Non-Traditional Treatments
Interview: Lammi Lambert, AP, FABORM
Lammi Lambert is an acupuncturist practicing at Orlando Acupuncture. She is currently the only acupuncturist in the Central Florida area to be Board Certified as a Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM).She takes great interest in the field of reproductive medicine and gynecological disorders and has experience with both male and female reproductive disorders.
How does acupuncture help treat infertility?
In a lot of different ways, so it kind of depends on who you ask. You have your traditional Chinese medicine point of view. Then you've got researchers at Harvard and other research institutions doing functional MRI scans before and after acupuncture, and you've got acupuncturists in the field doing research on uterine blood flow. The general consensus is that it can work by decreasing anxiety levels. Your fallopian tubes have to be able to flex in order to
catch the egg that's been ovulated. So, when you're tense, your fallopian tubes can't flex as much as maybe they need to, so that's one way in which it can help. Read more
Lammi Lambert is an acupuncturist practicing at Orlando Acupuncture. She is currently the only acupuncturist in the Central Florida area to be Board Certified as a Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM).She takes great interest in the field of reproductive medicine and gynecological disorders and has experience with both male and female reproductive disorders.
How does acupuncture help treat infertility?
In a lot of different ways, so it kind of depends on who you ask. You have your traditional Chinese medicine point of view. Then you've got researchers at Harvard and other research institutions doing functional MRI scans before and after acupuncture, and you've got acupuncturists in the field doing research on uterine blood flow. The general consensus is that it can work by decreasing anxiety levels. Your fallopian tubes have to be able to flex in order to
catch the egg that's been ovulated. So, when you're tense, your fallopian tubes can't flex as much as maybe they need to, so that's one way in which it can help. Read more
Interview: Emily Nichols, The Fertility Guru
Emily Nichols is The Fertility Guru. Through her website, Instagram and Facebook pages, she offers people well-researched and organized information about reproductive health. An acupuncturist, she blends Eastern and Western practices, giving readers a well-rounded look at how they can help themselves take charge of their reproductive health.
I was drawn to your blog is because it is well-researched and well-written, and you present information in a humorous, relatable way. Fertility is clearly something you care about and want to educate others on-what motivated you to do so and to start your blog?
During my 3rd year of internship at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, just by a scheduling coincidence, I was placed under the women's health specialist at our clinic. The patients who came in for treatment on this particular shift tended to be women struggling with infertility. Treating these women came naturally to me, and, one after another, patients returned with positive pregnancy tests. Never had the rewards of treatment been so tangible. Read more
Emily Nichols is The Fertility Guru. Through her website, Instagram and Facebook pages, she offers people well-researched and organized information about reproductive health. An acupuncturist, she blends Eastern and Western practices, giving readers a well-rounded look at how they can help themselves take charge of their reproductive health.
I was drawn to your blog is because it is well-researched and well-written, and you present information in a humorous, relatable way. Fertility is clearly something you care about and want to educate others on-what motivated you to do so and to start your blog?
During my 3rd year of internship at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, just by a scheduling coincidence, I was placed under the women's health specialist at our clinic. The patients who came in for treatment on this particular shift tended to be women struggling with infertility. Treating these women came naturally to me, and, one after another, patients returned with positive pregnancy tests. Never had the rewards of treatment been so tangible. Read more
Interview: Mary Ellen Kramp, DPT, CLT-LANA
Mary Ellen Kramp, DPT, CLT-LANA is a Physical Therapy Specialist in Seminole, Florida. Her professional experience includes 25 years providing care in a variety of inpatient rehab and outpatient settings. She is the owner of Relief at Hand, LLC, a small manual therapy clinic that maintains an integrative practice of physical therapy, massage therapy and acupuncture. In the past ten years she has become more specialized in women’s health areas including post-breast cancer lymphedema and infertility. Currently, she is leading a multi-site pilot study focused on manual therapy for women’s infertility.
What motivated you to focus your career on women's health and infertility?
I had worked in Michigan several years ago, and had the reputation for being able to treat any weird kind of thing. If you had a patient with weird issues, send them to me. My best friend was trying to get pregnant, and at one point (after I had moved to Florida) called me and asked for my help. Using the same principles that we would use for the shoulder joint, I applied it to the reproductive system. She went home, and got pregnant. A couple years later, she had gotten pregnant and miscarried, and then couldn't get pregnant again. I treated her again and she got pregnant immediately. Read more
Mary Ellen Kramp, DPT, CLT-LANA is a Physical Therapy Specialist in Seminole, Florida. Her professional experience includes 25 years providing care in a variety of inpatient rehab and outpatient settings. She is the owner of Relief at Hand, LLC, a small manual therapy clinic that maintains an integrative practice of physical therapy, massage therapy and acupuncture. In the past ten years she has become more specialized in women’s health areas including post-breast cancer lymphedema and infertility. Currently, she is leading a multi-site pilot study focused on manual therapy for women’s infertility.
What motivated you to focus your career on women's health and infertility?
I had worked in Michigan several years ago, and had the reputation for being able to treat any weird kind of thing. If you had a patient with weird issues, send them to me. My best friend was trying to get pregnant, and at one point (after I had moved to Florida) called me and asked for my help. Using the same principles that we would use for the shoulder joint, I applied it to the reproductive system. She went home, and got pregnant. A couple years later, she had gotten pregnant and miscarried, and then couldn't get pregnant again. I treated her again and she got pregnant immediately. Read more
Interview: Dr. Christina Prieto
Dr. Christina Prieto is a Board Certified and Licensed Acupuncture Physician and owner of Harmony Wellness Center in Maitland, Florida. A Florida native, she studied at the Florida College of Integrative Medicine, graduating Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Professional Health Studies and a Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine. These studies include specialized training in acupuncture, Chinese and western herbs, nutritional therapy, cupping, moxibustion, and other modalities.
How does acupuncture help treat infertility?
There are two major ways acupuncture can treat infertility. One is by calming the nervous system and the other is by increasing blood flow into the reproductive organs. I often tell my patients that the acupuncture tricks the body into thinking you’re on a remote beach overlooking the sunset. Many studies show that when blood is drawn before and after an acupuncture treatment, there is a physiological response on a chemical level, Read more
Dr. Christina Prieto is a Board Certified and Licensed Acupuncture Physician and owner of Harmony Wellness Center in Maitland, Florida. A Florida native, she studied at the Florida College of Integrative Medicine, graduating Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Professional Health Studies and a Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine. These studies include specialized training in acupuncture, Chinese and western herbs, nutritional therapy, cupping, moxibustion, and other modalities.
How does acupuncture help treat infertility?
There are two major ways acupuncture can treat infertility. One is by calming the nervous system and the other is by increasing blood flow into the reproductive organs. I often tell my patients that the acupuncture tricks the body into thinking you’re on a remote beach overlooking the sunset. Many studies show that when blood is drawn before and after an acupuncture treatment, there is a physiological response on a chemical level, Read more