The body develops intelligent compensatory patterns for all injuries and dysfunctions. These compensatory patterns follow the natural laws of nature to maintain the function of the body. Pain is often experienced when the body can no longer maintain these compensatory patterns.
Some of these patterns include providing support around an injured site to promote stability, redistributing the functional load to other structures and organs of the body, and employing alternate energetic pathways to maintain the compensation.
The body provides support around an injured site by promoting inflammation and scar tissue. Inflammation assists in healing the injured tissues, and the promotion of scar tissue provides support. This is an important healing system of the body and should be nurtured. The body needs to be rested for an adequate amount of time (3-5 days) before any invasive treatment is given. Once the acute injury is starting to settle, work on the surrounding tissues can start. This work aims to start increasing mobility, reduce pain and the amount of scar tissue forming. If the area is rehabbed adequately post an injury, there should be no loss of function.
The body will redistribute the functional load to other structures and organs to maintain posture and function. A common example is an injured joint or bone in the foot. The body redistributes the load from the injured foot, by contracting the hip and back muscles to lift the leg, taking the pressure off the foot and putting more weight and pressure through the other leg and foot. Common symptoms once the body is unable to maintain this compensatory pattern is a sore lower back and joint pain within the supporting leg. This is why it is important to look for and treat the original injury that caused the compensatory pattern and now felt pain.
The body also employs alternate energy pathways to maintain the compensation. These include activating and inactivating nerve pathways, and redistributing the energetic load through the meridian system of the body. The nerves are activated and inactivated to maintain the tissues structure in the compensatory pattern. When working to unwind the compensational patterns, the nerve channels need to be loosened to allow freedom of nerve function and reduction in pain. The meridian system also needs to be balanced to encourage equal function throughout the body. I do this by using gentle and non-invasive techniques to free the fascial tissues of the body, and using Acupressure to balance the body's energy within its meridian system.
The body is very intelligent and has evolved to heal and adequately function post an injury, most of the time. With the right treatment we can correct these formed compensatory patterns, to assist in maintaining health and function, and reduce the chances of future injury and ill health.
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