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Happy summer, 2017! All’s well in the world of Manual Therapy in the downtown Appleton Zuelke Building (coming up on three years in my return to private practice @ Brennan Hussey, PT, LLC). I’ve enjoyed the stories of new and old patients as well as the appreciation felt when we arrive at an answer to the latest physical pain. And I continue to be amazed by how many of you (majority) yearn for alternative treatment and answers for physical pain. While mainstream medicine has sometimes helped, most people intuitively know that there must be more……yes, there usually is.
By considering the body as a collection of interdependent systems and parts, manual therapy offers an alternative view of treatment. For example, why do we assume the pain and the problem are in the same place? Speaking of alternative and mainstream, Ellen (also Mayo Clinic PT Class of ’88) has started teaching tai chi. I do not recall ‘multifidi’ being a topic of discussion in our home since we studied together during our formal graduate school days in Rochester (this is a ‘mainstream’ adaptation of an ‘alternative’ practice in my opinion – see ‘back muscles’). Anyway, breathing, balance, mindfulness, and flexibility are ALL enhanced with tai chi. Did I mention fun?! Enjoy the second half of your summer! Currently looking forward to a September return to Sacramento, CA & Kinections Educational Institute (formerly known as Ursa Foundation) for another great class in Manual Therapy.
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It is a mouthful, but my recent trip West helped me determine the title for this Blog entry. What began as a solo trip to attend an Ursa Educational Institute for Manual Therapy class in California (formerly Ursa Foundation in Edmonds, WA) quickly grew to include my wife, Ellen with a side trip to Reno to visit her friend Susie May Hahl & family. The trip to Reno took us far from the casinos and deep into the beauty of the surrounding area. We spent the days boating on Pyramid Lake, hiking the Flume Trail and paddle boarding on the crystal clear water of Lake Tahoe. While there was no lack of conversation, Susie and I spent a lot of time discussing a subject I have long been interested in due to my research and subsequent presentation in graduate school on the Biomechanics of Running and Walking. Susie works at the Reno Running Company (RRC) (in addition to her fulltime job as a 1st grade teacher) and her love of running shows. On Sunday, I joined the RRC’s Social Running Club morning run, toured the store, reviewed their Running Lab techniques and conferred with Susie and RRC’s owner & the 2014 USA Off-Road Triathlete of the Year; Matt Balzer about a quick (and critical) non-weight bearing method of assessing forefoot and rearfoot mechanics. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to observe how the professional RRC staff recommends footwear, which will help me better serve my patients. Thanks to Susie, Matt, Aimee, Sam, and Ivy for the hospitality! See them and their wonderful store at renorunningcompany.com  Reno Running Company's running lab; looking at video of foot/ankle mechanics.  Flume Trail above Lake Tahoe - quite a bit of smoke from area fires obstructed views; but still beautiful.  This is what the wildfires do to the sunset on a 'clear' day.  A more normal appearance for Lake Tahoe. Despite the haze during our visit, water clarity was amazing!  The world famous Golden Gate Bridge - a 'cool' walk on a cool day.  Chinatown.....we're not in Wisconsin anymore!  The view after climbing Lombard Street. San Francisco is quite the walking city.  Atop the deYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park - just a couple blocks from our Airbnb. To mark the 1st Year Anniversary of business, I'm starting a blog centered on manual therapy and healthcare...................certainly other topics will be included. For my first post, I've chosen a bit of information about my background. After a few months as a new graduate (Mayo Clinic, 1988), I found myself working as a staff PT at Mayo. Quickly becoming frustrated with the lack of challenge in the conventional medical system, I sought change. A new job found my young family in southern Oregon (Klamath Falls). It was here that I was introduced to a teaching institution, the Ursa Foundation in Seattle, WA (now Ursa Educational Institute in Sacramento, CA). Over the past 26 years of classes in manual therapy, and numerous patients arriving with different afflictions from sport injuries to headaches to back pain, the flaws in our medical system have become obvious to me. A couple flaws / false assumptions to spark your thoughts: 1) The pain we feel is where the problem exists. 2) Conventional providers offer everything we need. With that, I'm off.....to another class in Sacramento - "A Comparison of Several Manual Therapy Approaches to Treatment of the Face and Skull" Your thoughts, comments, suggestions for future topics?????  The famous Plummer Building in downtown Rochester, MN houses among other services, the medical library - a wonderful place to study.  Klamath Falls, OR and Upper Klamath Lake; high sage country situated on the eastern basin next to the foothills of the southern Cascades. Our home for three years!  The California State Capitol in beautiful Sacramento - home of Ursa Educational Institute.  My corner of the world - 3rd floor of the Zuelke Building in downtown Appleton, WI. |
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