Why Rotator Cuff Injuries Stop Healing After 40
Most people assume shoulder pain is just inflammation. It's not. The rotator cuff is made of tendon tissue, and tendons don't have a strong blood supply — which means injuries heal…
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Insights on acupuncture, functional medicine, and natural health from Dr. William Hendry and the team at Integrative Health Partners in Greenville, SC.
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What is Prolotherapy - and Why Does It Work?
Tendons and ligaments are the structural cables of your body — but they heal poorly after injury. Prolotherapy uses targeted injections to restart the healing process and restore l…
Read moreMeniscus Degeneration and Preventive Maintenance for Knee Health
Meniscus degeneration solutions in Greenville: Integrative Health Partners offers knee health and regenerative therapy options.…
Read moreProlotherapy for Spinal Ligament Tightening and Spondylolisthesis Reversal
Prolotherapy for Spinal Ligament Tightening and Spondylolisthesis Reversal Introduction to Prolotherapy Prolotherapy, also known as Regenerative Joint Therapy, is a non-surgical tr…
Read moreVitamin K’s Many Benefits
Vitamin K benefits explained by Integrative Health Partners (IHP) in Greenville. Learn about its role in blood clotting and overall health.…
Read moreObesity and Cancer.
We’ve all heard that cancer is on the rise. We’ve all heard that obesity is on the rise. This study connects the dots…some of them anyway. One of the fallacies of this study is i…
Read moreAcupuncture for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Acupuncture for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Heart blood stasis, the oriental medicine diagnosis of CAD, can be treated by acupuncture, herbal remedies or other procedures from …
Read moreDermal Needling for scars and signs of aging.
Dermal needling is a minimally invasive procedure that uses small needles that go just beneath the skin. In the case of scar therapy, dermal needling can be used to improve the app…
Read moreGive your immune system a 200% boost in just 20 minutes!
You may have heard of nitric oxide. This important molecule is created within your body and is responsible for health in several ways. Among them, nitric oxide boosts energy and …
Read moreWhat is Dermal Needling?
History of Dermal Needling Dermal needling, also known as microneedling, has roots in traditional Asian medicine, where needling techniques were historically used to treat the skin…
Read moreFood for Thought: Meat
Many people are deciding to stop eating red meat because of a current popular belief that consumption of red meat causes cancer. If you want to be vegan or eat a plant based diet …
Read moreMold Illness Treatment: Herbs, Supplements, and Functional Medicine
Mold illness — also called Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) — is one of the most underdiagnosed conditions I see in practice. Conventional medicine rarely tests for it…
Read moreThreat Perception and Physical Health: How to Manage the Feedback Loop
Chinese Medicine Perspective on “Stress” Liver depression qi stagnation, also known as “liver qi stagnation,” is a fundamental concept in Chinese medicine. It is often used to desc…
Read moreMonograph: Black Seed Oil (Nigella sativa)
Monograph: Black Seed Oil (Nigella sativa) Common Name: Black seed, black cumin Botanical Name: Nigella sativa Family: Ranunculaceae Parts Used: Seeds, Seed Oil Introduction Black …
Read moreLeaky Gut Made Simple
Many of you have heard the term “leaky gut” by now, though it still may be a new concept for some. In the “alt medicine” space some of you may have already received a diagnosis of …
Read moreCovid & Gut Bacteria
More and more evidence is coming out regarding the role your gut microbiome plays in your immune system’s ability to protect you against pathogens. Now comes a new study showing t…
Read moreCovid and Vitamin D.
A number of studies have come out over the last few months indicating normal vitamin D levels prevents the risk of severe COVID-19 infection. And now, the prestigious journal Natur…
Read moreOur Microbiome and the Living Soil.
