Capsaicin: The biggest winner in CAM for 2009
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Qutenza (capsaicin) 8% patch is a medicated skin patch that can be used to help relieve the pain of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN).
This high concentration is now approved by the FDA for use as a prescription drug. And that places this complementary option for treating PHN squarely in the main stream. (more…)

Some studies on distant healing for chronic pain exist, but the value of this treatment is controversial.
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Dr. Thomas Lenz from Creighton University, in Omaha, Nebraska