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Touch for Health Education Newsletter
Say "Yes" to Exercise, "No" to Surgery for Shoulder
Injury
May 24, 2005
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-- Touch for Health Reunion Malibu March 27-31
2006
-- Say "Yes" to Exercise, "No" to Surgery for Shoulder
Injury
-- Matthew Thie Tells About the First 30 Years
-- Why me? "Allergies"
-- Ger Hunter Receives Award
-- 1000 Cranes plus REPORT ON JOHN THIE'S HEALTH
Greetings!
It is "allergy time." The Spring is often a time when for
many different and unknown reasons people suffer from allergies. The
eight article gives some helpful suggestions and information. The second
article gives some research background about shoulder problems and how
conservative care is at least as effective as exercise. My experience
agrees with this when using Touch for Health as an interventions when
a person is suffering from shoulder discomfort and disability. If you,
a friend or relative is considering a new career you can look into Touch
for Health as starting point to helping you find your mission. Getting
goal balances helps you focus.
If you are new to this newsletter and are interested in
becoming trained in TFH there are articles describing how to become
a TFH Instructor, which is the first step in becoming a professional
TFH Kinesiologist. It is our desire that people find out if they have
a gift of healing before they invest years and large amounts of money
and energy in a healing arts profession of any kind. We believe that
TFH will give you that knowledge in a minimum amount of time and enable
you to help yourself and others at the same time. It could also be a
wonderful second career as a Touch for Health Instructor/practitioner.
Touch for Health Reunion Malibu
March 27-31 2006
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This will be the first reunion after the release of the completely revised
and updated Touch for Health book(release date late August 2005). This
new book has more than double the pages and lots of new information
including the Pyramid of Health, Metaphors in a very useful format and
new approach to balancing, the two major models of assessments for balancing
for goals. It is in full color and all new photos and graphics for both
the standing and lying down testing positions and many other new photos
and graphics. Bring your book with you to the reunion or get one while
you are there as we will be presenting the new materials and showing
how it can make your use of TFH even more effective.
Say "Yes" to Exercise, "No" to Surgery for Shoulder
Injury
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Shoulder injuries are common and often referred for treatment through
surgical means. Researchers compared surgery vs. exercise training in
patients suffering from shoulder pain to determine which has the more
positive outcome. Shoulder pain in this study was defined as rotator
cuff disease and nerve impingement. Eighty-four participants were randomized
into a surgical intervention group (41 patients) or physiotherapeutic
exercise group (43 patients). All patients were evaluated before intervention
and filled out a questionnaire regarding pain and impairment. The exercise
group received 19, 60-minute sessions consisting of the application
of heat, cold packs, or soft- tissue treatments, followed by muscle
training and rotator cuff strengthening exercises. Results: Both groups
were evaluated at three, six and 12 months. Pain was measured using
the Constant score totaling 100, which includes pain measured on a visual
analogue scale, as well as measures in daily activity limitations, range
of motion and shoulder strength. Before intervention, the exercise group
Constant score was 34.8, while the surgery group was 33.7. After intervention,
the exercise group Constant score improved to 54.8, 55.5, and 57.0 after
three, six and 12 months, respectively, while the surgery group's scores
were 49.2, 53.8 and 52.7. After one year, 20 participants (10 in each
group) reported a score of 80 or higher. www.chiropracticresearchreview.com.
Reference: Haahr JP, Østergaard S, Dalsgaard J, et al. Exercises
versus arthroscopic decompression in patients with subacromial impingement:
a randomised, controlled study in 90 cases with a one year follow up.
Ann Rheum Dis 2005;64:760-764.
Dr. Thie's comment: One of the most impressive benefits
of Touch for Health Kinesiology has been the improvement in shoulder
conditions. In my first training program for Registered Nurses in California
where their were 250 nurses taking a basic two day license renewal program,
I demonstrated the use of TFH for a "frozen shoulder." At
the end of the demonstration this school nurse was able to move her
arm through the full range of motion. I treated her three weeks later
for return of the problem of lesser degree. It again was totally relieved
after six balances over a two week period in my office. I followed up
with this nurse care for other health problems for more than 5 five
years and she did not have any further recurrences. Over my 48 years
of working with patients I agree with the study that surgery for shoulder
problems should not be the first resort sought. It is less dangerous
and less costly to use conservative methods such as chiropractic and/or
Touch for Health Kinesiology as the first approach.
Matthew Thie Tells About the
First 30 Years
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Matthew Thie, M.A. Ed. will open this years TFH Kinesiology Association
conference with an overview of the Growth and Development of TFH over
the last 30 years. Matthew is in a particularly good position to give
an insider's view. He is the son of the founder and for the last 10
years has been working closely with Dr. Thie writing two books which
now have the complete TFH program clearly spelled out for all. Also
on program will be George Goodheart, D.C., founder and developer of
Applied Kinesiology will be addressing the TFH Conference. This is a
once in a lifetime opportunity to hear George speak and feel his wonderful
charisma. There is really nothing like meeting the founder of this worldwide
movement of Kinesiology. Some of the other founding members of the International
College of Applied Kinesiology including myself, Sheldon Deal DC and
Wally Schmitt, DC. will also be present and presenting. Reinforce and
enrich your understanding of Kinesiology, and get exposed to some new
ideas. It is always worthwhile, even if we do not adopt these new ideas
into our lives or our practices.
