Dr. Sheila Michelle Wicks BSC MS MB,MBA,LAC
Acupuncturist
356 W Superior St Chicago IL, 60610About
Sheila Wicks is an acupuncturist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Wicks evaluates and treats patients based on the concepts of oriental medicine. Acupuncturists complete their evaluations by getting a patient history and looking at and touching the body. Then, they place very fine acupuncture needles into specific points on the body. Stimulating these points and nerves is how Dr. Wicks treats the patients condition. Many of the bodys systems respond to acupuncture, and it can treat physical pain as well as emotional stress.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Safety and tolerability of Ganoderma lucidum in healthy subjects: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial.
- Chemical and pharmacological studies of saponins with a focus on American ginseng.
- Ginsenoside Re: pharmacological effects on cardiovascular system.
- Ginsenoside Re: Its chemistry, metabolism and pharmacokinetics.
- Menopause in Latin America: Symptoms, attitudes, treatments and future directions in Costa Rica.
- Exposure of men to intermittent photic stimulation under simulated IFR conditions.
- Stress in air traffic personnel: low-density towers and flight service stations.
- Stress in air traffic personnel: low-density towers and flight service stations.
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