Hi there and thank you for visiting Myochanics Blog.
My desire here is to give you knowledge that you can apply.
We have had extensive experience in Shoulder injuries, including Frozen Shoulder and "torn rotator cuff" and "torn labrums".
Did you know that most Frozen Shoulders are expereinced by women and not by men?
If you have been suffering with a frozen shoulder condition for months we can probably help you regain your rane of motion quite considerably. Without a doubt we can reduce and most times completely eliminate the pain.
Depending upon how long the condition has existed and the desire of the patient to overcome this malady will determine the degree of resolution we can achieve.
It is our desire to see significant results in the first visit. Whether it be in a reduction of pain or in the increase of range of motion along with the pain reduction we feel quite confident that you will objectively feel and see results from the first visit.
Women, if you have frozen shoulder and can't remenber injuring yourself, ask yourself when your last mamogram was. We havew seen a few female clients who attest to the fact that the mamogram was the only traumatic event that they could recall.
If you have questions about your shoulder injury call us at 512-376-2877.
Ask for Annette or Donald
We would love to help you.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
What's Your Title? part 1
Today, it seems all we get are titles. When working for an employer a while back, all I got were titles rather than monetary compensation.
Likewise, I recall an episode of Cheers where Woody Harrelson was wanting a raise and Rebecca conned him out of the raise by convincing him that the titles were of more value than a raise and that she was glad to give him the raise as long as he was not asking for a title. Well, Woody not being one to get the short end of the stick demanded the title rather than the raise. Funny stuff.
It occurs more often than not that clients and patients receive a title from their physician with little more than a congratulatory handshake and a script for some pharmaceutical that claims to treat this ambiguous xyz syndrome. Little is done or said to help the patient understand how they got there nor how to get back. Some people begin to take the meds without reading of the side effects, and portray a loyalty to the drug as though they couldn't possibly ever get off of it.
All too often the patient is told they have "xyz" and here is your meds with out ever talking about when we will be able to get off the drugs; "When will I be better?" or "How long will i need to take this 'medicine' that happens to give me more side effects than the initial 'illness'?"
Conditions like; Osgood Schlatters, Sjogren's, Char cot Marie Tooth, Plantar Fasciitis, Arthritis, Degenerative Disc Disorder or Peripheral Neuropathy to name only a few sound quite ominous. However, when looked at from a logical deductive perspective we can see how we got here and find our way back Home or back to more normal.
When patients state, "I have Arthritis" or "My vertebrae are all fractured in my neck" I know that I may have my hands full re-educating them.
The Human body is an amazing machine. It can heal itself given the basic elements. And the mind is a powerful tool to help or it can be a powerful weapon to prohibit healing.
As with prescription drugs, they too can be useful and they can also be a destructive element. I believe that all too often we look to the Pharmaceuticals as a savior rather than looking to the Savior as the true Physician. As a society we have placed more faith in the system rather than the Creator of the body that designs these systems.
Health care for instance, while we don't take insurance we see more people getting better and potentially healed and empowered more without insurance than those who are virtually enslaved to the health care plan that they belong to.
Any claim made on an insurance plan is recorded and later can be used against you if your company changes plans. It will look to the insurance company as though you have a pre-existing condition and the cost of your coverage will most likely be adjusted to benefit the insurance company and not you.
I believe that we have been given an awesome body that can not only prevent illness but fight it and restore order to itself. If your body isn't doing this it is only because we lack some basic building blocks or materials in our body to help facilitate restoration.
If you have been given a title, you deserve to know more.
Fractured vertebra does not mean that your vertebrae are crumbling with cracks. That interpretation can lead to the physical stress that leads to muscular guarding and that leads to more stiffness and more pain. but understanding that the word "fracture" means compromise in the periosteum. This compromise is due to the muscles which attach at the bony mass attach via a tendon to the ligament or periosteum (bone skin-outer most layer of the bone). This unending stress on the bone by the tight knotted muscle begins to pull the periosteum away from the bone. That tearing away of the bone skin elicits the accumulation of calcium at the site of the compromise, leading to an x-ray image that shows calcium; arthritis or the leaching of the calcium from the bones in the vicinity to fuel the 24 hour contractions in the muscle then leading to the "degeneration" of the disc.
We can address all these situations through the application of nutrition and Myotherapy.
