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My name is Colleen Davis and I am a
licensed Massage Therapist. Take a moment
and read how Massage Therapy helped me and why I believe Massage
Therapy can improve your well being and overall quality of life. |
Asthma
is a chronic inflammatory disease of
the respiratory tract caused by an overactive immune system, which
increases
mucus production and swelling in lung airways. The resulting
"bronchospasm" blocks the lungs, resulting in persistent wheezing and
coughing. Asthma
attacks may be
triggered by a variety of stimuli, the nature of which varies from
individual
to individual. Upper respiratory infections, either viral or bacterial,
often
trigger an asthma attack. Exposures to tobacco smoke, perfumes, paints
or other
strong chemical odors are often culprits. Changes in weather or
temperature,
exposure to molds, animal danders, grass or tree pollens are all
triggers for
some asthmatic patients. |
I have had Asthma
since I was a young child.
My Asthma was triggered by everything. As a child I was always sick with Bronchitis at least 4 times during the year, usually at change of season. I was seven the first time I had Pneumonia. Pneumonia is a serious infection or inflammation of the lungs. The air sacs in the lungs fill with pus and other liquid. Oxygen has trouble reaching your blood. If there is too little oxygen in your blood, your body cells can't work properly. Because of this and the spread of infection through the body pneumonia can cause death.- Over the years
I had tried
medications ranging from every inhaler that was on the market to
powerful
steroids. I
was thirteen the last time
I had Pneumonia. I spent a couple of
weeks in the hospital and I was absent from school for three months. When
I was discharged from the hospital I
was told that one lung had a very small amount of fluid remaining from
the
viral infection. I was on strict
schedule at home. Medication was
administered the same time every day; I was on the Nebulizer morning
and
night. I
medicated the moment I awoke
in the morning and before I went to bed for the night. My
parents were very attentive to my needs
and expressed a deep concern when I told them that I didn’t
want
to
spend the
rest of my life taking prescription drugs. Shortly
after my fourteenth birthday I just wanted to give up. I
truly felt that I would never be well and
I wished for another form of treatment. It was during
this time
that my father had started to visit a Chiropractor after a serious
accident. He
was helped tremendously
and so my parents suggested that I try Chiropractic. I
had Chiropractic care three times per week for the first
year. After
about two years I continued
with visits once a week to properly maintain my newfound state of
health. In
conjunction with Chiropractic
care I was
also treated with Massage Therapy. The
effects of both modalities were almost immediate in regards to Asthma. I
felt more relaxed, I was able to breathe
more freely and the tight feeling that was always in my chest
diminished. |
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