Unsolicited advice for the young or new manual med practitioners

Yes, i know. Unsolicited advice. I mean, who wants unsolicited advice?
I am, however, extremely glad that you found your way to this page. That can mean any one of several things, of course. I am, however, hoping that you're here because (like us), you are looking for answers. If not anything else, we've only been around slightly longer than you have in this field. We're hoping that that time and exposure difference can still enrich your experience. Of course, if you've been around for thirty years in manual medicine and have an unstoppable need to keep constantly updated, then, well, this part of this site ISN'T for you.

Wee bits of advice for manual medicine / manual therapy / bodywork specialist practice, then (especially in the Philippines):

Ask a lot of questions. Question what you're told. Question what you're shown. Question your results. Question yourself. Find commonalities. Find the exceptions. Sit down with and learn hands-on from the best of every field, wherever you can find these experts. Get off your bench and go out into the world and see patients. Stop worrying about your lack of experience. Start getting experience. Go to clinics. Volunteer. Apprentice. Step out of the box. Think again. Put yourself in your patient's shoes. Imagine what it's like, then imagine what it can be like. See as many teachers as possible before settling to spend the most time with just one teacher. If you have no point of comparison, it's so easy to blindly love and follow the school you've been to. Go to other schools. Use whatever is useful. If it isn't working, do it better or stop doing it. If it isn't working, it's the wrong tool -- use something else. Reflexes are there for a reason. What are they doing? Pay attention. Notice baseline and supposed functional levels. What can your patient not do? What do they need to be doing? Learn first. The earning will follow. Your patient is your bottomline. You take care of your patients, and they'll take care of you. Start with good intent, and it's extremely hard to go wrong. Go evidence-based. If it consistently works clinically, why not use it? Your patients are people. Follow your heart.

Okay, so they sound like truisms. They are, however, statements as true to our practice as we can write them out for sharing with you.

This entire page was written in a frenzied three minutes. My hands aren't as fast as my mind, nor as consistent as my heart. There was no censorship here. Just a sharing. Please, share with us and help us become better at what we do.

Towards an evolution in our field, and the synthesis of true healthcare,

Stay blessed.

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Neurodynamic Solution Certification Course Philippines

We are furnishing here a copy of a posting by our friends at SOMATIC and UST-CMT:

Neurodynamic Solution Certification Course in
the Philippines
Neurodynamic Solution, Australia in cooperation with Somatic Philippines and Integrated Manual Physical
Therapy invites you to the very first Certification Course in Neurodynamic Solution in the Philippines.
When & Where
April 24-27, 2009
Venue - to be announced
Course Instructor
Kiran Challagundla, BPT, MPT, MIAP, FAGE
Master of Orthopedics, Sport and Manual Physiotherapy
Currently:
Consultant Physiotherapist - Spintas HealthCare, Hyderabad .
Member - Global Teaching Group, Neurodynamic Solutions (NDS).
Director & Course instructor - Maitland’s Foundation for Sports & Manual Therapy
Former Physiotherapist for:
Deccan Chargers (DC), Indian Premier League (IPL).
Hyderabad Heroes, Indian Cricket League (ICL).
CBCOC - The Dolphins Football Club, Adelaide , Australia .
Certification Details
The participants will receive 2 certificates (1 each for the Upper and Lower quarters) certified by
Neurodynamic Solutions (NDS) Adelaide Australia signed byMichael Shacklock that are valid worldwide
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Neurodynamic Solutions (NDS), Adelaide, Australia signed by Michael Shacklock that are valid worldwide.
These certificates are the same certificates that are given by Michael to all the participants who attend his
workshop worldwide.
Course manual: Candidates who attend NDS course will receive a 200-page Course Manual prepared by
Mr. Michael Shacklock himself, and will be the same one which Michael gives to all the participants who
attend NDS courses worldwide.
Teaching topics and teaching material: The teaching topics, Powerpoint presentation and Course syllabus and
material will be the same one that was prepared by Michael Shacklock himself, and is the same material that
is taught by Michael worldwide.
Free NDS Newsletters: All articipants who attend the NDS course will be automatically registered in the
NDS group, and will receive regular NDS news letters through E-mail. These NDS news letters are written
by Michael Shacklock, and contains most updated Scientific Research in Neurodynamics, Clinical solutions,
conference announcements, books and other resources, web links – other physiotherapy / physical therapy
and educational groups, search engines and physical therapy databases.
Course Fee
Up to March 31, 2009: P12,000
April 1 up to April 23, 2009: P16,000
On-site registration: P20,000
To reserve a slot, you may pay 50% of the fee set for the time you would register. The payment is NONREFUNDABLE
but TRANSFERRABLE.
For inquiries, you may text or call (63) 9194077701 (Valentin C. Dones III) or (63) 9274814155 (Leomil
Adriano).
You may visit the website www.neurodynamicsolutions.com to check more about Neurodynamic Solution.