist I want to be…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9ogP6a9Zs4 …assuming I ever make it into PT school! 🙂
Inflammation, Fibromyalgia, and Deceptive Marketing Tactics
Ok, so I wish I could stop going on angry rants on this blog. But, ironically, some of my rants have turned out to be among my most popular posts… so I’m going to keep...
A little optimism
It’s been almost two weeks since my surgery, and I am finally starting to feel like myself again. It’s actually amazing how normal I feel. When I first got home from the hospital, I felt...
Beware the Red Herring
One of the reasons I sometimes take a critical tone towards alternative medicine on my blog is not always that I think these approaches have no merit. But I do think that, too often, people...