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UpCloseKen Duke’s dream is to fly again one day.

As a member of the Air National Guardand a commercial pilot, he felt a special joy in flying. But that feeling was takenaway in June 1993 when his F-15 fighter crashed outside New Orleans.

The 33-year-old Louisiananative has come a long waysince the accident that re-sulted in a significant headinjury. Duke was in a coma for 32 days.

After years under the care of theDepartment of Veterans Affairs, he hadmade a good recovery and enjoyed a greatdeal of independence. But he still didn’tfeel like the man he was before the acci-dent — he was not nearly ready to return to flying.

With his dream still in sight, he soughtout other therapies that would continue hisprogress. He found CranioSacral Therapyand had weekly sessions with Sue Guynes,P.T., in New Orleans. Guynes recommendedthe intensive therapy program at TheUpledger Institute, Inc., HealthPlexClinical Services.

But the question of how much furtherDuke could go seemed to be in the hands of a VA physician. Would the VA pay forthis therapy?

“The VA doctor had heard about UI,”Duke says. “But he felt it wasn’t worth histime to consider it.”

In the end, however, Duke believes it was his father’s tenacity in pushing through

the paperwork that got the doctors to “givehim a break” and allow him to come to theUI HealthPlex.

“For me it’s been a Godsend. My speechhas improved so very much, and my mind,my hand - it used to shake,” Duke says.“These are minute details but they mean a lot to me.”

As an example of the improvements that occurred during the intensive program, Duke cites his morning routine of readingdevotionals aloud. “My dad heard me theother day and he really noticed a difference.It used to take me more time, but now I can read two or three sentences in a row,” Duke says.

His dream of flying is once again aliveand well.

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Ken Duke spent 32 days

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H e a l t h P l e x C l i n i c a l S e r v i c e s

There’s an old saying: “If all you have towork with is a hammer, everything lookslike a nail.” Unfortunately, patients oftenend up feeling battered by therapists whoinsist there’s only one way to solve theirhealth problems.

While it’s fine to specialize — I personallyhave a predilection forCranioSacral Therapy —the following case illus-trates how important it isto remain flexible aboutwhat’s needed in anyphase of healthcare.

Various modalities canand should be integrated.In patient care there’s noroom for devotion to asingle approach, and thereshould be no boundariesbetween disciplines.

In this case, the patient is a 43-year-oldwoman with one child. She had four D &Cs (dilation and curettage) prior to thedelivery of her child, and a tubal ligationshortly afterward. Aside from her chiefcomplaint and the usual childhood diseases,there was no other significant medical his-tory. She did have orthodontia work during

preadolescence, to which she related someof her problems.

Her chief complaint, which began atabout age 10, included abdominal bloatingand pain. She’d also suffered frequent boutsof constipation since her early teens. Morerecently, she had whole back and neck pain,

and difficulty with concen-tration and focus. She’d lostsome hearing acuity and hadalmost constant tinnitus.Episodes of nearly debilitatingfatigue came on with growingfrequency.

Previous treatmentregimes had produced varyingdegrees of short-lived relief,but none had offered com-plete remission of symptoms,even temporarily.

The treatment I facilitated involved a combination of integrated therapies:CranioSacral Therapy coupled withacupuncture to regain energy flow andrelease restrictions, Visceral Manipulationto release abdominal tension patterns fromthe internal organs, and spinal manipulationcombined with myofascial release, costalmanipulation and pelvic balancing to correct the peripheral structural problems.

Dental trauma was found to be a majorcontributing factor, so we also did sometooth and mouth work. And Somato-Emotional Release revealed issues with the patient’s father involving the lack ofself-esteem development when she wasa child.

Approximately 20 sessions have beencompleted thus far. The problems keepdropping away as her body accepts the work and trusts that whatever is needed will be provided.

Presently, almost all of her symptoms aregone. A combination of treatment modali-ties have helped this patient accomplishbody-mind integration, and successfullyassist in her self-healing.

