Re: Ringing in the Ears - mike

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Mike:

> There are a number of possible causes of tinnitus and you list two

> or three that could have done it, so it is really difficult to even

> guess in your case.

Sharon:

I know i really should get my hearing and eardrums checked to be on

the safe side, but the thouht of adding that to my list of other

medical problems and medical appointments is a bit overwhelming....

> Mike:

> Not necessarily true about not being able to do anything after 20

> years. That is one of the really great aspects of things like

> cranialsacral and myofascial release work. It is very common to

> have a long term, chronic problem suddenly get resolved with some

> of this work. You said that your Osteo has done some cranial work

> on you.

> Have you ever had a full body cranialsacral session done? This

> works it from the sacrum to the cranium.

Sharon:

No i don't think i have ever had the full body bit done. the damage

left in my pelvis has left my pelvis pretty much permanently in an

incorrect position which has shortened the leg (this in on my right

side)but dropped the pelvis side down (the gap at my SIJ is " wrong "

wider but not evenly so and the circular gap at the front of the

pelvic girdle is NOT circular in my the right side sits about 1/2 the

gap width too low and a little too far over (if that makes sense) i

was told at 12 when this happened that i would NEVER give birth

naturally, even though they NEVER said anything about the change in

my pelvis (except the birth bit and that i had JRA and Seronegative

spondoloarthritis in my R SIJ and sacroilitis.

So i am unsure if anything can be done as i tore some of the muscles

off the bone (again not fixed) which they think may have reattached

incorrectly or shortened etc and that is why my leg is now shorter

(about 2 cm i think (i can't remember exactly)). [i truly am a

medical basket case and a freak of nature (or the medical

profession)].

> Mike:

> Thanks for the memories!

Sharon:

You are very welcome :-))

Sharon

Canberra

Australia

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Sharon:

No i don't think i have ever had the full body bit done. the damage

left in my pelvis has left my pelvis pretty much permanently in an

incorrect position which has shortened the leg (this in on my right

side)but dropped the pelvis side down (the gap at my SIJ is " wrong "

wider but not evenly so and the circular gap at the front of the

pelvic girdle is NOT circular in my the right side sits about 1/2

the gap width too low and a little too far over (if that makes

sense) i was told at 12 when this happened that i would NEVER give

birth naturally, even though they NEVER said anything about the

change in my pelvis (except the birth bit and that i had JRA and

Seronegative spondoloarthritis in my R SIJ and sacroilitis.

So i am unsure if anything can be done as i tore some of the muscles

off the bone (again not fixed) which they think may have reattached

incorrectly or shortened etc and that is why my leg is now shorter

(about 2 cm i think (i can't remember exactly)). [i truly am a

medical basket case and a freak of nature (or the medical

profession)].

Mike:

I have a couple more questions for you. You say that one leg is

about 2 cm shorter than the other. Is this a physical measurement of

ACTUAL leg length, say from the bottom of the heel to the center of

the hip socket, one leg versus the other? Or is it a measurement of

where your heels hit on a table when lieing down on your back

naturally? A standard test (chiro/osteo/PT) is to have you lie on

your back and then touch your feet together to see if they are

even. If they are not, the typical comment is that one leg is

shorter than the other. The reality is that the legs are usually

the same length but the pelvis is either tilted or rotated. And

there are quite a few different possible causes for that.

One cause could be a subluxed lumbar vertebrae. Another could be a

jammed SI joint. A third could be a fascial restriction in the

lumbar or thoracic back. A fourth could be a chronically contracted

muscle, usually either one of the quadratus lumborum muscles in the

low back or the psoas/iliacus muscles in the pelvis. A fifth could

be an actual deformity in the bone structure of the pelvis itself.

This last one would be rare and it doesn't sound like that is what

it is from your description. It sounds like you incurred an injury

20 years ago that either didn't properly heal or when it did heal

resulted in some undesirable compensations.

As for " cranial " work, there is " cranial osteopathy, " which is

taught in osteopathic schools, and there is " cranialsacral

therapy. " They are not exactly the same things. I checked the

listings and there are two listed in Canberra with CST training.

One has level 1 and the other has levels 1 and 2. The one with

level 2 training is:

Bronwen Ackermann P.T.

Canberra, Aus. Capital Terr. 2608 Australia

Tel: 011 61 2 625 78900

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CranioSacral Therapy

Classes: CSI CSII

For what it's worth.