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Pat - So glad you wrote that about chiro's and massage therapists. I didn't go far enough in my description, but that's why we have so many nice people on this list. One takes up where the other leaves off. Best wishes, Jo Ann On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 12:56:31 -0400 Pat Higgo <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Hey Y'all, > Okay, time for me to put my two cents worth in. While a Chiro does > work > with joints, this is not their focus. The focus is to make sure > that the > nerve roots are free to properly innervate the muscles and organs > associated > with them. I worked with a Chiro for a year after I graduated from > college > (I'm a Registered Massage Therapist) and was amazed at the > difference it > could make, especially when it is combined with Massage Therapy. A > joint > that is out of alignment can cause a muscle to go into spasm. You > can get > massage and the muscle may relax, but until the joint is realigned > the > muscle will just keep on going into spasm. It works the other way > around > too. A muscle in spasm can pull a joint out of alignment. You can > get the > joint realigned, but until that muscle spasm is dealt with the joint > will > keep going out of alignment. The ideal combination is generally to > do the > two together. Here in Ontario, many Chiro's have Massage > Therapist's that > work along side them. Now, with advanced Parkinson's where range of > motion > has become fairly restricted, Chiro would probably not work and it > would be > more painful than it would be helpful. If you are at a point where > you > still have fairly good range of motion then Chiropractic can help > you to > keep that range of motion for a much longer period of time. It can > also > help to reduce muscle spasming and it has also been know to help > with > digestive problems. If you like, I can forward any questions on to > the > Chiro I worked with, she's great for answering questions in a way > that most > can understand. Hope this has helped some. :O) > Peace > Pat Higgo RMT > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Docken" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 10:20 AM > Subject: Re: chiropractors > > > Pamme, > I asked my daughter (a massage therapist) about > chiropractic for > Parkinson's stiffness. She observed that Chiropractic primarily > addresses > joints, not muscles. You might get more relief from massage therapy > or > stretching. > All the best, Geo. > > > > > > > [log in to unmask] > Sent by: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > <[log in to unmask]> > 06/01/2003 03:51 PM > Please respond to Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > > > To: [log in to unmask] > cc: > Subject: chiropractors > > > Hi there, > Put out a request to the Caregivers list with no response regarding > chiropractors. Wondering if anyone has had success with one. My > husband is > getting > progressively more bent over as time goes by. He does alot of yard > work > when > feeling well and his posture is so bent over now that his back hurts > all > of the > time. Wondering if a chiropractor would be helpful. > > Pamme > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn