Structural Kinesiology Class 19 Clearing Scars
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STRUCTURAL KINESIOLOGY CLASS 19 With John Maguire WHAT WE WILL COVER IN THIS CLASS How to test and clear scars using three approaches: Upper Limb Muscles • Stroking • Teres Major • Oil & Stretch • Coracobrachialis • Figure 8’s • Brachiordialis • Triceps • Opponens Policis 2 CLEARING SCARS About 75% of scars cause an indicator change when Circuit Located (CL’ed). This means there is some energy block through the scar tissue and it has lost its ability to properly transmit chi. Testing to find out if a scar needs clearing: 1. While either you or the person being tested touches the scar, test a previously strong IM. If the scar CL’s, showing indicator weakening, one of the three procedures on the following pages may help. 2. If there is no IM change, touch the frontal eminences and recheck the scar to see if it is hidden. 3. Injury Recall Technique (IRT) may be needed if an accident was involved, which was covered in Class 1. 3 SCAR CORRECTIONS To determine which corrections to use, CL the scar and state: 1. “Stroking” (test) 2. “Oil and Stretch” (test) 3. “Figure 8’s” (test) The one which strengthens the indicator muscle (IM) is the one to use. 4 STROKING SCAR CORRECTION Stroking: 1. Lightly stroke across the scar to find the weakening direction. 2. Find the phase of breath which strengthens (usually the inhalation). 3. Stroke several times in the weaken direction with the strong breath. Work the full length of the scar. 4. Ask if there is a strong emotion related to the scar and if so, have the person hold their frontal eminences and think about the emotion while the correction is being made. 5. Retest touching the scar to see that it now test strong. 5 OIL AND STRETCH SCAR CORRECTION Oil and Stretch: This method is ONLY appropriate on old, well healed scars. 1. Apply a little oil or lotion along the scar. 2. Make several stretching movements as if to open the scar. In some cases the person can do this for themselves if it is on the front of their torso or legs. 3. If there is an emotional charge related to the scar have the person hold their frontal eminences and think about the emotion while the correction is being made. 4. CL the scar again to make sure it tests strong. 6 FIGURE 8 SCAR CORRECTION Figure 8's: This method is particularly good for internal scars. 1. Pass your hand diagonally over the scar (not touching the skin) in one direction and test an IM. If strong, stroke in the opposite direction and test. If still strong, repeat this on the opposite diagonal until you find a weakening direction. 2. Stroke in a figure 8 pattern around ten times just over the skin following the direction opposite the weakening one. 3. If the person has an emotion related to the scar have them hold their frontal eminences and think about the emotion while the correction is being made. 4. Stroke again in the weakening direction and it should now be strong. If not repeat step 2. 5. CL the scar again to make sure it is clear. 7 MERIDIAN CHALLENGE FOR SCAR CORRECTIONS Meridian Challenge: (A scar can interrupt meridian flow) This is only necessary if the scar is close to or crosses a meridian. 1. Test an IM belonging to the meridian running through the scar. 2. Run the meridian in the strengthening direction. 3. CL the scar and test the IM. If it weakens, the meridian is affected. 4. If the IM weakens, correct as follows: A.Flush the meridian running it back and forth B. Run it in the strengthening direction several times 5. Retest by CLing the scar and testing the meridian IM. 8 SCAR CORRECTIONS Application and Notes: Clearing scars is something to look for when corrections are not holding. It may be the key balancing technique. 1. A scar which has been dormant for years may be activated by some minor trauma. A fresh scar can activate an old scar that has previously been cleared by this technique. 2. It can also be used for bites, warts, burns and ulcers. 3. Vaccinations, injection sites and puncture wounds may need to be stroked on several angles (like spokes of a wheel) to find the weak direction. • This is not necessarily a method of reducing scar tissue, but a method of restoring energy flow. • However, people often report that the scar will soften or be reduced after doing these techniques. 