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08/01/2024

The reality of medical diagnose.

X has a stomach pain and went to consult Medical Practitioner. (Medical Doctor). The diagnosis was an infection in small intestine. The antibiotics were given along with rest. The Medical Doctor suggested X to come back after 7 days.

Scenario 1, X reported back after 7 days and stated NO stomach pain. Doctor re did the test and results were negative. The conclusion is the stomach pain was the result of the infection and it is cured and therefore treatment consider complete.

Scenario 2, X Reported back after 7 days stating X still have the stomach pain. Doctor re did the test. The test were negative. In this case the stomach pain may or may not be cased by the infection and needs further investigation to find out why X still has the pain.

Scenario 3, X reported back after 7 days stating NO stomach pain. Doctor re did the tests and the tests were positive. In this case the infection is still there and need to continue the treatment eliminate the infection.

Modern Medical science is Evidence based and through that it came a long way.... still there is a long way to go.. Even though, Science is a better tool.

07/18/2024

Thank you very much to the "STAFFS" of Spiritwood Scotia Bank for your wonderful service. You all are very friendly even if I just popped in for a photo copy. You served community very well and met the need as your own. We are going to miss you. We really wish you stay !! Wish you all the very best.

02/16/2024

PES PLANUS or Flat feet.
Pes planus is a decreased medial longitudinal arch and a pronated hindfoot. Or in other words, the arch of the foot is lower or no arch at all and back of the foot, bellow the ankle joint is twisted outward.
There are 2 types.
1, Functional:- it can be corrected.
2, Structural or rigid:- It is bone related and can not be corrected.

Symptom Picture.
* Very flexible ( hypermobility ) in medial arch ( the arch of the foot is lower or no arch at all ) and the foot is twisted outward ( foot is pronated )
* Over use of the foot with out medial arch support worsen the condition.
* Fatigue in muscles and ligaments result pain in planter surface of the foot and front and back of lower leg. This pain occur with regular activities.
* Possible discomfort and pain in knee, hip, lower back and even head ache.
* Foot Pain in walking and other recreational activities.

Is massage therapy a help :
"Yes" if the condition is functional. Or in other wards if the cause of the condition is muscle imbalance, it can be treated with regular massage therapy and proper home care.

Reference: Clinical Massage Therapy:- Fiona Rattaray and Linda Ludwing.
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02/11/2024

NOTHING IS GRANTED
It was a dream to set up my Massage Therapy Clinic. It happened in Spirtwood, on the other side of the earth, far away from the village I am borne and brought up. Is it destiny ? Is there a reason for this ? I can not answer any of those questions. But, what I know is, the clinic is open since last 3 years and I know it is not because of just me. It is a group effort.. with the immense support form my well wishers.. I take this day to thank all of my clients for your trust and support. I really wish I could mention the names, but I can not because of confidentiality reasons.

I thank you to my family for standing behind me and supporting in what ever i do. My sincere deep thanks to Evelyne Lim Getzmann for being a good friend since all these years and always being an encouragement, care and support. My sincere thanks to Laiju for being a life changer twice in my life. First by encouraging me to study Ayurveda second ritually forcing me to immigrate to Australia.. (I am sorry Laiju, I immigrated to Canada) I thank you Bernard Davies for being my big brother. Thank you to David Manners for being my spiritual leader and always ready with valuable inputs in my life. With out Mario Dechamps support I would have been ended up in Vancouver city streets starved to death. Thank you Mario., you always have a place in my heart. Thank you to Ben Voss and family for bringing me to Spiritwood and being a good friend ever since and always ready to help. Thank you Carolyn and Don Voss for adopting us as your family... being parental and always reachable and letting us feel "we are home". Thank you Helen Conacher for giving us a home. Thank you to Lloyd and Tyler Fisher for giving me the opportunity to work in there firm that made me to stand on my foot. In you firm I came to know some unbelievably loving human beings.. Thank you. Thank you to Tammy and Darren Senum for the beautiful well maintained room where I run the clinic, and for being the best land lords ever "THANK YOU". Thank you to Shirley Lehouiller for being so friendly and supportive. A special thank you for your always open ears.The positivity you have is incredible. My sincere THANK YOU to the community of Spiritwood which includes the surroundings towns Leoville, Shell Lake and Medstead for your trust and support... i really appreciate it ... because i know nothing is granted. Thank you.. and THANK YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN

11/17/2023

Reclining chair and Body Posture.

Sitting too long on reclining char can cause back pain.The observation of the reclining sitting posture show there are bend in neck, waist and knee.

