Has anyone helped anyone in agony from a slipped disc (when they do certain movements). He has been told that it is pressing on a nerve and will probably need surgery. Does anyone have any info or advice, or someone to recommend for this field of injury? Preferably French speaking. Thanks a million.

Hi Rachel,

Is this a client or a family member?  I would start with the karate chop point and deal with the so-called reasons for the pain:

ET I have slipped disc,I accept myself

ET  my disc is pressing on a nerve...

ET I will probably need surgery...

ET this tapping on the side of the hand is the craziest thing ever.. I accept myself.

I have worked with french-speaking clients and I am comfortable with them saying the phrases in their own language - in fact I think that things land better when they do so.  My french is not so hot but I know enough to know where we are in the process. 

Mildred

I can do the french speaking...

Dealing with the event of the injury if recalled...might be helpful..

Any issues of support.

and fears or anxiety related to possible surgery.

Best,

Thank you Mildred, thank you Fabienne,

Since Mildred wrote, I thought about why I hadn't been able to help myself, the French I speak was good enough to communicate with, I was just unable to go into subtleties. So i thought that that's why I failed to make significant improvement. But then when Mildred wrote, showing confidence in EFT's ability to heal, I thought that perhaps it was some of my limiting beliefs stopping me being able to help.

So I tapped on these beliefs, for example, believing that truths about energy healing not being true enough to get through a language barrier!

Suddenly I felt more confident and I think I made a difference to his shoulder/neck, I'm not sure yet!

 Rachel,

Although I haven't worked with a client with back problems, I have worked on my own back problems with great success.  

I have two herniated discs in my lower back, as the result of an auto wreck many years ago.  I had problems on and off with my back for years, but about a year ago the back pain really flared up, as did issues with movement.  

Having had amazing success with EFT in regard to fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, I started tapping as soon as the pain flared up.  Initially I focused on what bothered me the most, which was definitely the pain.

"Even though the pain in my lower back makes it hard for me to get up and down, or to stand or even to sleep comfortably at night..."

"Even though the pain in my back is really limiting my life, and I want to be able to live my life fully..."

"Even though sometimes it feels like someone stabbed me in the back, and the pain just shoots through me..."

From there I moved on to focusing on the healing that I wanted to take place.

"Even though my lower back is really hurting, I'm ready for the healing to start, and for the swelling and inflamation to recede..."

"Even though I have a lot of pain in my lower back, it's time for the healing to start in the muscles and nerves and tissues..."

I tapped 2 or 3 times a day using statements similar to those above, and within a week the acute pain had dropped from a 9 to a 2.  That success motivated me to keep up with the daily tapping, and within another week I was able to sleep comfortably again.  Once I wasn't tossing and turning at night, struggling to find a comfortable position, the last of the pain receded.

In my mind it was all about perserverence and determination, as well as tapping on exactly what I was thinking and feeling.  Disc pain CAN be controlled with EFT, and I'm living proof of that.

Pat