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(Peggy Gallagher has been bothered in recent weeks by what she calls bursitis in her left shoulder. In the last few days the discomfort has moved down into her left arm; periodically she said the arm tingles, in a sensation similar to that felt when a limb has gone to sleep. The feeling is not that drastic though. Seth, without being asked, told Peggy that she had a disturbance in the area of the third to fifth vertebrae, and that this, basically, was the cause of her back and arm disturbances. Peggy had thought circulation was at the seat of the trouble. Seth said the circulation was healthy, but interfered with somewhat by tension.

(Seth proceeded to suggest several things Peggy might do; if she followed the suggestions the trouble should disappear. She should give herself suggestions before sleep that she not sleep on her left side, but her right side instead. This would remove the pressure on the afflicted side of the body. Peggy said she didn’t think she slept on her left side; Seth said she did after going to sleep, and that suggestion would prevent this. Seth told Peggy not to lean on her left elbow during the day, especially at work. Even as he spoke, we saw Peggy leaning on her left elbow. Peggy said she may have the habit of leaning on her desk at the newspaper office with her left arm or elbow; she will check.

(Seth told Peggy to stand up and stretch her arms over her head frequently during the day. He told her to use suggestion that her circulation in the afflicted areas be more than adequate until the condition subsided; she should do this frequently during the day. He went into some detail here, explaining that the tension caused a slowing of the blood flow in the shoulder and arm making the blood’s normally easy flow much more difficult. He told Peggy there was nothing wrong with her circulation.

(In connection with the above, Seth told Peggy not to take aspirin. The aspirin, he said, aggravates the problems caused by tension in this particular instance. A congestion builds up in the back and arm. Seth then told Peggy to drink two cups of coffee at breakfast. Peggy drinks one as a habit. Seth said the extra caffeine in her case would stimulate circulation, whereas the aspirin would hinder it. He was definite on this.