Being a chiroporactor has been the dream of our life - and you are finally here! you now own your practice and have a wonderful list of clients. But, you can get so much more! By embracing social media marketing, you can grow your business, offer better services to your patients and increase your practice in so many other ways.
However, YOU are the doctor and your job is to make sure that your patients are healthy and happy - OUR job is to help you get there. We encourage you to contact us to find out how we can help :)
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Chiropractor practices and Social Media - a natural fit
Blogging, Twitter, Facebook - how on earth can all of these social media tools be helpful to a chiroporactor and his/her practice?
If you are looking to increase your business, without increasing your advertising budget. If you are looking for ways to network and connect with others in your field - and if you are looking to grow your business and your practice then the answer to your question is YES - a RESOUNDING YES!!!!!
Contact us, we can help CATCHFIRE COACHING
If you are looking to increase your business, without increasing your advertising budget. If you are looking for ways to network and connect with others in your field - and if you are looking to grow your business and your practice then the answer to your question is YES - a RESOUNDING YES!!!!!
Contact us, we can help CATCHFIRE COACHING
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
MYSTERY SHOPPERS in your practice
Are you wondering what your patients "really" think about your practice, your services and your staff? If these are questions that have been troubling you lately - we may have the solution you have been looking for.
Indeed, we can offer you the services of "mystery shoppers". These are average, every day people who will visit your practice, speak with your staff and assess what they see, from a totally objective point of view.
Once they have finished their visit, we set up a "debrief", note their comments and draft up a report of their findings, which, is then given to you for review.
Based on the findings, we can then work together on improving the areas (if any!) that may stand out as potential issues.
It really is that simple. We are there to help you - in anyway that we can.
You can reach us at: CATCH FIRE COACHING
Indeed, we can offer you the services of "mystery shoppers". These are average, every day people who will visit your practice, speak with your staff and assess what they see, from a totally objective point of view.
Once they have finished their visit, we set up a "debrief", note their comments and draft up a report of their findings, which, is then given to you for review.
Based on the findings, we can then work together on improving the areas (if any!) that may stand out as potential issues.
It really is that simple. We are there to help you - in anyway that we can.
You can reach us at: CATCH FIRE COACHING
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Cold Laser Training For YOU and Your Staff
Offering the best to your patients
Offering your patients the best treatment options - with the most current and up to date tools is a "must" for any chiropractor. Making sure that your patients are happy and healthier when they leave your office is a number 1 priority.
Fortunately, technology is making your life just a little bit easier - especially if you are using the Cold Laser process.
Thanks to http://www.siteproweb.com/catch-fire-1">CATCHFIRE COACHING you can easily get your staff trained on this newest technology. Don't hesitate to contact us.
Monday, April 26, 2010
The Art of Healing - You do the Healing - we take care of the rest!
Do you own a Healing Center? Perhaps offering your patients a variety of natural healing options such as chiropractic services, massage therapist and, perhaps, other types of alternative medicines?
While these types of centers are absolutely wonderful for the patient, they can often be quite challenging to manage. We can help you get it done. Through a series of coaching sessions, including seminars, we can help you cover off every aspect of owning your own Healing Center.
We can help you get a better handle on the hiring process and how to train your staff.
Thanks to our extensive knowledge, we can offer you insightful and helpful advice that will take the burden off your shoulders - giving the opportunity to do what you do best _ HEAL_
Please check us out at: CATCHFIRE COACHING
Friday, April 23, 2010
We Help YOU find YOUR Niche -
We are often asked if "all" coaching services are "the same" and the answer is no. At www.catchfireseminar.com we help you focus on finding your own niche - so that YOU can stand out from the rest. This is our philosophy - each chiropractor is different - and each brings something to the table. Our role is to help you discover how to make you and your chiropractic business be all that it can be - by being different and by offering services and products to your clients that are entirely your own.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
IT's FINALLY HERE - FREE WEBINAR EVENT
HEALTHCARE WON'T GO AWAY - BUT YOU MIGHT
Is finally here. Please join us for our FREE Webinar Event which will give help you better understand the role of social media and coaching in today's changing landscape.
