8-18 Ataxia Huntington's

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8-18 Inherited Ataxia's and Huntington's Disease

In this issue of The Burnham Review there is evidence and reports of the benefits of nutritional programs (vitamin E, CoQ10, Vitamin B12), gluten elimination, reflexology, massage, Integrative Manual Therapy, Alexander Technique, Homeopathy, Acupuncture, physical therapy, occupational therapy, CranioSacral Therapy and exercise. These approaches improve quality of life and the overall symptom pictures in people with ataxia. It looks at techniques with names like "Fascial Strands and Globules" from the field of Integrative Manual Therapy.

This issue focuses on inherited ataxias (Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) cardiomyopathy, vitamin E deficiency Ataxia (AVED), Gluten Sensitivity, Cayman ataxia, Ataxia telangiectasia, Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia, SCA7, cone-rod cell dystrophy, Abetaliproteinaemia (ABL), Huntington's disease and Huntington's chorea, Spinocerebellar ataxia with axonal neuropathy (SCAN), Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, dentatorubro-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA), Cerebellar Ataxia and more............Buy This Issue Today

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