Debra’s Wellness Tips
To say that ‘manual medicine’ is as old as medicine itself, is gospel truth.
- It [manual medicine] was practiced in Thailand 4,000 years ago and used in ancient Egypt. Hippocrates, the founder of modern medicine, used traction and leverage techniques to treat spinal disorders. In the 19th century “bone setters” were popular in Europe and the United States. Dr. Edward Harrison, in 1784, Andrew Taylor Still, in 1874, and D.D. Palmer, in 1896, began what is known today as manual medicine, Osteopathic medicine and Chiropractic respectively. In the 20th century James Mennell and Edgar Cyriax began the modern use of manual medicine in Europe and eventually founded the North American Academy of Manipulative Medicine (NAAMM). The NAAMM merged with the American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine (AAOM) in 1992. Today there are multiple medical societies and organizations devoted to the teaching, practice and research of manual medicine. Manual medicine has found application in orthopaedic, neurologic, rheumatologic, physical medicine & rehabiliatation and primary care.
(See: Manual Medicine.)
One form of manual medicine is craniosacral (one word—not cranial sacral) therapy. However you spell it, it can deliver some very welcome benefits.
Putting it bluntly though, like other forms of manual medicine, craniosacral therapy has received its share of hate-mail, including that of Paul Ingraham.
I am not trained in craniosacral therapy. However, I have chosen a D.O. who is amazing at manual medicine as my primary care provider. Without pharmaceuticals, we have brought my blood pressure down to healthy normal. And despite a dismal X-ray, without surgery, we have significantly increased mobility in my hip. If I have a headache or jaw pain, manual medicine alleviate those symptoms.
Recently, an acquaintance shared horror stories about two years of headaches, severe neck pain, terrific jaw pain, and an out-of-pocket suggestion to spend thousands of dollars for a mouth piece. I told her I would check out craniosacral. She did, and she reports that she has had some very welcome relief.
IT CANNOT HURT.
This week, with all due respect to Mr. Ingraham or other naysayers, when it comes to life, including manual medicine and craniosacral therapy, you want to look at both sides of every story and decide for yourself if it will benefit you.
Tips from 5 April 2010 to 6 August 2012 are here: Archived Tips
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Rev. Debra Basham
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