The Bone and Body Clinic
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PREMA, 47, INDIA
COMPLETE ACL TEAR AND PARTIALLY TORN MENISCUS
Prema was diagnosed with a complete ACL tear and partially torn meniscus. She saw three orthopedic surgeons in India and consulted a surgeon in the US, athletes who had suffered the same injury, and an alternative body worker. All said that surgery was her only option. Prema’s treatment was for three weeks.
When I was diagnosed with a complete ACL tear, I started to research treatment options. Doctors, bodyworkers and friends were all saying surgery was unavoidable. However, from what I read about the surgery, the new ligament is inserted at a slightly different angle than the original ligament, which would affect the performance of my knee. Statistics also show that the potential for reinjury is high. (As a teenager I was treated allopathically for scoliosis and know firsthand the limitations of looking at and treating just one part of the body without considering the impact on the whole. I was anxious to avoid a similar experience.)
A friend had told me about the Bone and Body Clinic, but I couldn’t imagine how the two torn ends of the ligament could be rejoined without going inside. Nonetheless, a few weeks before surgery, I gave the clinic a call. They had me email my films, which they looked at on their holiday, and their response was, “Don’t have surgery. The ligament is only twisted.” I had found my doctor.
When I came to the clinic all my expectations were surpassed. Even before I arrived I was put at ease by Miranda’s confident guidance, overflowing kindness and generosity. My knee was realigned within minutes of my arrival. I was intrigued before I came by the traditional techniques and martial arts influence, but how rare and wonderful to meet a master — of any art, but here – one whose practice and skill is so deep and integrated that trust was immediate/implicit.
The process with my knee was still intense, but with a well-designed sequence of treatments and rehabilitation I was soon ready to go (though I was so fascinated by the treatment system I stayed on). Miranda’s energetic “stretch” classes helped get my ligament and muscles back in shape to support my realigned knee. She and Ringo and their team pushed me to do what I thought was not possible. Another gift. I found myself wondering why the whole world wasn’t at their door. (It is hard work.) But nowhere have I seen such skillful, holistic treatment, such a combination of strength and gentleness, discipline and kindness. What a different world it would be if everyone could receive treatment like this – and if everyone gave of themselves like the team at BBC.
I still wonder why Ringo could see a twisted ligament on an emailed x-ray/MRI and four surgeons saw a complete tear. But, a year after my treatment I hardly remember the injury happened. My knee is stable, I can run again, and I have a new and better understanding of how to keep all my joints strong and injury free. Much gratitude and respect for Ringo, Miranda and family and the healing traditions of Manipur.
JOSÉ, 42, MEXICO
KNEE PAIN AND BODY STIFFNESS
José had Achilles tendon elongation surgery 21 years previously. As a result of this, he suffered a series of problems including a torn meniscus, hip tightness and recurring pain. José’s treatment period was ten weeks.
WHAT DID JOSÉ SAY?
I have nothing but gratitude and respect for Ringo, Miranda and their team. In 10 years of Iyengar [yoga] practice, I have not been able to open my hips and strengthen my knees as much as I did after 10 weeks with these guys. I feel blessed and lots of gratitude. It’s hard to believe there are places like this in the world. I totally recommend it. Love you guys and may God bless you always.
DEV, 66, INDIA
TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Air Vice Marshall Dev Ganesh (Retired) came to the Bone and Body Clinic suffering from severe pain in his face. The pain had frequently not allowed him to sleep for any period of time or eat anything solid for the past 7 years. Dev was also unable to walk without assistance and a stick and he was diagnosed with MS. Dev has received treatment this season for a total of 8 weeks.
WHAT DID DEV MAY SAY?
I was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia (or ‘TN’) in September 2010, and for more than 7 years suffered excruciating jaw pain for which there is no known cure. The slightest of stimuli such as a sudden head movement, looking down or a slight gust of breeze on the face triggered sudden, violent attacks of pain of unimaginably severe intensity. With the dubious distinction of being the most painful of all diseases (google ‘suicide disease’ for more details), TN left little room in my life for anything but pain management, to the extent that I ignored the MS I had also been diagnosed with. I avoided most social interactions, till as a last resort I came to Bone and Body Clinic, desperate to try anything to rid me of this malady. Within the first few meetings, Ringo, purely by visual assessment, surmised that my jaw was not only misaligned but dislocated, causing the pain which presented itself as TN. Within 3 weeks, he had, by three deft manipulations of my jaw, lasting a few seconds each, reduced the pain by 95%!
OREN, 43, ISRAEL
TORN MENISCUS
Oren has been an athlete since he was a boy. But repeated knee injuries made sports painful for him. His knee problems forced him to run in a way that created misalignment in his spine and hips. Oren came to BBC for three seasons.
During my tenure as a school principal, I became increasingly unable to run, which is the sport I love most. All my life I have been an athlete. I was a professional runner until the age of 16. I had many injuries in the knees. In the left knee I had to have meniscus surgery. I saw that as I got older, I couldn’t run because my knees were too sore. Then I had another injury on the right meniscus. It was really bad. I couldn’t walk properly. I couldn’t turn my body to the left because every time I turned to the left I had severe pain. That was the stage that I came to India to meet Ringo.
When I met Ringo, he scanned my body and he found the three injuries that I suffered from that didn’t allow me to run. Surprisingly, Ringo told me that the easiest injury to correct was the knee which I found hard to believe because it was so painful. The lower back was not as painful as the knee. I started to practice.
ELLIE MAY, 18, UK
SUSPECTED COMPLETE ACL TEAR
Ellie May has been training in kickboxing since the age of six. She was a hopeful entrant to the Great Britain Olympic Kickboxing team when the injury to her right knee occurred. The specialists that she saw in the UK could not confirm if her ACL injury was a partial or complete tear. They wanted to open up the knee for further exploration. When she came to the Clinic, Ellie had not been able to resume any training for an entire year, bringing an end to her Olympic dreams for 2020. Ellie May’s treatment was for three months.
WHAT DID ELLIE MAY SAY?
I cannot believe that all the specialists in the UK could not offer me any solution or even agree on my diagnosis. I was told to stop training and rest to see if the knee pain subsided. After one year of not training, I began to fear that I would never again be able to go back to kickboxing. My grandfather, who had been successfully treated by Ringo, asked him for his opinion. Ringo said I should come to India and to definitely not undergo surgery. He said he would try his best to get me back into shape to kickbox again. After the initial four weeks of treatment, I started to kick once again. I am now running and training with no knee weakness or pain. I have a new and better understanding of the importance of correct stretching techniques. As a sports person, it is crucial to be able to use the whole body in alignment to ensure our performance is the best it can be and, more importantly, to protect ourselves from future injury. I am forever in your debt.
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Manipur, India