Congratulation toThe international cupping therapy contest 2009 winner : Marion Bergan Irwin, M. Ac.(Lessons from a Cellist)
Lessons from a Cellist By Marion Bergan Irwin, M. Ac.
A 50 year old man in otherwise excellent health presented with level 8 out of 10 pain in this left arm. He complained that the left bicep muscle felt like it was in a vice grip and that there was numbness and pain shooting down the arm to the fingers. The pain had started one year ago on an overseas flight after having slept in an awkward position on the plane. He awoke with pain in the left arm that was so excruciating that he was unable to attend his business functions. Upon his return to the States he saw a Neurologist who performed an MRI and neurological testing that indicated he had a C5-6 “Nerve burner” or “Stinger”, a compression of the upper portion of the left brachial plexus.
