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Our first letter is reproduced below, keep them coming in!
Many thanks Angus


NOW THEN
Dear Brian
Thank you for all your support and encouragement whilst I've been suffering
with acute pain around supero-medial border left scapula and left elbow.
Acute pain wore me down physically and mentally: In the first 3 hours, I was
actually wretching in response to the most intense pain I have ever
experienced at my tender age of 48 years.
At the nearby Accident and emergency department, I received (within an
hour) a pain killing injection of voltarol which thankfully took away my
concern that I was about to pass out.
Plain xrays showed mild degeneration of cervical spine.
I was diagnosed as having Fibromyalgia, was prescribed Physiotherapy which I
would have to wait three more days for and took pain killers in the
meantime.
The first visit to the physiotherapy dept showed my condition more likely to
be trapped nerves in my neck at the least.
Over the following 4 days of extreme pain, night and day, barely relieved by
painkillers, I happened to click onto the Emotional Freedom Technique which
had kindly been recommended on the very helpful website mercola.com: This
amazing technique effectively dealt with any psychological aspect of my
problem and gave immediate relief to my scapula. This was, however, short
term relief but when the pain soon returned the intensity of pain was
reduced by about 50 per cent so that was basically a major step forward.
My friends had helpfully been praying for me and I've heard it said that
when people pray, coincidences happen, and incidentally praying is also
scientifically proven to work, according to Dr. Joseph Mercola (sorry I
can't provide a more firm reference at this point).
There followed 17 days of pain and catnapping, it was not possible for me to
lay in bed for more than about one and a half hours.
Then the breakthrough, a visiting nurse told me she had a similar problem
which responded instantly to a Chiropractic practitioner. Later that day
when my excellent GP, yes, I am serious, he is very good, He offered me
stronger pain killers, I accepted and asked if he could recommend a
Chiropractic practitioner. He did indeed and in fact this Chiropractor had
spent several years obtaining his D.C.M.Sc.(Chiro) and was correctly titled
a Doctor. (Beware of unqualified and uninsured Practitioners)
At 9pm that evening after taking a thorough history, Doctor Aidan Robinson
confidently announced that he could help me immensely but may take about as
long as I've been suffering i.e. 2-3 weeks.
Then, he put me through a very rigorous massage, physical set of exercise
and manipulations where he demonstrated huge inequalities in the power of
muscles around the shoulder girdle and by the end of the session showed me
how he can reduced the inequalities considerably. He also demonstrated how
my whole body and posture were related to the problem, involving my problem
left knee, my pelvic tilt and all the other aforementioned areas, plus
others.
He was also very specific about the need for ice packs on scapula and
lateral epicondyle of the elbow.
First, after the first session the pain was hugely reduced, secondly,
psychologically, I am also greatly improved because I am thoroughly
convinced he is an expert in his field and knows what he is doing. Thirdly,
I missed taking my 2am painkillers last night because I slept right through
from about 1230am to 5.30am.
What bliss to get my first night sleep in 17 days!
HE THERFORE, HAD EVERY RIGHT TO BE CONFIDENT.

Now then, why is it that doctors in the NHS, who can do little for severe
pain simply keeps on making the same mistake? that is, prescribing ever more
ineffective painkillers. Why is it that some doctors and para-medical staff
keep on flogging a dead horse?
Why do they not say, 'I can't help you but I believe I know a CHIROPRACTOR
who may well be able to help you but you'll have to go private'.
Does it mean we are undermining the NHS by admitting that there are
completely different alternatives out there?
What is wrong with, for example, traditional Chinese medicine and treatments
that aim to treat the whole body and not the symptom?
What is wrong with telling cancer patients what you believe to be the truth,
that is, that they may benefit from clinically, scientifically proven
alternative treatments such as detoxification, specific natural foods,
natural herbs and vitamin based remedies? (Okay, so that is a bit of a
mouthful)
Is right to watch patients deteriorate over weeks, months and years
undergoing treatments that Doctors and health care practitioners themselves
admit they would never submit themselves to?
Where do I stand?
I sincerely believe, that as a health care practitioner, I have the right to
inform patients that I am not a Doctor or an expert in any particular field
but that I do believe there are alternative treatments outside the NHS.
Treatments including good nutrition, vitamins, apricot kernels, mineral
waters etc, which have clinically proven success and are I believe well worth
looking into!
From a religious point of view, I have complete faith that God provides
amazing cures to very severe and terminal health problems that do not
require magic but simply require looking in the right places.

Best wishes

Angus

Editors Note
Many thanks for that Angus, the NHS are getting better, click on the link below and have a read of Lord Winston's Report.


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