Heel Pain Disease “Cured” – Lessons On Labeling and Keeping a Clean Environment
August 24th, 2010
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2 Lessons: Labeling and Fish Bowls
I had this thought process hit me while sitting with Mom last night after a long but rewarding day at work. (day 18 in the ICU…slow progress gives a lesson in patience)!
btw…I've got all 30 Myobalance Method exercises uploaded online and am getting closer and closer to starting enrollment in the "Do This First" Posture Transformation and Functional Fitness Course!
Also, the looks of the site will likely change as well so just keep rolling with me through the process, OK? You won't be sorry.
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Enjoy!
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One of the things you have to watch out for when you go to the
doctor is the label that gets slapped on your forehead.
Recently, I had a 14 year old freshman boy come in because he started having pain in his Achilles after starting intense soccer practice.
His diagnosis…"Sever's Disease".
This poor kid and his parents were told that he had a "disease". The cure…heel cups, ice, and ibuprofen.
What about "getting to the core" of the problem? Or at least a referral to a physical medicine practitioner!
Luckily, his Mom is one of my private clients and she knew better.
It was obvious when I assessed him that he had poor biomechanics of his hip, knee, and foot that caused him to have extra load on his Achilles tendon and heel.
One training session to get his hips moving properly and to teach him how to bear weight on his feet correctly plus some soft tissue work to break up the tightness in his hip and calf muscles and…
…he was pain free within 2 days without ibuprofen or ice.
His "disease" was HEALED! 
The reason I'm sharing this is not so you think I have some kind of magic healing powers. I share it in hopes that you will never just buy the "disease" diagnosis. (That's lesson #1)
You have to always just keep asking "WHY" until you get an answer that makes sense!
And not just something like "Well he's a young boy who just started playing soccer. That's why."
Or "You have degenerative disc disease because your getting old, Mrs. Jones!"
Chronological age has NOTHING to do with disease.
It's all about the stress you're body is under and the environment in which your bodymind has been wired!
Lesson #2 begins with the fact that we would all be better served if we looked at the fish tank analogy.
What do you do if the fish gets sick? YOU CHANGE THE WATER!
You create a healthier environment. You clean the tank and you get the pH and bacteria levels right. (There's probably other stuff, but I've never really dealt with fish, just rabbits right now!)
Mental stress, physical stress, toxic environmental stress, and the stress of nutritional deficiency all make up your "water" in this analogy.
You must totally IMMERSE yourself in a healing environment!
So this is just you're friendly reminder to always keep asking WHY!
I love what Dr. Bernie Siegel says, "Get the words 'difficult patient'in your file and you're guaranteed to live longer!"
Until next time…
Stand up straight, keep pushing away from your support points and stand guard at the door of your mind…
especially if you find yourself at the doctor's office!
Dr. Steve
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