Pain Relief Newsletter August  2003 [ Send a copy to a friend ]   Neck Pain and Natural Pain Management There is no such thing as a typical pain in the neck.  Neck pain can be caused by injuries like whiplash as well as everyday strains like hunching over a computer monitor.  Or neck pain can be a warning of a more serious problem. As we age, neck pain is inevitable and a natural phenomenon.  Years of swiveling your vertebrae (neck bones) and the cartilage that cushions it (discs) creates wear and tear on their flexibility. (READ ARTICLE)   Ouch:  Baby Boomers' Knees Reach Middle Age The "baby boom" generation born between 1946 and 1964 is discovering middle age, and along with it knee problems made worse - or at least more obvious - by lifestyles that stay vigorous well into the later years. There are nearly 77 million baby boomers, and a large number of them are trying to reconcile their desire to stay active with the fact that they're starting to see the onset of conditions that affect their knees and other joints. (READ ARTICLE)     Getting A Grip On Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is perhaps the most far-reaching musculoskeletal disorder in the U.S.  IT touches the lives of millions of people - estimates put the number at about 3.7% of the population - and costs untold amounts of pain and suffering as well as billions of dollars in lost production. Dramatic grown in the identification and treatment of CTS in the past half-century has revealed a critical need for accurate diagnostic techniques, better understanding of the causes of the disorder, and more "hands-on" research into effective prevention practices. (READ ARTICLE)   Bowen Technique and Cerebral Palsy Jamie is only 2 years old, but until now he has not been able to climb, especially on the couches at home.  He would wiggle on his chest to get up, and would fall over a lot.  He couldn't really run and wiggled when he walked because his ankles turned in.  He looks fine, though, and is a very intelligent little boy. After one Bowen treatment his mother noticed he wasn't falling over as much and he was able to lift his legs higher than usual.  After the second treatment, he was climbing over the furniture and running around at the supermarket.  He hardly fell over at all. He has now had 5 Bowen treatments and is doing incredibly well.  His muscles are more relaxed.  He can do karate kicks now with his brothers and sisters, touch his nose with his toes and one of his ankles has straightened out.  He is also sleeping much better. He hardly ever falls over now.  His mother noted that the changes in him have been remarkable. Arthritis-Hypnosis Connection Did you know that with a little practice you could maximize self-healing, reduce pain, and improve your nutrition, exercise, communication and flexibility? This article explains the many applications where hypnosis brings relief to clients suffering from arthritis.  The process of hypnosis is easy to learn.  You can do it on your own and it empower you to improved health and well-being. (READ ARTICLE)   Your Body's Many Cries For Water - Book Review   Your Body's Many Cries for Water As a result of extensive research into the role of water in the body, the author, a medical doctor, believes that he has found chronic dehydration to be the cause of many conditions including asthma, allergies, arthritis, angina, migraine headaches, hypertension, raised cholesterol, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, depression, and diabetes in the elderly. According to Dr. Batmanghelidj, the body possesses many different thirst signals. A dry mouth is not a reliable indicator of your body's water needs. He describes a variety of more reliable ones, and helps you learn to understand when your body is calling for water. In this way, he claims you can prevent, treat, and cure a variety of conditions of ill health, at no cost, with what he calls nature's miracle medicine: Water.                                                                                          -Amazon.com Other Natural Solutions For Pain Relief Consider acupuncture - a safe, natural therapy that has a well-documented ability to relieve the pain of conditions as varied as carpal tunnel syndrome, headaches, arthritis and fibromyalgia.... While no one yet has satisfactorily explained how magnets work, one theory is that they enhance blood flow to an injured area, which would predictably decrease inflammation and speed up healing..... If you prefer topical pain relief....there is DMSO, Capsaicin, Petetran+Plus...etc.... (READ ARTICLE)   Fibromyalgia Relief At Your Fingertips There is compelling research that the Bowen Technique may be effective in relieving the painful symptoms of fibromyalgia. In a study of twenty patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia conducted by Dr. Jo Anne Whitaker at the American College of Rheumatology, almost all participants experienced various degrees of relief which lasted from a few days to several weeks.  Most reported immediate relief following a Bowen treatment. For some, repeated Bowen therapy maintained complete clinical remission.  "As the success with the Bowen Technique is in most cases so astonishing, people seeking an explanation as to what it is prior to receiving treatment often think you are some incredible charlatan making wild claims when you give an explanation. But it is true. Clients who present with both acute and chronic pain, having often sought in vain treatment from a variety of other experts and specialists, are consistently free of their problems within a very short time by using Bowen. In fact, most clients require only 2 or 3 sessions to achieve long term benefits."                                                                                                      Dr. Michael Buckmann (READ ARTICLE) Newsletter Archives July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002