by Allison | Aug 21, 2017 | Health
As recent as 2012, Alaska’s opioid overdose death rate was greater than double the rate in the United States (10.5 vs. 5.1 per 100,000 persons). Understanding how severe this epidemic has grown, Governor Bill Walker recently signed into law House Bill 159 in effort to...
by Allison | Jun 13, 2017 | Treatment
All of us have experienced the self-healing properties of the human body. Often times, a few bumps and bruises in our youth are simply part of life. The process of human growth and development involves complex cellular activity which fosters growth and tissue...
by Allison | Jun 13, 2017 | Conditions
What! You have never heard of a muscle-ologists? As peculiar as this sounds, it amazes me that there is no such thing as a “muscle doctor.” Think about it, there is a doctor for nearly every major organ. A heart doctor is a cardiologist. A skin doctor is a...
by Allison | Feb 14, 2017 | Education
According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the projected growth in employment for physical therapy over the next 10 years is approximately 34%. This is much higher than the national average of 7%. With the excellent job outlook and high rate of employee...
by Allison | Jan 18, 2017 | Treatment
There is some pain which we can just “grin and bear it,” and then there is the unrelenting type of pain. Those that have experienced chronic jaw pain can relate to the latter. One of the most frequently used joints in the body, the jaw or...
