During the late 1970's Dieter Dorn, who resides in the southern part of Germany, suffered from lumbago, which was so painful, he could hardly move. He had tried various treatments that didn't give him any relief, so he decided to see a healer he had heard of, a farmer, whose so called healing miracles he had not taken seriously as he was not a medical practitioner or anything like it.
His experience with this healer though, who worked on him by only applying pressure to his vertebrae with his thumbs, was obviously very impressive. He was able to move freely and easily again and also could go back to work again at his sawmill, a physically very hard and straining work.
Asking the old healer how he could learn that sort of treatment he told him that he didn’t have to learn it, he just had to do it. A few months later the 80-year-old man died and left Dieter Dorn with a "mission".
He was determined to go and help others with this fantastic treatment and started "trialling" on his first patient, his wife. She had been suffering from severe headaches for the last 20 years. The physician had advised her to have surgery, but she considered surgery too risky. So Dieter Dorn started working on her and the results were very satisfying as he could only visualise from memory of his own treatment rather than know what to do on her spine. Within a few hours the headache had diminished and after a few more treatments gone completely.
With this positive experience he dared going on practising on other people from family and the surrounding neighbourhood and gained more and more confidence the more success he had.
It didn’t take long for the word to spread and people from everywhere started to see him for relief from back pain. Even doctors and orthopaedists came to get back pain relief from him and eventually also to learn how to apply his technique.
You will find that Dorn Spinal Therapy is a very gentle technique that will enable you to release your back and neck pain.
Assessing the length of your legs
You will first get your leg length assessed as a lot of back and neck problems stem from different long legs. An easy exercise that you can do any time anywhere will help you maintaining your leg balance.
Hip Correction
Then the practitioner will have a look at your hip and correct any imbalance in that area, you will assist by swinging your leg whilst they work on the opposite site on balancing your pelvis. This action makes it easier for the bones to actually move into their correct position as it is in movement already. Same thing happens along the spine. The practitioner will always work whilst you are in movement and also determine the level of pressure applied to your body. This ensures that they will never go beyond your pain threshold and makes the experience of realigning your body a rather comfortable one.
Spinal Stretch
Once your structure is aligned you will receive a Spinal stretch massage that will nurture your spine, relax your back and give you a feeling of lightness and flexibility.
How long is the treatment?
The treatment duration is usually an hour and you will have an average repetition of 3 treatments over a 4-week period. During those treatments the therapist may also use remedial massage and/or Reflexology to address other muscular tensions in your body and help you relax and feel looser in your entire body.
Today the Dorn Spinal Therapy is a well-recognised treatment particularly in Europe.
There are over 1500 certified practitioners in more than 20 countries - among them many doctors and leading medical specialists in their fields.
