POST TRAUMA
Ethyl was referred to me by her chiropractor. She was hit by a car 9 years before we met, and suffered major trauma to her right leg and foot. Following multiple surgeries and rehabilitation, she was stuck on morphine and other narcotics, until one day she decided to get off the drugs. Then, her back and foot became more painful, so her chiropractor wanted me to make orthotics for her feet with hopes that her back would stay in longer following adjustment. She walked with a noticeable limp, she was unable to rise up on her toes and she had a mass of scarring in the lower leg. She spoke very rapidly with a slight stammer, and seemed quite hyper. On her initial visit I gave her an abbreviated Bowen session due to time constraints, and taped her arch for temporary support. She noted immediate improvement in her foot as well as her back pain.
The following week she was a lot better and was looking forward to a full Bowen treatment, which I did.
When she returned the following week, I saw her standing in the waiting room near the hall door, and I asked her, “How are you doing?” She smiled and motioned with her index finger to come here. As I crossed the threshold, she put out her arms and gave me one of those 'Warm fuzzy hugs' and whispered in my ear, “Thank you. I'm a brand new person. I can get up on my toes, my foot doesn’t hurt, and my back is 80% better. I worked in my vegetable garden for hours without getting tired and sore. And, everyone at work noticed that I’m walking normally now.” Later on during her treatment she told me that on the day of her last treatment, when she got home afterward, she went into the bathroom and threw – up for ½ hour. Immediately afterward she felt much better. This happens frequently following the initial session when narcotic users have Bowen Therapy. I believe that the excess narcotic residues are either stored in the fascial and myofascial tissues, or in the receptor sites for endorphins in the cell's membranes. This therapy quite often will cause this type of reaction in present , and former heavy narcotics users and abusers. This doesn't seem to occur in the other methods of fascial / myofascial therapies that I've learned, practiced, studied, and discussed - and it doesn't occur after follow up Bowen sessions.
Another case that I was involved with early on in my Bowen Therapy career came to light two years hence. Big John came to my office for his initial visit. He said, “I need one of those Bowen treatments you do. My friend Peter says they are a miracle. You fixed his back pain with one treatment and my back is killing me, so can you fix me too”. I replied, “first of all I am a Foot Doctor and I do not treat back pain. Secondly, who is Peter?” He said, “I can’t remember his last name, but he brought me here, he’s waiting in the car out front.” He went on to say, Now I remember, he came to you with a foot problem and when you treated him for that his back got better. I have a pain in my foot right here, as he pointed to a spot on the top of his arch, you could give me a treatment for that, right mate.” I then said, “all right, lay on the table with your feet on the pillow and your head in the face cradle, and I began a session.”
When I returned to the room after the customary 3-minute rest between moves to the muscles, He said, “I remember Peter’s last name mate, it’s Hubbard.” After I completed the next series of moves, I went to the chart files and pulled Peter Hubbard’s chart. When I glanced at my chart notes I remembered the Patient and the incident. Peter had been in a car-motorcycle accident at age sixteen. His right ankle had been badly fractured. He had many surgical procedures, 2 years of physical therapy, a set of custom foot orthotics, and done home therapy exercises over the years. He was told at age nineteen that what he can see is what he’s got and he was stuck with a permanent clubfoot deformity and posttraumatic arthritis.
On the day of Peter’s 1st visit he told me his story, and was concerned about his orthotics not fitting properly as he had them for many years. His leg muscle was in spasm, and he was walking differently due to these problems. I do not remember, nor did I note in the chart anything about back pain. But, it is very frequent that when one favors a foot deformity or pain they will experience back pain. I gave Peter a Bowen treatment for the muscle spasm and the other postural pains he was experiencing. I kept his orthotics for a week in order to refurbish them, and he came for a second appointment a week later. I gave him a second Bowen treatment, placed the orthotics in his shoe and reappointed him for one week for a follow up visit which he failed to keep. When I finished looking at his chart my curiosity got the best of me and I walked out of my office to the parking lot and saw him sitting in the passenger seat reading a book. I said, “Hi Peter. Thanks for bringing Big John for a treatment. What is going on?” He looked up and replied, “Oh, Dr. Mosher! I’m sorry I never came back to thank you for taking care of me. I know that you’re very busy and I didn’t want to bother you and I am lousy at writing letters.” I inquired as to what had transpired and he told me the following.
He didn't return for the follow up visit because he didn't notice any difference in the symptoms and pain he was experiencing. However, 4 weeks after the treatments, while retiring to bed one night his ankle started to itch quite badly. Not in the skin, but, “way down deep”. It had kept him awake for a couple of hours, and the subsided enough for him to dose off. During the night the itching would wake
him up, but then he would go back to a light sleep. When he got up the next morning his foot and ankle were noticeably more limber, and slightly less painful.