Lets assess the bend in the waist: The extension (straitening of the waist) is done by a group of muscles at the back of the body. (includes Erector Spinae, Multifidi, QL, Hamstrings. Gluteus Maximus and so on) On the other hand the flexion (bending the waist) is done by the muscles at the front of the body. (Includes Iliacus, Psoas, Re**us abdominis and so on)

Now picture the sitting in reclined position. The bend at the waist will cause the muscles at the front to shorten and the muscles at the back to stretch. When standing up after too long sitting in this position will make a sudden demand on the shortened muscles to stretch and the stretched muscles to shorten. (The back muscles are the one working now, - Remember the extension of the waist (truck) )This sudden demands on muscles may cause mild to severe back pain.

The write up is made up on personal clinical assessment and objective observations. Therefore this write up does not claim any medical value.

09/10/2023

Depression and the Anterior Shoulder roll.
The mental state of depression often causes the "slump posture". One of the prominent observations of the slump posture is anterior shoulder roll form side view and the protracted scapula from the posterior view (view from the back)

The muscle imbalances will be shortness in (reduced length) Pectoralis minor, Pectoralis major, Latissimus dorsi, ( lats ) subscapularis and teres major. The stretched muscles will be infraspinatus, supraspinatus, teres minor, rhomboids and mid trap.

The above muscular length deference may lead to the conditions of Frozen shoulder (reduced range of motion in lateral rotation, abduction and flexion of glenohumeral join (Shoulder joint). and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ( TOS ) ( symptom picture is numbness and tingling in fore arm and fingers, sharp shooting pain, can not lay down in side position and so on.

Nos: Do not stretch already stretched muscles.
Do not strengthen already shorted muscles

Yeses. Do strengthening on stretched muscles and stretch the short muscles.

How the fix the issue; First step is the proper assessment and diagnosing the condition. Then doing proper exercises to correct the posture.

Will massage therapy helps ? The answer is yes if it is done properly along with clients responsible home care.

Please note: This write up done on the basis of observation and assessment done as massage therapist. Hereby I declare this write up does not claim any medical or scietific validity.

Ref: Clinical massage therapy. Fiona Rattray and Linda Ludwig.
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06/19/2023

Beautiful summer.. Warm lake.. But....
Waking up with neck pain.. !!!?? Slept wrong... wrong pillow ..!! ?? Mmmm... I am not sure.. Most possibly back and forth from A/c to heat and heat to A/c. and sleeping in the draft from the air con. This will activate trigger points (Which could be latent) causing neck pain in morning.

How to stop it ?
1, Stay away from extreme cold or heat.
2, Do not sleep by the draft directly on to head and neck.
3, Feeling too hot ? Do not pour ice water over head. wait until cool down and then go for cold.
4, Feeling neck and upper back tension? Stretch or warm up or GO FOR MASSAGE THERAPY.
5, Wear cap, use sun glass and sun screen
6, If already existing head ache, stay away form extreme weather.

Just sharing my thoughts. The statements above are NOT with medical evidence. ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER.

03/12/2023

"HOW DO WE FEEL WHAT WE FEEL"

Nervous System Basics.

POSTERIOR COLUMN-MEDIAL LEMNISCUS PATHWAY.( Sensory)

In this pathway, Receptors picks up the stimuli through 1st order neurons to spinal cord and it travels at the same side of the spinal cord till Medulla, there it decussate (cross over) to other side of the medulla, there the 2nd order neuron brings the sensation to Thalamus, from there the 3rd order neuron bring it to the Primary somatosensory area of cerebral cortex. That is how we feel "TOUCH, PRESSURE, VIBRATION, and PROPRIOCEPTION.

ANTEROLATERAL (SPINOTHALAMIC) PATHWAY.

In this pathway, 1st order neuron bring the info to spinal cord, there it decussate (cross over) to the other side of the spinal cord to the 2nd order neuron (Reflex arch happens here through inter neuron connecting it to Motor neuron to with draw from the stimulus) and it travels to the thalamus, from there through 3rd order neuron carry the sensation to the Cerebral cortex. That is how we feel " PAIN, COLD, WARMTH, TICKLE, and ITCH".
Note: The reflex arch happens before the sensation reaches brain.... It means we are saved from burning even before our own brain knows it... ha.. ha..

02/24/2023

PLANTER FASCIITIS: "Is an overuse condition resulting in inflammation of the planter fascia"

CAUSE: Overuse due to over training, poor technique, running on hard surface, or prolonged standing and activities that require ankle planter flexion (bending foot towards ground) and simultaneous extension of the metatarsophalangeal joint (stretch at the ball of the foot)

SYMPTOM PICTURE: Pain in heal with the first few steps after NOT STANDING. Ex; when getting out of bed in morning or after sitting long period of time.
Pain in heal when climbing stairs.
Reduced pain after 30 to 45 min and intensifice again 2 or 3 hrs later.
WILL MASSAGE THERAPY HELP: the answer is YES if there is NO severe tissue damage. Ex; if there is no tear in planter fascia or damage in heal bone.

