| I want to stay alive! | | | | paralysed legs as a direct result of |
| Do you? | | | | such over-enthusiastic chiropractic |
| Mugging! Rape! Hooligans! Yobs! | | | | 'treatment'. Such that I use a walking |
| Cholesterol! Circulation! Diabetes! | | | | stick to help. |
| Progressive Joint stiffness! Family | | | | A walking stick? Now, there's something |
| genetic factors! | | | | ... |
| You name it! | | | | I am not an exercise freak. I positively |
| Few diseases of developing age can be | | | | hate running. I refuse to (try to) |
| prevented. | | | | develop bulging muscles. Cycling can be |
| But many - so many indeed - can be | | | | even more dangerous than heart attacks |
| modified and risks so much reduced. | | | | (traffic!!). Keep fit routines? Well, |
| There are many lines to follow. Above | | | | perhaps, but not for me, thank you. |
| all - the focus of this article - spinal | | | | But that walking stick ... |
| integrity. The organs all get what we | | | | As a fanatical martial artist since the |
| could call their "electric energy | | | | age of fourteen, I have practised three |
| supply" from the spinal nerves. | | | | hours every night for years. Non-stop, |
| "Electric wires" coming out from between | | | | fully committed. I remember being in |
| the vertebrae (and skull indeed) to | | | | tears in the dojo (gym) when everyone |
| optimise and invigorate all the viscera: | | | | else was going home and there was no one |
| heart, gall bladder, pancreas, 'liver | | | | left to struggle with. I mean that, I |
| and lights!'. Everything. Not to mention | | | | really do. |
| those circulatory pumps, the muscles. | | | | Ah, that walking stick ... |
| Do you want to stay alive? Then keep | | | | Now in my seventies I get an hour's (and |
| your vital nerve supply in tune and | | | | more) exercise every night when walking |
| functioning to the best level possible. | | | | Tyson, my Staffordshire Bull Terrier. |
| This is the realm of the Osteopath. His | | | | With my walking stick. Practising and |
| job is to maintain spinal integrity, | | | | exercising sutekki-shin-jutsu techniques |
| freeing and re-aligning those small but | | | | - walking stick self defence methods. In |
| so-vital facet joints. Minimising the | | | | sets of ten vigorous stick actions at a |
| 'electrical shortings' which so often | | | | time. Invigorating! Enjoyable! |
| affect the out-going nerves. A regular, | | | | Motivating! But so highly practical! |
| routine preventive three-monthly visit | | | | Good for my heart. Good for my stamina. |
| can make such an amazing difference. I | | | | Good for my personal exercise |
| know, I've been doing it for forty | | | | satisfaction. But - hopefully - not good |
| years. | | | | for a would-be mugger ... |
| You service your car? Of course. But do | | | | SO good for my street survival. |
| you service your spinal nerves? I | | | | The walking stick is a most effective - |
| wonder! Think on it! | | | | and perfectly legal - weapon for self |
| I personally prefer osteopathy to | | | | defence in these troubled times when no |
| chiropractic, although I am trained in | | | | one knows just who might be around that |
| both. In general osteopathy uses | | | | corner! Perhaps no one - perhaps. But |
| gentler, safer methods compared to | | | | can you be sure? |
| chiropractic, which can be much more | | | | I commend sutekki-shin-jutsu to you. |
| forceful. Indeed, I have two partially | | | | |