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ing the layers of the onion,” and it may take up to 5-6 visits until more significant relief is experienced for a pain condition that may have been present for over 10 years. A classic example is an old injury, perhaps from childhood, like slipping and hitting the back of the head. There may be a concussion and whiplash that eventu- ally healed in a few weeks. Then maybe 10 years later, headaches and back pain of a severe degree surface all of a sudden. All the tests, MRIs, and evaluations are inconclusive. Structurally what occurred was the energetic imprint from the shock of the injury is still stuck in the solar plexus, diaphragm, and the sacral bone. The dural membranes in the head and tailbone area can hold onto those kinetic forces that are blocking the normal flow of circulation in the body. Osteopaths can detect these subtle imbalances and treat them so the body can finally heal.


There are various therapies that work in conjunction with osteopathic treatment to aid in pain relief including:


1.Laser therapy: such as a Class IV infrared laser, can rapidly reduce pain and inflammation for chronic as well as acute pain from injuries and neuropath- ic pain. The laser energy is soaked up by the cell’s mitochondria (the energy pro- duction centers), and result in a cascade of healing events.


2.PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic field therapy): can help with pain and heal- ing injuries. Cells hold a charge across their membranes, and with injury and inflammation that charge can be disrupted. PEMF works directly on the charged particles within the cell to rees- tablish proper membrane potential, and thereby brings healing and pain relief. Even blood is positively affected with PEMF, as microcirculation dramatically increases.


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3.Neurofeedback: can help in pain relief, in that pain itself is experienced in the brain. Neurofeedback is a specialized therapy where a patient’s brain waves are read with an EEG (electroencepha- logram), and the patient can learn how to control dysregulated brain wave patterns through a feedback mecha- nism. Each case is individually assessed and then a protocol is created to help with a variety of different neurologi- cal and psychological states, including pain syndromes such as Fibromyalgia, RSD/CRPS, and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.


4.Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT): is a treatment that utilizes oxygen to enhance healing throughout the body. Patients are placed inside a hyper- baric oxygen chamber with an oxygen concentration of 100 percent and the pressure in the chamber is slowly raised between 1.5 to 2 times the normal atmospheric pressure. This allows more oxygen to enter the bloodstream and cerebral spinal fluid. Where oxygen concentration is increased, inflam- mation is reduced and healing is enhanced. Research, as well as our clinic’s experience, has shown that HBOT has been effective for people suffering from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), fibromyalgia, and peripheral neuropathy.


Many of the medications used for pain


can have harmful side effects to the stom- ach and liver, not to mention the addictive nature of opioid substances.


There are several good herbal and supplement options for managing pain and inflammation more naturally, without the dangerous side effects. Limiting processed and inflammatory foods and maintaining a balanced gut and microbiome is essential to supporting a healthy body. Detoxifica- tion and cleansing type programs can support the body’s inflammatory response by helping it to clear toxins and chemicals. Helpful supplements for pain may include: omega-3 fatty acids, turmeric, ginger, Boswellia, bromelain, glucosamine and chondroitin, magnesium, vitamin D, white willow bark, MSM, capsaicin, vitamin B6, and cat’s claw.


Quite often, we use a combination of all of these therapies when helping some- one healing from pain. As pain is a very individual thing from one person to the next, the treatment approach needs to be tailored uniquely to each patient.


David Johnston, DO is a board-certified osteopathic physician in neuromusculo- skeletal medicine and osteo- pathic manipulative medicine, and a Diplomate with the


American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine and holds additional certifica- tions in cranial osteopathy. He practices at the Breiner Whole Body Health Center in Fairfield, CT (203.371.0300), and at the Osteopathic Wellness Center, in Ridgefield, CT 203.438.9915. For more information, wholebodymed.com & OsteopathicWell- ness.net. See ad on page 40.


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