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What is Prolotherapy? A Natural Approach to Pain Relief

By Dr. Ryan Minarik, ND, LAc Prolotherapy, also known as proliferation therapy, is an injection-based treatment designed to alleviate chronic musculoskeletal pain by stimulating the body’s natural healing processes. This technique involves injecting an irritant solution, commonly hyperosmolar dextrose (a... Read more ›

Understanding Regenerative Injection Therapy

By Dr. Ryan Minarik, LAc A Guide to Pain Relief and Injury Recovery Regenerative Injection Therapy (RIT) is a non-surgical treatment designed to promote healing and reduce pain by stimulating the body’s natural repair processes. Techniques such as Platelet-Rich Plasma... Read more ›

Botox®  vs. Xeomin®: Choosing the Right Neurotoxin to Combat Wrinkles

At FoRM Health in Portland, Oregon, we specialize in helping you look and feel your best—which may include rewinding back the clock on wrinkles using neurotoxin injections. If you’re considering injections to smooth those unwanted signs of aging, you’ve likely... Read more ›

IPL Photofacials and Laser Hair Removal, perfect treatments for Winter

While many people may be mourning the loss of daylight and grumbling about the colder, wetter temps, the laser enthusiasts at FoRM Health PDX in Portland, Oregon, embrace the next 6 months! Why? Well it’s the opening of “laser season,”... Read more ›

PRF vs PRP: Why FoRM made the switch to PRF for Aesthetic Procedures

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) and Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) have become increasingly popular in the world of aesthetic treatments for their natural approach to skin rejuvenation and hair restoration. Both use platelets and other components derived from your own blood to stimulate... Read more ›

Aesthetic Services: A Blueprint for choosing the best Aesthetic Service for you!

We offer a broad range of aesthetic services for all your anti-aging needs. We know it can be hard to know where to start. Use this blueprint as a general guideline to help navigate the best services for you and... Read more ›

Covid-19 Updates at FoRM Health

How to get the test: Covid 19 Antibody tests are NOW available at FoRM! The lab itself is free for most patients, covered completely, by either your insurance or the federal government if you are uninsured. Requirements for this test... Read more ›

The Lung, Immune System and Skin Connection

In Chinese Medicine Theory, the Lung organ includes not only the anatomical lungs, but also  the nose, sinuses, and skin.  The Lung also has an important connection to the Large Intestine, and together the Lung and Large Intestine provide the... Read more ›

Skin Health & Immune Function: Key Nutrients for Supporting Health and Beauty

You don’t have to choose between prioritizing your immunity and a healthy complexion. Our immune and integumentary (skin) systems are similar in functionality and nutritional requirements – both systems are made up of rapidly regenerating cells, rely on built-in mechanisms... Read more ›

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