By first addressing the cause, we look at the dietary intake of the clients. All too often we as a society are consuming way too much caffeine. Caffeine being a diuretic causes the expulsion of both water and most importantly our minerals; electrolytes. This purging of our body of the most important elements leaves us bankrupt to expel waste products like lactic acid. The over abundance of lactic acid and other metabolic waste products leads to muscle tenderness and limited range of motion.
For instance carbonated drinks leach potassium and magnesium. Potassium imbalance will cause the blood pressure to rise, water retention and the all too common cold hands and cold feet syndrome. Lack of magnesium will lead to the inability to relax the muscles.
Furthermore, symptoms like constipation, bacterial infections like staphylococcus and dry skin; eczema and psoriasis are all symptoms of mineral imbalances.
By modifying our diet and liquid consumption we can profoundly affect the condition we are in.
Then though articulate and precise application of Orthopedic Myotherapy we can alleviate the contraction knots in the muscles and stretch them out effectively increasing range of motion and relieve the stress on the attachment points.
Then with neuro-muscular re-education we can reset the muscles of concern to function more correctly increasing their strength and function.
Last but not least we look at the kiniesiological influences at work or home that move the body into compromising postures and do our best to educate the client as to what they must do to prohibit recurrence.
No matter what your title is, there really is an explanation for it and you deserve to know.
I have much more to say regarding this subject but you need to go back to work and so do I.
May God's wisdom accompany you today and your desire for answers increase.
Shalom!
Likewise, I recall an episode of Cheers where Woody Harrelson was wanting a raise and Rebecca conned him out of the raise by convincing him that the titles were of more value than a raise and that she was glad to give him the raise as long as he was not asking for a title. Well, Woody not being one to get the short end of the stick demanded the title rather than the raise. Funny stuff.
It occurs more often than not that clients and patients receive a title from their physician with little more than a congratulatory handshake and a script for some pharmaceutical that claims to treat this ambiguous xyz syndrome. Little is done or said to help the patient understand how they got there nor how to get back. Some people begin to take the meds without reading of the side effects, and portray a loyalty to the drug as though they couldn't possibly ever get off of it.
All too often the patient is told they have "xyz" and here is your meds with out ever talking about when we will be able to get off the drugs; "When will I be better?" or "How long will i need to take this 'medicine' that happens to give me more side effects than the initial 'illness'?"
Conditions like; Osgood Schlatters, Sjogren's, Char cot Marie Tooth, Plantar Fasciitis, Arthritis, Degenerative Disc Disorder or Peripheral Neuropathy to name only a few sound quite ominous. However, when looked at from a logical deductive perspective we can see how we got here and find our way back Home or back to more normal.
When patients state, "I have Arthritis" or "My vertebrae are all fractured in my neck" I know that I may have my hands full re-educating them.
The Human body is an amazing machine. It can heal itself given the basic elements. And the mind is a powerful tool to help or it can be a powerful weapon to prohibit healing.
As with prescription drugs, they too can be useful and they can also be a destructive element. I believe that all too often we look to the Pharmaceuticals as a savior rather than looking to the Savior as the true Physician. As a society we have placed more faith in the system rather than the Creator of the body that designs these systems.
Health care for instance, while we don't take insurance we see more people getting better and potentially healed and empowered more without insurance than those who are virtually enslaved to the health care plan that they belong to.
Any claim made on an insurance plan is recorded and later can be used against you if your company changes plans. It will look to the insurance company as though you have a pre-existing condition and the cost of your coverage will most likely be adjusted to benefit the insurance company and not you.
I believe that we have been given an awesome body that can not only prevent illness but fight it and restore order to itself. If your body isn't doing this it is only because we lack some basic building blocks or materials in our body to help facilitate restoration.
If you have been given a title, you deserve to know more.
Fractured vertebra does not mean that your vertebrae are crumbling with cracks. That interpretation can lead to the physical stress that leads to muscular guarding and that leads to more stiffness and more pain. but understanding that the word "fracture" means compromise in the periosteum. This compromise is due to the muscles which attach at the bony mass attach via a tendon to the ligament or periosteum (bone skin-outer most layer of the bone). This unending stress on the bone by the tight knotted muscle begins to pull the periosteum away from the bone. That tearing away of the bone skin elicits the accumulation of calcium at the site of the compromise, leading to an x-ray image that shows calcium; arthritis or the leaching of the calcium from the bones in the vicinity to fuel the 24 hour contractions in the muscle then leading to the "degeneration" of the disc.