DATE: Thursday, April 22, 2010
TIME: 6:00 p.m. (CT)
COST: Free
LOGIN: http://AttendThisEvent.com/?eventid=12395028
Don't miss this important event!
We hope to see you there.
CATCHFIRE COACHING
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
HEALTHCARE WON'T GO AWAY - BUT YOU MIGHT
IT'S ALMOST HERE!!
Are you concerned about the effects healthcare might have on your marketing strategies that are currently driving your practice?
You are invited to attend our FREE webinar event entitled: HEALTHCARE WON'T GO AWAY - BUT YOU MIGHT
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m. CT
Cost: FREE
Link: http://AttendThisEvent.com/?eventid=12395028
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
HONESTY IS the best policy!
As a busy chiropractor, managing your practice can be a challenge and making sure that you are compliant in all areas, as dictated by law, can be incredibly time consuming - after all, your FIRST priority always lies with your patient's well being, especially when it comes to making sure that they are made aware of all the various treatment choices they have available to them.
Report of Findings for Chiropractors -Cash Report for increase compliance - patient's choice is a free, online video that can help you get a better basic understanding of the requirements.
If you prefer to spend quality time with your patients and less "drudge" time with the paperwork and the "logistics" of building and managing your own practice, then I can help you get there.
Please don't hesitate to contact me - you can have the practice that you have always wanted.
CATCHFIRE COACHING
Report of Findings for Chiropractors -Cash Report for increase compliance - patient's choice is a free, online video that can help you get a better basic understanding of the requirements.
If you prefer to spend quality time with your patients and less "drudge" time with the paperwork and the "logistics" of building and managing your own practice, then I can help you get there.
Please don't hesitate to contact me - you can have the practice that you have always wanted.
CATCHFIRE COACHING
Monday, April 19, 2010
FREE Webinar Event - April 22nd, 2010
I am thrilled to present this FREE webinar event!
Please join us for this informative look at a subject that has certainly been controversial, to say the least.
We will take a look at how marketing AND coaching will take on an even bigger role than ever before - as the competition becomes stiffer and the rules tighter.
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m. (CT)
Event
log in: http://AttendThisEvent.com/?eventid=12395028
Cost: Free
Don't miss this important webinar event. We hope to see you there!
WHY HEALTHCARE IS STAYING, BUT YOU MAY NOT!!!!
Please join us for this informative look at a subject that has certainly been controversial, to say the least.
We will take a look at how marketing AND coaching will take on an even bigger role than ever before - as the competition becomes stiffer and the rules tighter.
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m. (CT)
Event
log in: http://AttendThisEvent.com/?eventid=12395028
Cost: Free
Don't miss this important webinar event. We hope to see you there!
Friday, April 16, 2010
The Difference Between "DOING IT" and "TALKING ABOUT IT"
It is pretty easy to talk about what is going on in the healthcare field - all the pros and cons and, as a matter of fact, many people are doing just that. From your next door neighbor to those "so call" marketing professionals, everyone has an opinion. The thing is - if you haven't actually worked and experienced the healthcare field firsthand - you will never truly know all the ins and outs of the industry, you will never gain insight into the inner workings. Sure, marketing "experts" might be able to talk a good game and they might even have done alot of reading on the subject - but, in reality, all they will really be able to offer up is alot of flash with absolutely no substance. Your practice is about more than just "appearances". You want to give all of your patients the top quality, professional medical assistance they deserve and it all starts with YOU. If you are serious about your practice and want to benefit from an insider's experience, then you will want to contact me
CATCHFIRE COACHING
CATCHFIRE COACHING
Thursday, April 15, 2010
DEMYSTIFYING Healthcare & You - FREE Seminar
The word "healthcare" has certainly been brandied around quite a lot in the last few months. While you may have heard endless discussions about the pros and cons - the reality is that nobody is truly addressing the most important question which is "where does healthcare fit into my life"?
Fortunately, you can get some of the answers you have been looking for, by simply registering to attend this free of charge Webinar event entitled:
Why Healthcare is Staying & You are Not
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m. (CT)
Cost: Free
Dr. George will be happy to take your questions - so don't wait, register today!
Friday, April 9, 2010
Do you want the benefits of Social Media Marketing, with none of the Work?
Well, you are in luck! We can either teach you how to take advantage of Social Media Marketing, OR, we can just show you how it all works, and actually take care of the processes for you. Either way, you are going to be amazed at just how much your practice is going to grow, in a very short amount of time!
When you are ready, contact me at: CATCH FIRE COACHING
When you are ready, contact me at: CATCH FIRE COACHING
Thursday, April 8, 2010
5 Tips For Becoming An Early Riser
by Seth Simonds
If you’d like to become an early riser, there are some things you should know before you run off to set your oft-ignored alarm clock. Here are five tips I’ve discovered to be most helpful in making the transition from erratic sleeper to early morning wizard:
1. Choose to get up before you go to sleep
You’re not very good at making decisions when you’ve just woken up. You were in the middle of a dream in which [insert celebrity crush of choice here] is serving you breakfast in bed only to be rudely awakened by the harsh tones of your alarm clock. You’re frustrated, angry, confused, and surprised. This is not the time to be making decisions about whether or not you should stay in bed! And yet, most of us leave the first decision of our day to be made in a blur of partial wakefulness.
No more! If you want to be a consistently early riser, try making your decision to rise at a specific time before you go to sleep the night before. This frees you from making the decision in the morning when you’ve just woken up. Instead of making a decision, you have only to follow through on your decision from the night before. Easier said than done? Of course. But only for the first few times. Eventually your need for raw willpower to get out of bed will diminish and you’ll be the proud parent of a new habit!
Steve Pavlina suggests you practice getting out of bed during the day to get a few of the “practice sessions” out of the way without the early morning fog in your head.
2. Have a plan for your extra time
Let’s say you’ve actually made it out of bed 2 hours before you normally would. Now what? What are you going to do with all this time you’ve discovered in your day? If you don’t have something planned to do with your extra time, you risk falling for the temptation of a “morning nap” that wipes out all the work you put into getting up.
What to do? Before you go to bed, make a quick note of what you’d like to get done during your extra hours the following day. Do you have a book to write, paper to read, or garage to clean? Make a plan for your early hours and you’ll do more than protect yourself from backsliding into bed. You’ll get things done and those results will fuel your desire to build rising early into a habit!
3. Make rising early a social activity
While there’s obvious value in joining a Lifehack Challenge in order to get you started as an early riser, your internet buddies just don’t have enough pull to make your new habit stick in the long term. The same cannot be said for the people you spend time with as part of your early morning routine.
Sure, you could choose to read blogs for two hours every morning. But wouldn’t it be great to join an early breakfast club, running group, or play chess in the park at 5am? The more people you get involved in making your new habit a daily part of your life, the easier it’ll be to succeed.
4. Don’t use an alarm that makes you angry
If we’re all wired differently, why do we all insist on torturing ourselves with the same sort of alarm each morning? I spent years trying to wake up before my alarm went off so I wouldn’t have to hear it. I got pretty good, too. Then I started using a cellphone as my alarm clock and quickly realized that different ring tones irritated me less but worked just as well to wake me up. I now use the ring tone alarm as a back up for my bedside lamp plugged in to a timer.
When the bright light doesn’t work, the cellphone picks up the slack and I wake up on time. The lesson learned? Experiment a bit and see what works best for you. Light, sound, smells, temperature, or even some contraption that dumps water on you might be more pleasant than your old alarm clock. Give something new a try!
5. Get your blood flowing right after waking
If you don’t have a neighbor you can pick fights with at 5am you’ll have to settle with a more mundane exercise. It doesn’t take much to get your blood flowing and chase the sleep from your head. Just pick something you don’t mind doing and go through the motions until your heart rate is up. Jumping rope, push-ups, crunches, or a few minutes of yoga are typically enough to do the trick. (Just don’t do anything your doctor hasn’t approved.)
If you live in a beautiful part of the world like me, you might want to use a bit of your early morning to go for a walk and enjoy the beauty of the world around you. If you have a coffee shop open within walking distance, dragging yourself out of bed for a cup of coffee to savor on your walk home as the world wakes around you is a wonderful experience. Try it!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Still wondering how much this is going to cost?
