12-31-2009, 10:32 PM
Thank you for the thread, Monica. At this time I can contribute love, positivity, and sharing in teach/learning, but not funds. If some plans work out well, next month I might become equipped to share funds as well.
May I pass along some ideas that I hope might be of use?
I see that spine-health.com has discussion forums. There may be people there who are going through similar experiences with their bodies, who could offer better informed compassion.
I see that Carla has tried several approaches to healing. I don't see any reference to Traditional Chinese Medicine, with its acupuncture and herbs. I know that many people have found it to be a useful tool for pain relief. In some cases it has prevented or delayed the need for spinal surgery, or increased the effectiveness of mainstream spinal pain relief. From some of my own experiences, I believe TCM can be an especially effective approach to healing balance for people who are already oriented in terms of energy flows and balance. If there is an opportunity for Carla to try it, I imagine that it might help and is unlikely to have side effects.
Here are some examples of information available about this:
http://www.jcm.co.uk/catalogue.php?catID...09380eb0ce
http://www.bluepoppy.com/cfwebstorefb/in...ure_id=966
I don't have professional training in TCM but I do have a pretty good layman's understanding of it. I hope that this is something that Carla can explore.
It might also be worthwhile to explore whether use of Medx equipment could help - http://medxonline.com/aji.php. This is a range of exercise and physical therapy equipment to treat back pain that was developed by the late Arthur Jones, the inventor who had early created the Nautilus weight training machines. Here's a paper from Mr. Jones about his work: http://medxonline.com/downloads/SpineKnee.pdf.
May I pass along some ideas that I hope might be of use?
I see that spine-health.com has discussion forums. There may be people there who are going through similar experiences with their bodies, who could offer better informed compassion.
I see that Carla has tried several approaches to healing. I don't see any reference to Traditional Chinese Medicine, with its acupuncture and herbs. I know that many people have found it to be a useful tool for pain relief. In some cases it has prevented or delayed the need for spinal surgery, or increased the effectiveness of mainstream spinal pain relief. From some of my own experiences, I believe TCM can be an especially effective approach to healing balance for people who are already oriented in terms of energy flows and balance. If there is an opportunity for Carla to try it, I imagine that it might help and is unlikely to have side effects.
Here are some examples of information available about this:
http://www.jcm.co.uk/catalogue.php?catID...09380eb0ce
Quote:638 adults received 10 treatments over seven weeks. After eight weeks, 60% of patients receiving any type of acupuncture showed improvement in their level of pain and function, compared with 39% for those receiving usual care. After one year, 65% of participants receiving either individualised or standardised acupuncture continued to experience improvement, compared with 59% for simulated acupuncture and 50% for standard care.http://www.acupuncture.com/conditions/tendonitis.htm
http://www.bluepoppy.com/cfwebstorefb/in...ure_id=966
I don't have professional training in TCM but I do have a pretty good layman's understanding of it. I hope that this is something that Carla can explore.
It might also be worthwhile to explore whether use of Medx equipment could help - http://medxonline.com/aji.php. This is a range of exercise and physical therapy equipment to treat back pain that was developed by the late Arthur Jones, the inventor who had early created the Nautilus weight training machines. Here's a paper from Mr. Jones about his work: http://medxonline.com/downloads/SpineKnee.pdf.