Arthritis is a name we give to pain or disease in the joints. There are over 100 types. The two most common are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis is a breakdown of cartilage in the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune response, in which your immune system attacks the linings of your joints. There are Read more…
Infrared Sauna for Arthritis
Photobiomodulation for Hair Growth
“Photobiomodulation for hair growth” may seem trivial to some. Head hair is pretty much a cosmetic issue, and even so, more and more people seem to prefer the bald look anyway. Is Baldness Sexy? Russian American actor Yul Brynner originally set the standard for elegant baldness. He shaved his head for his first big stage Read more…
Float Pod for Writing Skills
Yes, you read that title correctly: “Float Pod for Writing Skills.” No, it doesn’t mean you have to take a notebook and pen with you into your float pod sessions. You’d never be able to keep the pages dry. And it’s pretty dark in there for writing, anyway. This is more about float pod as Read more…
Cryotherapy for Fibromyalgia
Last week I wrote about infrared sauna for fibromyalgia. Sauna’s ability to relieve pain and fight chronic inflammation should make it helpful in managing the condition. But infrared sauna is only one of the services we provide for pain and inflammation relief. I thought this week would be a good time to look at whole-body Read more…
Infrared Sauna for Fibromyalgia
I last wrote about infrared sauna for fibromyalgia a year and a half ago. At that time, I pointed out that infrared sauna can relieve pain, and that should make it a good fit for fibromyalgia sufferers. Nothing has happened to change my mind about that, but there is a lot of fibromyalgia research going Read more…
Photobiomodulation for Dementia
We all lose neurons as we age. But when the loss is so great as to cause cognitive or memory problems and to interfere substantially with daily living, we say the patient is ill with dementia. Dementia is more common among the elderly than among younger people, but it is not an inevitable result of Read more…
Cryotherapy for Multiple Sclerosis
Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) for multiple sclerosis? The U.S. Food & Drug Administration says not to get your hopes up. “Despite claims by many spas and wellness centers to the contrary, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not have evidence that WBC effectively treats diseases or conditions like Alzheimer’s, fibromyalgia, migraines, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple Read more…
Float Pod for Fibromyalgia
The float pod is the best stress buster I know. If you have stress or even anxiety (and who doesn’t?), float pod can relax you. It can even help to put your troubles in perspective. But did you know it can help with specific medical conditions, too? Take fibromyalgia. Can float pod be a help Read more…
Float Away Your Stress And Anxiety
There is no doubt that the past few months have been extremely stressful for everyone. Its inevitable that being surrounded by so much uncertainty and fear is going to be taxing to us. When we’re going through tough times, many people to have a tendency to develop bad habits and spiral into a funk. However, the good Read more…
Photobiomodulation for Pain
We have a client at Peak who suffers from arthritis. It affects her hands, and she finds on most days she cannot straighten her fingers. She tried all the conventional treatments: pain medications, heat, cold, supplements, hand exercises. Nothing relieved the pain completely, until she tried a session of photobiomodulation (PBM). She came out of Read more…