The same thing happened 4 weeks later, and 4 weeks after that. He said that, “About every 4 weeks for about 14 months his foot would itch at bedtime for one night only, and each time he noticed better range of motion and lessened pain upon arising the next morning. Presently, he had no further foot deformity, no leg muscle spasms, and no more back pain.” I have seen Peter off and on over the years for minor “Tune-ups” and he remains just fine with regards to his ankle. He recalled on one occasion that when he told me that afternoon at my office that he was all better, he really was only about 90% better. It took another year to a year and a half to get all the way well. Also in is interesting that the majority of his recovery took 14 months since he was 14 years post injury. That’s 1 month for every year?
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The following week she was a lot better and was looking forward to a full Bowen treatment, which I did.
When she returned the following week, I saw her standing in the waiting room near the hall door, and I asked her, “How are you doing?” She smiled and motioned with her index finger to come here. As I crossed the threshold, she put out her arms and gave me one of those 'Warm fuzzy hugs' and whispered in my ear, “Thank you. I'm a brand new person. I can get up on my toes, my foot doesn’t hurt, and my back is 80% better. I worked in my vegetable garden for hours without getting tired and sore. And, everyone at work noticed that I’m walking normally now.” Later on during her treatment she told me that on the day of her last treatment, when she got home afterward, she went into the bathroom and threw – up for ½ hour. Immediately afterward she felt much better. This happens frequently following the initial session when narcotic users have Bowen Therapy. I believe that the excess narcotic residues are either stored in the fascial and myofascial tissues, or in the receptor sites for endorphins in the cell's membranes. This therapy quite often will cause this type of reaction in present , and former heavy narcotics users and abusers. This doesn't seem to occur in the other methods of fascial / myofascial therapies that I've learned, practiced, studied, and discussed - and it doesn't occur after follow up Bowen sessions.
Another case that I was involved with early on in my Bowen Therapy career came to light two years hence. Big John came to my office for his initial visit. He said, “I need one of those Bowen treatments you do. My friend Peter says they are a miracle. You fixed his back pain with one treatment and my back is killing me, so can you fix me too”. I replied, “first of all I am a Foot Doctor and I do not treat back pain. Secondly, who is Peter?” He said, “I can’t remember his last name, but he brought me here, he’s waiting in the car out front.” He went on to say, Now I remember, he came to you with a foot problem and when you treated him for that his back got better. I have a pain in my foot right here, as he pointed to a spot on the top of his arch, you could give me a treatment for that, right mate.” I then said, “all right, lay on the table with your feet on the pillow and your head in the face cradle, and I began a session.”
When I returned to the room after the customary 3-minute rest between moves to the muscles, He said, “I remember Peter’s last name mate, it’s Hubbard.” After I completed the next series of moves, I went to the chart files and pulled Peter Hubbard’s chart. When I glanced at my chart notes I remembered the Patient and the incident. Peter had been in a car-motorcycle accident at age sixteen. His right ankle had been badly fractured. He had many surgical procedures, 2 years of physical therapy, a set of custom foot orthotics, and done home therapy exercises over the years. He was told at age nineteen that what he can see is what he’s got and he was stuck with a permanent clubfoot deformity and posttraumatic arthritis.
On the day of Peter’s 1st visit he told me his story, and was concerned about his orthotics not fitting properly as he had them for many years. His leg muscle was in spasm, and he was walking differently due to these problems. I do not remember, nor did I note in the chart anything about back pain. But, it is very frequent that when one favors a foot deformity or pain they will experience back pain. I gave Peter a Bowen treatment for the muscle spasm and the other postural pains he was experiencing. I kept his orthotics for a week in order to refurbish them, and he came for a second appointment a week later. I gave him a second Bowen treatment, placed the orthotics in his shoe and reappointed him for one week for a follow up visit which he failed to keep. When I finished looking at his chart my curiosity got the best of me and I walked out of my office to the parking lot and saw him sitting in the passenger seat reading a book. I said, “Hi Peter. Thanks for bringing Big John for a treatment. What is going on?” He looked up and replied, “Oh, Dr. Mosher! I’m sorry I never came back to thank you for taking care of me. I know that you’re very busy and I didn’t want to bother you and I am lousy at writing letters.” I inquired as to what had transpired and he told me the following.
He didn't return for the follow up visit because he didn't notice any difference in the symptoms and pain he was experiencing. However, 4 weeks after the treatments, while retiring to bed one night his ankle started to itch quite badly. Not in the skin, but, “way down deep”. It had kept him awake for a couple of hours, and the subsided enough for him to dose off. During the night the itching would wake
him up, but then he would go back to a light sleep. When he got up the next morning his foot and ankle were noticeably more limber, and slightly less painful.
The same thing happened 4 weeks later, and 4 weeks after that. He said that, “About every 4 weeks for about 14 months his foot would itch at bedtime for one night only, and each time he noticed better range of motion and lessened pain upon arising the next morning. Presently, he had no further foot deformity, no leg muscle spasms, and no more back pain.” I have seen Peter off and on over the years for minor “Tune-ups” and he remains just fine with regards to his ankle. He recalled on one occasion that when he told me that afternoon at my office that he was all better, he really was only about 90% better. It took another year to a year and a half to get all the way well. Also in is interesting that the majority of his recovery took 14 months since he was 14 years post injury. That’s 1 month for every year?
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