Wonderful Story Alert 😊
Lynette has been through a lot. Last year she tackled breast cancer and came out a survivor.
Earlier this year, she began to notice some discomfort in her left shoulder and her range of motion was becoming increasingly limited. She asked us for help, but after only two sessions, our club was placed on lockdown.
During this time, Lynette’s shoulder got progressively worse until it went full blown frozen.
She was unable to do the little things we take for granted: washing her hair, putting on a coat, reaching into the cupboard, opening/closing doors, holding the leash to walk the dog, putting her hair in a top-knot pony tail, wrestling with the kids, swimming in the backyard and so on. The thing that hurt most was when her son asked her ‘why do you flinch when I come to hug you?’.
We asked her about her mindset during this time and she described how she experienced feelings of hopelessness, frustration and even a bit of shame. She blamed herself and couldn’t wrap her head around why this happened to her.
Lynette’s physiotherapist explained how in some cases a frozen shoulder could take up to 1.5-2+ years to heal. Many people told her it was just something she needed to wait out. She didn’t like hearing that and decided to be proactive in the process.
Lynette committed to investing in herself. She made the bold decision that she was worthy. In early August, she returned to our club to work with Jeroen 3x/week. It was amazing how much progress she started to make. Jeroen’s compassionate and intelligent approach led him to train the client and not just the shoulder, and their sessions addressed both local and global movement patterns. Lynette trusted the process and she chose to have a positive outlook.
Both Lynette and Jeroen say that the true catalyst of healing occurred when they assessed and corrected a major imbalance. Using NeuroKinetic Therapy protocols, Jeroen was able to identify a fascial distortion from a lymph node removal scar that was causing significant motor control dysfunction.
While doing the self-care work to release her scar, Lynette experienced a profound emotional response. There was trauma and unconscious emotions that needed to be evoked for true healing to occur. What she experienced was extremely difficult as it was both physically and emotionally challenging. Lynnette chose resilience over fear and leaned into the discomfort. By restoring her motor control, progress began to accelerate.
Today, Lynette can now do all the things that she wasn’t able to do before. She still sees her physio periodically who said she’s in the top 1 percentile for recovery length. He attributes the majority of this progress to the purposeful and strategic work done between Jeroen and Lynette to keep her moving.
We asked Lynette what she would say to others in a similar situation. Her response:
“I get it, it sucks. Don’t lose hope. There is help and a solution out there and you’re worth the time and investment. You don’t have to wait it out. Be willing to do the hard work. I wish someone had said that to me.”
On this day of gratitude, let’s remind ourselves to not take the little things for granted.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone 😊