Mysterious or Unexplained Pain

I have seen many patients who have been through extensive diagnostic workups at the best teaching hospitals.  in many cases I have been able to help.

SOME EXAMPLES:

• A woman presented with right abdominal pain which had kept her from restful sleep for almost a year.  She had been seen by gastroenterologists who had performed barium contrast x-rays, a colonoscopy and other tests with no conclusion.  She had an MRI of the low back which also found nothing.  On examination I found that she had a disc herniation at T12 which is at the base of the rib cage.  The MRI did not include this level and so missed it.  With proper treatment she recovered.
• A man presented with chronic knee pain.  She had been seen by an orthopedist and had been sent to physical therapy with no improvement.  I found that she had a disc herniation at the L3/4 level which was causing weakness in the muscles of her leg and hip.  Her knee pain was caused because her knee lacked stability due to these muscle weaknesses.
• A woman presented with chronic debilitating migraine headaches. She had been taking drugs for the migraines at an increasing rate and her medical doctor was advising her to wean herself from the drugs because he felt that the drugs themselves were causing rebound headaches.  I found subluxations in the upper cervical spine and that she had a strong negative reaction to dairy.  Avoidance of dairy and a short course of adjusting improved.
• A woman had suffered from chronic left shoulder pain in spite of having seen numerous competent practitioners.  I found several structural problems but the decreased range of motion and pain persisted when these were corrected.  Using kinesiology I found a possible heart condition.  This diagnosis was confirmed by medical tests.  Nutritional support for heart function finally relieved her shoulder symptoms.

The source of pain is not always obvious. 

I approach every patient with a comprehensive protocol which opens an investigation into all aspects of the person's health: structural, biochemical, mental/emotional, and energetic.  Most practitoners whether they are medical doctors, chiropractors, nutritionists or acupuncturists only look for conditions through the lens of their partiular technique or specialty.   

 Most medical practices force doctors to practice "cookbook medicine," in which a standard treatment is offered based on the diagnosis. This is both because the doctor does not have time for anything else and because of blind adherence to "standards of practice" and concern for legal exposure.  

Diagnosis is often nothing more than putting a name on your symptoms.  What is really important is understanding the underlying process.The same symptoms may be caused by very different bodily dysfunction.  

For example, I have seen several patients with abdominal pain who have been through extensive invasive testing for gastrointestinal problems when in fact the source of the problem was a mid-thoracic disc herniation.  Another patient was experienceing quite severe and  chronic lower abdominal pain due to wheat intolerance.  When she discontinued consuming all wheat products, her symptoms resolved.

Another patient had persistent shoulder pain which did not resolve with acupunctue, chiropractic or physical therapy.  When she was treated for underlying heart stress, revealed by applied kinesiology, her conditon resolved.  A more common situation is shoulder pain related to spinal nerve compression in the neck, but it can also be caused by any number of other body imbalances.

And there is always the possibility that there is some really serious condition.  When things don't add up, I have no hesitation in referring for medical evaluation. 

While I can't help everyone, I have extensive experience in doing the detective work to find the cause of your problem, and then find a solution.  I have found kinesiology to be a valuable tool because I can scan through many possible issues in a relatively short period of time.  Kinesiology is not a substitute for standard diagnostic testing including lab tests and other diagnostic procedures, but can often uncover new areas to investigate and help guide the treamtent process.

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