What makes a SCENAR conference great? The people!

The best thing about every type of conference I ever attend is the like-minded people who also attend.  This was true again this past weekend when we headed over to Las Vegas to participate in some of the activities of the International SCENAR Conference sponsored by RITMSCENAR OKB, Inc. and RITM OKB ZAO.  While Peter participated in the special advanced seminar "SCENAR Expertise and SCENAR Prognosis - an Improved and Effective Approach...

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SCENAR Case Study: Chronic Cervical/Thoracic Strain

Client Presentation Client presented complaining of chronic pain in his neck, shoulder, and shoulder blade area on the left side at a level 8 on a pain scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is minimal and 10 is severe. He also complained of pain and parathesia in his left arm. He indicated movement made his pain worse and lying down, being still, decreased the pain. He reported having considerable pain for nearly two years. The pain was significantly...

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Pain has a way of clipping our wings

Step into the possibility of being pain free. What actions are you taking toward being chronic pain free in the space of possibility? Do you BELIEVE it's possible to be free of chronic pain? A friend of ours shared a story with us that I want to share with you. Here it is: An old man and his grandson were sitting on the front porch and the dog was howling. The boy says "Paw, how come the dog's a howlin'?" The old man says "cuz he's settin'...

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How an injury is like a pebble tossed in a still lake

I have been thinking about how I explain to clients what is happening in their body when soft tissue is injured. One way I describe a new or fresh soft tissue injury is like a pebble thrown into the middle of a still lake.  Think about it - skipping pebbles at the lake. "See" what happens when it "plops".  An injury is just like this.  It often starts as just a very tiny circle. As the minutes and hours pass an injury grows like...

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