Author Archives: Andrea Hambly, N.D., Portland, Oregon
Andrea Hambly
Andrea Hambly is a doctor of natural medicine in Portland, Oregon, specializing in craniosacral therapy. She utilizes a full-range of naturopathic remedies to provide the right solution to individual health problems. She graduated from Portland’s National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM).
This entry is part 32 of 32 in the series Craniosacral Therapy For Many ConditionsFrom the moment of birth, an infant faces the many tasks of physical development, beginning with the need to take its first breath so that it can live outside its mother’s womb. There are numerous milestones to be met within the [...]
This entry is part 31 of 32 in the series Craniosacral Therapy For Many ConditionsMany women experience some form of postpartum difficulties, be it physical discomfort, weakness, pain, or emotional difficulties adapting to the challenges of taking care of a newborn child. Having a baby is no small feat. A healthy baby is the [...]
This entry is part 30 of 32 in the series Craniosacral Therapy For Many ConditionsPain after surgery is to be expected. After all, surgery involves the destruction of tissue by cutting through the skin, connective tissue, muscle, and often the viscera (organs). (click on any picture for larger image) The body responds to this invasion [...]
This entry is part 29 of 32 in the series Craniosacral Therapy For Many ConditionsTendinitis (or tendonitis) refers to inflammation of the tendons. Muscles attach to bones via tendons, extensions of the muscles that are made up of tough fibrous connective tissue. Muscles that become chronically tight either through overuse as in repetitive activities, or [...]
This entry is part 28 of 32 in the series Craniosacral Therapy For Many ConditionsBreastfeeding is nature’s way of providing nourishment ideally suited to the newborn child. It helps mom and child to bond, soothes both of them, and provides immunological protection in the form of mom’s antibodies until the infant’s own immune system matures. [...]
Pregnancy is experienced on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual planes. If a woman is healthy and well balanced on all these planes her chances of experiencing a healthy pregnancy and giving birth to a healthy baby are optimized. However, circumstances are often beyond our control. Personal relationships, work situations, finances, personal health, fears, [...]
This entry is part 27 of 32 in the series Craniosacral Therapy For Many ConditionsCraniosacral therapy not only eases pain and discomfort during labor and delivery for the mom but, as importantly, for the baby. Labor and delivery often is a most exhausting, drawn out, and painful process for the woman. We don’t really know [...]
This entry is part 26 of 32 in the series Craniosacral Therapy For Many ConditionsLabor is the last great effort made by the mother to bring the new life into this world. It may very well be the most daunting effort for her, physically as well as emotionally. It truly is a labor of love. [...]
This entry is part 25 of 32 in the series Craniosacral Therapy For Many ConditionsCraniosacral therapy during pregnancy for the mom promotes the healthy development of the baby by supporting the becoming mom’s mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. A woman who is healthy on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual level will be in [...]
This entry is part 24 of 32 in the series Craniosacral Therapy For Many ConditionsCreating a new life and sustaining it within her body until it becomes viable outside the womb is without a doubt one of the most powerful human experiences a woman can have. This nine-month long journey is a time of many, [...]
Craniosacral Therapy — Infant Health and Development