Everything was going great until March 1985 when I decided to divorce my husband. I had an « attack ». I knew my mind had decided one thing, the body another. It said « no you aren’t going anywhere. » Carolyn, Dr Scott’s assistant (and future replacement), asked how this could happen ? His response was rather lame. « Something in her body caused the setback ». Unfortunately he failed to « ask the body » what this « something » was. I believe I can answer this now. Obstruction of the veins had sent blood into the CNS OR otherwise impacted proper functioning of the nervous/musculator system. Did the muscle layer of the veins go into spasms as suggested by Dr Owiesy ? Or did the muscles surrounding the veins cramp them shut ? I didn’t think to get a deep tissue « Shiatsu » massage as I did for my first attack. Dr Scott was treating me with TouchForHealth energy work which included running the Chinese Medicine meridians and palpatating the Meridian endpoints and Neurovascular and Neurolymphatic points. That wasn’t enough to release the muscle spasms/cramps affecting the blood circulation. Later I came to realize that one needed treatment DURING the crisis to relieve the spasms/cramps as happened on at least one occasion when I stopped a pending crisis with an acupuncture treatment. Later the treatment mattered less if at all. My Neurologist was disappointed later after he began to recommend acupuncture to his MS patients. My unexpected, impressive recovery was not repeated with acupuncture alone.*
After a year of therapy which included detoxification, diet modification, nutritional supplements and energy work I had entirely recovered from physical handicap as well as vision distortions. I was still taking an elementary ballet class to maintain some physical capacity. One day the ballet mistress cried out « Anna, you are lifting your leg » in arabesque instead of pushing it up. This represented a huge improvement. I had been experiencing « attack » symptoms which were signs of healing. Dr Scott explained that one relives the same symptoms as the original decline, a sort of rewinding back to original function.
My recovery resembled that of the well known Dr Terry Wahls. I will discuss her work later. She emphasized the nutritional aspect of her healing (the Mitochondria) while overlooking the energy stimulation she was using.
I can see that the vascular pathology can undermine the nutritional reform in MS healing.
We need to « ask the body » where the problem lies and the best method to open the blood circulation.
This analysis could also help overcome the weakness of Dr Zamboni’s approach which aims to open blood circulation through venoplasty. Maybe the problem can be addressed by external stimulation without risk of damaging the veins. It’s a complicated issue which muscle testing « ask the body » technique could help decipher. Maybe we can find an HK Kinesiologist willing to do the research.
And now a brief history :
Quotes come from www.oneillcollege.com
Reading the O’Neill College History of Kinesiology, I find this quote :
"1920s: American osteopaths, Frank Chapman, DC, and Charles Owen, proposed that many symptoms of diseases had their origins in sluggish lymph flow..."
"1930s: American chiropractor, Terence Bennett, DO, came up with his own model for restoring health based on proper blood flow.Like Chapman, Bennett had worked out his own set of reflex points. He called these ‘Neurovascular Reflexes’ and his body of work ‘Neurovascular Dynamics’.
1937: Chapman and Owen postulated the existence of a new heretofore unrecognised reflex they called the ‘Neurolymphatic Reflexes’ and their findings were published.
1960s: Detroit-based chiropractor,George Goodheart… pioneered a system that brought together work done by his predecessors: Chapman’s Points (for lymphatic function); Bennett’s Points (for vascular function); his own origin/insertion technique (for muscular problems); cranial bone manipulation after William Sutherland, DO."
Continued Quotes from O’Neill www.oneillcollege.com
"1972: Goodheart wrote the “vertebral challenge”, based upon the work of upper cervical specialist, Leon Lewis Truscott, DC, PhD; and his work on the muscle-acupuncture meridian-organ relationship using muscle testing feedback for both diagnosis and therapeutic efficacy. Interest in Applied Kinesiology expanded from George Goodheart’s lectures and Applied Kinesiology study groups being led by his best students formed throughout the US.
This marked the beginnings of the new science of Applied Kinesiology.
1973: Initially there were six of Goodheart’s protégéeswho would gather at his practice, and over time then set up study groups. There was a gathering of these study group leaders who became known as the Dirty Dozen…
1979 (sic-Correct date 1972) Chiropractor, John Thie, one of the “Dirty Dozen”, took the basic techniques that had been worked out in Applied Kinesiology and developed a new system that he called ‘Touch for Health’."
(Dr Thie died in 2005 of Prostate Cancer.)
