Penny: cervical spine and lymph drainage links for you

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Thought you might find these links useful.

The book I was referring to is Treat Your Own Neck -- by Robin A.

McKenzie see

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/002-6608029-

0358400

Perrin's web site is

http://www.forme-cfs.co.uk/osteopathy & me/introduction.htm

Whilst not a cure Dr Perrin's treatments have proved themselves over

the years in the UK.

T

> > Yes, good point. I've had a stiff neck since childhood, and no

one

> > ever paid any attention. Only in the last year has my stiff neck

> > disappeared. Along with the other aches and pains including a

badly

> > aching (arthritic) knee. It's not popular to say around here, but

> > that's due to Benicar.

> >

> > Ortho's do say stiff necks are due to arthritis. My ortho said

that

> > the rotator cuff problem I have is also due to arthritis. I

> > disagree. I believe it's a restricted blood flow problem. Maybe

the

> > knee too, since taping magnets on my knee always eliminated the

> > pain, probably due to increased blood circulation in the area

> > (that's the only thing I can see that magnets are doing).

> >

> > The ortho said that my left shoulder was completely frozen and

that

> > the cortisone shot he gave me would probably not help. It did

help,

> > tremendously. I then went to a PT who said we could unfreeze that

> > shoulder w/o surgery. (the ortho said I would need a pretty nasty

> > ripping apart procedure to unfreeze the shoulder which would need

3

> > months to heal before I could then have rotator cuff surgery to

> > remove the large bone spurs). The PT unfroze it substantially in

> > just one gentle session of manipulation (after the shot). I had

> much

> > better mobility when I left his office. Couldn't believe it

> > considering how horrible the shoulder's been for the last few

> years.

> > I start PT tomorrow and am looking forward to proving the ortho

> > wrong. However, I've still got two bone spurs to deal with, which

> > are causing the lack of mobility.

> >

> > Any ideas on how to rid oneself of bone spurs w/o surgery? That's

> > some kind of over calcification? I feel really sure that my blood

> > flow to the region has been bad. Neck too. I think it's all

related

> > to the migraines as well.

> >

> > penny

> >

> >

> >

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> > > Yes, good point. I've had a stiff neck since childhood, and no

> one

> > > ever paid any attention. Only in the last year has my stiff

neck

> > > disappeared. Along with the other aches and pains including a

> badly

> > > aching (arthritic) knee. It's not popular to say around here,

but

> > > that's due to Benicar.

> > >

> > > Ortho's do say stiff necks are due to arthritis. My ortho said

> that

> > > the rotator cuff problem I have is also due to arthritis. I

> > > disagree. I believe it's a restricted blood flow problem. Maybe

> the

> > > knee too, since taping magnets on my knee always eliminated the

> > > pain, probably due to increased blood circulation in the area

> > > (that's the only thing I can see that magnets are doing).

> > >

> > > The ortho said that my left shoulder was completely frozen and

> that

> > > the cortisone shot he gave me would probably not help. It did

> help,

> > > tremendously. I then went to a PT who said we could unfreeze

that

> > > shoulder w/o surgery. (the ortho said I would need a pretty

nasty

> > > ripping apart procedure to unfreeze the shoulder which would

need

> 3

> > > months to heal before I could then have rotator cuff surgery to

> > > remove the large bone spurs). The PT unfroze it substantially

in

> > > just one gentle session of manipulation (after the shot). I had

> > much

> > > better mobility when I left his office. Couldn't believe it

> > > considering how horrible the shoulder's been for the last few

> > years.

> > > I start PT tomorrow and am looking forward to proving the ortho

> > > wrong. However, I've still got two bone spurs to deal with,

which

> > > are causing the lack of mobility.

> > >

> > > Any ideas on how to rid oneself of bone spurs w/o surgery?

That's

> > > some kind of over calcification? I feel really sure that my

blood

> > > flow to the region has been bad. Neck too. I think it's all

> related

> > > to the migraines as well.

> > >

> > > penny

> > >

> > >

> > >