wellpdx

Most of my clients think I "fix" them. Indeed, I call my work injury recovery work. I promote my skills with fascia and trigger points and abdominal adhesions and I know a lot about how injury works in the body and on the mind. But the reality is that when I'm doing my work, I'm not "fixing" anything. I'm just the sign-post pointing to things and encouraging people to bring whatever ails them to resolution. I help in every way I know how of course, but the work is really theirs.

Whether it's a sprained ankle, a nasty crick in the neck, or post-surgical adhesions, there is really only so much that I can actually do. The real work lies with the person on the table, the person who has come to me for help. If they are not ready to let go of whatever pain or disfunction they are experiencing then I could work on them for hours, use every tool in my arsenal, poke them with hot pokers, yet none of it will make a difference if they are

Everyone knows that "organizing" things, making schedules, following timetables, sending emails, trimming your nails, blahdeblahdeblah, is really not the fun part of life (unless you're a super type-A, I suppose). What's fun and exciting and totally INSPIRING is when all of that humdrumness results in something that feels real and tangible and useful -- something like our practitioner blogs! Every time I read the new post for the week, my shoulders relax, I nod my head and think, "Yes. That's amazing."

When we started this blog doohickey, Erin and I were hoping to create real connections between practitioners and the public, even if only through the cyberspace-time continuum. But I, for one, did not expect this. Seeing the inner

We're so excited to be welcoming our Portland Health Alliance members as they blog away each week right here! They'll be bringing information, timely thoughts, and insightful discussion to wellpdx for the public and practitioners alike. With their wealth of experience and years in the trenches, it's sure to be a fabulous resource and experience for all.

Is there something specific you'd like to see them talking about? Do you have questions you'd like answered? Just let us know in the Comments and we'll sic the blue devils on it!

So, I'm realizing these days that I don't know anyone who isn't stressed. Work, family, money, natural disasters in the guise of both mother nature and seedy politicians, the fact that we're all growing cell phones out of our ears -- these things are not easy to manage and it just seems clear that as permanent residents in this crazy world we're all bound to get smacked around by the big S on a pretty regular basis. Some years are better than others, but on the whole, we're all freaking out at least a little. Which, as far as I'm concerned, is not that big of a problem. Stress is stress is stress. Always has been, always will be. It's what you do with it that counts. Right?

Everyone wants to be stress free, they want to be pain free, they want their injuries to heal overnight, they want their kids to be geniuses, and above all they want to live more or less forever. That's great, quality of life is important. But

I've been getting a lot of calls this Spring (seems like more than usual) from people desperately looking for relief from the pain of abdominal adhesions. As usual, all of the calls have been coming from people post-surgery -- usually post-multiple-surgeries. By and large, their MDs have had little to no suggestions besides pain meds or more surgery as a way to deal with the pain. Of course, more surgery means more adhesions and pain meds can only mask the pain for so long -- plus, the meds tend to knock people out.

I hear so much frustration and emotional pain at not being able to live life the way they used to or want to. And there is so much fear that they'll never be able to live a normal life again. Most can't really believe they'll ever be pain-free again. They're just looking for enough relief to make life bearable.

What heartens me is that people are searching. Somehow or another they find my little website that I put up to help educate people about alternative treatments for abdominal adhesions. And buried there in the world-