Monthly Archives: January 2010

Is Ganoderma Lucidum herbal any Use?

I had a patient come in and ask if Reishi mushroom – “Lingzhi” Ganoderma Luciderma is helpful. The answer is maybe…

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Botulinum / Botox for Neuralgia/Neuropathic Pain

I recently had the following letter: “I am doing research on use of botulinum toxin type-a in trigeminal neuralgia.so, I will be highly obliged if you will send me some details with references about dosage and techniques used in injecting … Continue reading

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Helping Prevent and Treat Post Shingles Pain / Post Herpetic Neuralgia – Can It Be as Simple as Vitamin C to Help?

It has been known for some time that taking vitamin C 500 mg twice daily following a wrist fracture can significantly reduce the chances of developing Complex Regional Pain / Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy in that arm. Now it has been … Continue reading

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