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Most health care problems are multi-factorial. We need to look at the total load of stresses in our lives to design meaningful self-care.

The use of multiple approaches to a problem can be highly effective.

Health does not come out of one bottle, but may come from the thoughtful application of several modalities.

We are trying to create a medicine wheel. For a particular patient with a particular problem a particular therapy might be at the centre of the wheel, or the use of several therapies might be essential.

Chiropractic addresses restrictions and malposition of the spine. Chiropractic is the treatment of choice for backaches and for many headaches. Because of the intimate regulatory association of the spine and the nervous system, chiropractic can be of benefit in many other conditions. If the spine is misaligned, the organs will not function correctly. Chiropractic can be a useful part of much of our health care. Dr. Allan practices the Gonstead Technique of Chiropractic. When a vertebra 'subluxates' (slips out of place) it falls backwards off its disc. The Gonstead Technique moves this posterior segment anterior back into place. The use of rotation in adjustments of the neck and lumbar spine is kept to a minimum. The Gonstead Technique is particularly effective, comfortable, and safe.

Acupuncture can be used to balance the body's energy fields enhancing health locally and systemically, and can be used to address specific tensions and pains.

Homeopathy is an energetic medicine which uses "potentised" remedies to harmonise the tone of the body. It can be used as "first-aid" to address particular acute symptoms, or "constitutionally" to address major chronic problems.

Bach Flower Remedies are flower essences that subtly adjust the emotional tone and mental function. These remedies may be prescribed, but can also usefully be self-prescribe empowering the patient.

Herbs can be a wonderful adjunct to these other treatments, or a cure in themselves. Most aspects of health care can be addressed with herbs with little risk of side effects.

CranioSacral Therapy (CST) and Visceral Manipulation are gentle hands-on techniques. They follow and facilitate the body's own subtle movements, releasing tensions in connective tissue and restrictions in cranial movement, and in the visceral organs. Much of our emotional and psychological history is stored in the body as somatic tension. CST is a powerful tool for accessing and processing old patterns, freeing and harmonising our whole being.

Nutritional Counseling: improving our diet is either going to help us a little or a lot. Nowadays many people suffer from environmental hypersensitivities, allergies and food sensitivities. Because a healthy gut is an essential foundation of health, these problems can be helped by judicious management of diet.

Postural Work: our posture expresses our feeling and affects our whole being. By simple regional posture awareness we can begin to change our position in the world. (Tai Chi, Yoga, and Bioenergetics are wonderful techniques for exploring our posture and ourselves. They are employed in my practice, but it is useful to follow through on studies of these elsewhere.)

Trigenics is a new muscle therapy that combines dynamic acupressure, focused breathing and muscle reflexes to quickly and dramatically relax spasms and ease muscle pain. It can be use as an adjunct to, or as a substitute for, chiropractic. The results are striking, often near miraculous, and trigenics can be employed even with acute injuries. One of the chief ingredients of trigenics is the use of a muscle reflex: "reciprocal inhibition". When we gently contract our triceps (an extensor of the forearm) the nervous system automatically relaxes the "antagonist" muscle, the biceps (a flexor). By adding a small resistance to the movement we can greatly enhance the effect. So, through a gentle resisted movement of opposing muscles we can automatically calm and relax muscle tissue. When we add dynamic acupressure manipulation of the tensed muscles and tendons, along with focused breathing, we have a remarkably synergistic system. "Synergy" means the three pieces work together much better then we’ve any right to expect.

Dr. Norman Bethune Allan graduated as a doctor of chiropractic from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1986, since when he has been involved in practicing, teaching and studying various aspects of complimentary medicine.

Before becoming a practitioner of Complementary Medicines Dr. Allan was a scientist. His Ph.D., in neuroscience (Sussex 1970), was a study of central control of motor behaviour.

From 1984 to 1993 Dr. Allan was engaged (part-time) in research at the University of Toronto into a wide variety of topics in Alternative Medicine including Acupuncture, Bioelectricity, Wound Healing, Food Sensitivity, and Homeopathy.
More recently he was involved in designing a study of Gaston Naessens work with darkfield microscopy and 714-X, and developing a clinical trial to study the management of osteoarthritis through nutrition.

