neuro-massage therapy,anyone hear of this?
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neuro-massage therapy,anyone hear of this?
There was a write up in the local papar about this massage treatment.Anyone hear of this or try it for pain relief?
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No! But I'm willing to try!!!!
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Sandi,
It's funny that you should ask that question as I had planned on doing a post this weekend regarding this subject.
If you are referring to Neuromuscular or Neurosomatic Therapy, yes, not only have I heard of it, but my 17 year old daughter is in the process of receiving treatments from Paul St. John, the pioneer of St. John Neuromuscular Therapy. She is nearing the end of her treatments and is "just about pain free" because of this man who is truly a miracle worker.
After being in chronic pain for over four years which started (in her scapula area) shortly after shoulder surgery in March of 2001 to repair a torn labrum (she was a competitive swimmer), she now has her life back again. When I say that she has her life back again, that is really an understatement. I have my happy, optimistic, positive, loving daughter back again, and Paul St. John is THE reason for that. She had bouts of scapular winging and shoulder pain for over four years and this past summer, the pain got rapidly and progressively worse--she was in pain from her neck down to her quadricep and spent most of her time in bed.
We have been to THE top orthopedists and neurologists and have had diagnoses ranging from "there is nothing wrong with her" to incredibly, "she is in the process of developing Muscular Dystrophy". A few doctors recommended a muscle transfer and one a scapular fusion. As their diagnoses and explanations just didn't make sense to me, I looked for alternatives as there was no way that I would let someone do an invasive surgery on my daughter when I didn't have any confidence in what they were saying.
I took her to Paul St. John in St. Petersburg, Florida for a consultation in early October and he determined that, at one time she had a tear to her Leveator Scapula Muscle (we've pretty much determined that it was due to the surgeon tearing that muscle in March of 2001) which triggered a chain reaction from her shoulder girdle down to her quadricep with muscles strangling nerves.
As soon as Paul examined her, he assured me that he could "fix her" and told me that he has cured countless numbers of people with Scapular Winging, BPI-Erbs Palsy, Peripheral Neuropathy and all types of Neuropathies. He has an international clientele; people fly in from all over the world to receive treatment from him.
There are really no words to describe how wonderful he is. We went to a multitude of doctors who didn't care about my daughter's pain and who wanted to immediately dismiss me when I asked questions and followed up with more questions when their responses didn't make any sense. In the instant that I met Paul, I knew he was different and just knew that he could help my daughter. Not only is he sympathetic to Heather, he is empathetic as well. He was in three major accidents (you can read his story on his website), one in which he was shot out of a helicopter in Vietnam (he was a Green Beret medic) and suffered for years with chronic pain. He then started to resarch the relationship between muscles, soft tissues and nerves (orthopedists only work with bones and nerves)and taught someone how to treat him. As a result, he is pain free.
His website address is www.stjohn-clarkptc.com and the phone number there is 727 347-4325. Fortunately for me, St. Pete is just a two hour drive so geography is not an issue, however, after seeing what he has done for my daughter and others, I would fly to the moon to see him. I've discussed this message board with him and he advised me that, for out of towners, he would suggest that if all possible, to make an appointment to see him in St. Pete as he is an excellent diagnostician and could best determine a treatment plan. He would then turn them over to a St. John-trained therapist in their area and would personally call that therapist and advise how to treat the patient.
If you would like to e-mail me, my address is soyasolutions@yahoo.com. I would be more than happy to talk to you as well as our lives have changed so much because of this man. I've seen what pain has done to my daughter and would do anything that I can to help anyone out there.
Susan
It's funny that you should ask that question as I had planned on doing a post this weekend regarding this subject.
If you are referring to Neuromuscular or Neurosomatic Therapy, yes, not only have I heard of it, but my 17 year old daughter is in the process of receiving treatments from Paul St. John, the pioneer of St. John Neuromuscular Therapy. She is nearing the end of her treatments and is "just about pain free" because of this man who is truly a miracle worker.
After being in chronic pain for over four years which started (in her scapula area) shortly after shoulder surgery in March of 2001 to repair a torn labrum (she was a competitive swimmer), she now has her life back again. When I say that she has her life back again, that is really an understatement. I have my happy, optimistic, positive, loving daughter back again, and Paul St. John is THE reason for that. She had bouts of scapular winging and shoulder pain for over four years and this past summer, the pain got rapidly and progressively worse--she was in pain from her neck down to her quadricep and spent most of her time in bed.
We have been to THE top orthopedists and neurologists and have had diagnoses ranging from "there is nothing wrong with her" to incredibly, "she is in the process of developing Muscular Dystrophy". A few doctors recommended a muscle transfer and one a scapular fusion. As their diagnoses and explanations just didn't make sense to me, I looked for alternatives as there was no way that I would let someone do an invasive surgery on my daughter when I didn't have any confidence in what they were saying.
I took her to Paul St. John in St. Petersburg, Florida for a consultation in early October and he determined that, at one time she had a tear to her Leveator Scapula Muscle (we've pretty much determined that it was due to the surgeon tearing that muscle in March of 2001) which triggered a chain reaction from her shoulder girdle down to her quadricep with muscles strangling nerves.
As soon as Paul examined her, he assured me that he could "fix her" and told me that he has cured countless numbers of people with Scapular Winging, BPI-Erbs Palsy, Peripheral Neuropathy and all types of Neuropathies. He has an international clientele; people fly in from all over the world to receive treatment from him.
There are really no words to describe how wonderful he is. We went to a multitude of doctors who didn't care about my daughter's pain and who wanted to immediately dismiss me when I asked questions and followed up with more questions when their responses didn't make any sense. In the instant that I met Paul, I knew he was different and just knew that he could help my daughter. Not only is he sympathetic to Heather, he is empathetic as well. He was in three major accidents (you can read his story on his website), one in which he was shot out of a helicopter in Vietnam (he was a Green Beret medic) and suffered for years with chronic pain. He then started to resarch the relationship between muscles, soft tissues and nerves (orthopedists only work with bones and nerves)and taught someone how to treat him. As a result, he is pain free.
His website address is www.stjohn-clarkptc.com and the phone number there is 727 347-4325. Fortunately for me, St. Pete is just a two hour drive so geography is not an issue, however, after seeing what he has done for my daughter and others, I would fly to the moon to see him. I've discussed this message board with him and he advised me that, for out of towners, he would suggest that if all possible, to make an appointment to see him in St. Pete as he is an excellent diagnostician and could best determine a treatment plan. He would then turn them over to a St. John-trained therapist in their area and would personally call that therapist and advise how to treat the patient.
If you would like to e-mail me, my address is soyasolutions@yahoo.com. I would be more than happy to talk to you as well as our lives have changed so much because of this man. I've seen what pain has done to my daughter and would do anything that I can to help anyone out there.
Susan
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I've heard of it. Has anyone had success with it?
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Susan,
Thanks for responding. I will definetly be emailing-soon.
Thanks for responding. I will definetly be emailing-soon.