Ishta Spinal Touch™

Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly is Ishta Spinal Touch?

Ishta Spinal Touch is a philosophy and practice which seeks to help keep the bones of the skull, spine and pelvis in their proper relationship with each other, in order to allow the body to express its maximum potential.

What do you mean by maximum potential?

Each individual human being has their own unique blend of potentials pre-programmed by genetic heritage long before birth. These include such factors as the capacity to see and hear, the capacity for eye to hand coordination, the capacity to think clearly, to remember, to reason, to organise thoughts, to solve problems, the capacity to resist disease and recover from injuries, the capacity for balanced emotional response, for humour, for love.

These are but a few examples of the many potentials and capacities inherent within the individual. While nobody can know the outer-most limits of these potentials, it is easy to see how failure to express them fully would make us less than we could be.

What have the bones of the skull, spine and pelvis got to do with expressing potential?

These bones protect the central nervous system, which is the body's control pathway to organs, glands and other body parts. It has been shown that tiny misalignments of these bones, which we call derrangements, can interfere with normal nervous impulses to and from the brain, and thereby disrupt the harmonious interaction of body parts. Because some of the disturbed glands and organs manufacture body chemicals the totality of the biochemistry is thus disturbed. This disturbance in the balance of the body's chemistry affects every physical, mental and emotional aspect of life and interferes with the expression of full potential.

Are you saying that internal changes in body chemistry, caused by derrangements, can affect such mental factors as mood or memory or creative ability?

Of course. We have only to think of the physical, emotional and mental changes that can result from alcohol, drugs and medicines to realise how important body chemistry is to all functions. When body chemistry is disturbed either by adding chemicals from the outside, or by changing what the body manufactures from the inside, the result always affects every aspect of life.

Is Ishta Spinal Touch a form of chiropractic or osteopathy?

Absolutely not! There are no bony manipulations involved at all. Ishta Spinal Touch solely uses a unique muscle relaxation technique to reduce derangements.

How does Ishta Spinal Touch correct these derrangements?

To be absolutely accurate, we must point out that Ishta Spinal Touch does not really correct the derrangements. The body has its own spinal muscles to do that. Unfortunately, the spinal muscles are often too busy doing something else. It is this "something else" that Ishta Spinal Touch addresses, allowing the muscles to do the job they are supposed to do.

Does it hurt?

No it is very gentle and relaxing. Often people fall asleep while it is being done.

Is Ishta Spinal Touch safe?

Yes. There are no contra-indications to receiving the treatment. There are, however, some times when caution is required. Practitioners are well trained to know when intervention from another health professional is required.

How do I know if I have derrangements?

Unfortunately, most of the time you don't. It is true that some derrangements may produce pain or muscle spasm, but most do not. The only way to be sure is to have an assessment by a trained and certified Ishta Spinal Touch practitioner.

How does an Ishta Spinal Touch practitioner know what to do?

They are trained in assessing you for postural distortion by standing you in front of a plumb line, and by other means. Even untrained people (a spouse or parent, for example) can often see the distortion when compared against a vertical and horizontal reference point. The exact form that this distortion takes determines how the alignment technique is applied.

What particular physical, mental or emotion conditions respond to Ishta Spinal Touch?

None! Ishta Spinal Touch is not a treatment for any condition or an attempt to cure any disease.

It is true, of course, that one of the potentials which could be reduced by a derrangement is the body's potential for health.

What we can say is that Ishta Spinal Touch is particularly safe and gentle and has helped people with:-

Ankylosing Spondylitis, Anxiety, Arthritis, Asthma, Back Pain, Balance Problems, Depression, Digestive Problems, Fatigue, Foot Problems, Frozen Shoulders, Headaches, Insomnia, Jaw Problems, Joint Pain, Knee Problems, Kyphosis, Learning and Behavioural Difficulties, Lordosis, Low Energy, Menstrual Problems, Migraines, Multiple Sclerosis, Neck Pain, Pins and Needles, Problems during and after Pregnancy, Recurrent Infections, Repetitive Strain Injuries, Scoliosis, Sciatica, Sinus Problems, Sports Injuries, Stress Management, Tension, Visual Disturbances, Wellness Care, Whiplash Injuries and more.

Ishta Spinal Touch is primarily concerned with creating a healthy, balanced state on all levels. It therefore has the potential to help people with almost any condition.

In our view a body which has derrangements could never be as healthy as it could be under the same circumstances, but without having the derrangements. Whatever potential one has for resisting disease or recovering from disease or injury will obviously be better expressed without derrangements.

But it is important to realise that all people are better off without derrangements, under all circumstances, without regard to whether they are sick or well. If you want to know the best treatments for any disease ask your GP. If you want to stay free of derrangements just because that's the best way to be all that you could be, have Ishta Spinal Touch regularly.

What causes derrangements?

Almost any fall or accident could cause derrangements. So could poor posture, physical or emotional stress, malnutrition, dehydration, surgery, physical exertion, or any one of a dozen other things. In fact, almost everyone gets derrangements at some time or other, often in childhood. Unless these derrangements are corrected, we spend our entire life being less than we could be.

Have some Ishta Spinal Touch today.

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