Suffer from Planter Fasciitis ? Do not hesitate to contact Element Balance Massage Therapy.

Ref; Clinical massage Therapy; By Fiona Rattray and Linda Ludwing.

01/27/2023

STRESS RESPONSE

Stress is defined as "The body's non-specific response to any demand made upon it' (Selye, 1974 )

Few of many causes:-
*Emotions such s anxiety, depression, and fear.
*Threat to self esteem.
*Pathology
*Pain or discomfort
*Exposed to toxins, heat or cold

BEHIND THE SCENE
Fight or Flight is caused by the activation of Sympathetic Nervous System. It is an involuntary response to stress. The after effect will be increased heart beats, mental alertness, elevation of blood pressure, rapid apical breathing, and so on to prepare the body to either Fight or Flight.

The prolonged activation of Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) will consume more energy and will reduce the chances of refuel and re build. During this stage insomnia is frequently experienced. This contribute to feeling of fatigue, fear and tension.

THE SYMPTOM PICTURE. (few of many)
*Hypertonicity (tightness) in muscles of the neck leads to head ache.
*Teeth grinding lead to TMJ syndrome.
*Apical breathing
*IBS, constipation, nausea
*Weight gain or loss
*Reduced immune

STRESS AND MASSAGE THERAPY
Massage therapy has a positive impact in reducing effects of stress on the body. Massage studies have been carried out by the Touch Institute at the University of Miami using increased cortisol levels as indicators of increased Sympathetic Nervous System firing and stress. Massage was found to reduce the levels of cortisol on the body and to decrease the person's perceived stress and anxiety levels . It increases the person's awareness of tens areas in the body which enables the person to develop more relaxed posture and better breathing.

Ref: Clinical Massage Therapy. Fiona Rattray and Linda Ludwing

11/20/2022

TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION.

TMJ dysfunction is a disorder of the Muscles of mastication, the temporomandibular joint, and associated structures.

Few of many causes.
* imbalance in muscles of mastication.
* muscle over use
* increased stress
* trauma
*sinus blockage or infection
* joint pathology
*carnial joint misalignment.

Symptom picture. (few of many)
* The triad of predisposition, tissue alteration and stress sufficient to cause jaw clenching or BRUXISM is necessary to provoke TMJ dysfunction.
* IN early stage
-clicking popping sound occur with jaw movement.
-Pain at muscles of mastication and joint capsule. Pain is often worse in morning.
- Headache may be present, often frontal or temporal.
- Decreased range of motion, specially opening the jaw (there few more)

Will massage therapy help? Most possibly yes, if the condition cause is related to the soft tissues muscles)

Reference: Clinical Massage Therapy. Fiona Rattray and Linda Ludwig

08/28/2022

PATELLOFEMORAL SYNDROME.

Contributing factors; (few of many)
Abnormal bio-mechanics:- Ex: Increased foot pronation, internal tibial rotation, and internal femoral rotation.
Tight Lateral Structure:- like Vastus lataralis, lateral retinaculam, ITB and TFL, which increases the lateral pull of the Patella, (knee cap)
Means pulling of the knee cap laterally, or to the outer side of the knee joint.
Tight hamstrings, re**us femoris, (one of the quad muscle) and calf muscles (gastrocnemius and soleus)
Weakness is: Medial rotating muscles like vastus medialis and gluteus medius.

Knee Injury and over use.

Symptom;
Pain in Knee joint. Can not sit in long time ( movie theater sign)
Pain when , walking down stairs, squatting and running down hill.

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My profession is my Passion

My name is Manoj Kurup. Originally from Southern India. Came to Canada with my family in 2012 February. Right now live in Spiritwood town with my wife and two children.

Massaging is daily routine in my culture and life. After a day’s hard work in rice farm, a good sesame oil massage and relaxing bath makes evening cozy and relaxing. I have undergone trainings in Ayurveda and Kalari Marma massages (massage used for martial art training) and practice it since 2000 in various parts of the world, including Switzerland. In Canada, I successfully completed two year Registered Massage Therapy (RMT) diploma program from Professional Institute of Massage Therapy, Saskatoon in August 2020. Element Balance Massage Therapy offer Therapeutic massage, Swedish Massage and Relaxation massage. Body work, Massage and care for injury is my passion and I am proud and glad to do it.