KimBurnham

I am publishing a twice monthly e-Newsletter, The Burnham Review on what the medical system literature research is saying about Complemenatry and Alternative Medicine (CAM)approaches and how these are real options for decreasing pain and increasing function..

I recently completed my PhD in Integrative Medicine from Westbrook University (2006). My dissertation topic was "The Effect of Integrative Manual Therapy on the Symptom’s of Parkinson’s Disease." In working on my dissertation I did a lot of research into the benefits of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) on Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, such as Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s (ALS), and Friedreich's Ataxia.

As the Director of Knowledge Management at the Center for Integrative Manual Therapy (CenterIMT), headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, I answer questions for clients, students and the general public. Many of the questions center around Integrative Manual Therapy and in general what non-surgery and non-medication related therapies can do for healing and health.

I am working on a book. The working title is "Why It Is Reasonable to Think Manual Therapy Can Help You." Each chapter will have research information summarizing what the medical system has to say about Manual Therapy and Massage Therapy for conditions ranging from Back Pain, Parkinson's Disease, Celiacs (Gluten-Free Diets), Stroke, Autism, Spinal Cord Injuries, Depression. There will be about 50 chapters.

Working for CenterIMT I have been able to enjoy travel and broadening my global perspective on health. In the last few years, I have consulted with clients in Hong Kong, Israel and Italy, as well as treating clients from all over the world in Bloomfield, Connecticut. One highlight was speaking at a "Defeat Autism Now" conference in Verona, Italy.

I have been researching and writing on health, food and nutrition topics for the last 20 years. I can give. It started with working for the Produce News and working as a freelance journalist in the fresh produce and agriculture industry for 10 years (1985-1995). In 1993, I graduated from Sutherland-Chan Massage Therapy School and Teaching Clinic in Toronto, Canada. An excellent education there prepared me for a move to health care field.

My global perspective on health and good living is the result of growing in Colombia, Belgium and later teaching English and studying shiatsu in Japan and then massage therapy in Canada.

A Bachelors degree in Zoology from Brigham Young University (1982) gave me a stolid foundation in the sciences. My particular interested was marine biology and entomology. I am still very interested in the health benefits seen in children and adults swimming with dolphins.