Feats of Kun Tao

Chronic Pain from a Broken Jaw

After suffering a broken jaw in a car accident nearly seven years ago, followed by a series of five operations to replace the jaw joints and damaged bone, I was left with a chronic pain condition and often had severe restriction in jaw mobility.

Because I was hesitant to participate in either the taking of narcotic pain relievers or submission to hypnosis (suggested methods of pain reduction), I attempted to achieve a level of tolerance on my own. My success was limited; of a level that I often found it necessary to adjust my life style to the jaw through avoidance of use. I generally found myself either in pain or in fear of pain; the level of which ranged from a dull ache to a deep, burning, debilitating pain. I was never without at least an awareness of the jaw. This situation was totally unacceptable to me and yet one in which I was at a loss to alter.

A friend, who had visited the E.S.P. Center and knew some of the people involved with the program, suggested that I meet with Guy Savelli and pursue the possibility of achieving pain reduction and was receiving minimal results from my own efforts, I opted for at least a preliminary discussion with Mr. Savelli.

It would be unfair to say that I was not skeptical when I arrived at the Center to speak with Mr. Savelli. Such skepticism was understandable since, after nearly seven years of the condition, I was resigned to the fact that it was chronic and one which I would have to learn to live.

During the course of the initial discussion, I found that I was not only becoming very relaxed, but that I was in total trust of Mr. Savelli and confident that through his program I would be able to achieve some relief.
I began to come to the Center taking instruction in meditation. I also immediately found myself using the techniques taught by Mr. Savelli in everyday situations and found that I was having a good deal of success. We had not yet actually attempted to achieve any pain reduction.

However, during this time I continued to build a great trust in Mr. Savelli and also gained confidence in my own ability to use my mind to achieve pain reduction.

Last week, Mr. Savelli and I attempted to achieve pain reduction. Up to this point, I had told him only that I had been in a serious car accident and, as a result, often suffered from serious jaw pain. He did not know the full details of about my medical condition. Mr. Savelli and I worked together for approximately half an hour during which time I utilized pupil dilation and residual breathing to relax responding only to his direct questions. I did not concentrate on my jaw or the pain which was present when we began.

After several minutes, Mr. Savelli took my left hand continued to talk to me. About fifteen minutes later he stopped and advised me that I should attempt to mentally an oil can applying oil to a rusty hinge and when the hinge could once again move freely, my jaw pain would be reduced. He also suggested I might also picture using steel wool to scrub off the rust.

I followed Mr. Savelli’s suggestions and with several minutes my jaw was almost completely free of pain. I was surprised by the mental pictures he chose for me to use. Unknown to him, the artificial jaw joints work like a hinge with only up and down motion. The right side, the one in which I had the most pain, is only the bottom half of an artificial joint. I have begun to develop scar tissue on the upper half of the joint causing a creaking similar to rust in a hinge.

Mr. Savelli indicated that he did not think the one session would be permanent but that this would be an exercise I should use when I first began to feel any discomfort in my jaw. For the past week I have been following his suggestions and have had the least amount of pain and the greatest jaw mobility since the original car accident.

Nancy D. Daniels