Nicole
At 04:31 PM 3/25/97 UT, you wrote:
> Hi how are you ?
> I have only just started having the Bowen treatment but will be very glad
to
>pass on what I know. The treatment involves manipulation of various areas of
>the body in order to stimulate natural healing, so far I have only had 3
>treatments, I'm improving and have even gone back to work, but I can't
>honestly point to the Bowen treatment as the single helping factor. I will
ask
>my practioner (also my brother) to give me more info and in a day or so
should
>be able to email back with some more news for you. Magnatherapy is new to me
>as well it has something to do with the fact that our bodies were once
>subjected to continually to the magnetic field of the earth, nowaday's of
>course we shield ourselves in building cars etc..the magnets help restore
the
>balance and assist in oxygenating the blood. I really don't know much more
>than that but will post to the group when I have more info. I can give you
the
>address of the company manufacturing the product but please note that I'm
NOT
>ENDORSING OR MAKING ANY CLAIMS for any products here just passing on the
info;
>
>Nikken UK Ltd,
>Matrix House
>2 North Fourth Street
>Central Milton Keynes
>MK9 1NJ
>
>Contact Paul on 0181 451 7419 (uk number).
>
>They also have a web site but I don't know what it is. If you use Yahoo ,
>search for MAGNATHERAPY and you should find them.
>Again I'm not saying that these products will help any of us, simply that it
>may be worth a few min's time to check it out...
>
>Giles Moriarty
>
>
>----------
>From: Aurore Bleck
>Sent: 24 March 1997 21:31
>To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
>Cc: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
>Subject: RE: reply to Giles - Alternative Therapy.
>
> Giles,
>
> Acupuncture definitely helped me with pain control. More importantly,
> acupuncture and Chinese herbs helped my intestines regain function, so
> that I am totally off softeners and laxatives. My bowel function is not
> wonderful like before TM, but acceptable (and still getting better
> slowly).
>
> Chi gong helped enormously with my balance and range of motion. I always
> had a positive attitude and believed I would be OK again, walking, etc.
> (I wasn't struck completely motionless in 4 hours, though, like some
> folks--I was able to walk a few feet with a nurse on either side or with
> a walker, and my TM came on over a period of two weeks.) Meditation
> definitely helped with pain management, particularly for the girdle
> effect I have around my rib cage.
>
> I am excited about trying a new series of acupuncture treatments,
> especially since I still see very slow progress and improvement--I want
> to facilitate that improvement. I also plan to step up my exercise and
> strength building as soon as I finish my thesis (in a month).
>
> One luxury I haven't had is stress reduction. I have a stressful job and
> have been working full-time (except for six months when I was on
> temporary disability in 1992 with the initial onset of TM) and working on
> my master's degree the last three years (but I don't have a
> family/husband to take care of).
>
> So what's the Bowen Technique? What's Magnatherapy? My acupuncturist
> has some kind of magnetic pads on the treatment tables--at least I think
> they're magnetic.
>
> Aurore
> ================
>Aurore,
> I have not tried acupuncture yet have you had any positive results with
>it ?. I am currently trying 'Bowen Technique' and Magnatherapy, along with
>conventional physiotherapy and Osteopathy. It's a little early in process
>and with so many things going on I may find it hard to attribute any
>success to any one part of my overall treatment. All of these are physical
>but how much of the problem can be beaten with positive attitude, Yoga,
>stress reduction, diet changes and mediation ? I think that they key
>probably does not lie with one thing or one treatment, more an overall
>combined approach. I have only been diagnosed with TM for a few months and
>am just recovering after my second attack. What is clear is that the
>severity of symptoms and range of symptoms is large and what may work for
>some and not for others. My attacks seem mild in comparison to some of
>those I have read about in this forum, but just communicating with people
>who have some understanding of how I feel has in itself been instrumental
>in raising my spirits so thank you all !!
>
>Please let me know how you get on.....
>
>Giles Moriarty
>(gilesandjo(AT)MSN.com)
>
>----------
>From: Aurore Bleck
>Sent: 24 March 1997 15:00
>To: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
>Cc: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
>Subject: Re: reply to Giles
>
> Giles,
>
> I'm definitely interested in alternative therapies. I found another
> chiropractor (mine is ill) and started treatments again, and the pain in
> my left leg is much better. I don't believe that regeneration/healing
> stops at 18 months--to the contrary, I believe that nerve tissue heals
> for the most part very slowly, over a long period of time.
>
> I'm trying to start a new course of acupuncture on my spinal cord, but
> over the last several weeks, the doctor's had to treat me for colds and
> fall injuries instead. Soon.
>
> FYI, for guy problems--acupuncture can sometimes reroute and/or
> strengthen nerve function, so it might be a good possibility for
> treatment of sexual function, especially for the two cases of partial
> functionality described lately.
>
> Aurore
> ableck(AT)nas.edu
>
>
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