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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...
jivaska
May 13, 20186 min read


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...
jivaska
Mar 9, 20181 min read


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...
jivaska
Feb 13, 20181 min read


Inspiration
"Inspiration is for amateurs." Chuck Close I remember seeing an interview with the artists Chuck Close and Richard Serra, two of the most...
jivaska
Jan 12, 20184 min read


Putting back the "Neuro" in Neuromuscular
I really enjoyed this short case study that Seth Will, one of the PNMT teaching staff, sent me. It is one that therapists will likely...
jivaska
Dec 29, 20173 min read


Moshe Would Be Proud
Recently, I saw a post by one of my teaching staff, Seth Will, on the PNMT Forum. Here is the post: People with painful conditions fall...
jivaska
Dec 10, 20173 min read


This is Our Moment
There was a quiet pause after my presentation, that interlude just before questions will be asked and answered. While there had been a...
jivaska
Nov 16, 20172 min read


The Best Gets Better
I just answered two phone calls from two therapists who were interested in taking a PNMT seminar. Neither of them had ever taken a...
jivaska
Nov 12, 20172 min read


Pain and Function - Not Always What we Think
Like many health care providers, I have always assumed that if pain is less, function will increase. It's a lovely idea. The reality...
jivaska
Oct 16, 20173 min read


An Allegory for Health Care
The Ambulance Down in the Valley Joseph Malins (1895) ‘Twas a dangerous cliff, as they freely confessed, Though to walk near its crest...
jivaska
Oct 11, 20172 min read


Stories Not Yet Written
Many of you have read my first book, Table Lessons. In it, I describe many encounters with clients and the clinical reasoning and lessons...
jivaska
Sep 30, 20173 min read
Deep and Wide
Have you ever had someone recommend something to you, only to discover that the actual experience was far greater than you could have...
jivaska
Sep 13, 20173 min read
Making Movement Possible
Much has been written about the value of exercise, especially corrective exercise and movement. My last client represents a principle...
jivaska
May 27, 20173 min read
Taking Exception to Exceptionalism
Recently, my wife and I spent some time with two foreign exchange students. These courageous and adventurous students take a year of...
jivaska
Dec 30, 20164 min read
You Never Know
When I first opened my practice in Champaign in 1982, I spent a lot of time waiting for the phone to ring. I had relocated to this new...
jivaska
Nov 20, 20164 min read
Why Didn't you Call it Something Different?
Teaching a recent seminar, one of the students happened to mention that their school incorporated NMT treatments, and that this seminar,...
jivaska
Oct 13, 20162 min read
Confidence and the Dunning-Kruger Effect
Over the years, I have discovered that the surest path to confidence is lack of knowledge. Everything is easy, unless you actually...
jivaska
Sep 22, 20163 min read
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