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Dr. Ken Sherman, Novi-based
alternative medicine practitioner and
founder/owner of Sherman Health
Systems, recommends a pain man-
agement tool called the Alpha-Stim,
a handheld device that uses ear clips
or probes to transmit microcurrents.
Sherman said the system is effec-
tive for pain, insomnia, anxiety and
depression and has eliminated the
need for medication in many of his
patients.
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Schubiner first became interested in
treating the Mind Body Syndrome
when he read the works of Dr. John
Sarno, a New York-based physician
-and author of Healing Back Pain,
The Mindbody Prescription and The
Divided Mind.
"It was very eye-opening;' Schubiner
said.
The cost of the initial two-hour con-
sultation is $400, which Schubiner said
is covered by many insurance plans,
and the four-week group session is
$250.
"It's cheap, easy and effective,' he
said. "Many patients have gone to
Mayo Clinic and many other treat-
ments. If this (MBS) were more widely
accepted, it would help people save
medical expenses and avoid needless
testing or surgery"
Schubiner has treated approximately
400 patients since he started using this
program eight years ago. His research
data indicates that half of the patients
with chronic pain showed an improve-
ment of 50 percent or more, while 67
percent improved by 30 percent or
more.
According to Schubiner, migraine
headaches are another condition that
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"Migraines are a mind-body issue,"
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can be triggered by food, wine or
lights, but a trigger is different than a
cause. It's possible to unlearn triggers:'
Ziv, who also works with patients
struggling with various kinds of
addiction, agrees.
"When we understand what triggers
and amplifies those neural pathways,
we can do something different about
it," she said. "Through raising self-
awareness, meditation and other strat-
egies, the nerve pathways that cause
the pain can be retrained; our brains
can be retrained. I've seen people
experience change, and the pain stops
dominating their lives:'
Fialka said she no longer worries
when she feels an occasional twinge
because she now has the tools to
apprehend pain and prevent it from
taking over.
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Dr. Howard Schubiner interviews a patient about her pain history.
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January 26 • 2012