Simon Crittenden

Thankyou for your detailed report on the condition and treatment outcome. The majority of cases presenting for treatment do so because of pain and disability. Your's was one of the more acute cases. While daunting, going through the process of assessing and palpating the condition...attending to the physical obstructions and restrictions...enabling energetic Qi flow and improvement will usually follow. The principle of an energetic block proximally at hip or shoulder has an effect distally in the limb is a common underlying cause. That proved to be the story in your case. Massage, Indirect Fascial Release, Muscular Energy Technique, Fascilitated Stretching and Chinese Cupping focussing on torso, shoulder and arm resolved the condition. I am so glad it got you back on track.

Thankyou Annemarie for telling your story. You came to me for the treatment of headache and we ended up clearing a long term impediment to your ability to function athletically. Attending to fundamentals of structural posture (leg length discrepancy and pelvic distortion/tilt/strain), and energetic Qi flow blockages at hip and shoulder goes a long long way to resolving lower limb and spinal issues affecting overall mobility, internal health and vitality. Combined with massage it is one of the most powerful forms of therapy practiced since ancient times. It is all about the energy but the treatment is overtly physical.

Zal came to me for treatment of back pain he had suffered since falling of a horse eight years prior as a teenager. He displayed the classic pattern of Short Right Leg Syndrome. The two Signature Traits and three Cardinal Signs were there. There was a high degree of spasm down the backline of the left lower limb. Pain and tightness in the right QL's. Assessment confirmed a structurally short right leg in the higher range. There is no doubt he hurt himself falling of the horse. It is undeniable there was a direct correlation between the impact and injury. However, the ongoing strain through his spine of a tilted pelvis would appear to have been a constant aggravation. Except for the event of the fall, it is probable the leg length issue would not have affected him until much later in life. Treatment, rehab and use of a 5mm heel lift proved effective.

She is a competitive ballroom dancer who practices many hours on the dance floor and in the gym each week. Is coached by both a dance coach and champion rythmic gymnast. Frequently unable to open out and hold posture due to physical restriction through her frame. Seeking regular massaage treatment, she stumbled upon my practice where assessment quickly revealed a significant short right leg. A rotated left hip, tight left hip flexors and chronic left SIJ pain (First Cardinal Sign) and rigidity through the right hip and adductors plus tightness through right QL's (Second Cardinal Sign) were the primary obstructions affecting her form. Use of a 3mm heel lift and rehab exercise (I know she was really doing them) did not make much change. After one month progressed to 5mm heel lift. One week later Cardinal Signs had abated and ability to hold form began to improve. Treatment for Short Right Leg Syndrome has been a huge game changer for this client.

As mentioned above, this client was actually about to quit her job. Increasing hip and low back issues as well as shoulder issues were beginning to prevent her ability to do a physical demanding job. Hip and low back issues were due to a short right leg. Insertion of a 3mm heel lift quickly rectified this complaint. The shoulder issues were largely independent of the short leg effects. Use of the shoulder treatment protocol which includes positional release techniques to penetrate deeply into shoulder, torso and ribcage...an intensely physical process...plus Cupping and Gua Sha had the shoulders fully functional in three sessions. They were actually one of the tightest most locked up set of shoulder I have encountered. She returned for a tune up six months later...was still in very good condition.