| There are millions of people around the world who are | | | | too much of something (like a toxic or poisonous |
| in pain right now, ranging from a minor painful irritation | | | | substance), or too little of something (a nutritional |
| to raging, crippling pain which totally debilitates them | | | | deficiency). Either of these problems will lead to |
| and completely destroys their lives. | | | | inflammation and weaknesses in the tissues, |
| Did you know that pain makes up 32.6% of all serious | | | | predisposing you to develop structural problems. |
| disease in the Western world... where as heart disease | | | | The most common of these problems is toxicity...in fact |
| only afflicts 11.2% of the population? In fact, pain is the | | | | we find this to be a factor in pretty much all cases of |
| leading cause of disability in people 15 or older. | | | | pain that we see in our centre. Unless you live on a |
| Whether it's back pain, neck pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, | | | | mountaintop in the Himalayas and eat only organic |
| joint pains, muscle aches, headaches or any one of the | | | | food then chances are that you have toxic chemical |
| hundreds of chronic pain syndromes that have now | | | | and heavy metals in your body. We get these from |
| been identified, the cost on both personal and family | | | | the foods we eat, what we drink, the air we breathe, |
| levels, as well as social and economic levels is | | | | the cosmetics, soap and shampoos that we use on |
| absolutely staggering. | | | | our bodies...pretty much everywhere in our |
| It is increasingly becoming understood that medications | | | | environment. |
| and painkillers are not a real solution to this problem- at | | | | Deficiency of key nutrients is also a factor in many |
| best they give temporary relief, and at worst they | | | | cases, even though we have access to a good diet. |
| sweep the symptoms under the carpet while leaving | | | | The sad truth is that due to modern farming, storing |
| the cause untreated to develop into much more | | | | and shipping methods many of our foods simply don't |
| serious and even life-threatening problems. | | | | contain the nutrient value that they used to. Combine |
| Many people are now turning to natural pain relief | | | | this with the fact that many processed foods block up |
| methods as a solution to their problems and health | | | | our gut and stop us absorbing nutrients properly and |
| challenges, often with great success; however there | | | | you have a recipe for disaster. |
| are such a bewildering array of options and therapies | | | | Emotional - This is by far the most commonly |
| out there that it can be confusing to even know where | | | | overlooked aspect of the triad of health. We all know |
| to begin looking. | | | | that stress is no good for us, but most people don't |
| This article is an attempt to cut through some of the | | | | realize just how directly our emotions can affect our |
| confusion and help people to find a natural pain relief | | | | bodies, our health and our pain levels. |
| solution that is right for them. | | | | If you have tried every sort of pill, potion and treatment |
| In my years as a chiropractor, kinesiologist and natural | | | | for your pain without results then this may be the area |
| health expert I have found one thing to hold true with | | | | that you really need to look at. The problem is that |
| all types of pain.....you must find and treat the real | | | | many of the emotions that are causing our pain and |
| cause! | | | | health challenges are subconscious, meaning that we |
| Sounds obvious, doesn't it? Yet this is not the way our | | | | are not really aware of them. This is because |
| current medical system often operates- most drugs | | | | whenever we experience an emotion or situation that |
| are designed to block or suppress the pain only, which | | | | our conscious mind is not able to deal with, our |
| is why it comes back once the drugs wear off. | | | | subconscious protects us by locking that feeling away |
| Only once the real cause has been identified can you | | | | at an unconscious level, where it stays until we are |
| really start making progress in your health. In natural | | | | ready to deal with it and release it. |
| medicine we look at 3 main areas that can affect our | | | | One of the easiest and fastest ways to identify and |
| health, which we call the "triad of health". | | | | eliminate these subconscious blocks is through the use |
| These 3 main areas are structural (physical), chemical | | | | of kinesiology. This comes in many different forms, but |
| and emotional. Imbalance in any one of these areas will | | | | they all use testing of the muscles to reveal what is |
| lead to imbalance in the other areas, and ultimately to | | | | creating stress in the nervous system, which controls |
| pain being produced in the body. | | | | and coordinates all other systems in the body. |
| Let's look at each of these areas a little more closely: | | | | Two forms of kinesiology that I have found to be |
| Structural - this means all the physical structures and | | | | amazingly effective at uncovering and permanently |
| tissues of the body, such as muscles, bones, ligaments, | | | | removing these subconscious emotional blocks are |
| tendons, joints, organs and glands. Damage to any of | | | | Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) and LifeLine |
| these tissues will lead to pain, as our body's way of | | | | Technique. |
| letting us know that we need to rest that structure to | | | | Often clearing up the emotional side of the triad |
| allow it to heal. This damage could be a strain, tear, | | | | creates an immediate change in people's pain levels |
| rupture, or even just something that is misaligned and | | | | and allows the healing process to begin on the other |
| creating pressure on another structure. | | | | sides of the triad. |
| There are 2 main ways that structural damage occurs. | | | | So how do you know whether the real cause of your |
| The first is trauma, or injury, such as a fall, sporting | | | | pain is structural, chemical, emotional, or a combination |
| accident or sports injury. The second way, which is | | | | of all three? |
| very common, is repetitive micro trauma- basically | | | | The best and fastest way to uncover the answers is |
| when something is overused in the same way again | | | | to consult a skilled kinesiology practitioner. By testing |
| and again, leading to wear and tear and damage over | | | | your muscles they will quickly be able to identify where |
| time. | | | | the real problem lies. Once that has been found, it is |
| Pain that is a result of a structural problem usually | | | | simply a matter of testing what returns your muscles |
| requires a physical treatment, such as chiropractic, | | | | to strength, which reveals what the body needs to |
| physiotherapy, osteopathy or massage. | | | | permanently eliminate your pain. The solution may be a |
| However, the fact is that most structural problems, | | | | physical treatment, a detox or nutritional supplement, or |
| especially the repetitive strain type, have underlying | | | | an emotional release such as the ones mentioned |
| factors on the chemical and emotional sides of the | | | | above. |
| triad of health, which is why these physical therapies | | | | Whatever it is, kinesiology can help you to quickly cut |
| often only have limited success in many cases. | | | | through the clutter and overwhelming amount of |
| Chemical- Basically there are 2 possible imbalances on | | | | options available to determine what is the best natural |
| the chemical side of the triad- you may either have | | | | pain relief solution for your pain. |