I think the better question is, "How much are you going to gain by using our services?" We all know that one of the more expensive aspects of owning your own business/practice, is the marketing. If no one knows you are available, then no one will show up looking for your services. Right? That is what we are here to help you with.
When you are ready to increase your practice, ten-fold, contact me:
CATCH FIRE COACHING
When you are ready to increase your practice, ten-fold, contact me:
CATCH FIRE COACHING
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Managing Asthma with Natural Medicine
By Randall Neustaedter
Natural medicine can significantly strengthen immune function, preventing asthma attacks and even curing the underlying cause of symptoms. The most successful approach to asthma, and the easiest for parents to adhere to, is constitutional homeopathy as practiced by an experienced, certified, classical homeopathic practitioner (see www.homeopathicdirectory.com ).
The constitutional medicine is a single substance that corresponds to the overall picture of a child's physical symptoms, medical history, general metabolism, and behavior. A skilled homeopath will discern the correct medicine and prescribe it in a single dose on sugar pellets or in repeated daily doses of a liquid solution. The typical effect of homeopathic care is a gradual reduction in asthmatic and other respiratory symptoms and the improvement of overall health, with less need for conventional drugs.
A homeopath usually schedules a one-hour initial appointment with one or both parents and the child. That interview will include a detailed history of the asthma, respiratory illnesses, and allergies, including factors and conditions that stimulate symptoms, the time of day when coughing occurs, food triggers, types of weather that aggravate respiratory problems, and the nature of the child's coughs. Such apparently inconsequential details as a child's favorite foods, sleep position, fears, expressions of anger, nervous habits, reaction to change in temperature, and a whole range of idiosyncracies, are also considered in the initial interview. The homeopath decides which of these details best characterize the individual child and chooses the medicine based on this encompassing view. At the end of the interview, the homeopath will prescribe the proper medicine and any other appropriate interventions.
Conventional asthma medication should continue during the beginning of treatment; symptoms should be clearly stabilized before the ongoing drug regimen is gradually reduced. Homeopathy has several prescribing techniques to ensure that conventional drugs do not antidote or interfere with homeopathic medicines.
During a follow-up visit in two to four weeks, and usually monthly for several visits after that, the homeopath reviews symptom recurrence and improvement to determine whether the treatment has been effective. A medicine may need to be repeated or changed over the course of several months based on this evaluation of progress. The goal is a consistent lessening and even complete absence of symptoms. Cure is defined as a year or more without any symptom recurrence.
Oriental medicine and Chinese herbs have the ability to directly strengthen immune function. The disadvantage of herbs is their bad taste, and the most effective strategy for children is to mix liquid extracts of herbs with juice to improve their taste. A licensed acupuncturist experienced in the treatment of children can assess an individual child's needs and prescribe an herbal formula to relieve congestion and build immune function. The correct formula will adjust the child's energetic imbalances and strengthen weaker areas of energy that have led to decreased resistance and heightened susceptibility to allergens. The result is reduced symptoms and increased resistance to infections. An oriental medicine practitioner may also suggest a course of acupuncture, depending on the child's age and willingness to have treatment with needles. (For a list of practitioners, see www.aaom.org [nationwide] and www.csomaonline.org [California].)
Classical homeopathy, with its 200-year history of treating asthma, and oriental medicine, with a 3,000-year history, are the most consistently effective forms of natural medical treatment for childhood asthma. Both have also been proven effective for asthma treatment in double-blind clinical studies
Homeopathic Treatment at Home
Of all the natural home treatments available, homeopathic medicines offer the quickest relief and are easiest for children to use, because they taste like sugar. Homeopathic medicines have no side effects, dangers, or dosage complications, nor will they interfere or interact with conventional asthma medications. Parents can feel totally confident in the safety of homeopathic medicines. Overdosing is impossible; a child could swallow an entire bottle of any homeopathic medicine and never suffer an adverse reaction.