See Dynamic Chiropractic Sept 14, 2005 A Memorial of Silence for Dr John Thie by Joseph Kating Jr PhD
« Wedding AK with his populist sentiments, John believed that many of the methods of AK could be taught to and practiced as a method of self-care for all people. He repeatedly urged Dr. Goodheart to author a text for the public on AK. Although Goodheart was not averse to dissemination of his emerging methods to nonprofessionals, he grew weary of Thie's nudging. Finally, in exasperation, he let Dr. Thie know that if he wanted such a book, John should write it himself.
The prospect of authoring a book was challenging, but John was resourceful. The first edition of Touch for Health: A Practical Guide to Natural Health Using Acupuncture, Touch & Massage, authored in collaboration with then-chiropractic student Mary Marks, was published in 1972. The workbook has since been translated into more than a dozen languages and has sold in excess of 500,000 copies; the method has caught the attention of laymen and health professionals in several disciplines, and has spawned national and international workshops and certification programs. »
I believe this Book forms the foundation of Dr Scott’s treatment and I highly recommend it.
So now we have points for neurovascular function as well as points for neurolymphatic function, and it is exactly these functions which CCSVI treatment addresses. So apparently I was being treated for CCSVI inadvertently by Dr. Scott.
The damage of the March 1985 attack wasn’t too important (mainly MS « hug ») and I was forced to retire from active life into contemplation for six weeks. My husband was irritated, I had to patiently explain to him that I had MS and was having an « attack ». His attitude didn’t help his case, it only re-inforced my decision to leave him which I did three years later.
My legs remained strong. Spring 1988 I walked many kilometers across Paris without faltering. This amazes me. Why did I ignore subsequent stress over the following years when I should have known how to how to treat it ? Because I failed to recognize deep tissue massage as the treatment and by the time I did understand, it was too late, much damage had been done.
Please find below a continuation of quotes from the O-Neill College
History of Kinesiology (Quotes from www.oneillcollege.com)
"1982: Alan Beardall established the concept of the body as a “Biocomputer”. This concept determined that the subconscious appears to process data in a binary way…this simple “yes” or “no” response of the muscle is the summation of all the factors influencing the brain and central nervous system, from the level of your structural alignment to your nutritional and emotional status. In addition, the subconscious readout of muscle function is the interface with the other energy systems of the body, including the meridian systems. As such, these “yes” or “no” responses can also indicate states of energetic balance.
Energetic Kinesiology established.
…the muscle response is used primarily as a form of biofeedback. Hence, in these systems you are “monitoring”, not “testing” muscle function. The redefinition of the term “muscle testing” to “muscle monitoring” is to denote that we are now accessing only the integrity of the muscle response, and not its strength. » My emphasis
These concepts of Biocomputer and Biofeedback describe well Dr. Scott’s work as I understand it. As one can see by the dates, he was working, and doubtless contributing, to the development of Applied Kinesiology.
He told me he began his development of HK Health Kinesiology in 1978. See healthkinesiology.co.nz/origins-of-hk/dr-jimmy-scott/
I began working with Dr. Scott in January 1984. My progress was impressive up to the March 1985 « attack ».
What a missed opportunity ! Consistent with his « ask the body » theory Dr Scott should have used muscle testing to understand the origin of the crisis. If it was a venous blood back jet, which veins, where ? Had I been aware of the CCSVI issue, I could have better addressed the « attack ». What I find strange is that he failed to « ask the body ». The above discussion indicates Kinesiology was aware of vascular and lymph flow pathologies. He used neurolymphatic points neuro vascular points in balancing the meridians and body energy. So why did the CCSVI issue escape him ?A comptent Health Kinesiologist should be asked to study the CCSVI question in detail. Where can I find someone competent and open to the idea ?I’ll conclude this post with more from the History of Kinesiology. www.oneillcollege.com
"Mid 1980s: An expert in electronic aircraft guidance systems, Richard Utt, added to the growing number of kinesiology systems by developing Applied Physiology... Richard Utt’s recognition of the significance of resolving these ‘hidden’ compensations via muscle balancing techniques was a significant development and led to longer lasting results for clients.
Late 1980s: American scientist, Charles Krebs developed LEAP (Learning Enhancement Acupressure Program)…In the 1990s Energetic Kinesiology continued to evolve with an increased emphasis on resolving physiological issues long term.
From these beginnings, kinesiology has blossomed to become a diversity of different types of kinesiology-based treatments.These new systems were developed by people who saw the incredible potential of the techniques because generally, they were not locked within the rigid Western medical and physiological models."
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