Return To Movement

I am a HUGE non believer in anything but Western Medicine. But I was in so much pain I was willing to put my beliefs aside and see Kathleen Brannan Brown, an osteopath who was referred to me by a trusted friend. She was warm and friendly and seemed to know what she was doing. All things done were incredibly subtle, so I left there wondering if anything was really done. Two days later my pain began to change, lighten, and would eventually disappear. She did for me what my chiropractor was unable to do. I would highly recommend her services. I am a believer now for sure.

For over 20 years, I have suffered from on & off back pain related to a vehicular accident in my late teens. I have been to numerous chiropractors, orthopedists, and physical therapists, but the pain and stifling immobility has been almost rhythmical in re-​occurrence requiring me to frequently seek out aid so I could again move pain free. She most significantly helped me to realign my spine and hips to minimize the misalignment issues causing me cyclic immobility and pain. Not only did she help me immensely via physical manipulation, but she taught me better ways to support my body via healthier postures and hip tilt which has eliminated over 90% of my back pain. She helped change my life. I also suffered a catastrophic injury to my left arm that has left me partially disabled. Kathleen was instrumental in helping my arm to heal to a point where I can use it almost normally and nobody notices my deficits, but more importantly the chronic pain is gone.

Lance has helped me improve substantially when others could not. I have had chronic (last 5 years or so) scapular dysfunction (and some other less significant problems) for which I’ve seen about half a dozen physical therapists. For the most part, they were not helpful. Since I couldn’t give up, I decided to try something new and began investigating dynamic neuromuscular stabilization. It seemed promising and Lance seemed like a good choice. I have been with him for about a year now and have made tremendous progress — from constant moderately debilitating pain to very occasional slight pain. He succeeded where many others had failed. I have tremendous respect for him and his knowledge of the human body and its capabilities and limitations. For someone looking for a personal trainer or for someone who requires rehabilitation, I highly recommend Lance.

So in a storm I go out to check my RV. Apparently that wasn’t too bright since there were bricks holding down a tarp. The winds set a brick airborne which amazingly clobbered me right in the head. Blam I had a full blown concussion. I set out for my doc at Kaiser and yep it is a concussion and your symptoms are exactly what you can expect. The world was spinning and I found it difficult to balance. My Kaiser doc said sorry nothing to do about it and hopefully I would feel better in 6 or more months. Great, but I need my brain so I called a friend who is a brilliant neurologist at UCSF. He is the smartest guy I know so I figure he has something useful to say. Again the same story nothing to do about it and he hopes I will get better someday (perhaps not).
I am not giving up so I contact Kathleen Brown who studied a more serious version of osteopathy than most DOs learn and ask her to take a look. In a single treatment I go from being disoriented and finding it difficult to balance to feeling perfectly fine. I don’t believe in magic but there it was. I walked in one door a mess and after one treatment I feel fine again. She also suggested I contact an associate Anita Acevedo for some other treatment I can’t even begin to explain. Between those two treatments my concussion had completely resolved and I have had no further problems related to my concussion. Kathleen has an uncanny understanding of physiology which extends well beyond what a traditional allopathic physician can even begin to address. If your physician is stymied about what to do about your pain and injury you will not be disappointed with Kathleen Brown however be prepared to be amazed with the results.