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CraigPENS |
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An Acupuncture-like Treatment for Chronic Pain |
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Pain Recovery Resources Copyright 1995-2004 all rights reserved |
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To contact me: |
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Email: dostephen@spindle.net |
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Dr. Craig practices 2 days a week in Fort Worth, Texas. He lectures and teaches nationally. For Appointments ONLY phone: 817-338-4108 His e-mail is wfcraig33@yahoo.com |
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Since 1993 I have helped Dr. Craig develop his technique into a teachable system. I am no longer in active practice due to an illness. I continue to supervise this site, collaborate with researchers and write. Pain Recovery Online is my latest effort. Stephen M. Taylor, D.O. (My CV) |
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CraigPENS is a pain treatment technique invented by William F Craig, M.D in the 1970's. It involves the insertion of tiny stainless steel probes through the skin and into the surrounding muscles and nerves. CraigPENS requires a series of treatments to be effective. Most people respond in 10 -15 treatments, others require 20 or more. At each treatment the patient's response to the previous probe placement (where we put the needles), circuit (how we run the wires to each probe), the frequency (low, medium, high or mixed) and the number of treatments is assessed. These same variables are then adjusted and recorded for each treatment. |
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In CraigPENS the placement of the needles is based on the location of the nerves involved in the patient's pain. In Traditional Chinese Medicine the needle placement is based on Meridians or energy channels. The state of a patient's YIN or YANG energies are assessed and guide the treatments. CraigPENS relates to this system only in that the meridians frequently correspond to points where the nerves are near the surface of the body. Most of the clinical research on CraigPENS has been supervised by Paul White, Ph.D. M.D. at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. |
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In Chinese Medicine energy or Chi is said to flow through channels or meridians |
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A CraigPENS circuit for pain from a herniated disc |
