Quote Originally Posted by linbin View Post
hi centerhealth
your post is thought provoking.you are trying to explain the various misalignment/dysfunction that may happen.i would like to highlight the fact that no studies has shown the ability of clinical therapists to detect accurately spinal levels.so you can speak stories but when comes to practise its really difficult to accurately localise the dysfunction .
Thanks for the reply Linbin. My evidence based practice is relied more upon the results of my treatments rather than what others have tried to prove or disprove with research papers. Typically the reason why the research is so poor when it comes to the manual therapies is due to the fact that when researchers try to replicate the manual treatments, they rely on clinicians with limited experience which needless to say drastically affects the end result. This phenomenon is seen when looking at all the conflicting research studies dealing with CranioSacral Therapy.

Any clinician with enough skill and experience can accurately detect and treat specific dysfunctional spinal levels. And when treating specific dysfunctions, you begin to fire a sniper rifle at the problem instead of a shotgun. The results are undeniable and at times life changing. I should have some of my patients post replies here.

A simple way to detect specific spinal lesions and to create a hierarchy of dysfunctions is through an Osteopathic treatment approach called Mechanical Link. Anyone interested in correctly and accurately diagnosing specific lesions in the body I recommend doing some reading in this area. There is also some work done by Sharon Weiselfish, which she has named Myofascial Mapping. Again, another technique in which you zero in on specific dysfunctions.

Thanks for the input Linbin, I look forward to hearing a reply.