Ottawa SensoriMotor Repatterning

01/19/2022

Three and a half months ago, I completely resolved phantom pain in an amputee after two sessions of SMR.

I'm looking for three more people in the Ottawa area who have phantom pain that has not been resolved by traditional treatments. I would like to provide three complimentary sessions to each person with the hope of repeating the success of my first amputee client.

My long-term goal is to obtain a grant to teach others this method.

Of note, this method is only likely to succeed for people who have lost a limb due to physical trauma. Medical reasons for amputation such as diabetes are unlikely to be a good candidate, due to pre-existing neuropathy.

If you have phantom pain or know of anyone who suffers, please pass my contact info on... colin@ottawaSMR.ca

I have James's permission to post his testimonial on Facebook...

Here is James's testimonial, shared with permission...

James S.
Dec 1st 1969
Date of accident
Sept 21st 2001

Lower left leg amputee
My injury is no different than many others... wrong place wrong time... working on the family farm too close to the PTO shaft spinning at 1800 RPM
I'll spare the brutal details and give the short form

Friday was the accident
Friday night they reattached the foot to the leg
Sunday morning they cleaned up the area
Sunday afternoon gangrene had set in and they had to FastTrack the amputation of my left foot
They had to leave my leg open and exposed to allow the poison to drain
I was in an induced coma for 5 days with a 30% chance of survival…
8 days after amputation they closed the remaining limb up
I spent over a month in ICU

The road to recovery was fast and I was determined I found hospital rehab/physio lacking because they have other people they worked on and I ended up just learning to strengthen and walk better on my own…

Over the years I used to get phantom limb pain about 2 or 3 times a month.... lucky to me I've heard people live with it every day.

About 2 years ago, 18 years after the accident I started getting major and massive phantom pain constantly... sometimes for 6 hours sometimes 48 hours.... really bad no sleep sore teeth from grinding them, and muscle spasms…I really didn't think there was much hope or help out there for this kind of issue…

My sister was seeing Colin for her issues stemming from her years in the Military.... and suggested him.... like most people who even attempted to explain what and how he works to help with people’s situations...I thought she was crazy.... and Colin and his practice sounded like a joke…

Another year passed things got really really bad 4 me when it came to phantom pain .... meds... massage.. hot and cold compress didn't help... and mentally and physically I was failing... going deeper into depression...

I got Colin's number and made the appointment....skeptical of course.... but I'm so so so much pain and mental stress.... the first session didn't stop the phantom pain but it actually moved the pain from where the limb was getting the pain to the other side.... still pain is pain no sleep mentally tired…

second session…I was getting pain when he started in.... at the end of the session things felt good...I got 2 slight sharp pains in my limb on the 3-hour drive home.... but that was the last ones…

I had a third appointment 3 weeks later where he seemed to just go through everything and double-check to see if anything had changed…

I left feeling really good.... but skeptical that the phantom pain would return. I was supposed to write him about how I felt after a while to see how I was doing…I waited even longer just to be sure... and now I can honestly say I haven't had any phantom pain in a long time.... and not only that but my overall well-being has improved.... less stress, better sleep, losing weight because physically I feel better...

I’m 100% in a better place than before I had my sessions with Colin.

I really thought I was wasting my time when I first went to see him but I was desperate and willing to try anything…

Best decision I ever made…I hope that people with the same issues I have with an amputation... will read this and be willing to give Colin a shot.... what I thought was a wasted long shot..... change my life for the better... no joke

Respect

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