The effectiveness of homeopathy, of course, depends upon selecting the correct medicine for the symptoms. The process of choosing the right medicine for an asthma attack is simple enough, involving finding the closest match between the child's symptoms of coughing and wheezing and the description of symptoms for each medicine. A homeopathic practitioner can suggest a list of acute medicines that will be most appropriate for a particular child's symptoms. Otherwise, parents can read through the list of symptoms associated with each of the medicines described here and keep on hand those that sound most like their child's symptoms.
The general rule for prescribing any acute homeopathic medicine is to repeat the dose until symptoms improve, then stop and observe. If symptoms return, begin the medicine again. For asthma and cough, if no improvement is noted within 24 hours, re-evaluate the medicine and change to an alternate prescription. If symptoms change markedly after the prescription of the first medicine, then also re-evaluate and consider a second medicine. If a respiratory infection changes form, for example from a runny nose to a deep chest cough, it is often necessary to switch medicines. Since asthma symptoms tend to recur in the same form in an individual child, parents soon become adept at choosing medicines that work best for their child.
The following list separates medicines for dry and loose coughs. This is a relatively arbitrary distinction, since children may have both dry and loose cough at different times of the day. (Coughs tend to sound more congested during the night and morning when the child is lying down and mucus collects in the throat.) A tight, high-pitched, ringing cough can be clearly distinguished from a deep, rumbling, fluid-filled cough. Each of these medicines also addresses wheezing and chest tightness.
All homeopathic medicines should be given in the 30c strength. The amount of medicine administered is not critical; any amount will work equally well. A typical dose is two pellets every two to three hours, more often if wheezing is severe. However, when wheezing worsens, parents will be using conventional medications, which should also relieve symptoms quickly, making more frequent repetition of homeopathics unnecessary.
Dry Cough
1. Lobelia is the first medicine to think of when wheezing is accompanied by short, dry coughs. Shortness of breath is brought on by exposure to cold air and any exertion. The chest is tight and constricted.
2. Cuprum metallicum is characterized by spasms, spasmodic coughing, and spasmodic vomiting. These children feel a painful constriction of the chest. Their cough is better from drinking cold water and worse in hot weather.
3. Kali carbonicum . Children must sit up and lean forward in order to breathe more easily. Typically, they wake at 2 or 3 a.m. with a dry cough and wheezing. They must have open air when an attack occurs, but the cough is often brought on by cold weather.
4. Sambucus. Sudden spells of asthma that resemble croup in their intensity. The child awakes nearly suffocated, gasping for air until the attack passes. These sudden, dramatic attacks usually occur at night, with a hollow dry cough, which is worse lying down and worse in cold air.
Loose Cough
1. Ipecacuanha corresponds to more childhood asthma symptoms than any other medicine, including racking, rattling coughs, with rumbling in the chest, wheezing, and coughing with every breath, accompanied by nausea, gagging, or vomiting. Attacks occur in warm or damp weather, and symptoms improve in the open air. Mucus collects in the throat or chest, causing a loose gagging cough. Loud bubbling noises from congestion can be heard in the chest.
2. Antimonium tartaricum . There is a great deal of mucus in the chest, and very little is expectorated. Children seem weak and wheezy and appear sicker than those who need Ipecac, though the Ipecac children may have more rumbling chest sounds. Children must sit up to breathe. The chest rattles and the cough is loose, worse in the evening and at night.
Acupressure
Massaging specific points on a child's body during asthmatic episodes helps to relieve cough, induce relaxation, and decrease wheezing. The techniques fall into two categories: pressing on acupuncture points and massage of acupuncture channels. Both are simple, straightforward, and require no training.
There are six important pressure points for the relief of asthma symptoms (see list below). With your child lying down, apply finger pressure to the points on both sides of the body, simultaneously if possible. Hold for about two minutes, or hold for ten seconds, release for ten seconds, and repeat ten times. The points may be tender. Apply pressure without causing undue pain.
1. Lung 1 opens blocked energy in the lungs; located on either side of the chest in the soft space just under the lateral head of the clavicle (collarbone).
