| Chiropractic & Massage Applications
of Emu Oil
Dr. Patty Headly of Tonkawa, Oklahoma and Dr.
Ron Westbrook of Decatur, Texas see a small portion of the 20 million
Americans who visit chiropractor annually, and every one of those
patients has experienced the benefits of emu oil and chiropractic
treatments. "I have started using massage treatments in my
practice," explained Dr. Headly. "Since I have been doing
massage, emu oil has become a major part of my practice. I do both
massage and adjustments and the emu oil is used virtually from head
to toe. People with chronic shoulder and knee problems get help
from the adjusting, but the emu oil really does the final trick
during the massage. I find it absolutely amazing."
Together, neuromusculoskeletal problems such as
neck, back, and joint pain accounted for 86 percent of the average
chiropractor's practice last year. Dr. Headly's patients are no
different, and according to Dr. Headly, emu oil is helping those
patients get relief. "I can get results using chiropractic
alone on lower back pain," said Dr. Headly. "However,
it seems that when I use the emu oil in conjunction with the chiropractic,
the relief is quicker and the muscles stay relaxed longer, and therefore
the treatment last longer."
According to Dr. Ron Westbrook, he has been using
the emu oil in his practice or approximately eight months, and he
and his patients both are enjoying some of the little comforts that
accompany using the oil rather than the conventional conductive
gels and creams. "What I enjoy most about using the emu oil
is that I have a lot more freedom of motion when massaging,"
said Dr. Westbrook. "The patient is more comfortable because
I am not pulling on the skin, and there are no offensive odours
such as you have with the conventional creams. However, the most
significant observation that I have made is that the treatments
with the oil last longer than without. The oil relaxes the muscles
so well that the treatments hold or a longer period of time,"
he explained.
Dr. Headly illustrated that there are ligaments
and muscles that are attached to the spine. When the spine is mis-aligned,
anything that can cause those tissues to become loose or more fluid,
is a great help. The more fluid the muscles the less likely they
will pull back out of alignment. "I can push the spine back,
but gets back into their car, it can be out of alignment again because
the muscles and the tendons are just too tight," explained
Dr. Headly. "with the oil and massage working together, and
the deep penetration, the loosened muscles hold longer." Dr.
Headly revealed she had a patient who had experienced numerous surgeries.
Due to those surgeries, the abdominal skin tissues had lost elasticity
to the point of becoming dough-like in texture. Dr. Headly stated
that after conducting massage treatments using the emu oil on her
abdomen, the texture of the skin changed and elasticity was renewed.
Even scar tissue began healing.
I was amazed to actually see the kind of healing
this oil can do," said Dr. Headly. "My patient was so
impressed with the results of the oil, she has sent her application
in to be a distributor. She wanted to make sure she would always
be able to get the emu oil when she needed it." According to
Dr. Headly, chiropractic adjustment can be made to relieve haemorrhoids.
However, depending on the severity of the condition, the adjustment
may not be able to offer complete relief, as was the case with one
of Dr. Headly's patients.
"This particular patient told me that the
adjustment worked great for the internal condition, but not for
the external discomfort, " explained Dr. Headly. "I gave
her some emu oil to try, and she came in later with her eyes as
big as half dollars demanding to know what that stuff was and where
could she get more of it. She just kept saying, "It worked!
It worked! It worked!
Source: An Adjustment in Chiropractic. by Nancy
McMillan. Emu Today & Tomorrow July 1995
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