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
Dooley Noted: 2/12/2016 There’s nothing quite like a surgeon scaring the daylights out of a family member to remind you of your crusade. Uninformed patients are being bullied. They’re being told they will never improve if they don’t get surgery. Doctors are pulling out their crystal balls, projecting outcomes and setting days one has to live. As the God Complex rages, patients are letting their power be stolen with every … Read more
Dooley Noted: 2/10/2016 In Immaculate Dissection I: Core Concepts, we teach you the anatomy of the core musculature in a way that is not so book-heavy. We get you feeling the anatomy through palpation and movement. What we notice each time we teach is the disconnect by many to understand the proper building of intraabdominal pressure (IAP). If IAP is like a dial, one must learn to use the dial to … Read more
Dooley Noted: 2/9/2016 Like any therapist, I have moments when I sit back and wonder if I am truly helping other people. It’s like you need someone to wave a flag, just to make sure you are on the right track. As soon as you put it out there that you need it, it finds you. It happened to me this past weekend, while teaching NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT) Level II in … Read more
Dooley Noted: 2/5/2016 Today, my beloved and I had a lovely London afternoon helping to move flats with my amazing friends, Rob Kavanagh and Chris Srithrian. Chris and Rob always supply a think-tank of information over a simple lunch. We discussed everything from hitting rock bottom to consciousness to Chinese medicinal interventions. But it was something Rob said while holding the door that floored me and made me think. He pushed … Read more
Dooley Noted: 2/4/2016 Early on in life, I committed myself to immense purpose. I watched my parents work countless hours on and off the clock. So, work ethic was in my Dooley veins and in the behaviors set by those who raised me. As I pursued education, my work ethic continued. It became unnecessary to build a life outside of my purpose. I maintained the friendships of my past and visited … Read more
Dooley Noted: 2/3/2016 Last night, I levered my first sledgehammer. It was a fantastic education on how a pound is not a pound. To motivate me, my fiancé and skills coach, Jonathan, levered a 20 pound hammer. That is about 630 pounds of force – and he did it in a split stance where he couldn’t use jumping or leg power to help him much. It’s such an … Read more