David Razo has practiced massage therapy and bodywork for over 10 years, specializing in myofascial pain and pain management. He works extensively with cancer patients and currently works with a medical doctor in private practice. His goals are to integrate acupuncture and Oriental medicine into his bodywork practice to maximize the care he gives to his patients, and to educate the public on the benefits of combining both practices.
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In the past five years of my clinical practice, I have seen an astonishing upsurge in the chronic use of proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) medications for the gastrointestinal issue diagnosed by allopathic medicine as GERD. It is not uncommon to encounter patients taking these prescriptions for five-plus years.
Working with chronically ill patients entails acknowledging the reality that not all patients will survive their diagnosis. Chinese medicine and acupuncture play a crucial role in palliative and end-of-life care, addressing medication and disease side effects, alleviating pain associated with death, reducing anxiety and stress, and helping patients find peace during the dying process.
