Re: Rocking to improve lymphatic flow ?

[Guest guest]

That's really cool. I printed out this post. I got my lymphatic dry

brush and use it in the mornings. It's nice though doesn't make a huge

difference.

> > Can you tell more about the rocking chair and the footrest? A regular

> > rocking chair? Do you put on music? How rapidly do you rock? I never

> > heard of this!

> >

> >

>

> I always rock to music. In fact, I put on music I like to sing along

> to, to help " clear out the pipes " (asthma and overnight mucus

> accumulation). So anything you like to sing to - rock, pop, folk, jazz

> vocals, modern religious stuff - as long as it's not a slow ballad ;@)

>

> The music sets the beat for the rocking. I would guesstimate about

> sixty rocks per minute?

>

> Yes, a regular rocking chair. Although in my case, since I am a big

> woman, I wore out several before finally going to a furniture store and

> buying a Sam Mission rocker (wide, with upholstered seat and

back,

> and broad oak arms) which has lasted for years and still is going

> strong. But start with any rocking chair you feel comfortable in. You

> may want to use a small lumbar pillow so you can sit straight

> comfortably (or a rolled up hand towel, if you don't have a lumbar

pillow).

>

> My footrest is a model that is apparently not being made any more. But

> here is one that will do the same job:

>

>

http://www.business-supply.com/office_supplies_1602476_stationary-footrests.html

>

> The idea is to have a stationary (nonmoving) footrest that allows your

> heels to be lower than your toes. When you rock forward, you get a

> little calf/achilles tendon stretch. When you push off with your toes,

> your heels lift a bit. This pumping action at the ankle supplements

the

> natural pumping effect at the knees when you rock. You don't

absolutely

> need the footrest - rocking will still pump lymph, as well as loosen up

> a stiff back - but the footrest increases the effect.

>

> I first " discovered " rocking as a medical treatment by reading about

Dr.

> Janet Travell (the one who co-authored Travell & Simon's masterpiece,

> " Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: A Trigger Point Manual " - best

> medical textbook for general use I ever saw). She apparently was JFK's

> personal White House physician. JFK had severe back pain (and the

> stress of his job probably didn't help :@), and she " prescribed " 2

hours

> rocking per day in his rocking chair. It apparently did the trick

for him.

>

> So when, years ago, I tried NADH for energy, and the tablets said to

> take them on an empty stomach and remain upright and mobile for 30-60

> minutes afterwards, my first reaction was " you ARE kidding, aren't

> you? " . Then I decided to try rocking as my approximation to " upright

> and mobile " . It works!

>

> Ever since, my morning routine is to get up, use the bathroom, test my

> blood sugar, take my morning " empty stomach " meds and supplements, push

> the button to turn on the CD changer, set the timer, and rock for an

> hour. I find that no matter what I feel like (unless I have a

migraine,

> or it's the day after a really bad one), I can always manage this. And

> I don't let myself think about it or decide if I'm feeling like it

> (until the meds kick in, my mind is not to be trusted anyway!) - I just

> do it. My rocker lives in a corner of the living room, looking out of

> two windows at trees and flowers, with my canary right next to me (we

> like to sing duets ;@). In the winter, I set up my SAD lightbox facing

> the rocker, so that I can get my light treatment in while I rock.

>

> Hope this helps!

>

>

> --

>

>

>

> el (andreafrankel at sbcglobal dot net)

>

> " wake now! Discover that YOU are the song that the morning brings... "

>

[Guest guest]

You guys probably know this, but when astronauts land from being in space they

are bounced in huged bungee cord type things to get their systems working again.

They simply strap them into a harness type thing in a very big area and have

them bounce like babies in a doorway. Remember those? Only these are

gigantic. I saw a program years ago on T.V. about it. Because they can hardly

walk when they get off the ship and most times have to be carried and bouncing

NASA found brings them right back!

el <andreafrankel@...> wrote: jill1313 wrote:

> Can you tell more about the rocking chair and the footrest? A regular

> rocking chair? Do you put on music? How rapidly do you rock? I never

> heard of this!

>

>

I always rock to music. In fact, I put on music I like to sing along

to, to help " clear out the pipes " (asthma and overnight mucus

accumulation). So anything you like to sing to - rock, pop, folk, jazz

vocals, modern religious stuff - as long as it's not a slow ballad ;@)

The music sets the beat for the rocking. I would guesstimate about

sixty rocks per minute?

Yes, a regular rocking chair. Although in my case, since I am a big

woman, I wore out several before finally going to a furniture store and

buying a Sam Mission rocker (wide, with upholstered seat and back,

and broad oak arms) which has lasted for years and still is going

strong. But start with any rocking chair you feel comfortable in. You

may want to use a small lumbar pillow so you can sit straight

comfortably (or a rolled up hand towel, if you don't have a lumbar pillow).

