Oct 18, 2017 | Jeanne Cronin, Lower back pain, Pain, Stiffness, Numbness, Treatment Stories
I once received an urgent call from a man who was seeking help for his wife who was suffering from painful sciatica, not able to sleep and care for her two youngest children 18 month old twins. I met Y. later that day. She is a fit and slim 52 year old woman who has... 
Oct 10, 2016 | Back Pain, Despair, Loneliness, Lower back pain, Mobility, Osteoarthritis, Pain at Neck, Pain in the knee, Pain, Stiffness, Numbness, Psychological Symptoms, Rotator cuff tear, Treatment Stories
I will never forget my first experience with Tao Shiatsu. I had been suffering from lower back pain for many years and had been treated by an osteopath. One morning, my back seized up, I called my osteopath and was told I could be seen at the end of the following... 
Oct 8, 2016 | Lower back pain, Monk, Pain, Stiffness, Numbness, Ryokyu Endo, Treatment Stories
There are many causes of lower back pain. The most common cause is “Small Intestine Kyo,” which is from shock or the long effect from an accident, or from prolonged mental stress. After an accident, if Small Intestine Kyo stays distorted, it becomes the cause of lower... 
Oct 7, 2016 | Lower back pain, Pain, Stiffness, Numbness, Treatment Stories
I had been ready to give up and accept having back pain for the rest of my life. It’s been over 20 years since the first moment that I felt pain in my back. I just accepted it as a part of my body. But, when I went to a summer camp three years after the pain began, it...