Injuries are often viewed as disruptive; they put a pause or cause limitations on our lives and daily functions.
We experience discomfort and pain, physically and emotionally.
We might feel frustrated, angry, and even hopeless.
We long for normalcy.
There is an emotional roller coaster of frustration, anger, regret, acceptance, and hope.
However, it is important to let these emotions coursing through.
We have to deal with these emotions before we can fully address the injury.
Being stuck in thoughts in our head only cause delays in recovery.
In Part 1 of this newsletter series, I mentioned addressing an acute injury as soon as possible is very important.
This step usually facilitates the body’s healing ability, so the injury site heals properly.
Bodywork, acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, topical herbs (trauma liniments, poultice, plaster), internal herbs, and nutrition are some of the modalities I work with.
Once the pain subsided and part of our range of motion was restored, we started to regain a sense of normalcy.
We moved to an even more important step of the recovery process.
This step provides a chance for the person to address the underlying cause of injury (if there is any), acquire motor control skills, and rewire any compensation patterns acquired during the acute injury period.
This is the time to train our brain and body holistically.
This is the time to address the root cause.
This is the time when the artist and the scientist in a practitioner merge into one.
The practitioner has the opportunity to guide an injured person in getting back into normal activities, avoid chronic injury and surgery, and help a person from being in a state of agony and pain to a state of possibility and happiness.
This is the time for change.
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– Anthony
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