My footrest is a model that is apparently not being made any more. But

here is one that will do the same job:

http://www.business-supply.com/office_supplies_1602476_stationary-footrests.html

The idea is to have a stationary (nonmoving) footrest that allows your

heels to be lower than your toes. When you rock forward, you get a

little calf/achilles tendon stretch. When you push off with your toes,

your heels lift a bit. This pumping action at the ankle supplements the

natural pumping effect at the knees when you rock. You don't absolutely

need the footrest - rocking will still pump lymph, as well as loosen up

a stiff back - but the footrest increases the effect.

I first " discovered " rocking as a medical treatment by reading about Dr.

Janet Travell (the one who co-authored Travell & Simon's masterpiece,

" Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: A Trigger Point Manual " - best

medical textbook for general use I ever saw). She apparently was JFK's

personal White House physician. JFK had severe back pain (and the

stress of his job probably didn't help :@), and she " prescribed " 2 hours

rocking per day in his rocking chair. It apparently did the trick for him.

So when, years ago, I tried NADH for energy, and the tablets said to

take them on an empty stomach and remain upright and mobile for 30-60

minutes afterwards, my first reaction was " you ARE kidding, aren't

you? " . Then I decided to try rocking as my approximation to " upright

and mobile " . It works!

Ever since, my morning routine is to get up, use the bathroom, test my

blood sugar, take my morning " empty stomach " meds and supplements, push

the button to turn on the CD changer, set the timer, and rock for an

hour. I find that no matter what I feel like (unless I have a migraine,

or it's the day after a really bad one), I can always manage this. And

I don't let myself think about it or decide if I'm feeling like it

(until the meds kick in, my mind is not to be trusted anyway!) - I just

do it. My rocker lives in a corner of the living room, looking out of

two windows at trees and flowers, with my canary right next to me (we

like to sing duets ;@). In the winter, I set up my SAD lightbox facing

the rocker, so that I can get my light treatment in while I rock.

Hope this helps!

--

el (andreafrankel at sbcglobal dot net)

" wake now! Discover that YOU are the song that the morning brings... "

[Guest guest]

This is a great post, Edy. Comments...

On Jul 6, 2006, at 7:17 AM, Edy Rayfield wrote:

> You guys probably know this, but when astronauts land from being in

> space they are bounced in huged bungee cord type things to get

> their systems working again. They simply strap them into a harness

> type thing in a very big area and have them bounce like babies in a

> doorway. Remember those? Only these are gigantic. I saw a

> program years ago on T.V. about it. Because they can hardly walk

> when they get off the ship and most times have to be carried and

> bouncing NASA found brings them right back!

I've seen this. It's amazing that it can do so much so fast to people

who are so debilitated after so much time in space.

> I always rock to music. In fact, I put on music I like to sing along

> to, to help " clear out the pipes " (asthma and overnight mucus

> accumulation). So anything you like to sing to - rock, pop, folk, jazz

> vocals, modern religious stuff - as long as it's not a slow ballad ;@)

I've also found singing -- using proper form, which can be learned in

a few lessons from a singing teacher -- can really tone up and

strengthen my throat muscles, opening the airway from the palate all

the way down to the collarbone. Since I have obstructive sleep apnea,

the extra room this creates for breathing is no small thing.

Singing in the moist, warm air of a shower is even better <g>. But I

also sing when I'm driving alone in the car. I look like an idiot,

but have long since ceased caring.

> Yes, a regular rocking chair. Although in my case, since I am a big

> woman, I wore out several before finally going to a furniture store

> and

> buying a Sam Mission rocker (wide, with upholstered seat and

> back,

> and broad oak arms) which has lasted for years and still is going

> strong. But start with any rocking chair you feel comfortable in. You

> may want to use a small lumbar pillow so you can sit straight

> comfortably (or a rolled up hand towel, if you don't have a lumbar

> pillow).

Most baby furniture stores carry " glider " -type rockers, which are

incredibly comfortable, and move with just a whisper touch. You can

even get glider foot-rests to go with them, which will move right

along with you. For those who like to rock for hours -- or are so ill

that even rocking can be taxing -- these are the way to go.

> I first " discovered " rocking as a medical treatment by reading

> about Dr.

> Janet Travell (the one who co-authored Travell & Simon's masterpiece,

> " Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: A Trigger Point Manual " - best

> medical textbook for general use I ever saw). She apparently was JFK's

> personal White House physician. JFK had severe back pain (and the

> stress of his job probably didn't help :@), and she " prescribed " 2

> hours

> rocking per day in his rocking chair. It apparently did the trick

> for him.

JFK's exact straight-backed Shaker-style rocker is sold by every

Cracker Barrel in the country. You can often find them out on the

restaurant's porch, in several colors. Not only is it great for one's

health, it's also a classic piece of American furniture design, and a

handsome thing to have in any house.

> So when, years ago, I tried NADH for energy, and the tablets said to

> take them on an empty stomach and remain upright and mobile for 30-60

> minutes afterwards, my first reaction was " you ARE kidding, aren't

> you? " . Then I decided to try rocking as my approximation to " upright

> and mobile " . It works!

