First Case Study:
From 5% to 100% Mobility Recovered in 8 Weeks.
In 2001, I was hired to help a 77-year old female recover from a Left Hemisphere Ischemic Stroke.
She had 5% mobility on her right side, and aphasia.
She was doing Physical Therapy, and wanted Tui Na to help improve her recovery time and outcome.
I added three Jin Shin Flows into our session that seemed indicated.
(see What is Tui Na? and What is Jin Shin?)
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(How I felt)
(How she looked)
At the end of the session, we found her voluntary range of motion had increased 5%.
Her mobility increased with each weekly session until...
Her mobility increased with each weekly session until...
...she recovered 100% mobility in 8 weeks.
I'd seen profound outcomes practicing Jin Shin since 1994, but...
My client was as astonished as I was, and I immediately sought a Western Medical explanation because I knew that would be critical to bringing this therapy into conventional stroke rehabilitation to improve recovery time and outcomes.
After our first session, I shared what happened with a Physical Therapist I knew who had worked with dozens of stroke patients for over 30 years. She asked to witness the next session to see what she couldn't imagine was possible.
When the same thing happened again, the PT looked startled as she paced around the table, looking under it from all angles. After the session, she looked bewildered and said she thought my client was hooked up to electrodes and we were pranking her! She brought a doctor colleague to the 3rd session to see if he could explain this. When we saw the same dramatic results again, he tried to play it cool, but it was obvious he was uncomfortably baffled too. Their reactions vividly illustrated how all their education, training and experience, working with countless stroke patients for decades, gave them no frame of reference to understand what they witnessed -and how critically limited Western Medicine can be. Her Neurologist was equally astounded and had no explantion to offer either.
When the same thing happened again, the PT looked startled as she paced around the table, looking under it from all angles. After the session, she looked bewildered and said she thought my client was hooked up to electrodes and we were pranking her! She brought a doctor colleague to the 3rd session to see if he could explain this. When we saw the same dramatic results again, he tried to play it cool, but it was obvious he was uncomfortably baffled too. Their reactions vividly illustrated how all their education, training and experience, working with countless stroke patients for decades, gave them no frame of reference to understand what they witnessed -and how critically limited Western Medicine can be. Her Neurologist was equally astounded and had no explantion to offer either.
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- A Scientist at heart, I wanted to see results using the same protocol with other stroke patients across variables including:
- Age at Stroke, Stroke Type, Symptom(s) Severity, Time Since Stroke, Other Medical Conditions, Diet, Exercise, Lifestyle, Background, etc.
- Given the profound implications of my initial results (see Global Human & Economic Costs below), I was shocked to find no support from Stroke centers, Neurology offices, etc. in reaching other Stroke Survivors.
- Then, life derailed me until February 2022; and I immediately returned to pursuing my investigation. In 21 years, I found only two Jin Shin studies. This highlights how Jin Shin has remained overlooked by research worldwide.
- Only one of those studies, by Dr. Theresa Hernandez, were for stroke recovery. While it showed improved heart rate in subjects, it didn't affect mobility.
- To date, I have yet to find anyone who can explain this phenomenon other than TCM practitioners, who regularly see similiar results in their practice... but not quite like mine.
Despite 5,000 years of history, Chinese Medicine remains controversial because...
John Hopkins Medicine
1) Therapeutic Human Touch.
2) The specific Flow I used.
3) Including Tui Na.
4) My chi.
"...the efficacy of acupuncture relies on who administers it; likewise, the efficacy of Qigong depends on who teaches it. If you don’t meet a good acupuncturist or high-level Qigong master, it takes longer to unblock the meridians and allow the flow of vital energy through these invisible pathways."
- Qigong Grand Master Xi-Hua Xu
As mentioned in my Bio, I practiced Kajukenpo from age 7 - 10. While Kajukenpo is not associated with Qigong, they both cultivate and use Chi -for defense and homeostasis respectively. Similarly, Tui Na and Martial Arts have always had a symbiotic relationship.
At age 10, I began casually practicing Shiatsu (a 1,000-year old Japanese adaptation of Tui Na).
My formal training in Tui Na, Shiatsu, Thai Massage and Western modalities of Therapeutic Bodywork began at 21, along with Tai Chi, Qigong and Jin Shin.
By the time I began working with my stroke client in 2001, I had practiced Jin Shin and Bodywork for 6 years, and cultivated my relationship with Chi for 19 years.
Practicing these disciplines has been as much an "Art" of Mind & Spirit as knowledge and method.
While the mechanisms behind my results are not fully understood in the framework of Western Medicine, a robust body of studies prove the efficacy of Tui Na, Massage, and Acupuncture in numerous aspects that are well-understood in neuromuscular, psychological, immunological and endocrinological terms.
- Naomi Oreskes (2021)
Naomi Oreskes is a professor of the history of science at Harvard University.
She is author of Why Trust Science? and co-author of Discerning Experts
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Participants will get:
A Comprehensive Holistic Health Evaluation. A Personalized Transformation Plan (PTP). Downloadable Learning Materials. Weekly Zoom Training & Support. Unlimited PTP revisions as they progress. Membership in Private Facebook Support Groups specific to their health goals. 27+ years of Curated Resources.
