Guest guest Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Dear Marilette, Atma namaste. I found a basic protocol for phantom pain for an amputee above the knee in the archives and was hoping that you could kindly provide the protocol for advanced healers. Patient is in his mid- thirties, has been an amputee for approximately 5 years and is still suffering from much phantom pain in both legs. In full faith and with thanks, Christine =================================== Dear Christine, Namaste. Thank you for your email. Medical Background: Losing a limb is devastating. But, even after grieving the initial loss, you may continue to feel a sensation — phantom pain or discomfort — as if you still had the limb. Phantom pain in a limb that no longer exists is common after amputation. For some people, phantom pain gets better over time without treatment. For others, managing phantom pain can be challenging. Symptoms of phantom pain include pain, discomfort or sensation in a limb that doesn't exist. It might feel like the same pain you felt before an amputation. Phantom pain is more common after the removal of an arm or a leg, but can also occur after the removal of other parts of the body, such as the breast or eye. Phantom limb pain, stump pain and phantom limb sensation describe conditions that commonly affect people who have lost a limb: -Phantom limb pain is pain that feels as though it is in the lost limb. -Stump (residual limb) pain is ongoing discomfort at the amputation site. -Phantom limb sensation is the feeling that the missing limb is still there. Although usually not painful, you may feel uncomfortable sensations such as burning, tingling and itching. You may find that you can't predict what type of pain you'll have, when an episode will occur, how intense it will be or how long it will last. Many doctors once thought that phantom pain was a psychological rather than a physical problem. Later research found that psychological distress is not the sole cause of phantom pain and may not be involved at all. Although doctors know something about the situations in which phantom pain occurs, the cause is still unclear. Phantom pain can affect a person who has had an amputation or someone born without a limb. Researchers think phantom pain may be caused by one or more of the following: - Changes in nerve circuitry. Certain types of nerve damage or injury can increase your risk of phantom pain. And, the way your brain processes an amputation and how it perceives pain changes. After an amputation, nerve cells in the brain appear to make new connections. This brain rewiring may relate to phantom limb pain. -Pain before amputation. Some researchers have found that people who had pain in a limb before amputation are likely to have it afterwards, especially immediately after amputation. This may be because the brain holds on to the memory of the pain and keeps sending pain signals, even after the limb is removed. - Blood clot. People who had an amputation because of an arterial blood clot report phantom pain more often than do people who had amputations for other reasons. Researchers think this is because a blood clot reduces how much oxygen gets to tissues. Although the amputation takes care of much of this damaged tissue, the remaining tissue may take longer to heal than does healthy tissue, or may never fully heal. - Neuroma. A neuroma is a growth containing many nerve cells. A neuroma can form on the nerve endings in a stump after amputation, causing painful nerve activity. - Other factors. If you have pain before an amputation, treatments that block the pain just before the amputation appear to help reduce the likelihood that phantom pain will occur. If you had tissue death (gangrene) or other infections before the amputation, you may be more likely to have phantom pain after surgery. In some cases, a poor-fitting artificial limb (prosthesis) may cause pain. Talk to your doctor to be sure you're putting your artificial limb on correctly and that it fits right. If you think your artificial limb may not fit properly, or is causing pain, talk to your doctor. Triggers of phantom pain You also may find that certain circumstances seem to trigger an episode of phantom pain, such as: - Use of your artificial limb (prosthesis) - Weather changes - Pressure on the remaining part of the limb - Emotional stress - Fatigue Source - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Advanced Pranic Healing: Source - Advanced Pranic Healing by Master Choa Kok Sui 1. Invoke and scan before, during and after treatment. 2. If the patient does not have any medical condition that prevent the proper practice fo the Meditation on Twin Hearts, play the Meditation cd and instruct the patient to follow the guided meditation. 3. General sweeping. 4. Localized thorough sweeping on the front and back solar plexus chakra alternately with LWG and LWB. Energize the solar plexus with LEV or EV. If the solar plexus is overactivated, inhibit the sola rplexus with LB. Do not over inhibit the solar plexus chakra. 5. Localized thorough sweeping on the front and back heart chakra. Energize the heart chakra through the back heart chakra with LEV or EV simultaneously visualize the heart chakra becoming brighter. 6. Localized thorough sweeping on the entire affected limb starting from the main socket (hip sockets) and the hip minor chakras alternately with LWG and LWB. Energize the hip minor chakra with LWG then with ordinary LWV. Simultaneously visualize the energy going into the nerves. 7. Localized thorough sweeping on the basic chakra and the perineum minor chakra with LWG. Energize them with LWR. 8. Localized thorough sweeping on the navel, sex, meng mein chakras. Energize the navel and sex chakras with LWR. 9. Localized thorough sweeping and energizing on the different sections of the brain, the crown chakra, forehead chakra, ajna chakra and throat chakra. Energize the chakras with LWG then with more of ordinary LWV. While energizing the ajna chakra, gently and firmly instruct the chakra to normalize and to harmonize the other organs and major chakras. 10. Stabilize and release projected pranic energy. 11. Repeat treatment three times per week for as long as needed. Love, Marilette 1. Pranic Healing is not intended to replace orthodox medicine, but rather to complement it. If symptoms persist or if the ailment is severe, please consult immediately a medical doctor and a Certified Pranic Healer. 2. Pranic Healers who are are not medical doctors should not prescribe nor interfere with prescribed medications and/or medical treatments. ~ Master Choa Kok Sui Miracles do not happen in contradiction to nature, but only to that which is known to us in nature. ~ St. Augustine Reference material for Pranic Healing protocols are the following books written by Master Choa Kok Sui: Miracles Through Pranic Healing, Advanced Pranic Healing, Pranic Psychotherapy, Pranic Crystal Healing. Ask or read the up to date Pranic Healing protocols by joining the group through http://health./ MCKS Pranic Healing gateway website: http://www.pranichealing.org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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