... self-care through chiropractic medicine ... (philippines, life coach, counselor, psychotherapy, psychologist, psychiatrist)

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as a practitioner of the dorn method of spine alignment, i'm very aware that we should take care of our spine. all the body's tissues and organs are in some way connected to the spine and any misalignment in the spine may cause pain, disease, or musculoskeletal abnormalities.

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the dorn method, which is very gentle, is often contrasted with chiropractic medicine which uses sudden jerky manipulations. nevertheless, i still wanted to experience chiropractic medicine for whatever it was worth.

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it was just my luck to pass by essencia (a medical-dental-chiropractic spa center located at the corner of tomas morato and scout madrinan in quezon city).

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i got to meet the proprietor of essencia, dr. rico castro, and chiropractic doctor, ben adorable. i found out that the u.s. trained dr. ben serves as the alaska acers' official chiropractor.

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as soon as i got on his chiropractic table, dr. adorable started assessing my spine and neck. he then began the spinal manipulations which consisted of jerky twists on my neck and downward thrusts on my mid-spine. a lot of incredibly audible cracking sounds were produced from my neck and spine. all throughout the session, vivid images of steven segal fracturing his opponents' necks streamed through my mind!

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at the end of the manipulations, i was rather amused and couldn't keep myself from smiling... perhaps from the fact that i was still alive!

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but seriously, i felt looser and lighter after the session.

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chiropractic treatments will certainly be part of my regular self-care regimen from now on.. and yes, (at the risk of sounding queer) because he allowed me to live (hehe!), i find dr. ben adorable STILL adorable!

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... the dorn method for spine alignment and leg length balancing ... (philippines, life coach, counselor, psychotherapist, psychologist, psychiatrist)

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since the start of this year, i've been in charge of the wellness program of a number of athletes. despite their scientific gym workouts and superior body conditioning, many of these athletes exhibit spinal misalignments and marked differences in their leg lengths. no wonder then that their common complaints include shoulder aches, backaches, leg pain, and bad posture. one of the therapies proven to be helpful for them is the dorn method.

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the dorn method is a type of back therapy which is painless, gentle, and safe. it was developed in germany by dieter dorn, who successfully helped thousands of people heal from their health problems. dorn therapy was introduced to the philippines by another german named thomas zudrell. thomas learned the dorn method directly from dieter dorn and dorn's first students. i, in turn, learned dorn therapy from thomas.

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last saturday, i was again privileged to hone my skills under the watchful supervision of thomas.

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in this workshop, the participants were given a lot of opportunities to practice dorn therapy skills on each other. of course, i enjoyed being on the receiving end in our practice sessions- hehe!

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thanks thomas for sharing to the philippines the healing art of the dorn method. it's not only dorn therapy skills that we learn from you, but we also imbibe your attitudes and spirit as a true holistic healer.

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