A PRACTICAL MANUAL docx

[...]... produces a burning sensation in the indicator point, etc • An area that was feeling comfortable begins to ache again • The client "disappears" energetically, or there seems to be no further invitation to work • The area with which you are working comes to a stable resting place that seems fairly complete Generally, if the client starts C)'ding back towards discomfort aftet an area has released well, that's... is in the numb stage Pain happened years ago Pain information is no longer neurologically available because after a certain amount of time of sending indications of pain the nerve endings simply stop firing This is a survival mechanism that allows the organism to continue to function Until those nerve endings are reawakened, the client will have no sensation of pain even in an area of her bod)' which... is in the numb stage Pain happened years ago Pain information is no longer neurologically available because aher a certain amount of rime of sending indications of pain the nerve endings simply stop firi.ng This is a survi"al mechanism that allows the organism to continue to function Until those nerve endings are reawakened, the cliem will have no sensation of pain, even in an area of her body which... it has a large hole at its center The second cervical, caJled the Axis, has a finger-like projection (the dens) that protrudes through the 9pening in the Atlas The Atlas pivots upon this axis, giving the first and second cervicals more rotational ability than the other five cervicals The Atlas has a spinous process which is smaller than that of the other cervicals, which allows for more flexion and... indicators and find that they haven't changed, or have only partially improved you may need to keep finding variations on the release positions It is possible that tension in surrounding areas rna) keep the area that you're working with from releasing completely If you've tricd a few release positions for a specific area and find no change in the indicators, go on to work with adjoining areas and come... that's an indication to stop working on that area, or perhaps StOp working altogether If you find yourself wondering if the client has had enough work, he probably has Integrating After you've finished work in a specific area, you will wanr ro make sure that the changes that have taken place are integrated with the current balance in the resr of the body The easiest way to do this kind of integrating... rotational plane, as compared to the lumbar which has its widest range ill me flexion/extension movemem The transition from thoracic to lumbar spine is made at the twelfth thoracic vertebra The upper part of this bone has the facets of a thoracic vertebra, its lower facets arc those of a lumbar vertebra This is an abrupt shift from the less mobile thoracic joints to the more mobile lumbar joints and... his body into a curve; perhaps his neck is tight on one side; perhaps h,is femurs arc rotated externally; maybe his lumbar spine is tight.) • Arc there any areas that jusr seem to get your attention: they aren't as relaxed as the surrounding area; the client's breath is restricted in that area; the skin looks different than surrounding areas; the muscles look contracted or tight • You may want to gently... focus on pain as an indicatOr You may focus on movement or lack of movement, or sensation versus reduced sensation You may find that a specific area simply attracts yOUT attention Many practitioners who work with c1iems who have chronic problems have learned to focus on pain as a secondary indicator of problems Often a client with chronic problems is very much past the point where pain is relevant - she... misuse or any number of other causes Let'S look at one of the physical/imitations that compljcates the process of restoring balance to joints This first requires a little explanation of some basic ph}·siolog}' Eycry joint has two ranges of movement: physiological and anatomical The physiological range is the available range of movement of a joint which can be performed without outside assisrance_ ff . for the Srudy of Nati'c Arts and Sciences. a non- profit educational corporadon whose goals are to Jc'e!op an educational and crossculturaI perspective linking vari- ous scientifIC, social, and amstic fields; [0 nonure a. us what we already know. That's another form of education, probably most accurately called re- education. The beauty is that the re-education often happens spontaneously. [t's not a laborious. comes to a stable resting place that seems fairly complete. Generally, if the client starts C)'ding back towards discomfort aftet an area has released well, that's an indication to stop