When Phil Parker was 19, he had an accident, which resulted in him severing the ulnar nerve in his left arm. The ulnar nerve is also known as the Musicians nerve, as it connects the brain to fine movement in the fingers. As a trainee Osteopath and aspiring Rock God guitarist, being able to use his left hand was vital. Doctors told him that he would not be able to move his fingers again, and would have a ‘claw hand’.
However Phil kept asking experts of their prognosis. The response he got was the same negative prognosis. He kept asking until he found a physiotherapist who said that he had a good chance of full recovery, which is exactly what happened.
This tenacity and questioning mind influenced Phil’s approach to questions of health and recovery, so that when he was told that people couldn’t recover from ME/CFS, he didn’t accept this way of thinking, and started exploring ways in which these people could be helped. Consequently he developed the Lightning Process, which has thousands of people report has helped them regain their health!
Simon Pimenta