2. CV 17 clears the lungs and disperses congestion; located in the center of the chest at the level of the nipples.
3. Pericardium 6 opens the chest; located in the center of the palmar surface of the forearm, two child-sized finger breadths above the crease of the wrist.
4. Ding chuan is a specific point to relieve asthma; located on the back, just below and lateral to the most prominent vertebra at the base of the neck (at T7).
5. Liver 3 is a calming point that brings energy down out of the chest; located on the top of the foot, in the depression at the junction of the first and second toes.
5. Stomach 40 relieves congestion; located just lateral to the shinbone at a level half the distance between the prominent bones at the knee and ankle.
Tui na pediatric massage is soothing and effective for symptom relief in infants and children up to 12 years old. It involves repetitive massage, 100 strokes at a time, repeated two to three times daily. For massage of the limbs, do one side and then the other. Young children respond especially well to tui na.
1. Ring finger. Rub the palmar surface of the ring finger in a straight line in one direction only, from the second knuckle to the fingertip.
2. Chest. With thumbs together at the midpoint of the chest between the nipples (CV 17), and hands wrapped around the chest, push the thumbs out towards the nipples.
3. Back. With thumbs on the medial border of the scapulae, and hands wrapped around the back, push apart the curves of the scapulae with thumbs moving in one direction, from above to below.
4. Forearm. Use only if the child does not have a fever. Rub along the lateral edge (thumb side) of the long bone of the forearm (radius) in one direction only, from wrist to the elbow
Natural medicine can significantly strengthen immune function, preventing asthma attacks and even curing the underlying cause of symptoms. The most successful approach to asthma, and the easiest for parents to adhere to, is constitutional homeopathy as practiced by an experienced, certified, classical homeopathic practitioner (see www.homeopathicdirectory.com ).
The constitutional medicine is a single substance that corresponds to the overall picture of a child's physical symptoms, medical history, general metabolism, and behavior. A skilled homeopath will discern the correct medicine and prescribe it in a single dose on sugar pellets or in repeated daily doses of a liquid solution. The typical effect of homeopathic care is a gradual reduction in asthmatic and other respiratory symptoms and the improvement of overall health, with less need for conventional drugs.
A homeopath usually schedules a one-hour initial appointment with one or both parents and the child. That interview will include a detailed history of the asthma, respiratory illnesses, and allergies, including factors and conditions that stimulate symptoms, the time of day when coughing occurs, food triggers, types of weather that aggravate respiratory problems, and the nature of the child's coughs. Such apparently inconsequential details as a child's favorite foods, sleep position, fears, expressions of anger, nervous habits, reaction to change in temperature, and a whole range of idiosyncracies, are also considered in the initial interview. The homeopath decides which of these details best characterize the individual child and chooses the medicine based on this encompassing view. At the end of the interview, the homeopath will prescribe the proper medicine and any other appropriate interventions.
Conventional asthma medication should continue during the beginning of treatment; symptoms should be clearly stabilized before the ongoing drug regimen is gradually reduced. Homeopathy has several prescribing techniques to ensure that conventional drugs do not antidote or interfere with homeopathic medicines.
During a follow-up visit in two to four weeks, and usually monthly for several visits after that, the homeopath reviews symptom recurrence and improvement to determine whether the treatment has been effective. A medicine may need to be repeated or changed over the course of several months based on this evaluation of progress. The goal is a consistent lessening and even complete absence of symptoms. Cure is defined as a year or more without any symptom recurrence.
Oriental medicine and Chinese herbs have the ability to directly strengthen immune function. The disadvantage of herbs is their bad taste, and the most effective strategy for children is to mix liquid extracts of herbs with juice to improve their taste. A licensed acupuncturist experienced in the treatment of children can assess an individual child's needs and prescribe an herbal formula to relieve congestion and build immune function. The correct formula will adjust the child's energetic imbalances and strengthen weaker areas of energy that have led to decreased resistance and heightened susceptibility to allergens. The result is reduced symptoms and increased resistance to infections. An oriental medicine practitioner may also suggest a course of acupuncture, depending on the child's age and willingness to have treatment with needles. (For a list of practitioners, see www.aaom.org [nationwide] and www.csomaonline.org [California].)
