Dorn Method History - how it all began
The Dorn Method originated in a small village deep in the German region of Bavaria almost 40 years ago where it is now very well respected and practised by many Therapists. I personally feel very lucky that I had the chance to be taught and trained this wonderful Method by Dieter Dorn and Hildegard Steinhauser directly. Learning the DORN METHOD is a true blessing in my life.
Dieter Dorn (1938-2011) was a sawmill owner who was born in August 1938 in South Germany. Over 40 years ago he injured himself whilst lifting a heavy log and consequently suffered sciatic pain. A local old farmer helped to relieve him of his pain using some very simple and easy to use techniques. He asked the old Healer if he could also learn these techniques to which the Healer replied 'you already know them', implying how easy they were to learn and do yourself!
"The following article is extracted from Thomas Zudrell's book, The Dorn Method...
Dorn's first patient was his wife, who for several years had suffered from severe headaches. According to some doctors, the transverse processes of her cervical vertebrae were too long and could be shortened by surgery, but she refused to be operated upon. Dieter Dorn checked his wife's neck and found that the vertebrae were only twisted and that the X-ray was not a correct reading. He gently pushed the vertebrae back into place, and since then, her headaches have been history. She has since become the most prominent patient of Dieter Dorn.
That was the beginning of the Dorn Method!
Soon after, Dieter Dorn helped many people in the neighborhood by correcting their unequal leg length and aligning their joints. To his surprise, many other ailments like knee pains, heart problems, hearing problems, and others also seemed to have disappeared.
The answer to all this he discovered by coincidence in a book about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), where acupuncture and acupressure were among the techniques used to cure many ailments.
During the course of his treatments, he observed that he was also addressing the meridians (nerve pathways) along the spine. Because of the connection between the spinal cord and the internal organs connected through the spinal nerve pathways, many problems disappeared when the misaligned vertebrae were corrected.
By meeting and assisting Dr. Thomas Hansen, M.D., Dieter Dorn started to learn more about anatomy and physiology, and together, they explored the potential of this new method for an extended period.
Some years later, Dieter Dorn decided that it was time to teach other people this wonderful method, and he started to give seminars. Many learned from him and are now following in his footsteps with equal success.
Today, more and more people from the medical field, like doctors, physiotherapists, massage therapists, non-medical practitioners, and chiropractors, attend these seminars and are amazed at what they learn.
Dieter Dorn still has his sawmill, which keeps him independent, and his simple and very kind personality continues to impress his students.
He says there are three kinds of thought models in life:
What can I do for myself?
What can someone else do for me?
What can I do for others?
Dieter Dorn lives with the third one. 'We are born for others, otherwise our life makes no sense,' is his opinion. This is a way full of 'thorns' ('Thorn' translates in German as 'Dorn'). Maybe that is why the method is called 'DORN METHOD,' he jokes. Nomen est omen! In German, the spinous processes are called 'Dorn Fortsätze' in medical terms; isn't that a coincidence?
Some of Dieter Dorn's early students, like Harald Fleig and Helmuth Koch, started to give DORN METHOD seminars on their own, thereby contributing in an important way to the speedy spread of the knowledge of this fantastic therapy.
Hildegard Steinhauser learned the Method many years ago and, together with her life partner, Helmuth Koch, a well-known non-medical practitioner in Lindau, South Germany. They are now at the forefront of the mission to make the DORN METHOD popular and acknowledged by the medical community. As a Reiki Teacher and trained in acupuncture, Hildegard Steinhauser says that she considers learning the DORN METHOD a true milestone in her life as a Healer, and thanks to Dieter Dorn, it now becomes a true blessing for humanity.
**The above article was extracted from Thomas Zudrell’s book, The Dorn Method."