The Gentle Joint And Spinal Therapy Of Dorn & Breuss
Dorn spinal therapy is a gentle treatment for the spine and all joints and is suitable to help clients presenting back and neck pain. It has been developed in Germany some 30 years ago from a farmer called Dieter Dorn. He himself had an accident which led him to a healer, a “bonesetter” as people called him, and he showed him the magical treatment which, after having seen many doctors and specialists, finally gave him relief after only 2 treatments. With this experience he decided that he himself wanted to go out and help other people with back pain, using this treatment and after his first successful treatment on his wife, she had been suffering from severe migraines for more than 10 years, word spread and the neighbors and friends came along to experience his “magic hands”. I know that many fabulous treatments and healing techniques started similarly, as a folk medicine and a secret, often kept by one person and lost after this person’s death. But fortunately in this case, Dieter Dorn eventually became convinced that he had to share his secret and therefore there are now many Dorn practitioners around the world helping thousands of back pain sufferers every day.
But how does Dorn Spinal Therapy work?
It starts with the checking of the leg length, as 80% of people have a difference in their leg length, often without knowing it. Any difference is balanced by easy exercises to bring back the joints of the lower limbs into their correct positions. These joints are the hip, knee and/or ankle and obviously work happens on the longer leg, not on the shorter like in most other modalities. Now that the legs are balanced, the coccyx, sacrum and ileum is the next area to check. It is examined for any twist and balanced with gentle pressure and movement. Once the persons 'base' is balanced, we can move on to the spine itself.
Deviated vertebrae are brought back into place by the pressure of the thumb towards the spinous processeses of the spine. For this procedure to take place it is essential for the client to move their arms or legs in a swinging motion, depending on which area he is being worked on. This movement relaxes the muscles and keeps the spine flexible so the vertebrae can slip back into position.
Many problems such as headaches, dizziness, ear and/or eye problems can be the result of nerve pressure in the cervical area of the spine. By using this gentle massage technique these problems can be solved. To work on this area the head is gently turned whilst the therapist finds the deviated vertebra and then moves it back into position.
With this technique tendons and ligaments are not stretched or overstretched; they adapt after a very short time and support the muscles to keep the vertebrae in position.
In case of sore or uneven joints there are some easy exercises to reduce pain and move the joints into their correct positions.
The whole treatment is gentle and not dangerous, no cracking or abrupt movements are used, just the thumb on a specific area. The patient will not be surprised by sudden movements, the practitioner stays in communication with the patient and never goes beyond their pain threshold. To support the successful treatment there are very simple and quick exercises that help the client to keep the structure in place and also to take responsibility for their own getting better. They have to understand that it is not the practitioner who fixes them but it is their dealing with their body that improves their wellbeing.
The spine is not only the central „support organ“ of the body but more important the protective coating for the bone marrow, the higher “command organ” for all functions of the organs, tissues, even each cell in the body. Pain, malfunction and tissue changes – not only in the back but also in every other body region – are often caused by an irritation of the nerve that comes out of the bone marrow due to a displacement or blockage of one or more vertebrae. This means that e.g. a poor digestion can be related to a displaced vertebra in the corresponding area and therefore can be treated via the spine. So this means that it always is worth having your spine checked for any ailments that cannot be cured or before undergoing surgery. „sometimes it would be advisable to have the second thoracic vertebra checked before implanting a cardiac pacemaker“ is one of Dieter Dorn´s humorous comments.
And from my own experience I can say that yes there are cases where surgery could be avoided just because the client had the chance to see a Dorn Spinal Therapy practitioner.
But Dorn Spinal Therapy is also a preventative treatment as it gives the opportunity to pick up developing problems in the spine and interrupt the process before serious problems start emerging. Therefore Dorn Spinal Therapy is also a fantastic treatment for children and teenagers, in fact for them it works the best as their body is still so adaptable and easy to move.
The Breuss massage is a gentle and sensitive massage for the spine which is often combined with the Dorn Spinal Therapy. By gently stretching the spine the discs get decompressed which enables the St. John´s Wort oil, used in the massage, to penetrate. Breuss uses the image of a sponge to explain the process. A sponge under a 50kg weight becomes very thin. But by pouring water on the sponge it expands to its normal size. Similar happens to the discs. When they soak up the oil they expand and the distance between the vertebrae increases, allowing more flexibility for the spine. The secondary effect of the massage is its incredible relaxing effect. St. Johns wort oil is known as a nerve relaxant and that is what happens during the massage. Even the toughest people seem to melt under this massage procedure and finally allow themselves some relaxing moments. This massage can even be used as an add-on massage for just your normal massage procedure, particularly if you have done a very deep remedial massage.
Dorn Spinal Therapy has taken a big journey around the world and is somehow available in nearly every bigger country. By somehow I mean that there are countries where there are many practitioners, like Germany, others where there are quite a few and growing, like Australia, and others where there are only very few and many more are needed, like the USA. That is why I have decided to run trainings in the USA. And with the accreditation from the NCBTMB there are also CPE points available.
For more information please go to www.backcaresolutions.net or www.dorntherapycourse.com
About the Author
Barbara Simon is a Natural Therapist, trained in Germany, and specialising in Dorn Spinal Therapy. In 2000 Barbara moved to Australia with her family where she introduced Dorn Spinal Therapy not only as a therapist but also as a successful trainer in Dorn Spinal Therapy for health care practitioners. She has also studied Remedial Massage, Reflexology, Ear acupuncture and Bach flowers, as well as Dorn Spinal Therapy.
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