Spinal Stenosis

[buckfever321]

I just had an elderly client with spinal stenosis. She has avoided surgery and has been suffering with the pain and she came in to see if massage would help her. She was feeling much better when she left, but I was very cautious about working anywhere near her spine. I did work her ES on both sides and her piriformis and QL's. Her neck was really bad. I stayed away from the cervicals as i could tell it was thin there. I worked the muscles around it gently, but no traction. What else should i have done or should I have not worked on her at all?

 

[Iris]

You did great. Many of my clients have been "diagnosed" with spinal stenosis. The diagnosis consists of them saying, "my back hurts" and the doctor checking the chart for the age, finding it advanced (not even looking at the patient, is my point!!!) and saying, "You have spinal stenosis". :roll:

We are soft tissue practitioners. All we work to affect is soft tissue. Work the muscles and facia around the area, gently, assess where there is shortening and where there is overstretching and address those issues very gently, and your client will feel MUCH better. Repeat, and she'll feel better a bit longer each time. Eventually she will say how surprised she is to notice she rarely notices pain!! It is very cool.

 

[MIL HOUSE MD]

You did great. Many of my clients have been "diagnosed" with spinal stenosis. The diagnosis consists of them saying, "my back hurts" and the doctor checking the chart for the age, finding it advanced (not even looking at the patient, is my point!!!) and saying, "You have spinal stenosis". :roll:

We are soft tissue practitioners. All we work to affect is soft tissue. Work the muscles and facia around the area, gently, assess where there is shortening and where there is overstretching and address those issues very gently, and your client will feel MUCH better. Repeat, and she'll feel better a bit longer each time. Eventually she will say how surprised she is to notice she rarely notices pain!! It is very cool.

When she got up she knew she felt better and told me she was definately coming back next week. Thanks!

 

[FIDMpaige]

Cranial work can also be helpful - gets the fluid moving, opens up the membranes, releases deep fascial restrictions - all of which can help decrease pain. If there's been lack of movement through the spine to begin with, there's a seforum.xxxnant/congested environment just ripe for problems.

Lisa

 

[crabbypatty]

Cranial work can also be helpful - gets the fluid moving, opens up the membranes, releases deep fascial restrictions - all of which can help decrease pain. If there's been lack of movement through the spine to begin with, there's a seforum.xxxnant/congested environment just ripe for problems.

Lisa

I am so interested in so many modalities...it's hard to decide what course to take first. There's Cranial/Sacral...MFR...Lymphatic Drainage, Neuro, Aromatherapy, Prenatal and Infant Massage... :::sigh::: What do you love about Cranial work? You can email me if you'd rather...
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[Reporter]

T O G - speaking for myself, not Lisa G, craniosacral does a lot to help relieve and release musculature in many instances without having to do a lot of "digging and crunching" as one of my clients puts it. The relaxation effect is beneficial to both body and mind. The other effects Lisa G mentioned are there for the client as well.

Don't know how I got along without it for the 4 1/2 years I was in practice before I studied the Upledger system.

 

[Willow Born 2.2.10<3 (:]

T O G - speaking for myself, not Lisa G, craniosacral does a lot to help relieve and release musculature in many instances without having to do a lot of "digging and crunching" as one of my clients puts it. The relaxation effect is beneficial to both body and mind. The other effects Lisa G mentioned are there for the client as well.

Don't know how I got along without it for the 4 1/2 years I was in practice before I studied the Upledger system.

Thanks, Anastasia... I know one thing...if I keep reading this site, I'm not going to make any money. I want to buy everything. lol