Maria W

This report was written up by an independant reviewer, Kate Shepard, to show that Maria has returned to health and been able to maintain it.

PROBLEMS

For the past 25 years, Maria has suffered from Fibromyalgia and problems associated with that condition.   Maria has researched her condition over a number of years and made necessary adjustments to her intake of vitamins, and dietary supplements. Allergies associated with fibromyalgia have meant constant changes to her diet. 

Owning her own business, Maria has battled with her condition for many years in order to keep her head above ground and continue working. “There was a time when I was really struggling to get through the day,” she says.     

On her first appointment, Maria presented with a number of issues, including:

• Fibromyalgia
• Depression
• Chronic fatigue
• Low Energy
• Chronic inflammation/pain of muscles & joints
• Allergies
• Jaw pain
• Rounded back

WHAT MARIA SAYS

I was diagnosed as having fibromyalgia and I also have a mother and two sisters with the same condition. Over the years I have sought help through alternative health practitioners.

When I went to see Graham, I was going through a very difficult time. I’d had a lot of massage treatments in the past which gets the blood flowing. I follow what’s happening with health and I saw one of Graham’s extensive adverts in the paper. He actually specified that he was having results with fibromyalgia. I have been seeing Graham for approximately 9 months and at the moment I have just changed from weekly to fortnightly visits.  Because he’s working on my joints all the time, I’m building up my immune system so that my body can repair itself. My condition isn’t going to disappear overnight but there’s been a significant improvement in stiffness and inflammation.

I couldn’t walk long distances before because of the aching joints, but now I can.  I’ve got a lot more energy as well. 

GRAHAM’S TREATMENT

My first treatment with Graham affected me tremendously.  He actually started working on the jaw joint.  There has been a lot of research done to show that a lot of illnesses, including fibromyalgia, could be related to the jaw joint being out.  Aligning the jaw, along with the other treatment he does, made a significant difference to how I felt.

I was told fibromyalgia is much like a landslide into a river where the river learns to go around the landslide.  If you remove the landslide, the river is able to flow.  So with manipulation, once the blood starts flowing, the body has the ability to repair itself.   My back was very rounded and I was stooped over when I saw Graham but now I’m walking upright. Because the pain and the inflammation are not there anymore, I’m able to walk properly.

With my condition, you often find it difficult to walk because you’re often very stiff.  After the first treatment, everything was much more flexible.  Once he was able to get the blood flowing with the Bowen and the various Chinese techniques, I felt so much better.   Once I’ve been for my treatment, I come out feeling like I’m walking on air. My vision is also a lot sharper.

I have recommended people to Graham but I would say he’s… “A-Plus”.  If you’ve tried lots of other people and it hasn’t worked I would thoroughly recommend this overall system that he uses.  With the thermal imaging technology he has at the Centre, he’s also able to monitor your progress and tell you what your deficiencies are.  It’s a very good and controlled system.