Some practitioners might get freaked when they hear this from a patient:
“I’ve been to everyone. I’ve tried everything.”
This cannot put fear into a practitioner. While the findings of other doctors are interesting and acknowledged, we cannot find our objective assessment in the findings of others.
Disc herniations may be present – but the patient still has to learn to move.
Structural damage may have occurred – but the patient still must function.
Structure does not equal pain, and the presence of pain doesn’t mean structural damage. Just assess.
Trust the assessment. Watch the movement. Make the call. Deliver the results they couldn’t get elsewhere.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley