In the Gillespie Approach, multidimensional thinking is required.
A woman has had left-sided pain for years. I gleaned no specific cause from reviewing her traumas as a thirty-five-year-old.
The problem went from her left foot (pain) all the way into her head (migraine). She had pain in her left knee, hip, ribcage, shoulder, and neck. I tried to unsuccessfully connect one of her traumas to this specific strain.
When I examined her left foot, it went into a distinct clubfoot-like position. From past experience, it appeared to be a fetal strain where the foot and ankle got stuck and developed in an abnormally restricted position. The fascia held that memory after her birth.
The next question was: Did that fetal strain go all the way into the head while in the womb or did a lifetime of imbalance against gravity eventually create the knee, hip, rib, shoulder, neck, and head pain? Or were both at play? There was no way to answer that question.
Irregardless, I was dealing with a body-length strain. The fascial web exists in three dimensions where one tight area can connect to and cause a problem in any other area(s).
When a provider deals with a patient’s pain or other issue, the entire fascial web needs to be investigated, not only in space but also in time. Birth trauma (time) during those first 40 weeks can easily hide the root cause of a pediatric or adult condition.
Healthcare providers need to seriously look at this thought process. When the space-time dots are incorporated into conventional care, I believe that many patients can be helped much more effectively.
It is much easier to manage patients with medications and surgery, but it takes more creative thinking to actually get to the root cause of an issue. Gillespie Approach Training is needed for healthcare providers.
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