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The Value of Seeing Clients
There are many who know me that are critical of the time I spend treating people in the clinic. They assert that I should be spending my...

Doug Nelson
Jan 10, 20162 min read
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Massage Doesn't Increase Range of Motion (Research Says so or Maybe Not)
My wonderful colleague David Fluecke sent me an email this morning sharing a piece of research that shows that massage of the calf has no...

Doug Nelson
Dec 9, 20153 min read
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The Practice of Massage
When having people introduce themselves at the beginning of a seminar, I often ask attending therapists how long they have been...

Doug Nelson
Nov 30, 20154 min read
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Saving the System So Much Money
Last week, I saw several new clients, all of which had seen many health providers previously. Each of these clients presented with...

Doug Nelson
Nov 20, 20152 min read
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Training the Nervous System
Today I saw a young woman with a fairly long history of lower back pain. This pain was centered on the right side, at about the L4 level...

Doug Nelson
Oct 31, 20151 min read
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Hot Packs
Very early in my career (1982), I took the leap and purchased a hydrocollator. I don’t remember how much it cost, but I do remember that...

Doug Nelson
Aug 30, 20153 min read
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Back Mice
Over the years, both in my office and at seminars, the issue of small soft fatty deposits about the back have come up. These have been...

Doug Nelson
Apr 9, 20151 min read
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Somewhere between Nocebo and Depressing
I had a very interesting session the other day with a new client. When I addressed her presenting symptoms, she shared with me that she...

Doug Nelson
Apr 2, 20153 min read
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Lordosis
Lordosis: Defect or Defense? For anyone who has studied manual therapy for a long time, the role of lordosis and back pain has seen some...

Doug Nelson
Mar 2, 20152 min read
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When Background Becomes Foreground
“First, I guess I should tell you that my leg has been better ever since you treated it the last time. No pain and I haven’t given it a...

Doug Nelson
Dec 9, 20141 min read
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Tempomandibular Issues and Temporal Headaches
There is a very interesting bi-directional relationship between the muscles of the jaw and temporal headache presentations. The...

Doug Nelson
Aug 13, 20142 min read
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Science and Art
I often speak in my seminars about the importance of the science of soft tissue therapy. I have had the great fortune to work with...

Doug Nelson
Jul 29, 20141 min read
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The Plantar Fasciitis That Wasn't
Tibialis Posterior- False Plantar Fascial Pain In the last two weeks, I have seen two clients who present with pain that seemed like...

Doug Nelson
Jul 13, 20142 min read
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Distractionable Intelligence
When I hear an interview about a national security issue, the phrase "actionable intelligence" is often used. The phrase is also often...

Doug Nelson
Jul 6, 20142 min read
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Defense or Defect?
One of the most important questions a therapist can ask of every area of perceived tissue restriction is this: Defense or Defect? Is the...

Doug Nelson
Apr 1, 20143 min read
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