Trager, Post-Op
THE BEE’S KNEES ???
Trager Testimonial from CB, artist, mother of 2 teen boys….
I had an accident while playing on a large trampoline with my kids in February. This was my second knee injury, different knee. By the time my surgeon could operate on the knee it was March 29, so before surgery I was already on crutches for 4 weeks, and my knee was like a noodle without the brace that went from mid thigh to my ankle. Now for someone that is very active and particular about there body alignment this was a big deal. I had spoken & worked a little with Judy before the surgery but was waiting until I was in the healing phase to work more often with her.
About a week after my surgery I had my first full hour and a half/full body Trager treatment. As my body had already been compensating & realigning itself for over a month, I was hurting all over and the left side of my body felt heavy and tight, along with new pain from the knee surgery. I was anything but comfortable. After that first treatment I barely felt like I was in my body. I was light as a feather and all the tension left my left side, it was amazing. I found that I was sleeping better. When I was moving, I was moving in a more balanced way. Judy also started showing me ways of staying loose and getting my muscles back to a relaxed state. Everything from my shoulders, ribs, hips, back, neck, arms, knees, and feet were being affected. After my surgery I was told I would have another 8 weeks no weight bearing on my right leg.
I started working with Judy once a week for an hour and every time we did the Trager I was like a brand new person. Everything would just melt. Each week I felt and learned new things to help my body heal and stay comfortable . The positions that I was allowed to be in from week to week would change a little or my activity would change. I really noticed feeling aligned after every visit, like you do when you go to your chiropractor and massaged like when you see a massage therapist. This therapy is so gentle and intuitive, that it helped my body learn how to get back into place on it’s own with a little conscious coaching.
I had been receiving Trager now for 4 or 5 weeks and then I went one week without it. The next week that I had a treatment, I had some major shifts in my body. I was still using two crutches but now putting 50% of my weight on the foot. This was a lot of changes in regard to the alignment of my knee to foot when walking. I had not let my right foot even touch the ground in almost ten weeks. During my therapy with Judy I felt things shifting ever so gently in my knee and foot and when I stood up to walk it was as if my body knew how to hold itself in alignment again. There were also major shifts in my back where the muscles release the tension and the bones aligned themselves.
Even as I write this it's been a week and I know with my new state of healing that my body will feel much better after I have a Trager session. I am down to one crutch now and learning how to walk again, not quite normal but on my way. I think that whether you have torn your ACL and Meniscus like me or you have common everyday pain and are healing through something or have an aging body that just hurts…. Trager is so gentle and so effective that everyone can benefit greatly from having it. I intend on incorporating it into my life regularly and I am considering getting certified to do Trager myself knowing how this could help so many of my friends and family.
Love you , Thanks again Judy
Thank you for being willing to share your experiences with us!
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