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Chiropractic Massage Applications
Dr. Patty Headly of Tonkawa, Oklahoma and Dr. Ron Westbrook of Decatur,
Texas see a small portion of the 20 million Americans who visit chiropractors
annually, and every one of those patients has experienced the benefits
of emu oil and chiropractic treatments. "I have started using massage
treatments in my practice," explained Dr. Headly. "Since I have been doing
massage, emu oil has become a major part of my practice. I do both massage and
adjustments and the emu oil is used virtually from head to toe. People with
chronic shoulder and knee problems get help from the adjusting, but the emu
oil really does the final trick during the massage. I find it absolutely
amazing."
Together, neuromusculoskeletal problems such as neck,
back, and joint pain accounted for 86 percent of the
average chiropractor's practice last year. Dr. Headly's
patients are no different, and according to Dr. Headly,
emu oil is helping those patients get relief.
"I can get results using chiropractic alone on lower
back pain," said Dr. Headly. "However, it seems that when
I use the emu oil in conjunction with the chiropractic,
the relief is quicker and the muscles stay relaxed
longer, and therefore the treatment last longer."
According to Dr. Ron Westbrook, he has been using the
emu oil in his practice for approximately eight months,
and he and his patients both are enjoying some of the
little comforts that accompany using the oil rather than
the conventional conductive gels and creams.
"What I enjoy most about using the emu oil is that I
have a lot more freedom of motion when massaging," said
Dr. Westbrook. "The patient is more comfortable because I
am not pulling on the skin, and there are no offensive
odors such as you have with the conventional creams.
However, the most significant observation that I have
made is that the treatments with the oil last longer than
without. The oil relaxes the muscles so well that the
treatments hold for a longer period of time," he
explained. Dr. Headly illustrated that there are
ligaments and muscles that are attached to the spine.
When the spine is misaligned, anything that can cause
those tissues to become loose or more fluid, is great
help. The more fluid the muscles the less likely they
will pull back out of alignment.
"I can push the spine back, but by the time the
patient gets back into their car, it can be out of
alignment again because the muscles and the tendons are
just too tight," explained Dr. Headly. "with the oil and
massage working together, and the deep penetration, the
loosened muscles hold longer." Dr. Headly revealed she
had a patient who had experienced numerous surgeries. Due
to those surgeries, the abdominal skin tissues had lost
elasticity to the point of becoming dough-like in
texture. Dr. Headly stated that after conducting massage
treatments using the emu oil on her abdomen, the texture
of the skin changed and elasticity was renewed. Even scar
tissue began healing.
"I was amazed to actually see the kind of healing this
oil can do," said Dr. Headly. "My patient was so
impressed with the results of the oil, she has sent her
application in to be a distributor. She wanted to make
sure she would always be able to get the emu oil when she
needed it." According to Dr. Headly, chiropractic
adjustment can be made to relieve hemorrhoids. However,
depending on the severity of the condition, the
adjustment may not be able to offer complete relief, as
was the case with one of Dr. Headly's patients.
"This particular patient told me that the adjustment
worked great for the internal condition, but not for the
external discomfort, " explained Dr. Headly. "I gave her
some emu oil to try, and she came in later with her eyes
as big as half dollars demanding to know what that stuff
was and where could she get more of it. She just kept
saying, "it worked! It worked! It worked!"
Source: An Adjustment in
Chiropractic , by Nancy McMillan. Emu Today & Tomorrow
July 1995
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