Original patient complaint: Scoliosis One of a myriad of myths about homeopathic treatment is that it is a slow process and that healing occurs over months or years rather than days or weeks. A second misconception is that it can be an effective modality for individuals with first-aid or acute illnesses, such as sprains and […]
Original patient complaint: schizophrenia K.S. was a 35-year-old woman of Japanese, French, and German descent whose stated chief complaint was difficulty losing weight. However, as soon as the inter-view began, she reported being in the middle of a “nervous breakdown”, diagnosed by her psychiatrist as “brief, reactionary psychosis” for which he had given her Navane […]
Original patient complaint: Psoriasis Angela, a thirty-two-year-old actress from Los Angeles, first consulted us by phone eight years ago for help with her psoriasis. “My work is really hard on me because it’s so competitive. Working in an industry that is all about image. Trying to have a family and be normal and not get […]
Original patient complaint: Asperger Syndrome We first saw Gregory, eight years old, in January of 1996. He was originally diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). The diagnosis was later changed to Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild form of autism (although a distinct diagnostic entity) and diffuse encephalopathy. Principal areas of […]
Original patient complaint: Morning Sickness There is nothing like severe, unrelenting nausea to put a damper on even the most elated mother-to-be. Just at the time when many a pregnant woman is bursting with excitement and anticipation, morning sickness hits with a vengeance. While hoping for the misery to pass quickly, she is likely to […]
A forty-two-year old high school French teacher from Eastern Washington, Kristin first visited our office four years ago for help with her irritable bowel syndrome and fibrocystic breast disease. She mentioned immediately that she and her husband had marital difficulties, which left her in a state of shock. “ I’ve always had a lot of […]
Within a family, each individual plays a part in creating the family system. And like all living systems, families establish a balance called homeostasis whereby the other family members, as a whole, balance the qualities and characteristics of each individual family member. If one person changes her role within a family, the rest of the […]
Riley: I’m Not Gonna Do It! Cody, a young man who was exquisitely fearful of and sensitive to being poked, cut, or stabbed, had been seeing us for a short while when parents also brought in his sister, Riley, for treatment. And it was a good thing they did, because straightening out Riley’s behavior had a […]
Meeting the Demands of a Child with Pervasive Developmental Disorder Jemila has been a patient of ours for five years, well before her son, Malik, came under our care for PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorder). We have also treated her daughter for the past four years. Over the course of our therapeutic relationship, we have […]