Newbie w/ boo-boos(long winded)

[Guest guest]

Hi all! My name's Erin. I have an aunt & cousin who both practice alot

of alternative therapies & it's always resonated w/ me. At 26, I've

found alot of the 'old ways' come very naturally. Although I've had

alot of exposure & have gone to over a dozen conferences over the years

(meditation, spirituality, past lives...), I'm still very uneducated

about alot of health techniques & terms.

 

But lately I've been particulary curious due to changes since becoming

pregnant. At first it was minor things that I can attribute to other

things like the onset of acne(which has never been a problem before

this 4yr stint), lack of energy, etc. But then I was rear-ended on a

major highway about a year ago, so it's just disheartning at this

point. I ended up obtained whiplash & the initial physical therapy

treatments worked, within a month or so after starting PT, it was

managable. Then about a month later I had a 'stress-induced' flareup.

This time the PT helped but it still hasn't gone away months later.

I've tried playing w/ habits to see if it helps, posture wreckers I

call them. I do light to moderate exercise, I know that yoga helps but

I haven't added it yet. To be honest I just cry sometimes because this

has become my 'normal', being uncomfortable.

 

I've always been a very calm & collected person, to the point that it

fired my friends up when dealing w/ obnoxious customers at work, so

this is strange terratory for me. So to cut this shorter:-) I have an

extruding 3rd vertabrae(that I don't remember before, the doc thinks I

just never noticed it), everyday neck tightness & pain that

occasionally causes migraines & headaches, if I don't stretch. But it

never goes away!? I've tried every anti-inflammitory that he's given

me w/ very little relief. Eventually I give up & stop taking it, it

just doesn't feel right. But he keeps saying that it's muscular. He's

a good doc, tries not to prescribe too much, I'm just fed up. I'm too

young to have chronic pain & I can't help thinking that my seemingly

unrelated symptoms might be somehow connected. I know I've lost

balance staying at home w/ my daughter, but don't know how to apply

this to the pain. Someone did recommend cranial-sacrial because I have

bruised my tail bone falling so many times. And although the car

insurance is paying the bills, they don't cover alot of the things

that do help, like massage. Living on one income, we just can't afford

it.

 

I came apon you by chance & I've been going thru the archives, they're

a great resource! But my question is, how can I find an MD who

intigrates medicine? And does any of this ring a bell w/ anyone? Love

& Light~Erin (sorry to lay it on so thick!!!)

[Guest guest]

Go see a massage therapist! They are specialists in getting you to a place

where you can manage chronic pain on your own, and they will probably be one of

the best bets you have for getting there.

 

Reiki is always a good bet, as tight muscles sometimes are due to blocked

energies. Anything like that, or massage, or acupuncture can help get the energy

moving and potentially eliminate pain.

 

Just my two bits.

Dawn

 

Dawn E. Gilbreath, LMP

Owner, WindTraveler Wellness Arts

 

Business Phone: (281) 968-0504

Email: windtraveler

Website: www.windtravelerwellnessarts.com

 

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[Guest guest]

If you live in a large city, doctors are often listed under

physicians--alternative medicine. Also, I googled around once and found a list

of alternative healers by area on the net. My daughter is 24, has had arthritic

spine since she was about 18 or 19. Being young is no guarantee of having good

health. I'm 63 and much healthier than my own children, all of whom have some

serious health issues.

 

SHEILAH SPROUSE WISER

CERTIFIED BIRTH DOULA (DONA)

MOM TO 6, GRANDMA TO 7,

GREAT-GRANDMA TO 1-1/2

" Well-behaved women seldom make history. "

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich