We're so excited about the progress our patients have made that we wanted to share with you some of their stories and experiences.
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From Keri, regarding her furry kids, Eddie & Buster:"We are blessed with the opportunity to be able to work with Dr. Robinson through CSU. She became our healer, our guide and our family. I have two boys: Edward and Buster. The boys and I travel from South Dakota at least once a month in order to have the opportunity to experience Dr. Robinson’s kind, loving and healing ways. Edward just turned 10 years old. He is a house bunny who is our ornery, sweet angel. Buster, a black lab, had an abusive start in life until we had the opportunity to adopt him. He saved us and has been a guardian and precious angel. Buster recently celebrated his 12th Birthday. When we found Dr. Robinson, Buster had just seen a specialist about possible back surgery, after several months of our finding him lying on the floor crying from pain. Prior to this, he had been running 5-6 miles a day. After he injured his back, he could only take a short, painful walk around the park. Dr. Robinson began frequent acupuncture appointments focusing on his back, digestive system and overall health. She suggested changes to his diet and medications. Less than 5 months later, Buster became our brand new pup! He is back on his runs, playful around the house chasing Eddie, and most important -- peaceful! Almost every morning someone on our running path comments, 'I can not believe this is the same dog.' Edward, our bunny, was recovering from a serious ear and nervous system infection when we were introduced to Dr. Robinson. He was re-learning how to hop, balance and play. After each treatment, we would return to our hotel with Edward RACING around the room at all hours of the night! He continues to become stronger, more agile, and definitely happier because of Dr. Robinson and her team of angels’ healing hands. A day does not pass without us saying several words of “THANKS” for the opportunity to work and heal with CSU and Dr. Narda Robinson. Our family cherishes being able to find a healer who helps our furry children to have a life without pain and to age with dignity and happiness! THANK YOU DR. ROBINSON & YOUR TEAM OF ANGELS!!! Love~Keri, Edward & Buster" |
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This prairie falcon was brought to the CSU Integrative Pain Medicine Service by the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program. After injuring a wing, this majestic creature began self-traumatizing it by biting through the patagial tendon, to the point that recovery and release would become impossible if this tendon on the leading edge of the wing broke loose. The pain doctors at CSU determined that the falcon's injury site was causing the bird pain. A multimodal, integrative pain medicine intervention, consisting of nerve block, medications, acupuncture, and low level laser therapy, provided a "pain vacation" for the falcon, interrupting the self-perpetuating cycle of pain-biting-pain. The falcon has since been released back to the wild. |
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Jinsher, an Irish Wolfhound, began her integrative pain medicine treatment in 2003. At that time, she was six years old. She needed help badly, as she had stopped eating due to pain. A neurologist determined, through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), that several disks in Jinsher's neck and back had deteriorated markedly. According to her caregiver Nancy, they had "run out of options". She continues, "Jinsher was crying and clearly in severe pain. We decided to try acupuncture because after the MRI, it was clear that surgery wasn’t an option because her spine was so bad. After weekly acupuncture, Jinsher now has a great appetite and most of all, … it’s working! Her spirits are up, her quality of life is high, she is eating well, and she plays nearly every day." |
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Duffee was a cancer patient who required an amputation to help control the spread of his disease. He is shown here receiving acupuncture for the back pain and muscle tension that arose after his surgery. He enjoyed his treatments; they allowed him to relax and to endure his conventional cancer therapy with a higher quality of life than was otherwise possible. |
She sleeps during her acupuncture treatment.
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This chicken, named 'Rare', came to the CSU Integrative Pain Medicine service for pain control after being stepped on by a horse and suffering a broken leg. This outgoing and companionable creature enjoyed being held and stroked; at times she would jump off a fence at her home, and into the arms of a human tending to the farm. Rare and her chicken buddies would exhibit, according to her mom, a gabby 'old hen' nature, which made her mom laugh every time she these free-roaming hens chattering their way out of the barn every morning. To treat her broken leg after it was splinted, pain medicine doctors at CSU provided acupuncture and anti-inflammatory medication. Rare typically slept through most of her acupuncture treatment. According to her loving caregiver, acupuncture "was CLEARLY her favorite!". She is now using the leg normally, and apparently very happy to be back with the other "old biddies". |
