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Natural Post-Surgical Care?
No matter how committed a person is to “natural” healthcare, the plain and simple fact is that sometimes surgical procedures are necessary. Injury accidents resulting from falls or auto accidents, for example, can often require some type of surgery. Sometimes, the body will experience a ruptured appendix or something similar. There is an endless list of surgeries performed and the needs for them are just as diverse. The questions are “what natural modalities are available for healing and how can I personally utilize natural post-surgical care?”
Natural medicine is about doing no harm, building health rather than fighting disease, practicing prevention, and changing if necessary. Treating the patient as a whole person, i.e., the overall physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well-being are observed and treated to bring all areas of the person’s life back into harmony. This is what natural healing is all about. The practitioner must be a catalyst for healthful change and motivate the patient to assume responsibility for his her own health. Alternative therapies covering a variety of techniques are designed to enhance the mind's capacity to affect bodily function and symptoms. Okay, so what are some of these therapies? Energy healing in the form of Reiki, polarity, Healing Touch, acupuncture, and other alternatives such as chiropractic, aromatherapy, herbalism, homeopathy, osteopathy, Feldenkrais Method, Trager Approach and traditional Chinese medicine are some. Other practices such as meditation, hypnotherapy, good nutrition (eating a healthy diet rich in zinc and vitamin C will aid in the healing process), journaling, yoga and applied kinesiology (muscle testing) all play a positive role in healing the body after surgery. According to a holistic practitioner, “it can be shown through galvanic skin response that a discrete form of energy (Qi) flows along specific pathways in the body. I say this energy is discrete as there is no definitive description as to what type of energy this is. Some say it is bio-electric, others postulate that it is acoustic energy or even a form of photonic energy. While it has been difficult to quantify this energy with empirical scientific analysis, we can show that this energy we call Qi follows these pathways, or meridians, and that it accumulates at certain points (acupuncture points).” A further explanation is “Qi meridian theory tells us that pain is a result of the blockage of Qi flow in the meridian. Surgery severs these meridians and blocks the Qi, and acupuncture, for example, can help to restore the proper flow of Qi and thus relieve pain. From a Western perspective, acupuncture has been shown to increase endorphin levels in the brain, and endorphins are your body’s own pain-killers. Whether the subject is viewed from a traditional point of view or one of empirical science, it can be said that alternative (natural) therapies helps to reduce post-operative pain, improves recovery periods and lessens stress levels in the process.” Pain is never present without reason(s). Pain is a form of obstruction to the flow of: blood, lymph, or nutrients in an affected area. This effect will become what we perceive as pain. Pain management is where much of ones' money is being wasted in today's medicine. Pain management clinics have mushroomed everywhere, and of course this will not bring any conclusion to pain if the underlying problem is not addressed, and the goal of natural medicine speaks to this. People want long term solutions to long term problems and are no longer satisfied with a temporary relief/band-aid approach. To facilitate complete recovery, the underlying cause must be addressed. Health and disease are conditions of the whole organism, a whole involving physical, emotional, genetic, environment and social factors. Now, what about scar tissue? Everyone has cut themselves at some point in their lives, or perhaps has had a surgical procedure. It is important, then, to know what scar tissue is all about. Scar tissue forms as a natural part of healing of all the tissues in the body that have been damaged. This happens due to the inherent nature of the body to be as whole as possible. But in its desire to maintain balance, the body’s repair process may not be as simple as it seems. What a well-designed structure our human body is! The cellular construction of it has soft tissues for strength and flexibility. When flexibility is needed, the cells are less fibrous and dense. But where strength is needed, the cells are more dense and fibrous, thus making it even more complex. However, when a disruption like surgery occurs, the collagen fibers can form at the “injury” location. And these fibers have only one job—that is to mend and heal! That is when scar tissue can form, and that is when the tissue can be compromised. The reason this is so important is because scarring can bind deeper tissues, becoming entangled around organs and other layers of fascia in the body. But all scar tissue can be addressed in an effective way with any number of the natural healing modalities listed above. Which one(s) may work best for you can be determined by you and your health care practitioner.
A simple treatment of rubbing 100% pure cocoa butter into your scar can immediately begin the healing process. Vitamin E is also one of the best natural products that you can apply to your skin. Not only does it provide a remarkable amount of moisture to the skin, it can also promote the health and growth of new skin cells. That’s another good reason to apply vitamin E to the skin daily to any newly damaged areas of skin. Most abrasions to the skin can take up to a year and a half to fully heal, so you have quite a bit of time to minimize their appearance before they scar permanently. Another natural method, the highly sophisticated and non-invasive electronic medical instruments such as the Acuscope and MyoPulse** can also be very effective. This state of the art equipment monitors your nervous system and based on the information it gathers, can calculate the appropriate corrective signal and then deliver it to the selected location being treated. The Acuscope detects abnormal nerve fiber impulses due to subtle electrical blockages and imbalances that occur either in tender points known as trigger points in muscle, or at specific points along acupuncture meridians. When the machine identifies a blockage, it emits a low-pitched tone and puts a digital readout on its small screen. When the tissue being treated has regained its normal electrical state, the instrument emits a clear, high-pitched tone and gives a readout that remains over 100 on the screen. It may seem like the Acuscope and Myopulse technologies heal the tissues but actually, they do not. Both make the body heal itself by stimulating not only the blood supply and oxygen to the area, but also by stimulating cellular regeneration. Finally, another valuable resource for natural healing is the “Graston Technique.” For more information, go to www.grastontechnique.com. How often should you treat your scar(s) and what should you expect with continued treatments? Personally touching your scar daily (if not more often) is a good practice, and actually, you cannot touch it too much. Your scar is just like every other part of your body and needs love and attention! Remembering to touch yourself is the ultimate form of self-love and this is a gift to yourself!!
If you know you are going to have a surgery, it is wise to avoid drinking alcohol and smoking for 2-4 weeks before the surgery, as well as 2-4 weeks after because these activities can lead to poor scar healing. Many post-operative problems with healing are often traced back to patients who have continued to smoke. Tissue needs oxygen and good circulation to heal properly, and this healing is inhibited by the constrictive effects of smoking. Smoking is very dangerous to new tissue in the early healing stages. Hopefully, fifty years from now, Americans will be appalled at how medicine was in the beginning of the 21st century, and will truly have come to embrace the marvels of natural medicine. |
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