Can money and morals coincide in manual therapy? Do you over-treat your patients? How much is too much? When is it best to do nothing? These are questions I constantly ask myself. My assumption, most of us get in the way of recovery and even can impede normal processes by intervening unnecessarily. The clinical reasoning skill it takes to know…
The anchoring heuristic error in clinical decision making Every clinical interaction requires healthcare professionals to make reasoned clinical decisions about the treatments they perform and the recommendations they make. Evidence informed and defensible decisions need to be based on appropriate findings and current understanding of pain and biopsychosocial processes. Cognitive bias affects much of our clinical reasoning and decision making. …
It’s Not about the Nail Thanks to Sandy Hilton for her recent workshop in Victoria, BC. It was another fantastic multidisciplinary collaborative learning weekend we hosted through our clinic, Achieve Health. She used this clip as a metaphor for understanding the biopsychosocial framework with our patients. This blog was inspired by our conversations. The biopsychosocial framework should be utilized in all clinical encounters. It is…
The answer to this question depends on who you ask and where in the world you live. The practice of massage is extremely popular all over the world, but what exactly defines it as a profession is varied and open to much discussion and debate. In Canada, every province has its own association and practice definition. Only 4 of the…
When I graduated from massage therapy school in 2005 I had already completed my bachelor of science and felt very comfortable in my knowledge and abilities to become a great therapist. It became very evident to me over the ensuing years that there was a lot more I needed to know and understand in order to more effectively treat complex…
