I have been inspired a lot this year, and
you can read my thoughts through my blogs, moments of when I was able to capture
in words how art, cooking, friendships, poker, and even golf are like
Osteopathy. And so getting into the holiday spirit, I think the time is right
to see how Christmas is like our health.
Soon, there will be Christmas shopping,
Christmas cooking and Christmas everything all around us. It will be the
happiest of times for some, and a sad time for others. But I think how we feel
is not based on the time of year, but more on who we are. I think it is like
winning the lottery because I don’t think money changes us, it just makes us
more of the person who we really are. If we are generous before we won the
lottery, I think we would be generous after; and the opposite is true, it
doesn’t matter if that person had won one hundred dollars or one million dollars.
Thus, I think at Christmas time, it will bring out the person inside us more.
If we are kind, then I think this time of year brings that out even more with
the many opportunities to give, either to charity or to family and friends. If
we are anxious and easily stressed throughout the year, then this may be an
especially stressful time of year.
And so I think our health is a lot like
this. Our body naturally wants to be healthy, it tells us when to yawn or
stretch tight muscles, it hurts to warn us of compensation patterns and
imbalances, and it sleeps to grow and refresh ourselves. But it is everyday and
work-related stresses that add up and accumulate in our bodies to affect our
health adversely. Similar to how Christmas can bring out the person who we
really are, Osteopathy can restore our natural health so we can be as healthy
as the person we really are. Christmas is a time of forgiving, when we can let
go of the mental stresses from earlier in the year. Osteopathy is also a time,
a time of healing for your body from the physical and mental stresses from
earlier in the year.
Osteopathy, similar to other therapies, can
reduce muscle tension, improve joint range of motion, decrease nerve irritation
and improve circulation, among other benefits through hands-on techniques with
a holistic approach to your health. Just as it complements other forms of
medicine, it also complements the holidays because our health is a combination
of body, mind and spirit. Similar to how your local Osteopath might treat a
part of you that you feel your doctor and his prescribed drugs miss, Osteopathy
can also enhance the joys of Christmas too. Together, Christmas can bring out
our inner happiness and goodwill to others, and Osteopathy can bring out our
innate ability to be healthy and forgive all the aches and pains from the year
before.
Thus, Christmas and Osteopathy can have
similar benefits on our health, just in different ways. They complement each
other, like traditional and alternative medicine. Similar to how Christmas can
bring out the best in us, Osteopathy like other therapies can bring out the
health in us. And similar to how Christmas is a time to share, Osteopathy can
also be shared, namely in patient referrals. So as my last blog of the year, I
want to thank all my new and returning patients this year. I have been touched
by the kind words you have said about me, the trust in your health you have
given me, and the opportunity to improve it with Osteopathy. I wish you all a
Healthy and Happy Holidays, and let’s make 2012 our healthiest year ever.
Dickson Wong
Osteopathic Practitioner
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