Client Case Histories

Learning Disabilities,  Attention Deficit Disorder – Difficulty Focusing

A six-year-old boy was reading behind grade level, was unhappy at school, and was unable to sleep soundly through the night. His teachers had suggested that he get tested for learning disabilities.

After the first BodyTalk session, JD slept through the night, dressed himself for school early, and expressed that he was happy to go to school. That day the teacher called his mother, happily reporting that his reading abilities had increased by 2 levels.

JD received 4 more sessions and his mother reported that his reading level went from a 5/6 to an 11/12 within the month, since his first session. In addition, she expressed he continued to sleep through the night, and still enjoyed school.

A 6-year old boy presented with difficulty paying attention to teacher in school and difficulty focusing while doing homework. After the second session, his mother noticed his ability to focus had increased and he was happier. He was also able to remember to bring his lunch to school. After the third session his mother reported he was exuberant, happy, and his focus had improved further. At the beginning of the fifth and final session, his very happy mother gave me a copy of his report card which showed his math grade had gone up a whole grade level.

Anxiety, Sleep Deprivation, Head and Low Back Pain 

A young girl in the 5th grade was failing math. She felt she understood the concepts but felt panic and anxiety over taking the math tests. When she returned for the second BodyTalk session, she shared with me she no longer felt anxiety and panic and that she passed the next math test. Client received several more sessions with BodyTalk, and other therapies for structural balancing, and never felt the panic and anxiety return, and continued to perform well in her math class.

A woman in her mid-thirties had previously had 3 major surgeries: gallbladder removal, a partial hysterectomy, and a C-Section several years prior to coming in for the above. During the first session emotions came up as scars from the hysterectomy were addressed with BodyTalk. Other links were performed as well. During the first session, pain in her low back greatly decreased, and emotions were released. Anxiety greatly reduced, ability to sleep at night improved, and her back pain had still reduced, and she felt that her ovaries were functioning because she felt a slight ache. Client received several more sessions and continued to heal.

Pre-Surgery

A thirty-six year old woman received 2 BodyTalk sessions prior to receiving extensive oral surgery. Bone was taken from her lower jaw, and added to upper jaw to fill a hole. Her jaw was wired shut, and her sinuses had to be moved in order to perform the surgery. Her dentist was surprised to see upon her first checkup that there was little physical injury from the surgery. Her eyes were expected to be black and blue (they were not) and she was expected to have extensive pain and was prescribed pain killers. (Client did not have pain or take the pain killers.) Her doctor thought her surgery had occurred 3 weeks earlier than actually performed because of her physical progress. I did perform a follow-up BodyTalk session and client continued to heal rapidly.

During the second session of BodyTalk there was an added focus to reduce the negative side affects of extensive breast reduction surgery which was to be performed the following week. . At the third session (post surgery) she reported no swelling at her left breast, and mild swelling in part of right breast. When the nurse removed the bandages on day 7 of recovery, the nurse was very surprised to see how well client was healing.


Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Stress Reduction

A women in her early 20’s presented with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and compulsive thoughts. On a scale of 1 (barely noticeable) to 10 (very extreme) she rated her chronic anxiety at a 7. She was taking several prescriptions for depression/PTSD.

After the first session she experienced her compulsive thoughts reducing from several hours a day to 5 to 10 minutes a day. A week after the second session she communicated to me that she is experiencing a strong sense of harmony regularly.

A woman in her late 40’s presented with severe work-related stress and severe neck and shoulder pain. She brought her work-related stress home with her every night, and she had breast reduction surgery scheduled in two months. During the first session, she became very relaxed and centered, and pain in her low back decreased slightly. A second session was scheduled which included focusing on pre-surgery therapy to reduce the negative side affects of the surgery. At the end of this session neck pain and shoulder pain was no longer present. At third session (7 days post surgery) she reported no swelling at left breast, and mild swelling on part of right breast. When the nurse removed the bandages on day 7 of recovery, the nurse was very surprised to see how well she was healing. She continued to experience reduction of work-related stress.


Depression

A female in her late 30’s came to see me for severe depression while under the care of a psychiatrist. She rated her depression at 10 (very extreme) and shared that she had suicidal thoughts. She was very conflicted with direction in her marriage. The day after our first session she gained the ability to choose her direction with her marriage and act on it. The depression and suicidal thoughts stopped.

A female in her 70’s presented with moderate depression and abdominal pain. After the fourth session she reported no abdominal pain, no depression and the range of motion in her right shoulder greatly increased during this final session. Her comments were that she had never this good.


Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

A female in her 70’s presented with moderate depression and abdominal pain. After the fourth session she reported no abdominal pain, no depression and the range of motion in her right shoulder greatly increased during this final session. Her comments were that she had never this good.

Pain

A woman in her late 40’s presented with severe work-related stress and severe neck and shoulder pain. She brought her work-related stress home with her every night, and she had breast reduction surgery scheduled in two months. During the first session, she became very relaxed and centered, and the pain in her low back decreased slightly. At the end of the second session neck pain and shoulder pain was no longer present. She experienced reduction in the work-related stress.

A women in her late 30’s presented with pain in one hip and limited range of motion. During evaluation of hip range of motion during flexion, extension, and rotation she rated her pain at a 7 (on a scale of 1 (very slight) to 10 (very extreme). While lying on her back her left leg appeared to be one-half inch shorter than the right leg. At the post session evaluation, leg levels were equal, pain had reduced to a 4, and the range of motion had increased 20%. Her leg length remained equal throughout our therapeutic relationship. Therapy continued for a total of 8 sessions and the hip pain during strenuous physical activity and imbalance with surrounding muscles, tendons and ligaments was addressed. Pain and popping of joint was eliminated and she was able to perform her work as a therapeutic movement instructor without the stress of physical limitation and pain concerns.

Environmental Allergies, Asthma

A male in his mid 30’s presented with environmental allergies and asthma. After the first session he decreased inhaler use from 7 times a week to 2 to 3 times a week. When he came in for a third session, he reported he was no longer using the inhaler, no longer wheezing and there was no apparent allergic reaction to his pet dogs.