Dooley Noted: 2/23/2016 A patient said something significant to me yesterday. She said, “I can’t just do this for me. I need to be healthy for my kids. I want to be around for them – and to play with them down on the ground!” I would love to tell you that all my patients will invest in healthy habits for the good of themselves. But they won’t always. Sometimes, … Read more
Dooley Noted: 2/22/2016 At least once per week, I get a request asking for my recommendation on the best anatomy text or application. My answer is always the same: “The best book or app is the one you are using.” If one is reaching out to ask this question, he is looking for an answer I can’t provide. There’s no fast-track to knowledge. Believe me – if there was … Read more
Dooley Noted: 2/20/2016 I’ve had my share of uncertainties in this life. And most of the time, these uncertainties helped me wedge myself into corners. When I currently look at a 24 kilo kettlebell, I see a bell I used to not be able to one-arm swing. It used to be a bell with which I could not get-up. But I can easily do those things now. I currently … Read more
Dooley Noted: 2/19/2016 Since I can’t go an hour without someone asking me about the “new quad” being identified, I took it upon myself to discuss a clinically important – yet often uncredited – bundle of slightly collagenated tissue that resembles fascia and tendinous properties. While the migrant quad belly shows no clinical significance other than a “cool” factor, the aforementioned unnamed fascia is a connection between vastus medialis and adductor magnus that … Read more
Dooley Noted: 2/18/2016 The Person: Betty Braun Her profession: retired owner of her own hair salon How I know her: Aunt Betty is married to my mother’s brother, Bob. I have known her all my life, and she has consistently been the kindest, most supportive woman I’ve ever known. When I was a theater major, she came to all my shows to cheer me on. When I started my … Read more
Dooley Noted: 2/17/2016 After my second set of heavy press ladders today, the bell started to feel really heavy. My head went to a negative place. I let my perception of the bell skew me. “This hell feels heavy.” Then I remembered what I saw at 3 AM this morning. My beloved had gotten up in the middle of the night – driven by his focus to complete a … Read more
Dooley Noted: 2/16/2016 Today in anatomy lab, the medical students and I dissected the femoral triangles. I fully realized I had an unusual hobby when my sentence started with the following: “Last night, my fiancé and I were bending steel across our thighs…” After that initial shock, I explained why I was encouraging Jonathan not to bend at the center or medial thigh, but to go a little more laterally. … Read more
Video Dooley Noted: 2/15/2016 This video segment of Dooley Noted, I demonstrate a common relationship of ulnar side grip inhibition and flexor carpi ulnaris hyper facilitation. Consider assessing this important muscle if you’re getting consistent wrist impingement or lack of ulnar grip strength. As always, it’s your call. -Dr. Kathy Dooley
Dooley Noted: 2/14/2016 For the last few years, I have spent Valentine’s Day weekend in Toronto, teaching NeuroKinetic Therapy. I got the best gift for this holiday: to share my love of movement with gracious, open-minded students. Then I got another gift: my fiancé holding me up as he tore a deck of bicycle cards. As I boarded to go back home to NYC, I realize how much I’d love … Read more
Dooley Noted: 2/13/2016 When I left my salary position as a chiropractor, I was terrified. At first, i was flooded with self-deprecating and stagnating thoughts. “What if I can’t get new patients?” “Will I go broke if I don’t get paid hourly?” You morph those thoughts into a focus on your drive – and why you want to leave that salary job in the first place. You want freedom. … Read more