It takes quite a bold person to respond to a question without having not done a course or reasonable research, I have a lot of friends that are doctors and yet I'll never offer an opinion on medical management.

You mentioned evidence.... then you go on to say...

"Personally I found Shirley Sahrmann's approach both sound and practical. It would be good if it was supported by a bit more evidence but it has good plausibility and I found it practical for patients. It aims to address the underlying problems give rise to much of what we see in MSK physiotherapy that isn't due to an acute injury."

Perhaps this Onsen stuff has just as much practicality and plausibility as some "Physical Therapist" from the states.

Yes there are "heaps of courses" I can do, the onsen approach being one of them and I was looking for an informed and educated opinion on Onsen.

I've found most post graduate work and short course work to be as lacking in concrete or relevant evidence as anything out there, have you to tried writing good, accurate inclusion/exclusion criteria lately?

As for patient interest in evidence... opposed to being unrestricted in movement... I feel a lot of the chronic pain stuff might just be missing the boat.

I think you were looking for Know, not no.

Thanks for the book referral. I'll leaf though it.