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No More Pain: Small Bowel Obstruction (Video)

April 6, 2012 Clear Passage Physical Therapy 2 comments


Watch a Clear Passage Physical Therapy patient share her story about her journey to overcome the pain and discomfort associated with years of surgery. After receiving treatment for Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO), she finally is pain-free.

I feel very confident about being able to use the tools I have learned here, and if anything comes up, which I don’t even expect anything else to be an issue, then I can work on it myself from home. So, I am really happy about that.

I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis when I was ten. For twelve years I was on and off all different types of medication, even hospitalized sometimes. It just came to a point where I had to get my colon removed as I was not responsive to any medication.

I felt great right after surgery, for a couple of weeks. Then I started having some pain after surgery and I wasn’t sure what it was. We thought maybe it was Pouchitis, which is inflammation you can get in the pouch causing the same symptoms an Ulcerative Colitis.  I was some antibiotics for a while. Then probably about two to three weeks after that I was in excruciating pain. It was a complete total blockage.

I was constantly looking.  I finally learned that it was adhesions. I would go on the internet to look for information about adhesions and I found Clear Passage Physical Therapy. And we started checking into it and to Clear Passage.

We came down and everything fell into place. After she explored, we both had a piece of mind about it. The key was to heal something without surgery, which causes adhesions in the first place.

When I first got here, everything was pulling.  I didn’t want to stand up straight, and it felt like everything in my stomach was pulling. After the first few sessions, it felt like a belt was taken off around my stomach-Like I could breathe again. It was a really “ahhhhh” feeling. It just felt good.

After visiting Clear Passage Physical Therapy, the amount of time that I had to work on her dramatically decreased, and that was the most noticeable change for me. She felt like the work that you guys did throughout the 20 hours of treatment really freed things up. We learned a lot about adhesions. Very educational. Just the descriptions used is extremely helpful. Adhesion being like a rubber band and a rubber ball and how they would break up. It was very helpful. That was the main thing that I noticed, that we didn’t’ have to work on her stomach hardly ever.

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Clear Passage: A Different Kind of Healthcare Clinic

August 23, 2011 Clear Passage Physical Therapy 2 comments

Clear Passage is very different from many healthcare clinics. Our goal is to put our patients first, to treat them with care and respect, and to help them reach their health goals.

So what’s makes Clear Passage different?

  1. We Learn – We take the time to review and understand your entire medical history. This allows us to create a customized treatment plan based on your needs and goals.

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  2. We Listen – We offer free consultations for you to discuss your condition with a therapist who is familiar with your medical history and can offer insight as to how therapy may benefit you.

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  3. We Value – We want you to be a part of the therapy team that is treating you. We value your feedback, thoughts, and feelings throughout each one-on-one therapy session. We will constantly ask you how you are feeling and what changes you are noticing throughout the week to ensure that you are comfortable.

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  4. We Care – We provide each patient with a private therapy room throughout their week of treatment. This allows patients to relax in a beautifully decorated room during and between treatment sessions.

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  5. We Treat – Our treatment program can be completed in just one week of intensive therapy. Patients often begin therapy on Monday and are finished by Friday afternoon. This allows our patients who travel from out of town to complete treatment without the need to return for follow-up visits. This week also allows you to escape from the distractions of home and work and focus on your health and healing.

If you would like to receive a free consultation with a Clear Passage therapist, simply fill out our online medical history form. After we have reviewed your submitted form, we will contact you to set up your free phone consultation with a therapist.

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Small Bowel Obstruction eBook

August 3, 2010 Clear Passage Physical Therapy 2 comments

Click here to read our Small Bowel Obstruction eBook.

Many people suffer from debilitating chronic pain and discomfort due to small bowel obstruction . Often times this  pain is a mechanical obstruction due to adhesions that form. Many times the only option is a highly restricted diet or an  invasive surgical procedure to cut away the part of the bowel that is obstructed with adhesions. Surgery, however, is also the cause of more adhesion formation, so though a surgical procedure may provide relief temporarily, the pain and dysfunction often return as more adhesions form. This can begin a never ending cycle of surgeries that can be both risky and costly.  There is a natural alternative treatment for small bowel obstruction called the Wurn Technique®. You can read more about this natural treatment by reading our Small Bowel Obstruction eBook.

This eBook describes the cause and treatment of adhesions which can cause pain and dysfunction in the abdomen. Adhesions are thick fibrous bands of scar tissue that form following a trauma or surgery. These adhesions can attach to the delicate tissues of the small bowel and act as an adhesive glue that slows or stops regular function. The Wurn Technique® is a hands-on physical therapy has been shown to decrease pain and increase function by pulling apart these adhesions strand by strand. This allows the body to return to normal function.

Share this information with someone you know who suffers from small bowel obstruction, and help them find a path to a better life.

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