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Specific examples of treatment (1) and explanation
(Treatment Example #2 from Google Review) Pain in right lower back and left leg due to scoliosis
Understanding of symptoms and goals
Physical characteristics of scoliosis and what our treatment can do for you
Specific treatment examples and explanations
*This is the same case as the one introduced in the "Condition Check" page below, but it is used here as well because it is an apt description.
The following is from a case study of a patient who came to our hospital with spinal canal stenosis (cervical vertebra 5 and lumbar vertebra 3).
The main symptoms are pain and tension in the back of the right thigh and difficulty in raising the left arm.
The doctor recommended surgery for scoliosis, but he wanted to improve his condition by non-surgical means.
The red areas in the figure are the symptomatic and rigid areas. The green area is the initial treatment area.
In this case, the left arm was raised easily by relaxing the subclavian artery from the left first rib. It seems that the improved blood circulation condition in the neck and left arm has restored function.
He said that loosening the right side of the right knee from the arthrodesis to the medial meniscus and the right side of the sacrum from the sacroiliac joint also on the right side relieved the tension in the back of the thigh of the right leg.
Of course, the effects of scoliosis are considered strong enough,
Besides that, this is an example of how symptoms were improved by using a point approach that can improve physical functions.
Pain in right hip and left leg due to scoliosis
-From Google Reviews
（Herr Yoshinori Tanigawa hat mich während meines 2-monatigen Aufenthaltes in Kyoto hervorragend osteopathisch behandelt. Bereits vor Beginn meiner Reise hatten wir Kontakt per e-mail aufgenommen, sodass ich die für mich wichtigen Fragen im Vorfeld abklären konnte.
Mir war es wichtig, nach meinen 2 Stenose-OPs an der Wirbelsäule auch in Japan weiterhin in osteopathischer Behandlung zu sein. Herr Tanigawa wiederum hat mir einen sehr ausführlichen Anamnesebogen geschickt, was mich von seiner Professionalität überzeugt hat.
Dies bestätigte sich dann auch während meiner wöchentlichen Behandlungen (je 70 min.) über
2 Monate. Seine Methode unterscheidet sich sehr von dem, was ich aus Deutschland kenne.
Sie ist sehr sanft und nur durch das Auflegen der Hände mit leichtem Druck auf verschiedene Stellen meines Körpers löste er Verspannungen, was zu einer Nach jeder Behandlung erklarte er sehr genau, was er gemacht hat. Er spricht gut Englisch, sodass es keine Verstandigungsprobleme gab.
Ich kann eine Behandlung bei Herrn Yoshinori Tanigawa uneingeschränkt empfehlen.”
(Japanese translation) "Mr. Tanigawa provided excellent osteopathic care during my two-month stay in Kyoto. We kept in touch by email before the trip began so I could ask all the important questions beforehand.
After two surgeries for spinal stenosis, it was important for me to continue osteopathic treatment in Japan. Mr. Tanigawa sent me a very detailed medical history questionnaire and I was impressed by his professionalism.
This impression was further reinforced during the weekly treatments (70 minutes each) over a two-month period.
His method of treatment is very different from what I have received in Germany.
It was very gentle, just light pressure with light hands on different parts of my body to relieve tension and greatly improve my problem. After each treatment he explained in great detail what he had done. He is also fluent in English so communication was never a problem.
I would wholeheartedly recommend the treatment provided by Mr. Tanigawa."
Understanding of symptoms and goals
The first thing to understand about the premise is,
It means that scoliosis cannot be cured.
This is because the tissues themselves, such as the yellow ligament and intervertebral discs, are deformed and compress the nerves.
Physical deformities are basically irreversible by non-surgical means.
Hence, surgery is recommended in the hospital to resolve the underlying problem.
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https://www.joa.or.jp/public/sick/pdf/MO0013CKA.pdf
However, that relates to the physical condition of the tissue, so it is a different story for pain and other symptoms.
This is because there are both organic and functional problems.
Physically irreversible problems such as tissue deformation and cell necrosis are called organic problems, while changeable problems such as body tension and improved circulation are called functional problems.
The extent to which this functional problem can be corrected is the key to improving symptoms without surgery.
Because we have a very big problem of physical deformation of body tissues,
It is quite difficult to improve the condition through manual therapy and exercise therapy, but that is why we put special emphasis on it at our clinic, as a show of skill.
Therefore, the goal of the treatment is to maximize the functional condition of the patient.
Physical characteristics of scoliosis and what our treatment can do for you
The body of a person with scoliosis is viewed from the perspective of manual treatment.
The most significant characteristic is that the spinal canal stenosis site and the vertebrae (spine) above and below it are significantly stiffer than in the general population.
It is immediately obvious when palpating the spinous processes on the back.
Almost without exception, scoliosis sufferers with strong symptoms have a lead or concrete-like stiffness.
This is thought to be mainly due to pressure on the surrounding blood circulation caused by tissue deformation and the resulting stagnation of metabolism in the surrounding tissues.
However, in addition to that,Case Study AboveThere is also the influence of other body parts that promote stiffness and tension in the spine, as shown in the following table.
We are able to (1) identify and treat the areas that are affected.
In addition, (2) the stiffness of the vertebral body, periosteum, and surrounding ligaments in the relevant area can also be relaxed.
Relaxing the rigidity of the bone itself, the periosteum, and the surrounding ligaments requires an extremely difficult technique, even in osteopathy.
Utilizing these two treatment techniques,
The tissue is deformed but the tissue is soft,
The goal is to achieve a state of
(Softening facilitates the circulation of blood, lymph, and other body fluids, making symptoms less likely to occur.)
We feel that this has allowed us to achieve a certain level of effectiveness for those who have had difficulty changing their symptoms.
The effectiveness of the treatment will of course vary from person to person (degree of scoliosis, immunity, etc.),
This is a procedure that should be tried by those seeking to restore their condition without surgery.
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