Hello guys, I have a problem I would like advice on

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#1

Ok, let me start off by saying my problem I believe has to do with my long thoracic nerve or some kind of compressed nerve issue. Every limb on my right side is smaller than the left. Up until I was 16 it wasn’t a huge problem and it still isn’t a HUGE problem but my left side is growing/developing and my right side is not. I am 19 years old and I have very little to no money to spend on a doctor right now. I have been going through a very significant awakening which has led me to move to Costa Rica which I am in the process of doing right now (my mom is helping a bit with this and to add a doctors appointment to all the financial costs so far would be just too much, plus she is a christian scientist so she believes in natural healing too)

I’ve always had a hard time communicating to the doctors I’ve run into… so all in all I’d much rather prefer to heal this through Yoga and Thought. I believe in the power of healing I’ve seen in demonstrated here and there throughout my life but this Is a much more significant problem to overcome I believe (or so illusion would have you think).

Since I am 19 and Im still growing I realize I need to get this healed as soon as I can while Im still having somewhat of significant growth spurts (more muscle development wise now).

Just about the only pain I have is in my middle back when I’m at work, which I believe is not just caused by the imbalance in my leg length (there is about an inch difference maybe not quite) but also my back development. EVERYTHING on my left side is larger and feels stronger than on my right including my shoulder, lower back, upper back, foot etc…muscle wise AND bone length wise.

I know there will be people who feel very strongly I should see a doctor but [B]at least[/B] for the next 6 months…at least…this will not be available to me. I feel like sometimes the doctor will make victims out of his patients (unintentionally) which further solidifies the belief of the problem so I’d like to avoid one from the start but then again my heath is a priority. Mentally I am doing [B]very[/B] well…I don’t brood (if thats correct term ?) over my problems I try to avoid succumbing to the belief and aside from everything else my performance is above average athletically…I am vegetarian and very healthy.

Since I started yoga I feel alot better my problem shoulder and arm feel alot looser…it feels like they are getting more blood flow.

I just wondered if anyone has ANY kind of advice (spiritual and/or physical) that might help me out. Even if its just a few kind words. Maybe there is a certain way of practicing asanas I should avoid… and maybe there is a way of practicing that would benefit me more so than any others. I also lift weights and maybe this should be avoided? I would MUCH MUCH MUCH prefer to continue but I will do anything for healing.

So when It comes down to it I don’t really have any injuries its just issues with the nerves I believe.

Thanks so much guys I really appreciate you taking the time to read this :smiley:

P.S. at the very least I would like to keep things as they are now, Im fine now…future issues are more of a priority when it comes to healing although I’d like to heal myself all together!!!

I am also grateful for my problems to a certain extent because Im not sure I would be led to yoga and my awakening if I had not struggled physically, I am now ready to let go though.

#2

Could you clarify whether the bones and measurably shorter on the right?
There are instances where there is structural malalignment which makes limbs seem of differing length and then there is anatomical differences in length - the latter far more rare than the former.

Have you measures the bones on each side from one boney protuberance to the other (which should, ideally be done by a profession. However I’m not one holding that you should see an M.D.).

#3

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;65386]Could you clarify whether the bones and measurably shorter on the right?
There are instances where there is structural malalignment which makes limbs seem of differing length and then there is anatomical differences in length - the latter far more rare than the former.

Have you measures the bones on each side from one boney protuberance to the other (which should, ideally be done by a profession. However I’m not one holding that you should see an M.D.).[/QUOTE]

Firstly thx for the reply

I do believe strongly that there is a bone size difference but now that I eximine myself… I feel that you are right in that it mainly has to do with compression because when I squeeze my heathy shoulder in, the length of the arms look close to or equal to eachother but on my healthy side the bone does defilement feel thicker… As I said the hand on the healthy side is bigger as well. I will post pics if that would help… I know for a fact my left leg bone (healthy side) is longer and thicker and it’s not a hip misalignment… Yet. I had this check out by a pt a few years back. On my not so healthy side the rib cage feels always and weak there is almost no muscle that is visible around it although you wouldnt be able to tell unless I specifically pointed it out. So in the end I am not 100 percent on my arm length but as I said I feel it is mostly problematic near the should and not so much the arm length.

As an example. When I loft weights I have to work out my sting side less because it grows sooo much fast than my unhealthy side. Srry for the wall o text… I’m at work and just wanted to get this posted asap. Thanks

#4

Sorry for the typos as well. I am having trouble editing on my iPod touch. Will correct when I get home.

#5

yikes, too late to edit. Anyway What I wanted to mention about my unheathy side is that it just is not capable of putting on muscle the same way as my healthy side is. When I lift, I don’t feel the same pump on the unheathly side and my rib cage is weaker in the sense that, one, its more sensitive and two, it is more flexible…like… I can push the ribs in alot easier with my hand than the left side.

Also mabye there is a book that comes to one of you…that you might feel I could benifit from.

Thanks

#6

If the case is exactly as you state, if your sense is spot on, AND you want to work on this through Yoga, I would suggest a skilled teacher. It is very difficult to self-guide through such things and they need to be managed. Unfortunately few of us really see ourselves for ourselves and this makes for a blurry picture.

#7

Thanks. I know what you mean about viewing ourselves. I have went from judging while having low self confidence to really unbiased judgment and I beleive I am fairly accurate in my above statements. I think my condition is rare as even my head is a bit bigger on one side… Or should I say more pronounced. Literally everything my my left side is larger and I mean everything…

Thx for the advice and I’m ready for the challenge! Who knows if I would have taken this path being perfectly symetrical.