Finally, I found the doctor that can heal me, physically, mentally and even emotionally. He is Dr. Strix Toledo of True Care Medical Clinic in Marikina.
I had three separate car accidents in the past - 1997, 1998 and 2004 - all caused a severe enough damage in my neck and back. It wasn’t severe enough at the time but as years go by it has gotten so painful and debilitating. There are days when I can’t even get up and move around without my painkillers. In the US, all they did was to prescribed me more painkillers.. I tried a lot of things to ease some of the pain - yoga, meditations, physical theraphy, chiropractor, etc… Because of the pain, I was lethargic and got so moody and depressed. In turn I was prescribed more medications - antidepressants, anti-anxiety, you name it. It was a vicious cycle. Don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t in pain all the time. But those days that I’m in pain, forget it, I was pretty much useless. Being a diabetic makes it worst. Then, I found Dr. Toledo!
Dr. Toledo uses a technique called RDT (Reflexive De-affferentation Techniques) that helps me heal not just my physical pain but also my emotional ones. It is not invasive at all, just a few "manipulations" on my back and neck areas and deep breathing and instantly the pain goes away. He also uses techniques from NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) to make me talk about what's bothering me and make me feel empowered afterwards. In a couple of sessions I've had with him, I found myself uncontrollably crying and talking about some of the things that happened and traumatized me long a time ago. But after each session, I felt much much better. I would get into this "state of blankness" that no matter how I try to think negatively, I couldn't and that my whole perspective changed.
Just after few initial sessions with him, I was "fixed" for a long time. I didn't have to take my anti-anxiety pill to make me relax and sleep at night. None of the other procedures I've had in the past helped me as much as Dr. Toledo's. With his technique, I take less medications, sleep better, less or no headaches & happier disposition.
Thank you, Dr. Strix Toledo!
