Re:(from Mike to Stacey) bursectomy (2nd post)

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Lana,

Again polarity is in blue.

Cindy

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Re: bursectomy

Stacey:

I have been taking Glucosamine and Chondroitin since september now

and it was the brand recommended by the OS/intern and it hasnt

seemed to improve anything.

Mike:

I just looked for my copy of " The Arthritis Cure " by Theodakis

and can't find it. I think I loaned it to one of my relatives and

haven't gotten it back yet. At any rate, he lists brands that are

good and work and others that he feels don't have the proper

concentration. Since this is one book I like to have around for

reference, I will probably see about picking up a new copy of it

tomorrow. If you can tell me which brand you are using, I can check

it for you. Also, there is no set pattern on how fast people notice

results. Getting results in less than a month in my case was

unusually quick. Most people generally need three to four months

before they notice a difference. And it doesn't work on all types of

arthritis. It generally gets good results for osteoarthritis but

doesn't work at all for rheumatoid arthritis.

Stacey:

There is no swelling in my knee at all (Kinda confuses the OS) just

the inflammed / thikened bursa. He didnt think that drainage would

help as the bursa already seems to diminish and grow for no reason

what so ever.

Mike:

I think we may be talking about two different kinds of drainage

here. It sounds like you are getting a fluid build-up in the joint

capsule that then drains by itself as opposed to a physical

thickening and shrinkage of the actual bursa. Is your OS referring

to a drainage where they go in with a needle/syringe and suck it out

like a turkey baster? In other words, where they physically remove

fluid from the joint? My reference was to lymphatic drainage therapy

or manual lymphatic drainage where a therapist manually stimulates

the lymph nodes above the spot and then uses a very gentle pumping

motion with the hands on the body to stimulate the lymphatic flow.

These are two completely different things. LDT or MLD can help

reduce the inflammation even if there is no actual swelling. It can

really help if there is a fluid build-up and actual swelling. I can

literally reduce the swelling in a sprain faster with my hands using

LDT than from using ice, and have done so on several occasions. And

while I said " a therapist manually stimulates, " this is actually

something that anyone can fairly easily and quickly learn how to do

on and for themselves for basic work. When we got rear-ended in

October, my left shoulder was sprained so bad that I couldn't raise

my left arm above parallel to the ground. I did LDT and Polarity on

myself and was basically pain-free with fully restored range of

motion in the shoulder in less than 48 hours.

Stacey:

I will have to look into the polarity, is there certain points that

I should be looking/feeling for? Id say I would try it now but

really have way too many thoughts running through my head so it

probably wouldnt work

Mike:

If we were talking acupressure then yes, we would be talking about

specific points. With polarity we are talking more of a broad area

as opposed to specific points. The only thing you are really

looking for is any spot that feels more tender to the touch than the

rest of the area.

Stacey:

BTW Is the polarity thing like energy work? My boyfriend is really

interested in that

Mike:

Like energy work? Stacey, polarity IS energy work! The most obvious

reason that I have emphasized acupressure as much as I have is that

I know that it works and it is an easy way to introduce people to

the whole concept since most people have at least heard of it and

they can try it on little things, a step or two at a time. But

acupressure is just the starting point with some of this. Once I can

get people trying it AND FEELING THE ENERGY FOR THEMSELVES, I can

start to introduce a few other things that take it all to a whole

new level. And I know of at least four or five out there on the list

who are just about at that stage now. I can do a lot of neat things

with just acupressure - but I can't move bones with it. I can and do

move bones with polarity, and this ranges from vertebral

subluxations to a couple of actual dislocations. And I am not

talking about physically manipulating the limb or joint to do it. I

am talking about just having my hands or fingers on the limb or

joint and then letting the energy just do its own thing. I know it

sounds impossible, but I can assure that it most definitely is

possible. And I have done a couple of other things with energy the

last few months that I am afraid to put in an open post to the full

list for fear of having people tune me out because that would just

be the final proof to them that I have gone completely around the

bend mentally.

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