Naturopathic Source

There are times when we may fool ourselves. There are times when we can fool others. But we can never fool our body. It is the most sensitive barometer of our inner world.

                                                                                         -- Sherrill Sellman

My second visit with the osteopath was good -- she worked a ton on the "fluids" in my sacral area. The fluids is the stuff that often gets damaged and is usually out of balance when chiropractic treatments don't hold well.

This was the bulk of the appointment and afterwards my low back and sacral area felt a lot looser and hurt much less during the week.

She didn't touch my neck, although I wish she would've because it's really tight and uncomfortable, even after my massage.

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I was unsure of my schedule this week, so I didn't call and book with Sam in advance and he got all booked up. So no massage for me.

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My third appointment was the day of this writing.

I told her about my neck and she worked on it for about 40 minutes. On the fluids. Apparently there is a lot going on there -- Sam said the same thing.

She also worked on the area of lymphatic drainage from my lower body/legs. Apparently the lymphatic drainage points were "crunchy" versus flowing smoothly. If your lymphatics from any area don't drain properly you will have swelling in that area. Swelling in the lower legs from improper drainage usually goes down overnight and then increases as the day goes on.

There are lots of herbs for lymphatic drainage and cleanses, but if things are not right from a structural point of view, nothing is going to work well. It will also be a losing battle in the long run; your structure doesn't improve as you get older for no reason.

My next appointment is for one month. Apparently the work she did on the fluids and lymphatic drainage takes a while to really settle in. She said it was like giving the body "information" and that my body will keep shifting a little bit at a time for about the next 4 weeks.

I'll keep writing about how those shifts go and feel over the next month. I'll probably supplement with massage and chiropractic to keep things from getting uncomfortable again.

Actually, I just made a last-minute effort to get in with Sam tomorrow. If not, I'll haul myself out to Mississauga to see my chiro. (Sandy Bhasin - drbhasin.com). He doesn't do any cracking -- the treatments are very gentle but effective. I found him after my second whiplash, when I couldn't move my head. Having so much going on with my neck, I like the gentleness of the treatments.

TC

I was not having fun.

About a day or two after my first visit, the shooting pain in my head started. This is a pain I would feel for about 5 seconds once every two years or so. A couple of days after my first visit, the pain was everyday, several times per day.

My osteopath said it is ideal to combine osteopathic treatment with massage. So off I went for some weekly massages to take the edge off!

I saw Sam Ward at Park Road Healing Arts, partly because this is the same building where my Toronto office is but mostly because I had heard he was great.

When I mentioned the shooting head pain he said it was because everything was shifting and things hadn't settled yet. Ugh.

I had a fantastic massage and Sam really worked on my trigger points and getting things to release. He actually when into my tissue and muscle and got the tight spots to release. He said once they are released, they don't come back (unless you injure yourself again, I assume).

After that massage the shooting head pains were no longer!

(By the way, my osteopath is Su Gray at Danforth and Pape in Toronto.)

TC

This is another "out of the mouths of patients" anecdote.

Some people who strongly believe in vaccinating all children feel that they do not want their children around other children who have not been vaccinated because of the "germs" they may be carrying.

One of my patients made an excellent point:

"If you believe so strongly in the vaccinations you have had for your children, then why does it matter that my children are not vaccinated?"

TC

That`s right folks. Kids do not need to be immunized to go to school in Ontario.

You DO however, need to get an affidavit signed and notarized and get it on file with your local health unit. Basically this form says that you choose not to immunize your child based on your conscience or religious beliefs.

For all the fear that surrounds ''But what will happen to my child when they go to school?'', this one is pretty straightforward.

Don`t know where to get the form? Don`t know where your local health unit it?

Never fear -- I`ve got you covered!

The Form - Here you go! Statement of Conscience or Religious Belief Affidavit

Local health unit - this web page lists the health units throughout Ontario.

http://www.ingoodhands.ca/cert_02.html

Print out the form, fill it out, take it to a notary public (when I needed one in the past, I just looked in the Yellow Pages. You should be able to find one easily on the internet as well.) and get it signed. Then go to your local health unit, get it on file and have a copy for yourself and anyone who may want to see it such as schools etc.

And that's all there is to it!

TC