Submitted!

Yesterday (August 20th) was a big day ... I submitted my case report to a peer-reviewed scientific journal! Celebrations are in order! This project has been a long time coming and I think the world is finally ready to receive it!

But to be honest, I was surprised by how emotional I felt just a moment after I got the confirmation that the submission went through.

I've been reflecting since then on why. What I was expecting to sense (elation, relief) was not very present, and that confused me. I found it challenging to even name what was happening in my own nervous system as tears streamed down my face shortly after I clicked the Submit button.

GRATITUDE ... AND SOMETHING ELSE

Gratitude was certainly present as I ranged over the people who have supported me so much along this journey, from the patient in the case to Dr. Carol McMakin, Shannon Goossen and Mike Anders, Candace Elliott, JJ Buchholz, and many, many (many!) others who may or may not even know they influenced me profoundly. This sense for the interconnected web that unites us through our shared mission to help people heal with frequencies and to make this modality known began to overtake me. I also experienced a sense, almost a presence, of all the pioneers in the field of Frequency Medicine who have come before me that was frankly overwhelming. Can I even name them all? No, and there some who have offered their guidance and support who would prefer anonymity anyway. If you look into the history of Frequency Medicine and Electric Medicine (see the recommended books section for some great resources, and this History of PEMF blog post), you'll realize quickly that not all who are innovators in their field are well-received by the establishment (and this is an understatement). Stepping up to the plate in this way, putting this information "out there" for all to see, brought up feelings of fear for me, too.

After a good night's sleep and a day of processing, I'm more excited now than nervous. The implications of this finding (resolving a blood clot in 90 minutes with FSM) are profound. If it is in fact repeatable, in a post-Covid, post-vaccine & vaccine injury world, the potential impacts are ... enormous. Blood clots are leading cause of death worldwide and if we figure out a way to incorporate FSM as a potential first line intervention, this is kind of a big deal! I obviously cannot make claims at this stage, but there is such potential if this gets traction, gets studied and validated, and gets incorporated into medicine as we know it.

DEEP LISTENING Also, the way that it all unfolded in the first place is a pretty remarkable story which I will tell some day. It's related to really listening deeply to my patient and engaging her in a collaborative problem-solving process which ended up in the resolution of the clot! Dr. McMakin teaches that if you listen to your patient, to what they're telling you between the words, to parts of their history that maybe you wouldn't normally give much thought to, to the descriptions they use, you'll often find yourself saying, "We've got a frequency for that." I find this kind of deep listening to be something I did not learn in medical school, but honed in the clinic as I realized, over and over, "It never doesn't work," another Dr. Carol quote. The body speaks. The language is Frequencies. We just have to listen.

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE: IT'S ABOUT MORE THAN JUST PUBLISHED RESEARCH

I have a history of really appreciating all three pillars of evidence-based practice (EBP), which include:

1. the published research literature,

2. clinician experience, and

3. patient preference.

Because I come from a yoga teaching background (I taught yoga long before I decided to go back to school to become a Doctor of Physical Therapy), I have a particularly keen attunement to my patients' preferences. I understand the power of 'placebo,' the power of the mind, and I am curious about and open to aligning with what kind of beliefs my clients have regarding their bodies and their healing. I have found that doing this improves my clinical outcomes, and there is research to support this assertion.

My clinical experience, particularly in regard to manual therapy and Frequency Specific Microcurrent, which are my primary modalities in every treatment session, has been informed by the precision and specificity of diagnostic acuity: not from a lab test or a scan, but from the body's response to the frequencies  (though I do want to see my clients' labs, scans, and imaging studies). I have learned to trust the body because my results get validated or refuted by the frequency response I get from the body. FSM is one of the fastest, most profound ways to learn to test your clinical hypotheses (and your palpating hands!) -- the frequencies don't lie and the body knows what it needs. These are potentially big claims, but I can make them because I can validate them in the clinic.

I don't know where it comes from, but I have an authentic desire and inner drive to contribute to the field of medicine in a meaningful way. I am so grateful for my Doctoral program in Physical Therapy including the way the program was structured (Problem-Based Learning), the heavy research components of our education (we had to defend each clinical decision with evidence), and the mentorship and encouragement I received from my research advisor (who guided me through the successful execution of a randomized controlled trial on yogic breathing for chronic low back pain). It was kind of the expectation of my program: that we would likely someday publish. I took that seriously and never really questioned it: if I'm going into the field of medicine, I better contribute to the progression of the field. I realize that not all practitioners feel this way, but it seems to be how I'm wired.

I also saw the pitfalls and limitations of only adhering to one of the three pillars of EBP: if you only practice based off established, published research, you're not listening to the human being in front of you, you're missing out on opportunities to meet your patients where they're at, and will likely never find the chance to progress the field of Physical Therapy. The darker side of EBP (the side that over-emphasizes research) has bred a kind of therapist or clinician who won't consider something outside of what's published. Curiosity and growth halts in its tracks in this single-pillar model. Worse, people who are leaders in their fields get shut down or ostracized, which we have seen demonstrated throughout history, particularly in our field of Frequency Medicine.

DUTY TO SHARE

My patients have always been my top priority; I work for my patient first and foremost (not insurance, not referring providers, but my patients). When outcomes happen that are this remarkable, I feel a duty to share the findings with the greater community so that others can also benefit. It's how life works. It's how we all walk each other home.

Going through this publication process has shown me how it's not that hard it just takes some work, time and thoughtfulness, but it really opens the door to do this more in the future.

MEDICINE OF THE FUTURE

Additionally, FSM is an emerging field of medicine but I truly believe is the medicine of the future, and getting our findings into the literature is a way to finally bridge this clinical practice into science. It feels very exciting!

In the past, it has been challenging for FSM clinicians to get published, just listen to some of Dr. McMakin's stories about the rat study and others that got shut down for being "not medically possible." I believe we're entering a time where there is less gatekeeping in the field of research and if this case gets published, like Dr. Perry's recent cases on dense breast tissue and hypermobility, it's a strong indicator that the world is finally ready for Frequency Medicine!

The Current FSM Research

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