Alternative Treatments for Arthritis Port Angeles WA

T’ai chi, as a meditative martial art involves the fluid repetition of a series of gentle movements called forms. People with arthritis benefit tremendously from the balance, stamina, endurance, focus, breathing, and social benefits they get from doing t’ai chi.

David Alan Berkson, MD
(760) 945-4171
939 Caroline St
Port Angeles, WA
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Suny At Buffalo Sch Of Med & Biomedical Sci, Buffalo Ny 14214
Graduation Year: 1958

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Iftikhar Ahmad Chowdhry, MD
(718) 430-2508
315 Martin Luther King Jr Way Apt 304
Tacoma, WA
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Gender
Male
Languages
Panjabi, Urdu, Arabic
Education
Medical School: Allama Iqbal Med Coll, Univ Of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Graduation Year: 1990

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Arinola Fatunmota Dada, MD
1310 116th Avenue North East South
Bellevue, WA
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Gender
Female
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Lagos, Coll Of Med, Lagos, Nigeria
Graduation Year: 1995

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Marcia Jo Sparling, MD
(206) 254-1240
700 NE 87th Ave
Vancouver, WA
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Gender
Female
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Calgary, Fac Of Med, Calgary, Alb, Canada
Graduation Year: 1983
Hospital
Hospital: S W Washington Med Ctr, Vancouver, Wa
Group Practice: Vancouver Clinic

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Sunanda Uberoi, MD
(253) 838-3045
34509 9th Ave S
Federal Way, WA
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Gender
Female
Education
Medical School: All India Inst Of Med Sci, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Graduation Year: 1970

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John Edward Z Caner, MD
(206) 325-6023
520 36th Ave E
Seattle, WA
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 02115
Graduation Year: 1956

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Nancy Strehlow Karr, MD
(253) 446-0311
102 23rd Ave SE
Puyallup, WA
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Gender
Female
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Wa Sch Of Med, Seattle Wa 98195
Graduation Year: 1986

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Andrew Keith Solomon
(206) 368-6123
10330 Meridian Ave N
Seattle, WA
Specialty
Rheumatology

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Dr.Julie Carkin
(206) 368-6123
Ste 250, 10330 Meridian Ave
Seattle, WA
Gender
F
Education
Medical School: Boston Univ Sch Of Med
Year of Graduation: 1987
Speciality
Rheumatologist
General Information
Accepting New Patients: Yes
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3.6, out of 5 based on 6, reviews.

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Cathy Fritchen
(425) 339-5445
3901 Hoyt Ave
Everett, WA
Specialty
Rheumatology

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Alternative Treatments for Arthritis

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By Cara McDonald

Lenore Pristash was determined to cope with the arthritis in her neck and spine—after all, the 66-year-old was a former aerobics instructor and lifelong golfer, and she was used to being in control of her body. But when her doctor recommended neck surgery to remove bone spurs, the first words out of her mouth were, “No way.” “I was afraid I would lose the ability to do the things I love,” she says.

The Conventional Rx: Pristash was taking glucosamine and chondroitin (joint supplements that aid in cartilage repair), as well as Celebrex, a prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that irritated her stomach and increased her risk of heart attack and stroke.

The Alternative Rx: T’ai chi. This meditative martial art involves the fluid repetition of a series of gentle movements called forms. Pristash started attending a weekly class with a t’ai chi instructor and supplemented with DVD workouts at home.“People with arthritis benefit tremendously from the balance, stamina, endurance, focus, breathing, and social benefits they get from doing t’ai chi,” says Pristash’s instructor, Theresa Lilla, who herself has arthritis in her neck and knees. “It helps you to calm and connect with yourself, and when you’re in pain, that’s important.”

The Outcome:
Before t’ai chi, Pristash could move her head only 40 degrees to the left; now she can turn it all the way to her shoulder. Her joints don’t crackle like they used to, and she stopped taking Celebrex. But a surprise benefit has been the mental effect: “T’ai chi enables you to settle your body into yourself and the earth; it sounds corny, but that’s what you do,” Pristash says. “T’ai chi has helped make this disease tolerable.” —Cara McDonald

Author: Cara McDonald

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