Classical homeopathy, with its 200-year history of treating asthma, and oriental medicine, with a 3,000-year history, are the most consistently effective forms of natural medical treatment for childhood asthma. Both have also been proven effective for asthma treatment in double-blind clinical studies
Homeopathic Treatment at Home
Of all the natural home treatments available, homeopathic medicines offer the quickest relief and are easiest for children to use, because they taste like sugar. Homeopathic medicines have no side effects, dangers, or dosage complications, nor will they interfere or interact with conventional asthma medications. Parents can feel totally confident in the safety of homeopathic medicines. Overdosing is impossible; a child could swallow an entire bottle of any homeopathic medicine and never suffer an adverse reaction.
The effectiveness of homeopathy, of course, depends upon selecting the correct medicine for the symptoms. The process of choosing the right medicine for an asthma attack is simple enough, involving finding the closest match between the child's symptoms of coughing and wheezing and the description of symptoms for each medicine. A homeopathic practitioner can suggest a list of acute medicines that will be most appropriate for a particular child's symptoms. Otherwise, parents can read through the list of symptoms associated with each of the medicines described here and keep on hand those that sound most like their child's symptoms.
The general rule for prescribing any acute homeopathic medicine is to repeat the dose until symptoms improve, then stop and observe. If symptoms return, begin the medicine again. For asthma and cough, if no improvement is noted within 24 hours, re-evaluate the medicine and change to an alternate prescription. If symptoms change markedly after the prescription of the first medicine, then also re-evaluate and consider a second medicine. If a respiratory infection changes form, for example from a runny nose to a deep chest cough, it is often necessary to switch medicines. Since asthma symptoms tend to recur in the same form in an individual child, parents soon become adept at choosing medicines that work best for their child.
The following list separates medicines for dry and loose coughs. This is a relatively arbitrary distinction, since children may have both dry and loose cough at different times of the day. (Coughs tend to sound more congested during the night and morning when the child is lying down and mucus collects in the throat.) A tight, high-pitched, ringing cough can be clearly distinguished from a deep, rumbling, fluid-filled cough. Each of these medicines also addresses wheezing and chest tightness.
All homeopathic medicines should be given in the 30c strength. The amount of medicine administered is not critical; any amount will work equally well. A typical dose is two pellets every two to three hours, more often if wheezing is severe. However, when wheezing worsens, parents will be using conventional medications, which should also relieve symptoms quickly, making more frequent repetition of homeopathics unnecessary.
Dry Cough
1. Lobelia is the first medicine to think of when wheezing is accompanied by short, dry coughs. Shortness of breath is brought on by exposure to cold air and any exertion. The chest is tight and constricted.
2. Cuprum metallicum is characterized by spasms, spasmodic coughing, and spasmodic vomiting. These children feel a painful constriction of the chest. Their cough is better from drinking cold water and worse in hot weather.
3. Kali carbonicum . Children must sit up and lean forward in order to breathe more easily. Typically, they wake at 2 or 3 a.m. with a dry cough and wheezing. They must have open air when an attack occurs, but the cough is often brought on by cold weather.
4. Sambucus. Sudden spells of asthma that resemble croup in their intensity. The child awakes nearly suffocated, gasping for air until the attack passes. These sudden, dramatic attacks usually occur at night, with a hollow dry cough, which is worse lying down and worse in cold air.
Loose Cough
1. Ipecacuanha corresponds to more childhood asthma symptoms than any other medicine, including racking, rattling coughs, with rumbling in the chest, wheezing, and coughing with every breath, accompanied by nausea, gagging, or vomiting. Attacks occur in warm or damp weather, and symptoms improve in the open air. Mucus collects in the throat or chest, causing a loose gagging cough. Loud bubbling noises from congestion can be heard in the chest.
2. Antimonium tartaricum . There is a great deal of mucus in the chest, and very little is expectorated. Children seem weak and wheezy and appear sicker than those who need Ipecac, though the Ipecac children may have more rumbling chest sounds. Children must sit up to breathe. The chest rattles and the cough is loose, worse in the evening and at night.