We can address all these situations through the application of nutrition and Myotherapy.
By first addressing the cause, we look at the dietary intake of the clients. All too often we as a society are consuming way too much caffeine. Caffeine being a diuretic causes the expulsion of both water and most importantly our minerals; electrolytes. This purging of our body of the most important elements leaves us bankrupt to expel waste products like lactic acid. The over abundance of lactic acid and other metabolic waste products leads to muscle tenderness and limited range of motion.
For instance carbonated drinks leach potassium and magnesium. Potassium imbalance will cause the blood pressure to rise, water retention and the all too common cold hands and cold feet syndrome. Lack of magnesium will lead to the inability to relax the muscles.
Furthermore, symptoms like constipation, bacterial infections like staphylococcus and dry skin; eczema and psoriasis are all symptoms of mineral imbalances.
By modifying our diet and liquid consumption we can profoundly affect the condition we are in.
Then though articulate and precise application of Orthopedic Myotherapy we can alleviate the contraction knots in the muscles and stretch them out effectively increasing range of motion and relieve the stress on the attachment points.
Then with neuro-muscular re-education we can reset the muscles of concern to function more correctly increasing their strength and function.
Last but not least we look at the kiniesiological influences at work or home that move the body into compromising postures and do our best to educate the client as to what they must do to prohibit recurrence.
No matter what your title is, there really is an explanation for it and you deserve to know.
I have much more to say regarding this subject but you need to go back to work and so do I.
May God's wisdom accompany you today and your desire for answers increase.
Shalom!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Are you in pain?
Do you have aches and pains, limitations, chronic pain, headaches, heel spurs, torn rotators?
You name it we can help.
Recently we have been very focused on the mineral levels of the human body. We are partnered with Research Laboratories the makers of Concentrace and 40,000 volts as well as many outstanding products. Remarkable changes to prostate health, chronic fatigue and many other maladies have been noted. We are talking about objective changes, not something that takes convincing oneself that they are experiencing a change.
With so many things that we experience the lack of a trained and concerned medical professional being present hampers our ability to heal and all too often seems to convince us more that we are sick rather than give us a vision of wellness.
At Myochanics Myotherapy Clinic we take great pleasure in giving our clients/ partners help and renewed hope through education and information about their particular ailments.
If we reason together it is easy to agree that the basic foundations of the human frame must first be girded up before we rely on the pharmaceutical or surgical approach.
Hypocrates; the Father of Modern Medicine stated, " The physician must be aquainted with many things but assuredly 'rubbing'..."
He was talking about the physical exploration of the tissues that ache or that were traumatized. There were no x-rays, MRI's nor CAT-scans. What they had were their hands for tactile examination and their knowledge of the anatomy by which they reasoned out the injuries and ailments. Only once in a while did they rely on surgery. Now days it seems that surgery is the fix all for any ailment that attacks us.
Don't be like the mutilators of the flesh!
Surgery is seldom the answer. Ask anyone who has undergone surgery and typically they will admit that the road to recovery is so awful long that the initial pain seems hard to remember.
Our Clinic is just south of Austin's Bergstrom International Airport; a short 30 minute drive on US 183 will gt you to the neatest little town of Lockhart. We have a Best Western here and it is only a mere 2.5 miles from the clinic.
People fly in from out of state to receive treatment. Why don't you? You've waited long enough. You've tried everything under the sun except Myotherpay the Myochanics way.
If you have your own private plane we have an airport for small planes in Lockhart and we can give you the information you need to pick up a loaner car at our airport and receive your treatments.
This is your year to get results. Take that step in the right direction.
Our phone number is 512-376-2877 we would love to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Donald and Annette Maher
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Knowledge, Wisdom and Understanding.
Matthew 5:13
5:13 Ye are the melach haEretz: (Salt of the Earth)
but if the salt have lost His savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
How many people realize that there was no Morton's table salt at the time of this writing.
Being that we are made from the earth and it's salts, is it possible that G-d knew that we are made up of "salts" such as: magnesium, manganese, chromium, potassium etc?
Is it possible that G-d knew that if we lost all or most of our electrolytes (salts) that our brains and muscles as well as nerves could not function properly?
