The intelligent therapist guide to being intelligent

The intelligent therapist guide to be intelligent

In the ever increasing list of workshop starting from pure crap like chiropractic, osteopathy and dry needling (acupuncture masquerading as new age Babel)  and modern pseudo-science like NDT, SI, MET etc. how to can a intelligent therapist keep his sanity?

These are the check list the “The Indian Centre for Evidence Based Neuro-Rehabilitation” ICEBNR people have come up with before and during the workshop you need to look for:

1.       Read the brochure – if the “expert is certified in the technique” other than a university well just avoid it- probably a waste of reading beyond it. Universities are leaning centers (even some of it is useless) and centers which certifies you are well you can fill in the blanks

2.       Alternate in treating, holistic are all catch phrase of modern  pseudoscience science- be careful

3.       Become a expert – after doing the course- well if you see the expert who claims that- kick him – no one can become a expert in anything in 2 days or 6 weeks except my cat which became a expert in shiting in 2 days

4.       "Hands on" are more than theory than kick yourself for wasting your time. Remember any monkey can learn the technique, but you can learn or teach science to a monkey

5.       See change in the same day, immediate relief- these are red flags if the expert or brochure claims this.

6.       Ask them for evidence- if they quote an article –go and read them- most of them will say the technique is not working - they have not read it so they are depending on you to not read it.  Classical example – go and read the NDTA associations page on evidence most of them will say it is not working except some half ass study they themselves did which says well we are not sure.

7.       Remember if the expert has done 25 courses in 25 countries that will not make him an expert automatically.

8.       If they claim it sure will work- and give you didactic advice be careful

9.       Red flag- if you haven’t heard of the physiology in your life- example cranio-scaral therapy- well it is a suture idiot – we know it can’t be moved. Kick him in his nuts.

10.   Don’t keep your mouth shut and come out and start complaining – start asking questions while in the course.

11.   Remember it is not rude to disagree with the resource person – it is good manners to keep the resource person and yourself honest.

12.   Well – the easiest of all things is to learn by yourself and all together not listen to any half assed expert.

Operator! Give me the number for 911! – Homer Simpson