An Interview With John Gorman
(Reprinted from Yateley Town Crier)
John Gorman. We solve aches and pains round the body
including backache, headaches, knee and shoulder problems .
Editor. How do you do that?
John. We use
various techniques depending on the problem but the spine is a very important
part of our treatment whatever the problem.
Editor. Why?
John. Because the nerves of the body connect via
the spine and local problems in the spine will also affect these nerves.
Editor. So you solve joint problems -- give me
some examples -- some case histories.
John. Well, let's start with low back pain which
is the most common reason why people visit a chiropractor.
Low
back pain is my specialist area. My
first career before chiropractic was engineering and I spent 10 years
researching low back pain before I became a chiropractor.
If an episode of low back pain has started recently and is bad, it will be characterised by "paralysing" spasms when you move. In this case I start by restoring the lordosis or hollowness right at the base of the spine below waist level. This is almost invariably reduced or lost. The patient corrects this with an exercise and some help from me. Often this gives so much immediate improvement that I don't do anything more that day and the patient can repeat the exercise at home as needed.
If the low back pain has been there for a long time
then it has usually resulted in locking of the pelvis. This can persist for years but will usually
be released by a few chiropractic treatments.
Editor. What is the
next most common problems that you see?
John. Headaches.
Editor. But that includes such different things as
tension headaches and migraines.
John. In common with many therapists, and some
medics, I believe that all forms of headache are caused by tightness in the
muscles at the top of the neck just under the skull. I have found gentle chiropractic treatment very effective in
solving headache problems of all types. It is interesting to note that the same problem in the neck can
cause headaches in one person, balance problems in another and maybe just a
neck ache in a third. In some cases I
use fairly firm massage to soften and loosen these muscles.
Editor. What about shoulders?
John. For shoulder problems and most arm problems
I use stretching exercises, sometimes alone and sometimes in conjunction with
treatment. These stretching exercises
are one of my own important developments.
I include them in the stretching and posture classes, which I give in
Eversley and in Crowthorne. Most of
them are also on my web site www.naturaljointmobility.info
Editor I heard
you say earlier that chiropractic can also solve digestive problems. Is this really true?
John Gorman, Oaklands, New Mill Lane, Eversley 01189
735224 &@ The Natural Health Consultancy Crowthorne 01344 771212 &@ www.naturaljointmobility.info & For one day only!!(Sunday24th April)@ The Natural Health Show @ The Eversley Village
Hall (10-5)
Editor. That's all very interesting. How do people contact you?
John. They can either phone me on the number in the ad in this magazine or phone the Natural Health Consultancy in Crowthorne on 01344 77 1212. Incidentally I and several other therapists from Eversley are having a Natural Health Show at the Eversley Village Hall on Sunday the 24th of April from 10 till five. Come along and meet me there