Firstly, what is polymyalgia rheumatica?
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a disorder of the muscles and joints characterized by pain and stiffness, affecting both sides of the body, and involving the shoulders, arms, neck, and buttock areas. Patients with polymyalgia rheumatica are typically over the age of 50 years.
What causes polymyalgia rheumatica?
The cause of polymyalgia rheumatica is not known. Recent research has indicated that genetic (inherited) factors play a role in who becomes afflicted with the illness. Theories have included viral stimulation of the immune system in genetically susceptible individuals. Rarely, polymyalgia rheumatica is associated with a cancer. In this setting, the cancer may be initiating an inflammatory immune response to cause the polymyalgia rheumatica symptoms.
What can New Leaf Natural Therapies do to help you???
Firstly, MusculoSkeletal Therapy is absolutely necessary in Polymyalgia rheumatica. As MusculoSkeletal Therapy deals with pain with ligaments, tendons and muscular pain, this is first-line treatment for P.R..
Naturopathically we have natural pain relievers such as Kinex and Kaprex (often used together) to reduce overall inflammation in the body. We can do many tests to see the inflammation reduce as we get you healthy!
See you soon,
Madonna Guy, ND 3348 6098
The past few days I’ve had 2 massages with Katherine Lynn and she’s worked through much more than my lower back. Katherine has used techniques to. It feels that we’ll need to do more work on my lower back, although I’ve already felt quite a big improvement. loosen my shoulders, my neck and my back and hips
Madonna, Manly West
]]>What can Chinese Cupping Techniques be used for…
Respiratory Diseases: For chronic bronchitis and asthma
Digestive Diseases: For dysentery, early morning diarrhea, and acute and chronic gastritis
Pain Syndromes
· Shoulder blade
· Loins
· Head
· Soft tissue injury: treating local pressure pain points and area of swelling
Gynecological Disorders
· Infertility and irregular menstruation
· Leukorrhea
· Uterine cramps
Common cold
Insomnia
Cupping is an ancient Chinese practice where the cup is suctioned, applied to the skin, and the pressure in the cup is reduced (by using change in heat or by suctioning out air), so that the skin and outer layers of the muscles are drawn up and into the cup. Sometimes the cup may be moved while the suction of skin is still active, causing pulling of the skin and muscle (gliding cupping).
This treatment has similarities to other massage techniques, such as the rapid skin pinching along the back. In that practice, the skin is pinched, sometimes at specific points (e.g., bladder meridian points), until a redness is generated. Cupping is applied by acupuncturists to certain acupuncture points, as well as to regions of the body that are affected by pain (where the pain is deeper than the tissues to be pulled).
When the cups are moved along the surface of the skin, the treatment is similar to sand scraping, a folk remedy of southeast Asia which is often carried out by scraping the skin with a coin or other object with the intention of breaking up stagnation. Movement of the cups is a gentler technique than sand scraping, as a lubricant allows the cup to slide. Still, a certain amount of bruising is expected both from fixed position cupping (especially at the site of the cup rim) and with movement of the cups (up to 2 weeks of bruising should be expected after cupping massage techniques).
Traditional cupping, with use of heated cups, also has some similarity to moxibustion therapy. Heating of the cups was the method used to obtain suction: the hot air in the cups has a low density and, as the cups cool with the opening sealed by the skin, the pressure within the cups declines, sucking the skin into it. In this case, the cups are hot and have a stimulating effect something like that of burning moxa wool.
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n one thing: emotional stability, the spine, the muscles… We work together a programme, a series of sessions which help to work on every part of your body to get you right, long term!
- using frequency specific microcurrent to reduce inflammation and support regeneration of different areas of the body
- using structural balancing with our Musculo Skeletal Therapist, Katherine Lynn and Structural Kinesiology techniques with Madonna Guy & Jacqueline Dekoke, to ensure the body is not ‘pulling’ in the wrong directions
- getting your feet right – we do foot manipulation and re-setting the foot proprioceptors so that the feet are sending the correct messages to the brain, and the other 600+ muscles of the body that the feet impact on every day
- using remedial massage to relax and tone your muscles with Katherine Lynn & Cherice Day
- Our Chronic and Acute Pain Programmes include highly discounted sessions of frequency specific microcurrent, remedial massage, infrared saunas & structural kinesiology.
So come in and start the process of getting balanced!!!
Madonna Guy ND
Chief Clinician
New Leaf Natural Therapies
Massage therapy is an art. It’s a skill and it needs to be a passion. Good remedial massage therapists meet a client and create a plan of attack in order to solve a physical problem; frozen shoulder; knee issues; back or neck or shoulder pain – whatever the problem, it needs skilled hands to sort it out.
Clients often come in thinking that an issue will be sorted out in one session. Then it comes down to what has caused the problem in the first place as to how long it takes to fix.
What causes chronic pain?
- muscles being too acidic (therefore you probably need a high quality magnesium such as fibroplex powder) from lactic acid;
- muscles being too dehydrated (most Aussies don’t drink enough water!) Coffee, tea, soft drinks, white sugar and flour products all dehydrate our bodies;
- structural problems: sitting badly, sleeping badly, exercising badly, not stretching, not being able to relax, nutritional deficiencies…
- immune activation within muscles such as fibromyalgia (the immune system attacks the muscle fibres); auto-immunity in problems such as Rheumatoid Arthritis
These reasons give us an idea why 1 massage isn’t always the only answer. Cherice & Katherine will put together a plan of attack so that you can start healing from the inside out. If there’s more of a health picture that needs naturopathic attention, you will be referred to Madonna Guy ND or Jacqueline Dekoke ND.
Yours in health
Cherice & Katherine
Massage Therapies:
- hot stone massage
- remedial massage
- relaxation massage
- reflexology
- shiatsu
- lymphatic drainage
- pregnancy massage
- hydrating and relaxing facials: mini, basic & deluxe
Structural Kinesiology Processes (with Linda Hoggard ND, Jacqueline Dekoke ND & Madonna Guy ND) which test and treat:
- Food sensitivity treatments, challenging and assessments
- Chemical sensitivity treatments, challenging and assessments
- Whiplash
- Scolisosis
- Jaw & Hip problems
- Cranial Injuries (past and present)
- Shoulder pain
- Bicipital tendon pain
- Dural torque (from spinal injuries)
- Knee, foot and hip corrections
- Foot mobilisation techniques
Emotional Kinesiology Processes (with Jacqueline Dekoke ND, Madonna Guy ND & Linda Hoggard ND)
- LEAP Learning Enhancement Advanced Protocol
- Diffusion of survival switching patterns
- Re-connection of areas of the brain such as memory centres, logical and creative pathways and more
- Counselling kinesiology
- Cranial kinesiology
- SIPS: Stress indicator points system
Frequency Specific Microcurrent (Jacqueline Dekoke ND & Madonna Guy ND): we have successfully used FSM for:
- advanced injury repair
- fibromyalgia
- chronic pain
- nerve pain
- spinal cord pain
- chronic disc pain
- knees pain
- hip pain
- foot pain
- dizziness
- arthritis
- osteoarthritis
- memory improvement
- insulin resistance
- liver and gut stress
- shingles
- irritable bowel syndrome
Infrared Saunas: Our saunas detoxify instantly it is turned on, it doesn’t wait for you to heat up before working. We deliberately chose non-toxic saunas (many are lacquered which makes them toxic when heated); we use organic towels (so you’re not breathing in toxins in our clinic) and we give you a meditation CD or music to listen to. It’s amazing how fast 1/2 hour goes in one of these…
Madonna Guy ND
Chief Clinician