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Hello everyone,
Since my small abominal njury in 2010 which needed surgical repair but didn't get until 2016, my life has become one of chronic, ever worsening pain.
What has it taught me...its led me to Dr Joe Dispenza, the science behind why meditating works, its introduced me to the World of Neuroscience ( now my passion).and the brain's neuroplasticity, and fear of our pain holds us in the never ending cycle of pain. Im learning the body has the capacity to heal, that Western medicine has no good answers for chronic pain but hollistic help is better. I'm learning to not fear my pain, which is disabling but to allow my wonderous body to heal at its own pace. Our body stores trauma, sometimes the thought of my injury immediately makes it hurt, so I know the trauma is stored in my brain/ my body. Nature has been proven to regenerate our bodies, help us heal. Im learning to move as best i can despite pain and most of all im learning there is a much greater understanding of hollistic healing in Eastern/ Asian practices. Don't dwell on pain, its hard but that creates poor body chemistry. Live in gratitude for small things, its changing my mentality and slowly my fear dissipates. Gd luck to each of us on our journey. Im very thankful for this blog .
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Hi Annie,
Thank you for such a thoughtful, elegant, and useful comment. I am sorry for your chronic pain, but your attitude and beliefs about it are inspiring.
One line really stuck with me:
"Live in gratitude for small things..."
Sometimes I completely miss the small things, the kindness or courtesy of a stranger, The kindness of my wife to make dinner for us every night, the marvelous surgeons I've had over the years, and on.
I recently tried acupuncture (on a lark, really) for my lower and upper back and was amazed at the great results. I'm going to pursue acupuncture as a means of creating clear energy flow in my body, and dry needling to address specific and tight muscles in my back.
I agree there is a lot to learn from Eastern medicine. And it's been practiced since at least 500 BC, if not longer, by the Chinese and elsewhere in Asia. Eastern medicine, to me, is results oriented, while Western medicine is proof oriented. They can both be put to great use.
I've had both knees, right hip and left shoulder replaced - all by brilliant surgeons and then with the help of gifted PTs. It's amazing to me that these replacements are even possible - much less the degree of accuracy and pain reduction achieved.
After my first acupuncture session, I immediately felt relief in my back, and an overall sense of calm. It was terrific!
Thanks again Annie.
Joe