Managing pain is one of the most complex and frustrating issues faced by doctors and patients. All too often, persistent pain cannot be cured, only managed with drugs.
Elaine Amor says she was on a cocktail of different medications to control her lower back pain, a hernia and exhaustion from restless leg syndrome, which kept her awake at night. A teacher assistant for special needs high school kids, she found that the physical demands of her job were becoming extremely difficult for her.
"I was unable to get off a chair without pushing myself up, and walking was really painful," she recalls.
Then she met Mike Lang. He took her off her medications and started an intensive program of acupressure massage. For seven months, he massaged her three times a week, and also put her on a regimen of herbal teas. She says that within three weeks most of her symptoms were disappearing, and now she only sees him occasionally.
"1 have great ease of mobility, no pain and lots of energy for my job now," she says, adding, "Mike really helped me a lot."
The miracle here is nothing less than your body's innate ability to return to health when offered the opportunity. By clearing meridian lines of obstructions and providing missing nutrients, your body is allowed to return to its normal state, which is one of vitality and well-being.
The process begins with a diagnosis of the energy points on each of the ears. Pain is often not what it seems. A chronic back-ache, for instance, may be an indicator of liver or intestinal problems.
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The need to manage stress in our lives is becoming more urgent--it is epidemic in our work force; and it makes us ill. But what can you do to handle stress in your work and personal life?
You can embark on a regular program of taking care of your body, mind and spirit. Mike Lang offers a unique and extremely effective, holistic approach to lowering stress through Acupressure and Qi-Gong meditation.
He is a master of Mongolian Acupressure massage, which he learned from his mother, a respected healer in Inner Mongolia. His years of experience and direct, first hand knowledge now benefit his many grateful clients in Canada and the USA.
His massages have a deeply relaxing yet energizing effect on the body. His experienced fingers activate and free up the flow of energy to the organs. Says Jeff Swanson, one of his clients, "I get relaxed even before his arrival, my body is so conditioned to the relaxing effects of his massage."
But Mike Lang also teaches Qi-Gong meditation. Students learn to become highly aware of their own life energy, or Qi, and how to control it for health. Mike says that everyone can learn how to use that essential energy for health and increased wellness. He says it is possible to control the functions of the autonomic nervous system, which generally suffers under chronic stress. For example, high blood pressure, a symptom of stress, can be controlled through Qi-Gong techniques.
Don't let stress run your life--learn to manage and control it for the sake of your health.
Traditional Chinese Medicine
TCM has a dynamic that supports a unique view of health. Disease is seen as disharmony, or lack of balance. When the internal systems of the body are out of balance with each other, or when the body is out of balance with the environment, the Chinese focus on bringing that balance back to the patient. The particular strength of TCM lies in its ability to identify and treat minor problems before they become major illness, says Randy Wong, the Registrar of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of British Columbia (CTCMA).
TCM treats organs as part of interconnected organ systems, such as the digestive organs, that work together to keep the body functioning. Patterns of disharmony are identified by a system of pressure points along channels called Meridians. These points are like gateways to the energy flow, called Qi. If Qi is blocked, a skilled practitioner like Mike Lang immediately senses that and works at freeing it. Once the energy flows freely, the body can repair itself.
Lang’s treatments in acupressure, auricular diagnosis and Qi Gong are firmly grounded in 5000 years of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). His basic assumption that focusing on health is more important than waiting until disease strikes has much in common with the Chinese doctors of the past. They used to be paid only as long as they kept their patients healthy. That is essentially what Lang does. "Only 100 percent health is good enough," he says.
Instead of needles, Mike uses seeds taped to the ear pressure points. He says the ear, the foot and the iris replicate the entire body and its organs, much like a hologram does. The latest research in China shows that almost all well-defined portions of the body, like the head or the hand, mirror the entire system. This is in tune with one of the basic tenets of TCM. The Chinese see the human body, nature and the cosmos as a continuum, an interconnected web forming intricate feedback loops. |
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