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Cristian 00 7/6/05 9:40 AM Page ii Alternative Medicine and Spinal Cord Injury Cristian 00 7/6/05 9:40 AM Page ii Alternative Medicine and Spinal Cord Injury Laurance Johnston, Ph.D. New York Demos Medical Publishing, LLC, 386 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10016 Visit our website at www.demosmedpub.com ©2006byDemosMedicalPublishing,Inc.Allrightsreserved.This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other- wise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. With permission from the publisher, much of the information in this book was adapted from an ongoing series of articles published in PN/Paraplegia News magazine. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Johnston, Laurance. Alternativemedicineandspinalcordinjury/LauranceJohnston. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-932603-50-6 (alk. paper) 1. Spinal cord—Wounds and injuries—Alternative treatment. 2.Spinalcord—Woundsandinjuries—Patients—Rehabilitation. 3. Alternative medicine. I. Title. RD594.3.J646 2005 617.4'82044—dc22 2005006521 Printed in Canada. The purpose of this bookis to provide information to readers so that they can make more informed decisions about their own healthcare. It should not be construed as medical advice and readers should always consult with their doctors. Contents Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi Preface xiii 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. EASTERN HEALING 13 Acupuncture 13 Acupuncture and SCI 18 Scalp Acupuncture 20 Qigong 25 Ayurveda 31 3. LASER-BASED THERAPIES 39 Laser and Laserpuncture Therapy 39 Laser Acupuncture for Carpal Tunnel 43 Syndrome and Hand Spasticity 4. NATURAL HEALTH AND VIBRATIONAL 51 HEALING Homeopathy 51 Herbal Medicine 60 Aromatherapy and Essential Oils 67 Flower Essences 75 Edgar Cayce’s Vision: The Golden Touch 81 vii viii CONTENTS 5. BODYWORK 89 Chiropractic Healing 89 Craniosacral Therapy 96 Chronologically Controlled Developmental 101 Therapy 6. DOLPHIN-ASSISTED THERAPY 105 Is There a Dolphin in the House? 105 7. ELECTROMAGNETIC HEALING 113 Magnetic Healing: Overview 113 Pulsed Electromagnetic Therapy: Diapulse 119 Ferrite-Ring Magnets 124 8. INDIGENOUS HEALING 129 Native-American Healing: Part 1—Philosophy 129 Native-AmericanHealing:Part2—HealingModalities 134 9. PRAYER, CONSCIOUSNESS, ENERGY, AND 143 SPIRITUAL HEALING Part 1: Spirituality and Health 143 Part 2: How Spirituality Can Promote Physical 149 Healing Mind Instruction: Consciousness-Based Healing 155 10. SCI HEALTH PROBLEMS 165 Natural Urinary Tract Health 165 Natural Prostate Health 171 Nutritional and Botanical Approaches to Diabetes 175 Creating Strength Through Creatine 182 11. THE PARADIGM EXPANDING 191 Inert-GasTherapy:ANewHealingEnergyforSpinal 191 Cord Injury? Index 201 Dedication ThisbookisdedicatedtotheParalyzedVeteransofAmerica(PVA), whose assistance and association over the years have been greatly appreciated.AlthoughI haveworkedforsomeof thenation’sfore- most public-health agencies, none have had more heart and soul than PVA. Edmund Burke, the 18th-century English philosopher, stated: “Society is a contract....It is a partnership in all science, a partnership in all art, a partnership in every virtue and in all perfection. As the ends of such a partnership cannot be obtained in many generations, it becomes a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.” Bybuildingonthecontributionsofthosewhohavegonebefore with a commitment to future generations, PVA has always demon- strated a commitment to this social contract. Cristian 00 7/6/05 9:40 AM Page ii
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