9 TERES MAJOR PAGE 104 Meridian Governing - from the tip of the coccyx along the spine to just above the upper lip Organ Spine Action Adducts, extends and medially rotates the shoulder Origin Inferior angle and the lower third of the lateral border of the scapula Insertion Crest of the lesser tubercle of the humerus Muscle Test Bring the arm back as far as possible with the elbow bent at 90° and the back of the hand resting on the lower back. Push the elbow out and forward, stabilizing the opposite scapula if prone on the table or stabilizing the same shoulder if standing or supine NL Between the 2nd & 3rd ribs 2 ½” from the sternum and between T2 & T3 in the back NV #8 - 1 inch below the pterion, slightly above and to the front of the ear Indications • Weakness on both sides or repeated weakness on one side indicates the need for a chiropractic adjustment in the thoracic area • Difficulty placing hands behind the back 10 TERES MAJOR Synergists Latissimus Dorsi and Subscapularis Antagonists Infraspinatus, Teres Minor Pain and other symptoms • Pain in the back of the upper arm when reaching forward and up • Pain in the back of the shoulder and upper arm when resting elbows on a table • Pain in the back of the arm that skips the elbow and continues down to the back of the forearm Activities that cause the Teres • Rowing Major muscle pain and • Throwing or pitching a ball symptoms • Swimming • Driving • Exercise that requires pulling up (chin up) or pushing down (push ups) with the arms, or reaching forward or overhead repetitiously 11 CORACOBRACHIALIS PAGE 214 Meridian Lung Organ Lung Action Flexes and adducts the shoulder Origin Coracoid process of the scapula Insertion Medial surface of the mid-humeral shaft Muscle Test With the elbow completely bent and arm flexed to 45° and abducted out to 45°, push the arm down and back into extension as you stabilize on the back of the shoulder NL Between the 3rd & 4th and the 4th & 5th ribs at the sternum and lateral to T3-T4 & T4-T5 in the back NV #4 – the anterior fontanel Indications Shoulder pain and difficulty flexing the arm Lung problems such as: • Chronic coughs • Bronchitis • Pleurisy 12 CORACOBRACHIALIS Synergists Pectoralis Major and Biceps, Anterior Deltoid, Latissimus Dorsi, Subscapularis Teres Major Antagonists Teres Minor and Major, Posterior & Middle Deltoid, Latissimus Dorsi Pain and other symptoms • Pain in the back and front of the upper arm, around shoulder joint • Pain in the back of the lower arm • Pain in the back of the hand extending down into the middle finger • Difficulty bending the elbow • Pain when putting arm and hand behind the back or raising above head Activities that cause the • Push ups Coracobrachialis muscle • Rock or rope climbing pain and symptoms • Throwing a ball • Golf • Tennis • Lifting heavy weights with outstretched arms and palms facing up 13 TRICEPS PAGE 128 Meridian Spleen Organ Pancreas Action Extends the elbow, the long head extends and adducts the shoulder Origin Long head: on the upper edge of the axillary border of the scapula Medial head: Posterior surface of the distal half of the humerus Lateral head: Posterior surface of the proximal half of the humerus Insertion Olecranon process of the ulna (elbow) Muscle Test With the elbow flexed at about 140° and the palm facing up, stabilize the inside of the upper arm on the biceps muscle and push the end of the forearm into flexion of the elbow NL Between the 7th and 8th ribs on the left and T7-8 1” from the spine on both sides on the back NV #9 –just above the ear, same as latissimus dorsi Indications • Difficulty straightening the arm • Problems with sugar metabolism 14 TRICEPS Synergists Shoulder Extensor and adductor muscles Antagonists Shoulder flexors and abductors, Biceps, Brachioradialis Pain and other symptoms • Pain in the back of the shoulder and/or base of the neck • Pain on the outside and/or back of the elbow • Pain in the back of the upper arm • Can make elbow hypersensitive • Occasionally pain and/or burning down into the fourth and fifth fingers • Difficulty straightening and bending the elbow • Pain is usually dull and aching, rarely is the pain sharp or stabbing Activities that cause the • Swing a tennis racket, baseball bat, golfing club Tricep muscles pain and • Repetitive or static pushing downward action symptoms 15 BRACHIORADIALIS PAGE 116 Meridian Stomach Organ Stomach Action Flexes the elbow Origin Lower part of the humerus Insertion Styloid process of the radius Muscle Test With the arm bent at 100° stabilize the elbow and pull the end of the forearm to straighten the arm NL A band between ribs 5 and 6 on the left – same as PMC On the back between T 5 & 6 1” on both sides of the spine NV #11 – Frontal eminences, same as the PMC Indications • Wrist problems • Difficulty flexing the elbow • Insomnia and anxiety 16 BRACHIORADIALIS Synergists Biceps Antagonists Triceps Pain and other symptoms • Pain in the back of the forearm near the elbow • Pain in the back of the hand at the base of the thumb extending into the web of the thumb and up toward the wrist • Pain is noticeably pronounced when you twist your hand • Numbness on the thumb side of the hand • Noticeable weakness in grip strength Activities that cause the • Repetitive and forceful hand gripping Brachioradialis muscle • Tennis