Soundbodywellness

05/07/2024

MMClinic providing gentle, hands on solutions to muscle and joint pain. Restoring balance and harmony to the body. Optimizing function through normalising structure with gentle, drug-free Manual Osteopathy

12/10/2023

Wishing all a joyful Christmas and a peace filled New Year!!!

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10/28/2023

At SoundBodyWellness our philosophy is rooted in osteopathic manual medicine, and we specialize in a treatment approach called 'Pain Neutralization Technique'.
This is not an old method of treatment renamed to sound different or 'catchy' but a completely new way of eliminating pain and improving function.
Developed by Dr Stephen Kaufman, it is a non-forceful, non-invasive way of directly affecting the nervous system to normalize abnormal nerve signals in the body which are perpetuating pain and in particular chronic pain conditions.
Most people will experience positive improvements within 2-4 treatments and will be aware of painful areas being 'switched off' even during the first treatment.
Give it a try and feel your pain melting away!

01/02/2022

Any or all of these are common 'LONG HAUL COVID SYMPTOMS'.
We have many new techniques that may help with such symptoms.
Start the year proactively!
Text 210 307 9255 to arrange a consultation.

12/18/2021

John is an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner using a unique blend of gentle hands-on treatment

09/07/2021

OUR TREATMENT APPROACH focuses on PAIN NEUTRALIZATION TECHNIQUE (PNT), supported by other hands-on techniques from osteopathic medicine.
PNT is a unique modality developed by Dr Kaufman that encompasses many procedures which are distinctive in being neurological rather than mechanical or forceful.
These procedures are based on sound physiological principles & work on nerve pathways that are intrinsic to the human body. Triggering a neurological reflex appropriately using light touch or gentle pressure allows pain signals to different parts of the body to be 'switched off' rapidly, allowing areas of irritation & dysfunction to start repairing.
A major distinction from other therapies, is that, instead of directly treating tender or painful areas using therapies that press on or further irritate the sore spots, treatment is applied using nerve reflexes initiated from another part of the body that will resolve the painful area.
This method of treatment generally feels good when applied rather than uncomfortable & often produces rapid changes in wellbeing.

08/27/2021

An MRI can be very valuable in certain instances & is an excellent technological development . However, when it comes to Musculoskeletal problems, in many cases they are unnecessary.

SO "TO DO OR NOT TO DO?":

At the MMCLINIC, we conduct an in depth analysis of your Musculoskeletal System, which gives you a less expensive, easier and more accurate alternative to an MRI, if you are looking for answers as to what's really causing your PAIN.

Your individualized treatment plan is based on this analysis, rather then being diverted by "red herrings" which may be normal ageing characteristics or benign abnormalities that an MRI shows.
Inappropriate and overuse of MRI imaging is not only likely to make you more fearful, but often leads to unnecessary surgeries and is far more expensive in the long run.

Recurring back pain episodes are common. Not surprisingly, many sufferers end up in a doctor’s office. According to medical guidelines, the physician should examine them for red flags that suggest infection, fracture, or another urgent problem. If none are seen, the cause of the patient’s pain is most likely muscle strain, herniated disc, or degenerative disc disease, a term that describes the signs of wear and tear on the spinal discs as they age, says Wetzel, who is chief of orthopedics at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, New York.

“Ninety percent of patients with low back pain will respond to things like medication and goal-directed physical therapy, and they do not need imaging at all,” Wetzel says.

MRI imaging is expensive and can actually provide too much information. David C. Levin, a radiologist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, explains: “If you took a whole bunch of people who had no symptoms and did MRIs of their low back, you’d find all kinds of disc herniations and protrusions and all sorts of other things that really aren’t causing symptoms.” The majority of adults over 60, for example, have some disc degeneration — but it may not be the cause of low back pain.

MRIs frequently lead to surgery for benign abnormalities, says Wetzel, who has researched why back surgeries so often fail to alleviate symptoms. “The MRI provides so much information that oftentimes it’s difficult to realize that much of it may be irrelevant to the problem that brought the patient to your doorstep,” he says.

A paper published recently by the National Library of Medicine is entitled "No association between MRI changes in the lumbar spine and intensity of pain, quality of life, depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with low back pain" refers to one of many studies that bears this out*

* https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30614517/