Thinking About Back Surgery? Think Again.

By PMIR | March 9, 2016 |

Your spine is an elegant anatomical marvel of 33 individual bones stacked on top of one another that allows you to stand upright, bend and twist. But the strength and flexibility that’s engineered into your lower back also make it susceptible to injury. Over time, a sedentary lifestyle, poor posture, improper lifting, repetitive stress movements…

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CAM Profile: Aromatherapy

By PMIR | July 22, 2015 |

Many of us have experienced that scents can have a real, tangible impact on our state of being; lavender oil during a massage soothes us, the smell of rotting food disgusts us, the scent of a grandparent’s sweater evokes memories in us. Through these daily experiences, we have learned that our sense of smell has…

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Art Therapy and Pain Management

By PMIR | July 7, 2015 |

Individuals who live with chronic pain often have a hard time finding the words to accurately describe it because their experiences are nuanced and multi-faceted; yet they are expected to do so all the time by their doctors, friends, coworkers and family. Struggling to communicate their experience can be frustrating for both the individual and…

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