I've been taking Enada for about six months now, but wasn't aware of

this direction. Thanks. I'll try it.

>

> In the winter, I set up my SAD lightbox facing

> the rocker, so that I can get my light treatment in while I rock.

This is a great idea! My Litebook lives next to my bed, and sees

daily duty between mid-October and mid-February every year. I live in

the northernmost major city in North America, so lightboxes in the

winter and blackout blinds and eyeshades in the summer are absolutely

required household equipment.

Dawn's early light broke at 4:00 this morning. It'll be light enough

to read on the deck without turning on a light until after 10:00

tonight. When I moved to the Great White North, I thought the dark

winters would be the hard adjustment. I never figured the dazzling

summer nights would be the real problem.

Sara

[Guest guest]

The baby furniture store idea is great and there's one in my

neighborhood. I think I'm gonna get me a rocker that glides with a

whisper . I've been reading novels again lately so I might as well

read them in a rocker. I never thought about it being good for my

lymph system till that recent post.

>

> > You guys probably know this, but when astronauts land from being in

> > space they are bounced in huged bungee cord type things to get

> > their systems working again. They simply strap them into a harness

> > type thing in a very big area and have them bounce like babies in a

> > doorway. Remember those? Only these are gigantic. I saw a

> > program years ago on T.V. about it. Because they can hardly walk

> > when they get off the ship and most times have to be carried and

> > bouncing NASA found brings them right back!

>

> I've seen this. It's amazing that it can do so much so fast to people

> who are so debilitated after so much time in space.

>

> > I always rock to music. In fact, I put on music I like to sing along

> > to, to help " clear out the pipes " (asthma and overnight mucus

> > accumulation). So anything you like to sing to - rock, pop, folk, jazz

> > vocals, modern religious stuff - as long as it's not a slow ballad ;@)

>

> I've also found singing -- using proper form, which can be learned in

> a few lessons from a singing teacher -- can really tone up and

> strengthen my throat muscles, opening the airway from the palate all

> the way down to the collarbone. Since I have obstructive sleep apnea,

> the extra room this creates for breathing is no small thing.

>

> Singing in the moist, warm air of a shower is even better <g>. But I

> also sing when I'm driving alone in the car. I look like an idiot,

> but have long since ceased caring.

>

> > Yes, a regular rocking chair. Although in my case, since I am a big

> > woman, I wore out several before finally going to a furniture store

> > and

> > buying a Sam Mission rocker (wide, with upholstered seat and

> > back,

> > and broad oak arms) which has lasted for years and still is going

> > strong. But start with any rocking chair you feel comfortable in. You

> > may want to use a small lumbar pillow so you can sit straight

> > comfortably (or a rolled up hand towel, if you don't have a lumbar

> > pillow).

>

> Most baby furniture stores carry " glider " -type rockers, which are

> incredibly comfortable, and move with just a whisper touch. You can

> even get glider foot-rests to go with them, which will move right

> along with you. For those who like to rock for hours -- or are so ill

> that even rocking can be taxing -- these are the way to go.

>

> > I first " discovered " rocking as a medical treatment by reading

> > about Dr.

> > Janet Travell (the one who co-authored Travell & Simon's masterpiece,

> > " Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: A Trigger Point Manual " - best

> > medical textbook for general use I ever saw). She apparently was JFK's

> > personal White House physician. JFK had severe back pain (and the

> > stress of his job probably didn't help :@), and she " prescribed " 2

> > hours

> > rocking per day in his rocking chair. It apparently did the trick

> > for him.

>

> JFK's exact straight-backed Shaker-style rocker is sold by every

> Cracker Barrel in the country. You can often find them out on the

> restaurant's porch, in several colors. Not only is it great for one's

> health, it's also a classic piece of American furniture design, and a

> handsome thing to have in any house.

>

> > So when, years ago, I tried NADH for energy, and the tablets said to

> > take them on an empty stomach and remain upright and mobile for 30-60

> > minutes afterwards, my first reaction was " you ARE kidding, aren't

> > you? " . Then I decided to try rocking as my approximation to " upright

> > and mobile " . It works!

>

> I've been taking Enada for about six months now, but wasn't aware of

> this direction. Thanks. I'll try it.

> >

> > In the winter, I set up my SAD lightbox facing

> > the rocker, so that I can get my light treatment in while I rock.

>

> This is a great idea! My Litebook lives next to my bed, and sees

> daily duty between mid-October and mid-February every year. I live in

> the northernmost major city in North America, so lightboxes in the

> winter and blackout blinds and eyeshades in the summer are absolutely

> required household equipment.

>

> Dawn's early light broke at 4:00 this morning. It'll be light enough

> to read on the deck without turning on a light until after 10:00

> tonight. When I moved to the Great White North, I thought the dark

> winters would be the hard adjustment. I never figured the dazzling

> summer nights would be the real problem.

>

> Sara

>