The only answers are no and yes. If you lose too much magnesium you get muscle cramps.
If you lose too much potassium you retain fluid and can get high blood pressure.
If you lose too much manganese you are apt to get kidney stones.
If you lose too much chromium you body has a tougher time with sugar metabolism.
Get the picture?
Look at all the caffeine we drink and the dead water that is taken in. Without minerals we fall to pieces quicker than Patsy Cline.
Look into electrolyte supplementation.
Trace Minerals Research is my favorite! 40,000 volts or Concentrace (low sodium)
look into it soon.
I will post more on this subject later.
5:13 Ye are the melach haEretz: (Salt of the Earth)
but if the salt have lost His savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
How many people realize that there was no Morton's table salt at the time of this writing.
Being that we are made from the earth and it's salts, is it possible that G-d knew that we are made up of "salts" such as: magnesium, manganese, chromium, potassium etc?
Is it possible that G-d knew that if we lost all or most of our electrolytes (salts) that our brains and muscles as well as nerves could not function properly?
The only answers are no and yes. If you lose too much magnesium you get muscle cramps.
If you lose too much potassium you retain fluid and can get high blood pressure.
If you lose too much manganese you are apt to get kidney stones.
If you lose too much chromium you body has a tougher time with sugar metabolism.
Get the picture?
Look at all the caffeine we drink and the dead water that is taken in. Without minerals we fall to pieces quicker than Patsy Cline.
Look into electrolyte supplementation.
Trace Minerals Research is my favorite! 40,000 volts or Concentrace (low sodium)
look into it soon.
I will post more on this subject later.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Drugs, surgeries and their poor track record
How's that for a start?
Ok, are you ready?
Do you want to hear something encouraging?
First off, you're gonna make it.
You need to say it and say it often, "I'm gonna make it."
If you can bring yourself to say it and mean it you are on your way to a healthier and better tomorrow.
Now for a more comprehensive approach.
The current model of health care consists of a series of hoops to jump through before a so-called remedy can be performed.
Here's how it goes. For instance I have an enigmatic pain in my leg that travels down to my foot. The doctor will most likely give me a glorified name for my pain such as peripheral neuropathy or sciatica. Even worse would be something like amplified pain syndrome.
I'm sorry but the last one makes me want to cry out at the top of my lungs and say, "Are you making this stuff up as we go along?"
The reason I get so riled up is because my heart goes out to the individuals like myself who didn't get the education that allows me to talk over the multitudes of people who don't have a degree in ambiguity. The doctors that condescend to our level and make us feel ignorant clearly have one of two things; a personality complex that craves the satisfaction of being "smarter" than the average bear or they have lost the ability to speak in their native tongue and communicate thoughts to the average man and woman.
Are you with me so far?
The process; Go to doctor who prescribes pain medication, physical therapy. If that doesn't fix it and it usually doesn't given their track record then the doctor may send you to a specialist (usually someone who does surgery) they in turn will have you jump through a few more hoops before getting clearance for surgery.
I know, you have been told that you are one of a few "lucky" individuals that have this strange malady that this particular doctor happens to be the best at.
So do you believe that? Are you one of the few individuals whom G-d must have short changed?
I thought we were fearfully and wonderfully made.
Well anyhow, your options as I see it have been limited because the current model leaves out the most effective mode of therapy; manual therapy such as Myotherapy the Myochanics Way.
We specialize in treating and healing chronic pain. It is our desire to see you and your loved ones free and liberated from the weight and burden of chronic pain.
Ok, are you ready?
Do you want to hear something encouraging?
First off, you're gonna make it.
You need to say it and say it often, "I'm gonna make it."
If you can bring yourself to say it and mean it you are on your way to a healthier and better tomorrow.
Now for a more comprehensive approach.
The current model of health care consists of a series of hoops to jump through before a so-called remedy can be performed.
Here's how it goes. For instance I have an enigmatic pain in my leg that travels down to my foot. The doctor will most likely give me a glorified name for my pain such as peripheral neuropathy or sciatica. Even worse would be something like amplified pain syndrome.
I'm sorry but the last one makes me want to cry out at the top of my lungs and say, "Are you making this stuff up as we go along?"