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Most health care problems are multi-factorial. We need to look at the total load of stresses in our lives to design meaningful self-care. The use of multiple approaches to a problem can be highly effective. Health does not come out of one bottle, but may come from the thoughtful application of several modalities. We are trying to create a medicine wheel. For a particular patient with a particular problem a particular therapy might be at the centre of the wheel, or the use of several therapies might be essential. MODALITIES employed by Dr. Allan include: acupuncture alternative treatments for cancer auricular acupuncture autosomatic training bach flowers chiropractic: counseling craniosacral therapy : a myofascial release technique for coccydynia decompression,spinal detoxifying diagnostic techniques: 1/ an essay on dowsing, divining and diagnosis includes a discussion of electrodermal testing and muscle testing, 2/ live blood analysis (no longer performed in our office) diet: Weight Loss Tips candida diet exercise:for acute low back pain foot toning general: "a treatment for most conditions" herbology homeopathy infusions live blood analysis microscopy /darkfield/live-blood analysis myofascial release; a technique for coccydynia Nutritional counseling: candida diet postural work reflexology: foot toning, reflexology (scientific "waffle" and speculation on mechanism) links spinal decompression supplements stress management trigenics visceral manipulation CONDITIONS treated in our practice include: allergies arthritis asthma back pain: (exercises for,) breast cancer: diagnosis, thermography bruises, sprains, strains and... cancer candida: candida diet chronic fatigue syndrome chronic pain syndrome connective tissue disease: Lupus. coccydynia depression detoxification (is not really a "condition": see toxicity) food sensitivities headache general: a treatment for most conditions gout high blood pressure hypertension immune disorders: Lupus. immune tonics, Lupus, allergies, impotence insomnia: herbs for, irritable bowel syndrome joint pain: see arthritis and back pain low back pain: (exercises for,) "leaky gut syndrome" Lupus migraines multiple sclerosis myofascial release; a technique for coccydynia neck pain pain, chronic pregnancy: herbal beverages during, repetitive strain injury sprains, strains and bruises stress Systemic Lupus Erythematosis toxicity (is a "condition", but see detoxification) a treatment for most conditions weight loss tips yeasts and others Organs, Tissues, Systems blood: rouleaux and flow, darkfield live-blood analysis, finger nails heart: high blood pressure joints, sensitivity of tailbone A BRIEF DESCRIPTION: of some of these modalities Chiropractic addresses restrictions and malposition of the spine. Chiropractic is the treatment of choice for backaches and for many headaches. Because of the intimate regulatory association of the spine and the nervous system, chiropractic can be of benefit in many other conditions. If the spine is misaligned, the organs will not function correctly. Chiropractic can be a useful part of much of our health care. Dr. Allan practices the Gonstead Technique of Chiropractic. When a vertebra 'subluxates' (slips out of place) it falls backwards off its disc. The Gonstead Technique moves this posterior segment anterior back into place. The use of rotation in adjustments of the neck and lumbar spine is kept to a minimum. The Gonstead Technique is particularly effective, comfortable, and safe. Acupuncture can be used to balance the body's energy fields enhancing health locally and systemically, and can be used to address specific tensions and pains. Homeopathy is an energetic medicine which uses "potentised" remedies to harmonise the tone of the body. It can be used as "first-aid" to address particular acute symptoms, or "constitutionally" to address major chronic problems. Bach Flower Remedies are flower essences that subtly adjust the emotional tone and mental function. These remedies may be prescribed, but can also usefully be self-prescribe empowering the patient. Herbs can be a wonderful adjunct to these other treatments, or a cure in themselves. Most aspects of health care can be addressed with herbs with little risk of side effects. CranioSacral Therapy (CST) and Visceral Manipulation are gentle hands-on techniques. They follow and facilitate the body's own subtle movements, releasing tensions in connective tissue and restrictions in cranial movement, and in the visceral organs. Much of our emotional and psychological history is stored in the body as somatic tension. CST is a powerful tool for accessing and processing old patterns, freeing and harmonising our whole being. Nutritional Counseling: improving our diet is either going to help us a little or a lot. Nowadays many people suffer from environmental hypersensitivities, allergies and food sensitivities. Because a healthy gut is an essential foundation of health, these problems can be helped by judicious management of diet. Postural Work: our posture expresses our feeling and affects our whole being. By simple regional posture awareness we can begin to change our position in the world. (Tai Chi, Yoga, and Bioenergetics are wonderful techniques for exploring our posture and ourselves. They are employed in my practice, but it is useful to follow through on studies of these elsewhere.) Trigenics is a new muscle therapy that combines dynamic acupressure, focused breathing and muscle reflexes to quickly and dramatically relax spasms and ease muscle pain. It can be use as an adjunct to, or as a substitute for, chiropractic. The results are striking, often near miraculous, and trigenics can be employed even with acute injuries. One of the chief ingredients of trigenics is the use of a muscle reflex: "reciprocal inhibition". When we gently contract our triceps (an extensor of the forearm) the nervous system automatically relaxes the "antagonist" muscle, the biceps (a flexor). By adding a small resistance to the movement we can greatly enhance the effect. So, through a gentle resisted movement of opposing muscles we can automatically calm and relax muscle tissue. When we add dynamic acupressure manipulation of the tensed muscles and tendons, along with focused breathing, we have a remarkably synergistic system. "Synergy" means the three pieces work together much better then we’ve any right to expect. A Brief Biography: Dr. Norman Bethune Allan graduated as a doctor of chiropractic from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1986, since when he has been involved in practicing, teaching and studying various aspects of complimentary medicine. Before becoming a practitioner of Complementary Medicines Dr. Allan was a scientist. His Ph.D., in neuroscience (Sussex 1970), was a study of central control of motor behaviour. From 1984 to 1993 Dr. Allan was engaged (part-time) in research at the University of Toronto into a wide variety of topics in Alternative Medicine including Acupuncture, Bioelectricity, Wound Healing, Food Sensitivity, and Homeopathy. More recently he was involved in designing a study of Gaston Naessens work with darkfield microscopy and 714-X, and developing a clinical trial to study the management of osteoarthritis through nutrition. ASK THE DOCTOR if you have any questions please ask email: normanallandr@yahoo.ca - and please read our Ask the Doctor page.
Dr. Norman Allan Ph.D. D.C. practitioner of Alternative Medicines 2 College Street suite 305 Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1K3 tel: 416 928 9272 fax: 416 696 0234
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