And that's exactly what modern agriculture has been doing to the soil for years, killing the microbiome within it.…
Read moreBerberine for Gut Health
Your gut is one of the most richly populated microflora ecosystems on Earth! It contains an astounding number of bacteria that are necessary to not only impact your digestion but …
Read moreProlotherapy & Joint Pain
As evidence of the dangers of chronic use of corticosteroids and NSAIDs mounts, many pain sufferers are looking for other options that can bring permanent relief. Many of these are…
Read moreChinese Herbs & Viruses
The Coronavirus pandemic might have heightened your awareness that most of the respiratory virus outbreaks in the last few years have originated in China. Swine flu, bird flu, SAR…
Read moreMicrobes, Memory, & Aging
Many people as they age notice their memory isn’t as good as it once was. Because this tends to happen as we get older we naturally tend to point the blame on “aging”. But could it…
Read moreAstragalus, Immune Builder
You may never have heard of the Chinese herb “huang qi”, but it’s name translates as “yellow leader” and its root is considered one of the most important botanicals in Chinese medi…
Read moreB12 Injections
Vitamin B12 also known as Cobalamin is a water soluble vitamin that has an essential role in brain function, production of DNA and red blood cells. Though often told their B12 leve…
Read moreDetoxification for Health
Have you ever tried washing greasy dishes without hot water or dish soap? The dishes didn’t get clean, did they? Similarly, when toxic metals and chemicals (think: food additives) …
Read morePaleo Caveman Diet
The Paleo Diet also known as the stone age diet, caveman diet or Paleolithic diet. The premise of the paleo diet is that the human body will function optimally by returning to what…
Read moreCollagen
You may heard the recent buzz about collagen and it’s not easy to miss all of the collagen products popping up on shelves. Promises of beautiful skin, joint pain relief, cellulite …
Read moreBerberine and the Metabolic Master Switch
Berberine has a long history of use in East Asian medicine. Research is now slowly bringing modern medicine around to recognize the many benefits of berberine supplementation. In h…
Read moreHerbal Tale of Caution
Have you heard the great news about Tumeric? The active ingredient, curcumin, can reduce inflammation, aid in digestion, relieve pain, reduce the risk of cancer, and a whole host o…
Read moreRed wine for health?
You may have heard that drinking red wine will increase your lifespan or is in some way good for your health. Many articles have come out suggesting this practice because red wine …
Read moreSugar Blues, Highs and Lows
Still reaching for sugar to boost your energy or mood? Sugar has a reputation for providing quick energy and mood elevation. However, recent research shows it can cause more probl…
Read moreMagnesium, The Master Commander
Magnesium is a mineral found in the earth, it is absorbed by the plants we use for food and medicine, and is required for health in both animals and humans. It is so essential that…
Read moreIntermittent fasting
Intermittent fasting is a popular topic these days. And although it has value, it is not a new concept. In fact, you might be surprised to learn that most of your ancestors practi…
Read moreOzone Therapy-Demystified!
Mention the term “Ozone Therapy” and most people react with a mixture of horror and confusion. Isn’t ozone bad for you? That is, after all, what we have all been led to believe for…
Read moreCupping. How does it work? What is it good for?
Cupping is one of the oldest methods of healing used in traditional Chinese medicine. The process involves creating a vacuum inside of a “cup” and placing it on the skin. The vacuu…
Read moreIs Detoxification Necessary?
People frequently ask me if I think that “detoxing” is necessary. My simple answer “Yes”. It is important to realize that your body is already designed to eliminate substances that…
Read moreGABA for Relaxation
The human nervous system is vastly complex as it coordinates innumerable processes via neurotransmitters. These chemical messengers are required for everything from signaling the h…
Read moreLaser Acupuncture Rejuvenation
Many people looking for non needle forms of acupuncture eventually stumble on the use of laser acupuncture. Conversations with patients on this topic often stimulates mixed reactio…
Read moreBiopuncture for Knee Pain
Although many patients have experienced good clinical results from receiving biopuncture for pain management, there have been few clinical studies done to validate claims of it’s e…
Read moreAcupuncture for Back Pain
New research demonstrates that acupuncture is effective for the treatment of chronic lower back pain. Researchers studied back pain patients in an inpatient rehabilitation clinic i…
Read moreHidden Topical Toxins
Many people come to our office with serious health conditions wondering how they ended up in this position. After all, they are trying to do all the right things and eating a “heal…
Read moreVitamin D
Vitamin D is a hot topic these days. Health food store magazines have been praising its benefits for years. But even the mainstream press now runs regular articles quoting studies …
Read moreDoes Acupuncture Hurt?
Many people ask this question since we all have bad memories of getting painful injections as children. But the answer to this question is different for everyone because everyone’s…
Read moreWhy Detoxify?
People frequently ask me if I believe in “detoxification”. My typical answer is “Yes, that’s why you have a liver”. Detoxification is not just something you do once every six month…
Read moreTaking Chinese Herbs
Medicinal herbs are an important part of Chinese medicine and are often given in conjunction with acupuncture as part of a treatment plan. There are a few ways that medicinal herbs…
Read moreConcerned About Bone Loss?
Because most of us have only ever seen dried dead bone we have the impression that the bones in our bodies are the same dry chalky material. Not true! Our bones are living tissue j…
Read moreDry Needling and Acupuncture
It used to be that acupuncture was rare in the United States. Acupuncturists were few and far between, not to mention shunned by the conventional medical community. Now, acupunctur…
Read moreUS Military Using Acupuncture to Reduce Stress and Pain
Did you know that the U.S. military is using acupuncture on the battle field to reduce stress and pain in injured soldiers? A special type of acupuncture protocol called battlefiel…
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