 |
 |
Right on, Pat! you sure are right about the muscles...I went to a chiropractic kinesiologist ...for those that don't know what that is .... they have their DC license and so many hours of course work from the International College of Applied Kinesiology ..... he did muscle testing and a few other things....that will tell if what you are taking or using is good for YOU....and he was "right on target" with me and he had never seen me before.....they also work with the needs of and the interferences in the body...nutritional, physical, chemical and emotional etc. It sounds a little off the wall but IT WORKS! I couldn't believe what my cousin was telling me he did for her .... but after almost a year of x-rays, doctors, brace, pain killers, with no results, I had to try something else and so (against MY better judgment) I went with her.......I felt so much better with the first treatment, that I went back for the second .....had two treatments in four days and the pain actually stopped...completely and totally stopped...the spine, a rib and muscles in that area caused all that pain.....for all that time....he's told me how to recognize the start of it and what to do when it's coming back. Kinesiology is explained at www.kinesiology.net/kinesiology.asp Joan Hartman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Higgo" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 9:56 AM Subject: Re: chiropractors > 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" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn