Lawrence Gold - Back and Neck Injury - Back and Neck Injury/Chronic Pain - Health/Fitness

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Expert Profile: Lawrence Gold

Expertise: Questions concerning herniated discs, back muscle spasms, lifting injuries, sciatica, whiplash injuries, dizziness, headaches, movement limitations

Experience in the area
In practice since 1990. Two years on staff at a hospital Wellness and Rehabilitation Center.

Organizations belong to
Association for Hanna Somatic Educators, Association of Bodywork and Massage Professionals, Association for Humanistic Psychology

Publications
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, American Journal of Pain Management, Somatics: Magazine-Journal of the Mind-Body Arts and Sciences. More complete listing at somatics.com/gold.htm

Education/Credentials
Certifications: Hanna Somatic Education, the Dr. Ida P. Rolf method of Structural Integration (partial list)

Publications
American Journal of Pain Management, Townsend Letter for Doctors, Somatics - Magazine/Journal of the Mind-Body Arts and Sciences, Bodywork and Massage Magazine (quarterly) - partial list

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Something controversial or provocative about this subject Perhaps as many as 50% chronic pain, and conditions of misalignment or restricted movement treated by chiropractic, massage, and other methods of therapeutic manipulation have at their root muscular tension and imbalances. The most direct way to clear up such problems is to improve the ability to control the involved muscles, to the degree of being able to relax them.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? More popular understanding of somatic education of an effective option for chronic conditions.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: People have a universal reaction to injury and stress: we tighten up. That tension, which many medical practitioners miss in their diagnoses, causes muscle fatigue, pain, joint damage, and nerve pain.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 4704
Knowledge	9.83 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.81 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.95 Best of the best
Politeness	9.91 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		1
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		544

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	12/10/07
10	10	10	10	11/30/07
10	8	10	10	11/26/07
10	10	10	10	11/04/07
9	9	10	10	10/29/07

User Comments

Thank you so much for your timely response. I will definately mention it to my PT this week. It's good to check all aspects before getting too concern
(Jackie on 11/26/07)

Thank you for your input and advice. I have been getting these injections for a year now and I still feel no relief. I have given up already. Than
(Lucy on 11/04/07)

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Recent Answers from Lawrence Gold

2008-07-26 Recurring headaches from year old car accident: Dear Thomas, How can we prove what another is feeling?? Your mother's best option is to get the headaches cleared up. I suggest you (and she) read the article on headaches at somatics.com/page4...

2008-06-26 trapezius pain thru the neck: Hi, Jenny, Muscles get tight from three major causes: injury emotional stress repetitive use (conditioning) From your writing, I can tell that you live your life in a state of too much haste...

2008-04-27 Pain in arms: Dear Michelle, Since you have had medical attention, I surmise that what you have is not a medical problem. You probably have very tight muscles in your forearms or nerve impingements of the nerves...

2008-04-26 c1 fracture: Hi, Johnny, If you had a fractured C1 vertebrae, any healing that must occur should have occurred long ago. Another medical consultation is in order. If surgical intervention needed, it is outside...

2008-02-27 compression fracture: Dear Matt, Your rowing has probably caused you to become musclebound, with attendant muscle fatigue and soreness. One wonders what got you to the doctor who discovered the compression fractures, other...