As I have grown older, I have felt that everything we need
to heal the body is found somewhere on this earth. Heavenly Father planned it that
way. Now we need to find the cures. This leads me to say that I am a skeptical
about some things, but lately I believe more and more that the medical field is
going the wrong direction in many areas and that alternative medicine has some
really good options.
When I moved to Utah,
I was on one medication for high blood pressure. High blood pressure for me is hereditary.
I have tried so many natural things including loosing weight and the blood
pressure does not change. I am okay with that. I had an MD/ND in Washington and he worked
with me trying things. In one year of
living in Utah,
which is a proactive/preventive medical state in many ways, I am on 4 prescriptions.
My doctor freaked out that I wasn’t on
something for my high cholesterol. He also felt I needed potassium and thyroid
medication. So I don’t want to add more medication!
Now my important main medical issues to me are my bursitis
in my hips and the osteoarthritis in my legs. Occasionally I have issues with
my lower back and left shoulder. All of these issues are due to the 2002 roll
over car accident I was in or just old age. Years of physical therapy and
chiropractic work have helped some but often not completely. When you get
older, you will try just about anything to see if it will work, especially when
it comes to relieving pain.
I would guess most of my friends and family don’t even know
I am in pain or when I am in pain. After awhile it is just part of life and we
adapt to the pain and live with it. It doesn’t help that I have a higher tolerance
to some pain than most people. I have been at levels 8-10 of pain and still out
doing what needs to get done. A bit slower, but most the time I don’t say
anything.
So when I found a new natural direction to go that has been
working, I have been shouting to everyone that I have been pain free for 6
weeks! Like I said, most people didn’t know I was even in pain. I do not
understand how energy works. I do not understand how pressure points,
reflexology, or essential oils work, but I know in many cases they work. I
chose to try Bowenwork. Like I said, I don’t get it but, during my first
appointment with Andrea, a Alternative Medicine Practitioner, she picked up on
a high school knee injury that no doctor has ever noticed. This is a description
of Bowenwork:
“Bowenwork is a dynamic system of muscle and connective tissue
therapy that was developed by the late Tom Bowen in Australia. It utilizes small but
measured inputs to the body stimulating the body to heal itself, often
profoundly.Bowenwork usually results in the relief
of many specific injuries and other health problems, both acute and chronic.
Signals are delivered to the nervous system at specific locations (on muscles,
tendons, ligaments, or nerves) and the body does the rest.”
At my first appointment I
laid on the bed wondering how it was even going to work. It was definitely new
to me, but it made a few differences immediately and some over time.
It has helped with my
bursitis, osteoarthritis, digestive track, and amazingly my ear that has never
popped well with elevation change. I just took a trip and my ear popped on its
own for the first time since…I can even remember!
Now this is not a one
time cure all. It is a process. I had 6 weeks pain free then went on a road
trip to Seattle where I slept on the floor, worked cleaning my aunts 1 acre property, demossed the roof, cleaned the gutters, and sat in a non-reclining seat for hours. My
lower back is in excruciating pain as I write and I am going to see if my miracle
practitioner can help.
So I will admit that I
don’t understand the how and why, but I believe the body and mind are powerful.
Instead of being skeptical about alternative medical choices, I am becoming a
believer more and more every day and feel that medicine and alternative choices can work hand in hand. And as
I lay there on the table, I am learning to meditate for the first time in my
life. That is an added bonus!
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