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Conditions Treated: Pain | Stop Smoking | Women's Health | Men's Health | Lyme Disease
Good Health is your most Valuable
Asset—Invest it Wisely—Make Oriental Medicine your Primary
Healthcare
Conditions Treated
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Acne Insomnia
Colitis Neck
pain/Stiffness
Fatigue Arthritis/Joint
problems
Diabetes Premenstrual
symptoms
Earaches Immune
system deficiency
Dizziness Paralysis/Numbness
Infertility Sexual
dysfunction
Hypertension Vision
problems
Drug addiction tress/Tension
Childhood illnesses Skin
problems
Heart problems Shoulder
pain
Cough/Bronchitis Palpitations
Headache/Migraine Sore
throat
Health maintenance Smoking
Gynecological disorders Hepatitis
Bladder/Kidney problems Tendonitis
Constipation/Diarrhea Toothaches
Anxiety/Depression Colds/Flu
Hypoglycemia Back
pain
Knee pain Sciatica
Herpes Ulcers
Stroke Pain
 About Pain
Be prepared to know where the pain is, when it hurts, what makes it worse, and what makes it better. Dr. Gehring will want to know how you describe the pain. Is it sharp, dull and achy, constant, burning, tight, heavy, radiating, intermittent, stabbing, distending, numb, pins and needles, or pounding? All of these descriptions tell an acupuncturist a great deal about what is going on in the client's body.
Because Traditional Chinese Medicine theory teaches that pain in any area is a reflection of imbalance in the entire system, you will be asked other questions about your health as well.
Treatment modalities that may be used included acupuncture, acupressure, cupping, gua sha, Chinese massage (tuina), electrical stimulation, laser, herbal formulas and supplements.
About Smoking
Acupuncture has been shown to be very effective in the treatment of addictions, particularly to cigarettes. Acupuncture treatment for smoking cessation is a course of treatment with a minimum of 8 sessions. Treatments include acupuncture, NADA auricular proctocol, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique, and energy work.
About Women's Health
Dr. Gehring works with women in all phases of reproductive health ranging
from difficult periods to inferility to menopause. Imbalances do create
symptoms, weight gain, and menstrual, fertility, or menopausal difficulties.
Reproductive issues for which acupuncture and herbs are very effective
include relieving pain conditions, smoothing out irregularities, reducing
nausea from pregnancy, and taking the kinks out of the transition into
menopause.
Dr. Gehring uses kinesiology to find imbalances in the endrocrine systems
and Hair Mineral Analysis lab tests to determine levels and ratios of
minerals, trace minerals, and toxic exposure.
The New Mexico Infertility Consortium is a coordination between acupuncturists
and Dr. Magarelli at UNM. Dr. Magarelli is an infertility specialist doing
IVF procedures. Acupuncture is administered before and after the in vitro
fertilization procedure. Dr. Gehring is a member of the Consortium. The
protocol used by the Consortium has been shown to raise pregnancy rate.
About Men's Health
Dr. Gehring works with men with urinary and reproductive issues. Many men find relief with acupuncture and herbs for prostate and other urinary issues. Sometimes male urinary and prostate issues will mask as low back pain. Male reproductive issues are addressed depending on the pattern that presents according to traditional chinese medicine theory. Another resource is:
Wayne Kuang MD
Southwest Fertility Center for Men
610 Broadway Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
southwestmalefertility.com
About Lyme Disease
It is estimated that 20,000 people are diagnosed each year with Lyme disease. Actual numbers of newly infected persons per year of Lyme Borreliosis are estimated at 90,000 per year.
Lyme organisms have been found to adhere to cultured endothelial and epithelium cells, differentiated neural cells, brain cells, and glial cells. Typically, Lyme spirochetes live deeper within tissues than other kinds of bacteria. They can move much faster in viscous material like collagenous tissues than they can in blood.
Lab tests for Lyme include the ELISA test and Western Blot. Standard course of treatment is antibiotics. Stephen Harrod buhner states in "Healing Lyme" that studies show effectiveness rates for antibiotics run from 70 - 90% and often there is a relapse rate of up to 35%.
To successfully treat Lyme inflections and the co-infections of Lyme, four simultaneous approaches are necessary: killing the spirochetes, immune modulations and support, collagenous tissue support, and symptomatic help. Dr. Gehring uses an Lyme Protocol developed by Dr. Creelman of Santa Fe, NM, to treat Lyme patients. This protocol is based on acupuncture principles, utilizes laser, and nutritional supplementation.
With regular treatments, many of the symptoms of Lyme: brain fog and confusion, stiffness, joint pain and arthritis, eye, ear, heart problems, urinary problems, chronic fatigue, tremors, digestive issues and more can be reduced and moderated. While Lyme may not be cured, at the least a client must have every opportunity to live as full a life as possible with quality of life.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Five
Element Correspondences
- The kidneys belong to Winter. During
the winter months the kidney energy is at its most vulnerable... but
winter is also the time when the kidney energy is most
 easily and
profoundly influenced. The emotion of the kidneys is fear. The kidneys
rule the teeth, bones, marrow, and nerves.
- The Spring is the season of the liver.
The emotion of the liver is anger, frustration.
 The element associated
with the liver is wood. The health of the liver manifests in the nails.
- The heart belongs to Summer. Its
color is red and it dominates the blood and vessels.
 The emotion associated
with the heart is joy.
- Late Summer is the season of the spleen.
Its element is earth and its color is yellow.
 The emotion of the spleen
is anxiety, pensiveness.
- In the Fall, the constitutional type of
Lung predominates. The lungs are associated with metal. They
rule over the skin and mucous membranes.
 The emotion for the lungs
is sorrow or grief.
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
~Lao Tzu
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