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Developed by John E. Upledger,D.O., O.M.M., this light-touchmanual therapy encourages thebody’s natural healing mechanismsto improve the capability of thecentral nervous system, dissipatethe negative effects of stress,strengthen resistance to diseaseand enhance health.

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At optimum health, there is aninterconnected motion betweenall the body’s organs. Hyperton-icity, displacement and adhesions,however, can all cause organs towork against each other, creatingchronic irritation that can pavethe way for disease and dysfunction.

Visceral Manipulation enhancesthe mobility and tissue motion ofthe organs of the visceral system.These delicate techniques devel-oped by French osteopath Jean-Pierre Barral can improve thestructure and function of theorgans, their systems and theentire body.

Cathy Pliscof, P.T., director of the inten-sive programs at UI HealthPlex ClinicalServices, can sum up her therapeutic phi-losophy in a single word: responsibility.

“In every program, we offer patients theopportunity to find in their lives a richer,deeper meaning that extends beyond what-ever diagnosis brings them in,” Cathy says.“We seek that for all our patients, youngand old — to more fully understand thedepth of their own resources, and how theydirectly contribute to the results they seein their lives.”

Cathy’s ability to facilitate that processstems from nearly 20 years of experience.She received her Bachelor of Sciencedegree and certificate in physical therapy

from Russell Sage College and AlbanyMedical College School of PhysicalTherapy in Albany, New York,in 1979. Later she worked inboth hospital and outpatientsettings, maintaining such posi-tions as director of physicaltherapy, chief physical therapistand coordinator of clinical edu-cation.

Today she integrates her own particular therapeutic art form in a wide range of specialized programs, includingthose addressing brain and spinal cord dysfunction, learning disabilities, autism,therapist rejuvenation, post-traumatic

stress disorder, cancer recovery and pain. In addition to manual therapies such as

CranioSacral Therapy, SomatoEmotionalRelease and Visceral Manipulation, Cathystresses education in self-managementtechniques to encourage her patients to

take responsibility for theirown recovery.

“When you come into an intensive program, you’llfind a safe and acceptingplace to work your waythrough your difficulties andreach the other side,” shesays. “Rather than judgmentand criticism, we offer thechance to really experiencethe condition you find

yourself in, and then discover what gifts liebeneath it. What you know about yourselfcan serve you better.”

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Melissa now enjoys

swimming and

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past two years.

Melissa Barber has not allowed cerebral palsy to limit her life. Her mother, Patricia, has seenthe 12-year-old make tremendous strides duringyears of physical and occupational therapy —from not being able to walk to getting aroundon her own with the use of a cane.

When Melissa was dismissed from her PT andOT programs a few years ago, the Barbers beganto seek out other therapies to help her gainmore independence. A massage therapist neartheir home in Tifton, Ga., told Patricia aboutCranioSacral Therapy.

“I was skeptical because the concepts ofCranioSacral Therapy — that cranial bonesmove — are contrary to my nursing training,”Patricia recalls. “Yet I was hopeful and prayed for a sign that this was the way to help Melissa.

“One week later, I talked to one of Melissa’sformer physical therapists. She highly praisedCranioSacral Therapy. That was the answer we needed.”

Before coming for the intensive program at UI HealthPlex, Melissa had a few CranioSacralTherapy sessions in Albany, Ga. The CSTpractitioner found that Melissa’s coronal suturewas restricted. Once the coronal suture restric-tion was reduced, her attention skills improvedand Patricia decided to take Melissa off Ritalin.

Later, when they came to UI HealthPlex forthe intensive program, Patricia saw even morechanges in her daughter. She stood straighter and walked more smoothly without the caneshe used to help her balance. Melissa’s upperbody seemed stronger; she appeared to vault upon the table when it was time for therapy.Patricia saw emotional changes, too, as herdaughter was more comfortable speaking forherself.

Before they left for home, Melissa announcedthat she wasn’t taking her cane because she didn’t need it anymore. One more limit hadfallen away.