Guest guest Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Hi Rick, I wanted to address your question if Veterinarian's can learn to do mobilization. Of course you can if you dedicate the time to learn. There are numerous styles of manual therapy and joint mobilization around. It does take time and patience to become effective and actually do what you think you are doing. Training hands to feel subtle movement can be challenging for some. In the past I have taught manual therapy classes to mostly PT's amnd MT's (but a a few DO's, MD's OT's, DC's thrown in the mix). The credentials behind the name was never what predicted how good the person would be with manual therapy. Most important was an ability to really feel with your hands. Some people can not do that. Some get to a certain level of skill and never get that great. Others obvoiusly excel and do amazing things. So when we talk about effectiveness of manual therapy it really can vary depending on who is doing the treatment and their skill level. I have studied manual therapy for 20 plus years and am still studying, still wanting to improve my skills. Rosemary Hegarty PT,CCRT office rmheg@... www.rosemaryhegarty.com Re: Dog back brace Hi Rick. Yes, the struggle with vocabulary, taxonomy, and understanding each other's knowledge and skills makes this a challenging marriage. From what I observed in the video, your technician or you (with a lovely manicure) are doing at least non-specific spinal mobilization. Amie > Amie, > > Thank you for your response. I alway enjoy and await them! > > I sincerely wish that I could comment on yours and the other PTs' responses, however, I must plead my ignorance! I don't understand joint mobilizations and when I look at the literature it does not seem as conclusive a solution as many of you profess, however, I still greatly respect anecdotal observations and conclusions. Your profession uses a different vocabulary to explain pathology and examination findings. This leads to misunderstanding in the veterinary patient. My profession's lack of understanding of manual therapies adds to and increases the confusion. So how do we learn? Do DVMs have the knowledge to grasp your treatment modalities? Do veterinary technicians have the knowledge? Do MDs have some of the same questions? > > > Thank you again for your comments! > > Rick Wall, DVM > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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