The reason I get so riled up is because my heart goes out to the individuals like myself who didn't get the education that allows me to talk over the multitudes of people who don't have a degree in ambiguity. The doctors that condescend to our level and make us feel ignorant clearly have one of two things; a personality complex that craves the satisfaction of being "smarter" than the average bear or they have lost the ability to speak in their native tongue and communicate thoughts to the average man and woman.
Are you with me so far?
The process; Go to doctor who prescribes pain medication, physical therapy. If that doesn't fix it and it usually doesn't given their track record then the doctor may send you to a specialist (usually someone who does surgery) they in turn will have you jump through a few more hoops before getting clearance for surgery.
I know, you have been told that you are one of a few "lucky" individuals that have this strange malady that this particular doctor happens to be the best at.
So do you believe that? Are you one of the few individuals whom G-d must have short changed?
I thought we were fearfully and wonderfully made.
Well anyhow, your options as I see it have been limited because the current model leaves out the most effective mode of therapy; manual therapy such as Myotherapy the Myochanics Way.
We specialize in treating and healing chronic pain. It is our desire to see you and your loved ones free and liberated from the weight and burden of chronic pain.
Through our approach we will address:
- How you got here.
- Which way you took
- and most important How to get back to Normal.
We look at intake of food and most importantly the water and mineral intake.
What pain medications are you taking now and which ones were you taking then.
Are you taking any blood pressure meds, or cholesterol meds, history of thyroid issues and or depression.
All of these are only part of the equation.
If you fell, then there is a movement that was experienced that may well have elicited a strain.
Often times we find that what started out as one muscle being strained results in a series of muscles being affected by the primary.
We like to find out from our patient clients what actually happened first and then from there how the pain began to manifest.
Our services are inexpensive considering all the time that is wasted in going back and forth to the physical therapist, doctor's copay, prescription drug bills and the potential damage to your kidneys and liver they may cause.
Your first visit may take an hour and a half and subsequent visits are scheduled for one hour. One hour myotherapy sessions are $75.00 and we actually work on you for 1 hour. Unlike some health care workers who will have you lay on a table while they put a hot pack on your back and plug you into a TENS unit, we actually work on you for the hour.
You have never felt Myotherapy until you have experienced Myochanics. For additional savings our Wellness plan offers 5 visits for the cost of 4.
We even offer a Rewards Card that gains 10% value each time you purchase or reload your Wellness Plan. These Reward points can be used toward a Whirlpool Soak, Sauna or Myotherapy session. Some conditions apply.
Take the time to call us. If necessary leave us a message and we'll call you back.
512-376-2877
Myochanics Myotherapy Clinic
Be well,
Be at Peace,
Donald Maher
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Arthritis Pain & Massage
In brief, arthritis is inflammation of a joint, usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and stiffness, and resulting from infection, trauma, degenerative changes, metabolic disturbances, or other causes. It occurs in various forms, such as bacterial arthritis, osteoarthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis. The question is, can massage therapy really help the arthritis sufferer? Yes it can. I personally think that the myofascial aspect of arthritis pain complaints is all but completely ignored. Muscle tension can cause weakness at the attachment points. This weakness causes pain in the joints involved and can refer pain to areas in close proximity of the muscle. If the muscles around the extremities affected can be effectively treated to relieve the tension than the tension on the attachment point will be relieved.
Don Maher, LMT, MTI
Founder - Myochanics
www.myochanics.com
Don Maher, LMT, MTI
Founder - Myochanics
www.myochanics.com
Hope for Pain Sufferers
A recent survey by the American Hospital Association shows that nearly 82 % of hospitals that use some form of complementary or alternative care use massage therapy with 70 % of those hospitals using massage for pain management and pain relief. Surveys by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) reveal that more people than ever are seeking massage to manage and relieve pain: 47 %, nearly half, of those polled have had a massage specifically for pain relief 63 % believed massage therapy provided them greater pain relief than chiropractic, acupuncture, physical therapy or other bodywork Clinical research has shown massage therapy can: - Be more effective for chronic back pain than other complementary therapies. - Promote relaxation and alleviate the perception of pain and anxiety in cancer patients. - Reduce post-traumatic headaches better than cold pack treatments. - Lessen pain and muscle spasms in patients who have undergone heart bypass surgery when part of hospital-based surgery treatment. - Stimulate the brain to produce endorphins. - Improve confidence by encouraging patients to effectively cope with their pain.
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