by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 26, 2020 | acupressure, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, holistic health, Pain, Stress, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Because social distancing and self-isolation due to COVID-19 has been a couple of weeks already and is likely to last much longer, I know that many of you are wondering what you can do to manage your ongoing or acute health issues on your own at home. In this...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 30, 2018 | Acupuncture, Arthritis, Back Pain, In the News, integrative medicine, neuropathic pain, Pain, pharmaceuticals
It’s still on the news regularly, and though the drug was initially supposed to be a solution for pain treatment, the opioid problem is showing little sign of slowing down. Opioid addiction and opioid overdose deaths are much more than statistics, but the numbers help...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 10, 2018 | Acupuncture, holistic health, integrative medicine, Pain
I just completed a first draft for an article on Traditional Chinese Medicine and managing the opioid crisis for Integrative Practitioner, an online journal for integrative medicine practitioners. I sent my article to the editor, but because of an email I...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 26, 2016 | Acupuncture, injury, neuropathic pain, Pain
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome–TOS, for short When it first began with shoulder and upper back, I thought it was just muscular tension from leaning over the computer or patients as I’m doing acupuncture. But as the initial pain resolved and the throbbing pain...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 13, 2016 | Health Tips, Healthy Habits, Life Lessons, mental health, Pain
Pain, fatigue, depression, anxiety, disabilities, injuries, and chronic illness. Every day I work with people who are suffering. And the question that sometimes comes up is, “Will I get better?” I believe that our bodies are designed to heal, so yes, I do reply that...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Aug 4, 2015 | Acupuncture, brain health, depression, Happiness, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, immune boosting, lung health, mental health, Pain, weight
Still on my monthly habit building, last month I completed #jokeadayJuly. I committed to share a joke (at least one, sometimes more) every day for 31 days. I shared it on my Facebook page (Dr.Melissa Carr) and told it to various people around me throughout the...
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