It is expected to be sellout so sign up right away! The
International star-studded cast of speakers includes Mary Jo Bulbrook
R.N. Ed.D., an early sponsor of TFH in the nursing profession, Jan Cole,
Dr. Bruce Dewe, M.D. , Arlene Green, Denise Gurney, Sue Hall, Charles
Krebs, PhD., Adam Lehman, Brendan O'Hara, Maurizio Piva, President of
the IKC, Dale Schusterman, D.C., Jon Seskevich, Jerry Teplitz,PH.D.
Hugo Tobar, Wayne Topping, Ph.D., Richard Utt, Licensed Acupuncturist
AND Irene Yachuk Arabei Catherine Carleton- Fitchett
More
About the Speakers!
Why me? "Allergies"
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"You develop an allergy when your immune system becomes hypersensitive
to a normally harmless substance, such as inhaled pollen or dust mite
particles or feces. Once sensitized, the immune system overreacts every
time it's exposed, even to very tiny amounts. Not everyone has allergies.
Some people are genetically predisposed (one or both parents have allergies),
and others may develop allergies in response to the environment. One
theory, called the "hygiene hypothesis," holds that allergies
are the price we pay for protecting our children from germs with modern
sanitation and antibiotics. The idea is that lack of exposure to dirt,
dust, and certain childhood infections early in life makes the immune
system hypersensitive later on. For example, studies in Europe have
found that children growing up in regular contact with farm animals
and barns have less hay fever than children in rural environments who
do not live on farms. On the other hand, repeated exposure to certain
allergens, such as dust mites, may further predispose the offspring
of allergic parents to develop allergies." Harvard Health E-Newsletter,
Compliments of MerckSource 5-16-05
Dr. Thie's Comments: There are a lot of theories about
why some of us have allergies and some do not. In our TFH program we
recognize people with similar allergy symptoms often have different
meridian imbalances based on muscle testing. Sometimes by correcting
these meridian imbalances with the TFH protocols the symptoms disappear
almost miraculously, other time the improvement is less dramatic. We
can also use muscle monitoring/testing to determine which things are
causing some stress that may be resulting in the symptoms. When we stay
away from exposure to these substances for a while we no longer are
bothered by the substance in a mild exposure. So our theory is that
allergies are sensitivities developed because of the energy imbalances
caused by we do not know what. What should you do? Get your energy working
more harmoniously by avoiding stressful situations and environmental
exposure, learn what are your trigger substances, and avoid exposure.
Improve your immune systems functioning with supplemental nutrition
such as vitamin C and other antioxidants. In addition another way to
get your immune system function better is to reduce your stress. Daily
TFH balancing procedures by family members for friends will help reduce
your reactions to all kinds of stressful situations.
Ger Hunter Receives Award
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At a recent conference in Ireland Ger Hunter, Touch for Health Instructor
Trainer for Ireland, was acknowledged as being the person who has contributed
the most to kinesiology in Ireland. "Caring Girl" -
a bronze cast of the hand of Buddha holding a tiny child was given to
her. Ger has shown over the years to be a wonderful touch for Health
Kinesiologist and trainer of new Touch for Health Instructors. Congratulations
to her and her family.
1000 Cranes plus REPORT ON JOHN THIE'S HEALTH
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I finished a 5 day clinical training May 20 for 19 Students from Japan
at Serra retreat. These students took some of their evening time to
fold over 1000 cranes as a prayer for my health and presented these
to me on the 20th. It is a Japanese folk belief that if someone received
more than 1000 hand folded cranes done so that they would have health
that God will grant their prayer and give health to the person prayed
for. I am most greatful for this gesture. My exercise program has increased
to a 30 minute walk daily and special exercises for expanding my oxygenation.
I continue to have daily TFH balances using goals. Carrie and I work
out the goal using the eTouch
"Aspects and Suggestions sections on the goal page. Looking back
over these goals shows the areas of daily stress and helps us to realize
that staying aware is very important to my continued good health. I
intend to teach all my Clinical Intensives in Malibu this year an next,
that is 2006. So if you wanted to take one of these personal training
sessions with me now would be the time to sign up.
If you are praying or giving me surrogate balances or
other energy work from a distance, thank you very much and I will appreciate
your continued gifts. I know that these efforts by you have helped me
in overcoming this situation. I am not yet well and continue to follow
a well designed program of recovery. For all of you who have sent suggestions
thank you. I am staying with my present program as it seems to be working
well. Thanks to those of you who have sent cards and email messages.
The colorful cranes are hanging in my living room to remind me of the
love of these Japanese students and their desire for my continued health.
Contact Information
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email: thie@touch4health.com
voice: 310 589 5269
web: http://www.touch4health.com
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