By Angela Kneale, OTD, MA, OTR/L, NBC-HWC Body tension and stress often seem like inevitable problems in the modern world. To combat this, include ball rolling and self-massage techniques throughout each day to counteract some of the repetitive movements and poor postural habits associated with daily tasks. Here are a few movements selected from the book, Ball Rolling for Happy, Healthy Hands, ...
Lisa R. Calkins from Clayton, North Carolina suffered from chronic migraines until she began acupuncture at Duke Integrative Medicine. The treatment was life-changing for Lisa and she is now migraine-free after almost 40 years of pain. Hear more about Lisa’s story and discover if acupuncture could be a good fit for your health concerns. *This post was updated on 6/14/21 Tell ...
By Angela Kneale, OTD, MA, OTR/L, NBC-HWC Hands are truly amazing! Hands allow us to do everything from completing routine tasks like opening a door to creating unique masterpieces with a paintbrush. Unfortunately, many people develop the habit of using their hands too much or using one hand more than the other. They use the computer, text on mobile devices, read, ...
By Sonja Likness What should you be looking out for in social media for 2019? Sonja Likness, Director of social media and content strategy for Duke University who be leading our upcoming Social Media Presence and Marketing for Coaches course shares her thoughts on trends coming up. Video
By Kimberly Carson, MPH, C-IAYT Mindful Yoga is a well-defined program that focuses strongly on cultivating a mindful perspective during asana practice, in conjunction with substantial time engaged in the practice of meditation (dhyana), breathing exercises (pranayama), self-study (swadhyaya), and practitioner meetings and interchange (satsanga). This program is “evidence-based” in that it has been studied in a series ...
By Gretchen Hofing We’re rounding the corner of spring, sticking around for good. Many people use spring as a time to renew and refresh – that might be cleaning your garage or taking inventory of how those New Year’s resolutions are going. At this seasonal change and possible time of reflection, the Wheel of Health used here at Duke Integrative Medicine ...
By Linda Smith, PA, MS For most of us, beginning a new healthy habit or changing an old unhealthy one, is challenging. Our old patterns of behavior are deeply entrenched and interconnected with every aspect of our lives. We’ve practiced them over and over again. So, when we begin to make a change, the old patterns keep calling ...
By Larry Burk, MD, CEHP Chronic pain is an epidemic that fuels the opioid crisis around the country. Billions of dollars are spent on expensive and invasive therapies like surgery, injections and medications. These approaches are sometimes not more effective than placebo for chronic pain and may result in only transient short-term benefits. Healing Back Pain One of the pioneers of an alternative ...
By Aili Kuutan It’s the time of year where a lot of people start to question their goals. (I may be a little early here. I feel like it’s usually 3 weeks into January that most people give up on their new year’s resolutions.) There’s definitely merit in questioning whether we need to try harder. If we’re distracted or we ...
By Linda Smith, PA, MS As we start the New Year many of us take the opportunity to reflect on the patterns and behaviors of the past year and to pick an area of health and well-being in which to make a change. What change are you choosing to make? Is it carving out some time in your ...
