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The Need for PNMT
"I don't understand why more doctors don't know about this. They should be recommending it to every person who has problems after a knee...

Doug Nelson
Jan 17, 20222 min read
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Feeling Connected
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the phenomenon of loneliness these days. This issue has surfaced as I research other topics, such...

Doug Nelson
Aug 9, 20213 min read
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Clarity: How Can I Best Help You?
I received a call the other day from a client hoping to schedule with me. After the pleasantries, we got to the essence of her call. “I...

Doug Nelson
Jul 2, 20212 min read
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No Appreciable Effect? A Deeper Look
Whenever I have a presentation to make, one of my favorite aspects is digging through the research literature to learn as much as I can...

Doug Nelson
Jun 24, 20212 min read
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Perceived Injustice
At the time of this writing, I am at home recuperating from surgery which required multiple entry wounds in the abdomen. The pain...

Doug Nelson
Jun 14, 20212 min read
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You Go Where You Look
Many years ago, I was teaching my niece how to drive, practicing while she had her permit. After some time in town, we entered the...

Doug Nelson
May 31, 20213 min read
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The Far Reaching Ramifications of Pain
I was reviewing articles in the latest issue of the journal Pain, as I always do when a new issue arrives. As I scan through the index, I...

Doug Nelson
Aug 31, 20202 min read
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Different Skills, Different Formats
This unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on our scheduled PNMT seminar schedule. Scores of seminars were...

Doug Nelson
May 17, 20202 min read
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Uncertainty
Not long ago, I was listening to my friend Karen speak about evaluating outreach programs and how data can be a valuable asset in that...

Doug Nelson
Jan 19, 20202 min read
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Massage and Cognition
"I used get massage therapy to address my lower back and hamstring issues. Now that my lower back pain has disappeared, I am still...

Doug Nelson
Nov 20, 20192 min read
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Hands-On
I wish I could say that only one phone call I have fielded in the last year has asked about how much of our training is actually...

Doug Nelson
Jul 29, 20192 min read
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The Thoracic Spine Gets No Respect
It is rather sad, but certain parts of the body are just not "trendy". Even the clients who visit us can name various muscles...

Doug Nelson
Jul 27, 20192 min read
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Predicting the Course of Events
A constant emphasis we hear for any form of therapy is on achieving good outcomes. Is one approach better than the other? How do we, in...

Doug Nelson
May 1, 20191 min read
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Pressure Obsession
It is my impression that we, in the massage therapy field, are slightly obsessed with the concept of pressure. I hear it referenced quite...

Doug Nelson
Nov 23, 20181 min read
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Decision Points
Every massage therapy session contains an infinite number of decision points. By what criteria do you make them?

Doug Nelson
Nov 11, 20181 min read
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Small muscle, loud voice
In the interconnected network of the neuromuscular system, the size of the muscle seldom equates to the relative input to the nervous...

Doug Nelson
Sep 28, 20182 min read
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Relentless
Yesterday was another very long day in the clinic in both the number of clients I saw and also the degree of difficulty of the problems...

Doug Nelson
Jun 30, 20182 min read
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When Clients Get Worse by Seth Will
I can recall many a time during a PNMT course, hearing Doug Nelson preface this topic by saying, “if you haven’t made someone’s symptoms...

Doug Nelson
May 12, 20186 min read
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I Thought So
Years ago, I attended a physician's conference on musculoskeletal pain. I know, I'm not a doctor, but the conference looked fascinating...

Doug Nelson
Mar 9, 20181 min read
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My Neck Speaks
One of my clients was complaining about her neck the other day. As she described, after staring at her phone for an extended time, "My...

Doug Nelson
Feb 13, 20181 min read
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