BIO-MOBILITY

The Key to Health Through Postural Re-Alignment

This is a very gentle method of treating the structure of the body by postural re-alignment. The body is put into the posture it has adopted, which then allows the muscles to relax and gradually go back into the natural balanced position. While having treatment, one may be aware of pain melting away so that one cannot even feel the touch of the practitioner, heat and pulsation in the area, as well as increased freedom of mobility  and even the removal of clicking and clunking! Massage and in some cases, Chinese cups are used to check all pain has been removed.

BIO-MOBILITY – THE BACKGROUND

 Arthur Pauls was a Judo teacher who needed osteopathic treatment for normal injuries associated with the practice of Judo, but who noticed the treatment did not last. He trained to be an Osteopath, but was interested in finding a more enduring way of treating the whole body. He wanted to practice real osteopathy where the practitioner nurtures parts of the body back to where they belong, so they function better and the client has an understanding of that improved function.

 When on an Osteopathic course, an instructor showed a new way of treating the body called Spontaneous Release through Positioning, which was based on the work by American Osteopath Lawrence Jones D.O. (Reprinted in The Journal of Osteopathy in 1964). This article presented Dr Jones’s experience over 10 years, of correcting osteopathic lesions (abnormal placement of bones within a joint) by placing patients in positions of comfort, rather than performing a manipulation. This comfortable position, Dr Jones discovered, was an exaggeration of the ‘abnormal bony placement’ and could be released by moving with the body, not against it. By letting the body find its own balance without force, inherent re-education was possible.

 Over the next twenty-two years, Pauls combined his Judo experience, his osteopathic training, his knowledge of Homeopathy, and this simple Spontaneous Release by Positioning, into a system known as ‘Ortho-Bionomy’. During this time, understanding about the emotional and energetic implications of structural imbalance came to light.

 Ortho-Bionomy is translated as meaning ‘correct application of the laws of life’ and  helps a person to recognise stuck patterns within the structure and allow access to altering the restriction.

 Arthur Pauls taught courses in this technique and Maureen Arnold, a Homeopath and Yoga teacher of 30 years experience started practising the technique. Over the next ten years and 6,000 patients, she simplified the method and called it Bio-Mobility. This method has been tried and tested over many years, and is considered by many Homeopaths as the most natural method for treating structural pain in the body.

BODY BALANCE

When in balance, the body is built in such a way that it will maintain health and vitality even when subjected to a variety of stresses. This adaptability is achieved by having all parts and organs of the body interacting not only with each other, but also with gravity, and a person is youthful, healthy and full of energy and vitality.

 When the body is strained, resulting in a loss of balance between parts of the body and gravity, you will see postural distortion indicating internal body changes, long before any body functions appear disturbed.

 When the body is out of alignment, bending either forward or backwards, there is crowding of heart and lungs, sagging of abdominal organs, and muscles constantly fight the pull of gravity. Diaphragm movement is hindered, decreasing the air taken into the lungs, requiring the heart to work harder to pump the blood, creating congestion and back pressure of circulation in the pelvis and legs. No wonder the body suffers aches, pains, headaches; fighting the internal changes, which have caused poor posture, not realising that proper posture may only be achieved by reversing and correcting the internal structure.

 Causes of Posture Distortion

Stresses

Pressures put on the body beyond its normal limits, can lead to strength and growth as seen in professional athletes. Any extension beyond the ‘elastic limits’ must only be for short periods, from which the body, with rest, may recover to return to the normal straight posture.

 Strain

Sudden or continual pushing the body beyond the ‘elastic limits,’ causes cellular and intracellular changes within the tissue, which cause distortion in function and tone of muscles and organs. The body cannot recover from the strain without help, and while under the strain, is unable to rest, regardless of the length of time since the original strain. Causes of the strain could be accidents, falls, blows, infections, surgical shock, or emotional upset.

 Relieving Pain

Discomfort melts away as the body is put into the release posture. Heat, pulsation, and an absence of pain, and increased freedom of movement are noticed as each painful area is worked on by the practitioner.

 Treatment

The amount of treatment depends on the following:

● The disorder

● How long the condition has existed

● The severity of the condition

● How quickly your body responds

● Age

● How far the strain has caused the body to become distorted and out of alignment.

 After Treatment

The body is being re-aligned to the normal, natural posture. Soreness, stiffness numbness, and aching joints, dizziness can be experienced, as the body expels toxins. This should pass within 24-48 hours. Arnica taken internally, hot or cold packs, warm baths, can be used to ease these temporary effects. Care should be taken over the next week after the treatment, to allow the body to get used to getting back into balance. Heavy lifting, competitive sports, overworking, should all be avoided. Rest with gentle exercise, plenty of water, along with allowing the body to rest in the supine position, with knees bent, and head on a paperback book, help to maintain the return to balance.

Continuous muscular pain, lack of mobility, continued effects of falls, headaches with neck pain, sprains that do not get better, dislocated fingers and toes, one leg being shorter than the other, should all ring alarm bells, and need treatment.

Try Bio-Mobility

● Gentle, Pain-free re-adjustments

● Re-educate the whole body

● Creates understanding of your own body’s patterns

TESTIMONIAL

Bio-Mobility has been a great help in relieving back pain and straightening my rounded upper back.

Carolyn Taylor, Peacehaven

 TESTIMONIAL

I am disabled and before going to Margot, I needed to see an osteopath every two weeks and had to wear a back support and neck collar. I was also very tired. With the help of Bio-Mobility and Homeopathy, I can go months without treatment. I can support my own body, and have a lot more energy.

S. Taylor , Peacehaven