Weak, stiff, sore joints
Persistent, chronic joint pain (including spinal pain, low back pain)
Limited mobility
Osteoarthritis (of hip, knees, shoulders , thumbs, spine)
Pending knee or hip surgeries
Migraines and dizziness linked to degenerative cervical spine disease
Shoulder-arm syndrome
Intercostal neuralgia
Tennis elbow
Degenerative disc disease
Pelvic or groin pain
Osteoporosis
selective COX-2 inhibitor (anti-inflammatory, less swelling, slowed disease process)
improved circulation (better nutrient delivery for better healing)
immune modulation (less reactive, calmer immune system)
analgesic (pain reduction)
inhibition of protease activity (less breakdown of cartilage)
normalization of tissue structures (healing, slowed disease process)
neosynthesis of tissue structures (rebuilding of tissues such as cartilage)
formation of elastic tissue (better flexibility and resilience)
Your first step is to book an injection consult where will discuss your concerns, history, and goals. We'll do any relevant physical exams and review any imaging reports or blood work.
Your treatment will consist of 5-15 microinjections at the problem area.
The mistletoe is injected into the top layers of the skin.
We might include a local anesthetic to get added "neural-therapy" benefits (This is a normal part of the pain-recovery injections I offer (also called musculoskeletal repair).
Expect local redness and warmth. This is normal and indicates your body responding perfectly.
A skin reaction will appear with in 12-36 hours and last from 3 to 5 days.
We'll do 5-10 treatments.
Your body will guide the course of your mistletoe therapy.
Each time we meet we'll adjust the strength of the mistletoe dose based on your skins reaction.
For example if there was no reaction, we'll increase the dose, if there is too much of a reaction (redness > 5 cm) we'll decrease the dose. If we get a reaction that fades like I mentioned above, perfect. We'll continue at that dose until no reaction is elicited.
We'll space the the treatments about 1 week apart, which is the ideal timeline to let the redness calm down and resolve fully before the next injection.
Case studies show people enjoying up to 2 years of improved mobility and pain relief after a course of treatment.
Some patients notice a marked reduction in pain and increased mobility in as little as 1-2 treatments.
Of course... no guarantees. Sorry sugar. If I could, you know I would.
Some patients require regular maintenance which could be weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, depending on the severity.
Known allergy to mistletoe
Acute inflammation/infection
Fever ≥ 38 C
Chronic granulomatous diseases (TB, Crohn’s etc)
Active autoimmune conditions
Hyperthyroidism with tachycardia
Treatment with immunosuppressants
Pregnancy
Cytokine or interferon therapies (cancer)
***Please note all new (or returning after 1 year) patients require a consultation
Dr. Tonia Winchester, ND, BSc, NLP | Naturopathic Doctor | IV Nutrient Therapist
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