ACE Blog
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I can feel how tight it is.. Can you?
Palpation is a valuable tool that can aid building our therapeutic alliance and support our assessment and treatment approach. It allows us to search for areas of pain and confirm these areas of discomfort with our patient. In manual therapy, we are trained to feel for tight muscles, taut bands, tender spots, with the belief […]
The hand anatomy mini-series
The hand is usually seen as quite a complex area of the body. It can be difficult to treat as there are so many overlying structures, it might be hard to know what you’re assessing or treating, let alone doing this with accuracy and precision. So, it might be best to get our hands dirty […]
Pain is a process and not an entity
Shifting your mindset and understanding of pain as a process provides insight into the complexity of the pain experience. Importantly, this experience is unique to the individual person, life experience, and environmental factors, all of which can all play a role in this process. I am often faced with interactions with other clinicians that raise […]
Stop focusing on the cliff’s edge
A singular focus is rarely beneficial for ourselves, or our patients in clinical practice – or more generally, in life itself. Think of the example you see in action movies… The main character running from a boulder, directly in front of it. Or, away from danger right towards a cliff’s edge as if they can’t see […]
The value (and danger) of your opinion
As health practitioners, people come to us for advice and guidance.Our opinion is often considered as “fact” by those seeking our input. Because of this, the responsibility we bear in each interaction is considerable, and must be taken seriously. The old saying “Dr knows best” is obviously incorrect, because no medical / health practitioner will […]
Manual Therapy Retreat 2025 Greek Islands
This year we held our Greek Islands Manual Therapy Retreat 2025 on the Instagram worthy island of Santorini from Saturday 3rd to Saturday 10th May, and what an incredible week it was. To give you a better understanding of what ACE Retreats entail, we thought it is best to give you a run through of each […]
