I was curious about what
approaches and therapies John Coleman ND
tried – and he experimented with
many modalities – did
not help him. So I asked him:
What therapies do not offer symptom relief
From Parkinsons?
John Coleman, ND, was diagnosed
with Parkinsons in 1995. After
experimenting and trying
a wide variety of healing modalities
he is symptom free today. He answers
my question by discussing the therapies
that were not helpful to him during his
journey down the road to recovery.
There were a lot.
In general, any form of body work
that was firm or hard. Deep
tissue massage, sports massage –
those sorts of massages – created
extra pain. Vigorous therapies
like chiropractic and other
manipulative therapies also
tended to increase my
symptoms and create pain.
Excessive intake of nutritional
supplements tended to have no
effect or make me nauseous or
simply be a waste of money. I
had to be very careful about
homeopathic remedies because
the normal approach in selecting
potencies and frequencies seemed
to aggravate me where a very
gentle, a very cautious approached
worked.
Many counseling modalities helped.
Psychiatry did not. I am sure there
are good psychiatrists out there,
but I saw four and none of them
helped me at all. Antidepressant
therapy did not work.
I choose not to take pharmaceuticals,
but other forms of herbal, vitamin
homeopathic remedies for depression,
but I realized I actually was not
depressed. I was certainly anxious,
but the antidepressant therapies were
just no good for me.
I needed to be active and proactive
in my approach. In answer to your question –
What therapies do not offer symptom relief?
- Anything that was too hard, too vigorous, too
enthusiastic did not work. - Gentle, cautious, loving therapies worked.
John offers a powerful 12 Step
Parkinsons Recovery Program
that is designed for anyone with
Parkinson’s who is looking for
ways to celebrate relief from their
symptoms.
Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery
© Parkinsons Recovery
