The 2%
"Did you have to go to school for that?" Ever had someone ask you that question? For most of us in the massage therapy field, we heard it...
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Doug Nelson
Dec 10, 20173 min read
Moshe Would Be Proud
Recently, I saw a post by one of my teaching staff, Seth Will, on the PNMT Forum. Here is the post: People with painful conditions fall...
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Doug Nelson
Nov 16, 20172 min read
This is Our Moment
There was a quiet pause after my presentation, that interlude just before questions will be asked and answered. While there had been a...
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Doug Nelson
Nov 12, 20172 min read
The Best Gets Better
I just answered two phone calls from two therapists who were interested in taking a PNMT seminar. Neither of them had ever taken a...
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Doug Nelson
Oct 15, 20173 min read
Pain and Function - Not Always What we Think
Like many health care providers, I have always assumed that if pain is less, function will increase. It's a lovely idea. The reality...
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Doug Nelson
Oct 10, 20172 min read
An Allegory for Health Care
The Ambulance Down in the Valley Joseph Malins (1895) ‘Twas a dangerous cliff, as they freely confessed, Though to walk near its crest...
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Doug Nelson
Oct 9, 20171 min read
Rerouting
During the last Level Two training, one of the clients presented with a really interesting situation. He had surgery on his leg ,...
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Doug Nelson
Sep 29, 20173 min read
Stories Not Yet Written
Many of you have read my first book, Table Lessons. In it, I describe many encounters with clients and the clinical reasoning and lessons...
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Doug Nelson
Sep 12, 20173 min read
Deep and Wide
Have you ever had someone recommend something to you, only to discover that the actual experience was far greater than you could have...
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Doug Nelson
May 26, 20173 min read
Making Movement Possible
Much has been written about the value of exercise, especially corrective exercise and movement. My last client represents a principle...
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Doug Nelson
Dec 30, 20164 min read
Taking Exception to Exceptionalism
Recently, my wife and I spent some time with two foreign exchange students. These courageous and adventurous students take a year of...
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Doug Nelson
Nov 20, 20164 min read
You Never Know
When I first opened my practice in Champaign in 1982, I spent a lot of time waiting for the phone to ring. I had relocated to this new...
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Doug Nelson
Oct 12, 20162 min read
Why Didn't you Call it Something Different?
Teaching a recent seminar, one of the students happened to mention that their school incorporated NMT treatments, and that this seminar,...
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Doug Nelson
Sep 21, 20163 min read
Confidence and the Dunning-Kruger Effect
Over the years, I have discovered that the surest path to confidence is lack of knowledge. Everything is easy, unless you actually...
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Doug Nelson
Sep 18, 20162 min read
Learning and Growing
I just answered two phone calls from two therapists who were interested in taking a PNMT seminar. Neither of them had ever taken a...
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Doug Nelson
Sep 5, 20165 min read
Such and Important Role in Health Care
I have been doing massage therapy now for nearly 39 years and it has always been not only my profession, but also my passion. In many...
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Doug Nelson
Mar 28, 20163 min read
Perfect Practice Makes Perfect
Over my career, I have had the great honor to be around and to treat some of the world’s best athletes and artists. While my job is to...
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Doug Nelson
Jan 10, 20162 min read
The Value of Seeing Clients
There are many who know me that are critical of the time I spend treating people in the clinic. They assert that I should be spending my...
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Doug Nelson
Dec 9, 20153 min read
Massage Doesn't Increase Range of Motion (Research Says so or Maybe Not)
My wonderful colleague David Fluecke sent me an email this morning sharing a piece of research that shows that massage of the calf has no...
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Doug Nelson
Nov 30, 20154 min read
The Practice of Massage
When having people introduce themselves at the beginning of a seminar, I often ask attending therapists how long they have been...
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