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Venous Insufficiency and Multiple Wounds
Rebecca RichCurriculums:
Patient used an Unna boot until toes' swelling worsened. Treatment was Lymph Drainage Therapy and bandaging.
Abdominal Lymphodynamic Edema
David DoubblesteinCurriculums:
Click the link to view the case study. Morbidly obese patient has worsening edema on the left side. Aquatic exercise looked most promising.
Chronic Pain and Lymphedema from Tonsillar Fossa Cancer
Daisy C. MillettCurriculums:
Case Study
Infant and CranioSacral Therapy
Charles GilliamCurriculums:
Case Study
CranioSacral Therapy and Ear Infections
Jeff Rogers LMT, CST-DCurriculums:
Case Study
Vertigo and CranioSacral Therapy
Mariann SiscoCurriculums:
<strong>PERSONAL</strong><p></p> <strong>Age:</strong> 60 <strong>Sex:</strong> Female<p></p> <strong>HISTORY</strong><p></p> <strong>Symptoms:</strong><p></p> 1) Constant positional vertigo with cervical rotation to the right in supine.<p></p> 2) Frequent positional vertigo with rolling to the right and forward bending.<p></p> 3) Dizziness upon arising in AM.<p></p> 4) Intermittent dizziness throughout day.<p></p> <strong>Pertinent Medical History:</strong><p></p> 1) Chronic sinusitis.<p></p> 2) Had first symptom of vertigo with cervical rotation to the right in 1997. Exacerbated in 2000 with no improvement.<p></p> 3) Dizziness began in February of 2003 after a fall on her hands and knees.<p></p> 4) Negative brain/ inner ear MRI.<p></p> 5) Unable to tolerate vertigo exercises given to patient by ENT physician.<p></p> <strong>EVALUATION</strong><p></p> <strong>Findings:</strong><p></p> 1) Decreased amplitude and symmetry of the CSR with a sluggish quality.<p></p> 2) Right tentorium moderately restricted.<p></p> 3) Temporal bones counter rotated.<p></p> 4) Sphenoid severely compressed.<p></p> 5) Moderate increased tension of hyoid musculature.<p></p> 6) Pelvic obliquity.<p></p> 7) Decreased cervical ROM.<p></p> 8) Significant increased tension of the sub-occipital musculature.<p></p> <strong>Tools Used:</strong><p></p> 1) Hands<p></p> 2) Eyes<p></p> <strong>Objective Results:</strong><p></p> 1) Restoration of CSR symmetry and amplitude. Quality significantly improved.<p></p> 2) Decrease in tension of right tentorium and hyoid musculature.<p></p> 3) Correction of counter rotated temporal bones and compressed sphenoid.<p></p> 4) Correction of pelvic obliquity.<p></p> 5) Increased cervical ROM.<p></p> 6) Decreased tension in sub-occipital muscles.<p></p> <strong>Subjective Results:</strong><p></p> 1) No positional vertigo with rolling to the right or forward bending after initial visit.<p></p> 2) No dizziness and positional vertigo with cervical rotation to the right after second visit.<p></p> <strong>Length of Sessions:</strong><p></p> 1) Initial Evaluation and Treatment: 1 hour and 45 minutes.<p></p> 2) Subsequent Visits: 1 hour.<p></p> <strong>Number of Sessions:</strong><p></p> 6 visits total for complaints of vertigo and dizziness. Patient continues to be seen for a session once every 6 weeks "just in case".<p></p> <strong>To find a CranioSacral Therapist, visit <a href="http://iahp.com/pages/search/index.php">iahp.com</a></strong><p><p></p></p> <strong>To learn more about CranioSacral Therapy, click <a href="http://www.upledger.com/content.asp?id=61">here</a>.<p><p></p></p>
Biopsy Resulted in Necrotic Wound
Rebecca RichCurriculums:
Click the link to view the case study. Sixty-four year old male was referred for lymphatic drainage following a biopsy to the right leg, resulting in a necrotic wound. Subject had a history of bilateral lower extremity edema, which was managed with compression socks. Treatment plan was isodasorb with lymph drainage and bandaging.
Frozen Shoulder and Puffy Bilateral Axillary Areas
Barbara KorosecCurriculums:
Case Study
Bilateral Mastectomy Leaves Patient with Lymphedema
Pam McCormackCurriculums:
Case Study
Does fascia hold memories?
School of Osteopathy C.R.O.M.O.N., Italy(1). Electronic address: pt_osteopathy@yahoo.it.Curriculums:
The idea that tissues may possess some sort of memory is a controversial topic in manual medicine, calling for research and clinical exploration. Many bodyworkers, at some point in their practice, have experienced phenomena that may be interpreted as representing a release of memory traces when working on dysfunctional tissues. This feeling may have been accompanied by some type of sensory experience, for the therapist and/or the patient. In some cases, early traumatic experiences may be recalled. When this happens, the potency of the memory may be erased or eased, along with restoration of tissue function. Hence the questions: can memories be held in the fascia? And: are these memories accessible during manual fascial work? Modern research has proposed a variety of different interpretations as to how memory might be stored in soft tissues, possibly involving other forms of information storage not exclusively processed neurologically (Box 1).