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The Mayo Clinic states that “Hashimoto’s disease is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States. It primarily affects middle-aged women but also can occur in men and women of any age and in children. Patients with Hashimoto’s Disease often first experience hyperthyroidism. With hyperthyroidism comes a high T4 (tetraiodothyronine), T3 (triiodothyronine), or…

When the body repairs a surgical wound, it often does so by creating fibrous scar tissue. Internal scars can develop following surgery and can be very painful. Most physicians have no resolution for chronic, painful post-surgical scars. Recently a patient came to office who was surgerized for lung cancer approximately a year ago and complained…

Walking pneumonia is also known as atypical pneumonia. It is most often caused by Mycoplasma pneumonia primarily present in people younger than 40 years of age. Walking pneumonia may be associated with neurological and systemic (e.g. rashes) symptoms. Atypical pneumonia can also have a fungal, protozoan or viral cause. The bacterial infection associated with atypical…

Joann B. was referred to my office by her friend. Following the surgical removal of her thyroid Joann was placed on 125 mg of Synthroid (fourth most prescribed medication in the United States). This medication is a synthetic form of thyroxin and is not bio-equivalent to the natural hormone. Not a single cell in the…

Abner was a 24 year-old Amish male who injured his right arm and shoulder while assisting his father who was shoeing a mule. The mule kicked Abner in the left side of his forehead causing an 18 inch scar. When Abner was kicked he was thrown back and hit his right arm and should against…

Pigeon toed gait is a common orthopedic condition in infants and young children.Traditional orthopedic concepts are of the opinion to wait and see when children exhibit a pigeon-toed gait. There are several potential causes for such a dysfunction. One cause is an internal tibial torsion, which causes a twisting of the tibia (shin bone). Second…

On November 9, 2017 one of my patients from Nova Scotia presented with chronic thigh pain, which resulted from a fracture to her femur bone (located in the thigh). The patient came in walking with crutches to help relieve the pressure and pain in the fracture area. The Bioptron System was used for 30 minutes…

On November 1, 2017 I picked up my two Maine Coon kittens. The female, Zoey had the beginnings of an eye infection in her right eye. I tried several different natural treatments including immune boosters like Immuntol and Vitamin A from beef kidney lipids but nother worked. I recently purchased the Bioptron System and began…

The human skull is made up of 28 bones connected by means of sutures, which act as expansion and contraction joints. When the upper and lower teeth come together they form the bite or technically referred to as the occlusion. The teeth make contact two to three times a minute during the day and once…

For the past thirty years, Carmen has had tubes in his ear canals to keep his eustachian tubes open. In 2017, he developed an infection in his left ear. The ENT physician prescribed the drug Ciprodex® which is a combination of an antibiotic and steroid. Within ten minutes after the Ciprodex® was placed in Carmen’s…