Clinicians
The McKenzie Method® of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy®
I decided to contribute my personal experience and journey through the Diploma Program with this platform hoping that any clinicians pondering through the same questions may find some answers!
An insight into the developing relationship between MDT and NASS.
Typically, if you ask a room full of therapists what their opinion is of the McKenzie Method, you know what responses to expect. Some enthusiastically raise the banner or demonstrate respectful admiration. Others roll eyes or roll up their sleeves preparing for a therapeutic approach slugfest. But in Guatemala the response is fundamentally different – blank stares.
Citation: Maccio JR, Carlton L, Fink S, Ninan C, Van Vranken C, Beise G, McGowan C, Maccio JG, Tranquillo J. Directional Preference of the wrist: a preliminary study. J Man Manip Ther. 2017;1-7. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2017.1283767
Otéro J, Bonnet F. 2016. Cervicalgie: Prévalence des syndromes McKenzie et des préférences directionnelles. (Neck pain: Prevalence of McKenzie's syndromes and directional preferences) Kinesitherapie; 14(145):36-44.
Ayanniyi O, Sanya A, Ogunlade O. 2016. Effects of the McKenzie protocol on pregnancy-related back pain. J Experim Integ Med; 6: 118-124.
An example of 'why you should', and 'how you can', look and think outside of the box for referral sources.