Acupressure
Massaging specific points on a child's body during asthmatic episodes helps to relieve cough, induce relaxation, and decrease wheezing. The techniques fall into two categories: pressing on acupuncture points and massage of acupuncture channels. Both are simple, straightforward, and require no training.
There are six important pressure points for the relief of asthma symptoms (see list below). With your child lying down, apply finger pressure to the points on both sides of the body, simultaneously if possible. Hold for about two minutes, or hold for ten seconds, release for ten seconds, and repeat ten times. The points may be tender. Apply pressure without causing undue pain.
1. Lung 1 opens blocked energy in the lungs; located on either side of the chest in the soft space just under the lateral head of the clavicle (collarbone).
2. CV 17 clears the lungs and disperses congestion; located in the center of the chest at the level of the nipples.
3. Pericardium 6 opens the chest; located in the center of the palmar surface of the forearm, two child-sized finger breadths above the crease of the wrist.
4. Ding chuan is a specific point to relieve asthma; located on the back, just below and lateral to the most prominent vertebra at the base of the neck (at T7).
5. Liver 3 is a calming point that brings energy down out of the chest; located on the top of the foot, in the depression at the junction of the first and second toes.
5. Stomach 40 relieves congestion; located just lateral to the shinbone at a level half the distance between the prominent bones at the knee and ankle.
Tui na pediatric massage is soothing and effective for symptom relief in infants and children up to 12 years old. It involves repetitive massage, 100 strokes at a time, repeated two to three times daily. For massage of the limbs, do one side and then the other. Young children respond especially well to tui na.
1. Ring finger. Rub the palmar surface of the ring finger in a straight line in one direction only, from the second knuckle to the fingertip.
2. Chest. With thumbs together at the midpoint of the chest between the nipples (CV 17), and hands wrapped around the chest, push the thumbs out towards the nipples.
3. Back. With thumbs on the medial border of the scapulae, and hands wrapped around the back, push apart the curves of the scapulae with thumbs moving in one direction, from above to below.
4. Forearm. Use only if the child does not have a fever. Rub along the lateral edge (thumb side) of the long bone of the forearm (radius) in one direction only, from wrist to the elbow
Monday, April 5, 2010
You've got a new patient, now what?
When you have a new patient, your first step will be to do your consultation, exam and x-rays if needed, and then you will do your "Report of Findings". This will help you to explain to your new patient, exactly what his or her symptoms are pointing to, and exactly what the course of action is that you would like to take in order to relieve them of their pain.
In this video, I will take you through a thorough "Report of Findings", and show you exactly how I would do it. When you are ready for more coaching, remember you can find me at:
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In this video, I will take you through a thorough "Report of Findings", and show you exactly how I would do it. When you are ready for more coaching, remember you can find me at:
CATCH FIRE COACHING.
Friday, April 2, 2010
What is Social Media Marketing?
You've heard about it. You know other doctors who are achieving amazing growth within their practices because of it, but do you really know what Social Media Marketing really is? Well, now is the time to ask all of those questions you've been wondering, and finally get the answers you've been looking for.
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
Worry Accelerates Your Risk of Alzheimer’s
Posted by Dr. Mercola
If you are a constant worrier or don't handle stress in a healthy manner, you may be in a higher bracket of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life. While the origin of the link between stress and Alzheimer's remains unclear, researchers stated that it is likely that chronic high levels of stress hormones may result in damage to the regions of the brain that are responsible for regulating behavior under stress and memory.The study consisted of asking over 1000 people about their tendencies to experience bouts of worry and stress. The participants were evaluated after three to six years to see whether or not they developed Alzheimer's disease.
The study revealed two key findings:
- The participants who were more prone to feelings of stress were more than twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease
- The link between stress and Alzheimer's was more predominant in white participants
It was also discovered that each individual is able to deal with psychological stress in varying degrees. Researchers advised that if you know a loved one who seems to be unhappy on a regular basis to urge them to seek out a qualified mental health professional.
One expert noted that this was the first study to examine the possible connection between stress and Alzheimer's disease among the African American population and stated that the findings underscore the importance of including racial and ethic minorities in these types of studies.
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