In 2001, I was hired by a 77-year old female to provide Tui Na in conjunction with her physical therapy to help improve her recovery outcome from a Left Hemisphere Ischemic Stroke she had suffered 5 weeks prior.
She had 5% mobility on her right side, and aphasia.
Considering her condition from a Chinese Medical perspective, I felt compelled to integrate Jin Shin into our session.
While applying Jin Shin, her arm began wheeling through the air as her leg bucked off the table repeatedly and INVOLUNTARILY with 100% range of motion until I released the points.
I almost jumped out of my seat!
(How I felt)
(How she looked)
But, she was smiling like the Mona Lisa and, when I asked if she was okay, she happily exclaimed, "Oh yeah!"
At the end of the session, we found her voluntary range of motion had increased 5%.
Her mobility increased exponentially with each weekly session until...
...she recovered 100% mobility in 8 weeks.
I'd seen profound outcomes practicing Jin Shin since 1994, but...