The Healing Crisis With ups and downs, twists and turns along the way. T
he common perception of healing is that it is a spontaneous beautiful event and that we are immediately healed from our pain and suffering, and we are going to feel great again. In my 30 years of woking with clients with chronic pain and other physical disabilities, I’ve never seen this event take place. There are times when we are ill or injured and we feel that our symptoms are getting worse rather than better. This may be a normal response to the healing pro- cess and is referred to as the healing crisis. Actually, healing is more of a journey rather than and event. There are many ups and downs and twists and turns both physically and emotionally. Pain is your body’s way to communi-
cate to you and your medical provider what is wrong. It’s important that you pay attention to your pain. Be aware of the difference between good pain or therapeu- tic pain and bad pain or injurious pain. Notice when the pain present and when are you pain free. What is going on around you when you are experiencing pain? During an injury, we are bracing,
tightening and tensing our muscles to protect ourselves from feeling the pain. We usually try to avoid pain when some- times we need to just allow ourselves to feel it and let it run it’s course. We need to learn to allow ourselves to soften and relax our bodies rather than tense up to avoid feeling the pain. Therapeutic pain or good pain may mean that restrictions are releasing and changes are occurring.
Restrictions are
soft tissue tightness, scarring, adhesions or myofascial pain and tightness. You may also experience other side effects such as
nausea, fatigue, exhaustion, and you may become emotional. You may have memo- ries of the incident or of past traumas. These are normal responses that are all part of the healing process called the heal- ing crisis.
Another problem may come to the
surface to reveal that more treatment is needed. Once again the body is trying to communicate where treatment is needed. You may not understand the process of
healing but try to trust the process and let the healing begin.
Submitted by Lori Dixon, OT/L of Dixon & Associates, specializing in myofascial re- lease, craniosacral therapy, chronic pain, neck and back issues, women's health is- sues and more. Location: 204 Gatewood Ave., High Point. Call 336-889-5676 for an appointment, or visit
dixontherapy.com for more information. See ad on page 10.
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