Dooley Noted: 3/15/2015
Today, we completed NKT Level I in Melbourne, Australia.
On day one, I saw an attendee I recognized, but I couldn’t tell from where.
I asked her, and she said I probably knew her from Active Release Technique (ART).
I was shuttled into a time machine, at the Chicago Upper Extremity ART course I took in 2007.
Immediately, I remembered her impeccable instruction and phenomenal palpation skills.
And I also remembered how that was the course that convinced me to become an anatomist.
I watched the instructors in awe. I was fascinated by their anatomy knowledge and clinical prowess.
I knew I’d never be half the clinicians they were, if I didn’t know anatomy better.
Two months later, I left chiropractic practice behind to enroll in a three-year masters program in anatomy.
Eight years might seem like a long time. But I remember that Chicago ART seminar like it was yesterday as the moment that changed my life.
This weekend, I had the opportunity to return the favor to this brilliant instructor.
I showed her a few ways to help her skills be even more proficient, with different clinical anatomy applications.
She enjoyed NKT, which blends very well with ART.
I was so honored to be able to give back to a community that has given me so much.
As the educational process came full circle, once again I was inspired to learn and to share.
Even if you have much to learn, you always have something to teach.
As always, it’s your call.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley