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The ABC’s of Accident And Injury: The Importance of an Integrated Healthcare Approach


people. Areas of the body are treated without consideration or regard for the whole person. This is illustrated no better than in the occurrence of accident or injury.


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Countless people have fallen down stairs, slipped on ice or been in motor vehicle accidents. Often, diagnostic procedures and treatment are directed towards the “squeaky wheel”…the body part that hurts. I often ask my clients, “so where was the rest of your body when your knee fell down the stairs?” The problem is the whole body contributes to the pain and dysfunction of any one part. When this body part is ignored during treatment, the injury is only temporar- ily better or struggles to get better at all. I see many people stuck in dysfunctional cycles which contribute to frustration, hopelessness and depression. The “ABC’s to an integrated treatment approach addresses all the physical and emotional strain patterns AT the time of the ac- cident, BEFORE the accident and the Cumulative, Combined and Compensatory events after the accident.


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There are many possible physical injuries that occur at the time of an accident. Some of these injuries are obvious and are usually treated appropriately. However, there are many other strain patterns that fl y below the radar. An example seen is almost all accidents and injuries involve physical force. Often times the mechanical force moves through the body and is dissipated immediately. There are other times when the force gets lodged in the tissues and it can wreak havoc on the ease of the body for a very long time. An example of this force is a torsion force from a car accident in a belted passenger. When the car stops abruptly, the seat belt locks and a rotation hap- pens in the spine and rib cage. This force creates a strain pattern the body has to work around. It creates a “thud” in the body blocking fl u- idity. There are also plenty of possible sprains, strains, muscle spasms that can occur. And, many restrictions in the connective tissue and fascia that can create many problems down the road and prevent full recovery now. Up to a nano second before impact, there already were strain patterns that existed from all the bumps and bruises along the way. Remember that anything that happens to the body that is not resolved, stays in the body. Some of these strain patterns lie dormant and others are actively creating symptoms. When there is an accident or injury, all the strain patterns that happen at the time of the accident are layered on top of everything that existed in the body.


DJ Horn LPC, PT CST is a dynamic mixed- arts therapist uniting the skill and arts of Physi- cal Therapy, Psychotherapy and Craniosacral Therapy. She is owner and principal therapist at Integrated Physical Therapy and Counseling in Hartford CT. Visit www.integratedifether- apy.comfor more information. For a free 30 minutes consultion, call 860-241-1144. See ad on page 18.


ver thirty years of experience in various therapeutic capacities has afforded me the opportunity to see a trend that compromises the health and wellness of many


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