[Dixielandjazz] dystonia

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/14/2006 3:37:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Gluetje1  
writes:

 
Thanks, Nancy, you were awesomely articulate about what I was dancing  
around.  I have yet to experience acupuncture, but have observed the  results in 
others plus for a time had a professional relationship with a  
neurologist/psychiatrist who was an active member of whatever that national  skeptics 
organization is.  And he regularly used acupuncture which he  amplified with electrical 
stimulation.  The article I sent a web  reference to yesterday also mentioned 
biofeedback--another method that  produces results in teaching the brain to 
come up with some new communication  pathways with the body.  
 
I more and more look at the brain as a computer and an object that is a  tool 
for "mind".  Mind is a much bigger more abstract concept that's  both inside 
cells and particles and everywhere "outside" of us.  What  does this have to 
do with Dixieland?  Nothing, if you are playing  instruments with 4 - 8 brains; 
everything if you are playing with one  Mind!  So why trust "it" for making 
orgasmic music, but not trust it  for improved physical health?
Ginny  
 
In a message dated 9/14/2006 2:39:56 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
NANCYink at surewest.net writes:

Hi  everyone,

Ginny¹s care and concern for making everyone well makes her  a woman after my
own heart. And she bravely brings up a good point,  however unothodox: that
acupuncture can be helpful. The average  neurologist does not know about the
energy pathways upon which  acupuncture and acupressure are based, so they
don¹t understand how it  can be helpful (and don¹t want to risk their
professional image  advocating it). MDs prefer data and formal studies --
never mind the 5000  years of study by Chinese health practitioners. I¹m from
a family of many  doctors, so I understand the hesitation and resistance, but
I have also  studied a lot about ³energy medicine² for the past ten years,
and I¹ve  seen it be extremely beneficial to myself and many others. Don¹t
knock it  till you try it.

An acupuncturist would likely tell you that a  dystonia patient is suffering
from energy being blocked in the area of  the symptoms, and once the blockage
is opened and flowing, the symptoms  go away. I myself have found that if I
do my Qigong exercises to keep the  energy channels open, I have good health
and no symptoms of carpal tunnel  or respiratory problems. As soon as I miss
a week of the exercises to  keep the energy flowing, then my carpal tunnel
starts to come  back.

If anyone is in the New England area, my cousin Virginia Doran  does
acupuncture there (Connecticut) after leaving her practice in NYC  where she
worked for more than 20 years on Manhattan¹s ³rich and famous.²  She can be
reached at VirginiaDoran at luminousbeauty.com

Both my  parents were doctors (and now two brothers are), so I do keep  an
intellectual head about these things ‹ really, I do! -- but have seen  and
benefited enough over the past ten years to give much credence to  the
ancient Chinese study of our energy pathways as a key to our overall  well
being. It¹s at least worth looking into if nothing else has worked  for you.
Well wishes and the best of health to all of you!

Love  and hugs,
Nancy