I RAN INTO AN OLD FRIEND TODAY. SHE WILL SOON BE MY NEW that interfere with their daily life," ex- plains Dr. Kushner. "The job of the Feldenkrais teacher is to figure out how indi- viduals move, how that relates to the problem they experi- ence, and how they could move differently so that the problem won't continue. This therapy is valuable be- cause it gives people techniques to help eliminate tension, pain and fatigue and it works especially well with the elderly, im- proving posture and muscular efficiency." Today, Americans aged 65 or older num- ber more than 33 mil- lion; by the turn of the century, the baby Dr. Nusbaum: Traditional and nontraditional. boom wave will accel- erate these numbers to more to acute diseases and traumas. than 53 million. New research is Eastern medicine, on the other dramatically changing the way hand, well developed over the aging and the aged are viewed. past 4,000 years, uses a different Research at the Complementary medical strategy, one that at- and Alternative Medicine Pro- tempts to balance the interactive gram at Stanford (CAMPS) energies within the body. "The [eastern] treatment for demonstrates that much of what is called aging is not the assumed restoring the body to a healthy inevitable physical and mental balance are non-invasive and decline. Moreover, to a surpris- include nutrition, acupuncture, ing extent, individuals are re- and manipulation. Patients can sponsible for the quality of their benefit from either or both modal- ities, depending upon their con- own old age. CAMPS defines its Successful dition." Harriett Freedman of Orchard Aging program as maintaining high cognitive, physical, psy- Lake understands that her good chosocial and spiritual function- health and medical progress is ing and is conducting scientific the result of her physician using inquiry on the specific effects of traditional and non-traditional selected complementary and al- medical practices that compli- ternative medicine therapies that ment one another. She has os- could increase successful aging. teoporosis and sees Dr. Ed This includes evaluating the Linkner in Ann Arbor for regu- clinical effectiveness of comple- lar treatment. "With Dr. Linkner's help I mentary therapies such as im- agery and spiritual practice in made a commitment to improve the prevention and treatment of my life style 2.5 years ago and cardiovascular and muscu- that meant changing my diet, loskeletal disease as well as doc- taking Fosomax and hormone umenting evidence for the supplements such as DFIEA and potential health benefits of nu- exercising regularly. I'm happy trition and herbal medicine and to report that at my last visit in the traditional Chinese modali- May there was a strong indica- tion of an overall general im- ties such as acupuncture. Dr. Mitchell Elkiss, neurolo- provement of bone mass density. gist, has used acupuncture and Needless to say, Fm very happy." Dr. Linkner is a charter mem- holistic medical modalities with his patients for many years. Dr. ber of the American Holistic Med- Elkiss champions the concept ical Association and considers that the essence of medical treat- himself part of a new specialty ment is to get patients to a point that focuses on the body, the where their bodies can begin to mind, and the spirit. "Symptoms are red lights, sig- heal themselves. "The issue is that comple- nals that something is wrong mentary medical practices not be with the engine that runs our excluded from the mainstream body," explains Dr. Linkner. "The of health care," says Dr. Elkiss. goal is to find out the reasons for "Western medicine is relatively this message rather than just new, but within that short peri- treating the symptoms. "For instance, taking an as- od of 200 years has made in- credible advances in diagnosis, pirin for a headache eliminates surgical procedures and thera- the headache but the real prob- pies, particularly as they relate ALTERNATIVES page 72 NEIGHBOR AT THE HEATHERWOOD. 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