Whether or not you’re concerned with the appearance of your surgical scar(s), you don’t want below-the-surface adhesions to cause you pain and limitation.
Here’s a very easy to understand and manageable approach, courtesy of Sue Hitzmann of the Melt Method:
If you have had an anterior hip replacement, you might also want to see me applying this method to my scar.
Today’s recommendation: Homeopathic Arnica for neutralizing the shock and trauma of surgery. Let’s be honest- even if you’ve been diligent with your mental and physical training (and especially if you haven’t), the experience of surgery is a wee bit traumatic. What can we do to help the body return to equilbrium? While homeopathy is sometimes…
If you’ve been giving yourself the scar treatment daily (or twice daily) for a few weeks, you’re ready to take it up a notch. Here is a more extended scar treatment, with two new techniques added. Enjoy! No seriously, enjoy. Don’t do this like you’re clipping your nails. Slow down- let it take 2 full minutes. If you’ve…
And how much energy should we put into this question? Here’s the Buddha’s perspective on the matter (Dr. Bradley K. Hawkins’ version; there are others.) “Imagine that you are walking along a path in the forest and suddenly, out of the trees, comes an arrow and punctures you in the thigh. When the arrow goes into…
During the first six weeks, I had a tremendous appetite. It wasn’t just the cannabis, as my appetite faded first. How tremendous? I was eating five full meals each day. Basically, I became ravenously hungry about every 90 minutes to 2 hours. For my mid-morning meal I made a huge smoothie, with input from my…
What about doing both at once? If you’re in relatively good shape and thus getting the anterior or superior approach, and you are going to need them both done eventually, I strongly recommend getting the two-for-one special. Of course, this assumes: your surgeon believes you to be a good candidate for a double. your surgeon does double…
You have pain and restriction now, and you’re going to have it after the surgery too. But it’s going to be improving (unlike the degenerative arc we’ve been on) as LONG as we are committing and investing in positive outcomes. My biggest fear going into this was that the surgery was not going to solve all…