05/11/2020
Happy Thursday!
A lady in her 40's came in with what my student said were "RED FLAGS". She had pain everywhere: back, neck, shoulders, hypersensitivity, she went on and on with how her family also got pain, cancer, etc. She had knee braces to hold her legs, but could only wear one at a time because the brace rub against each other...She moved stiffly, any movement hurts. She holds her breath and deeper breathing caused pain.
What I saw was someone who's brain is hypersensitized and confused by all the pain signals. Family issues or not, she's mixing it all up. At this point she can't differentiate one from another. Her brain can't organize step by step how to deal with her multiple issues.
What she needed was first learn and practice calming her sympathetic system...slowing down, quieting down, learning to gently and deeply take air in and out. Getting her metabolism to calm and normalize.
Then we added the laser treatment to warm her and reduce pain.
She still has a long way to go. But calming first, then treating, peeling the layers of pain and sensitivity.
Keep calm and spread peace through our body and our community.