Hi Reader

Dad Joke: What did the ocean say to the beach? Nothing it just waved.

What a week it’s been. From getting stuck in the middle of the UK airline drama and having to cancel a full day of patients to ending the week by assisting Dr Marty Rosen with his UK SOT paediatric certification hands on component.

There is something about watching someone who has honed his craft over decades. The depth of knowledge and the different perspectives he can give off the cuff are remarkable. But the real magic, as per usual, is not where you expect it to be…

This weekend it came right at the end, when the projector had been switched off, the benches packed up and most goodbyes had been said. It turned out that there was a delegate who had asked if Marty could see his 5-year-old son after the seminar…and after all the hours of learning theory and practice over the weekend…the actual lesson began.

If you have come into contact with Dr Rosen’s work you will know it is based on a system of indicators which give rise to protocols and a full management program. Ask anyone who has taken on this work, and you will understand that it takes time and dedication dig in and incorporate this into practice. But it is only when you see him work with a child in real time that you realize that it takes decades to make it look like you are not using a system, or thinking about indicators.

From the moment he started working with this little guy he was 100% WITH him. The system was there ticking over in the background but the focus was on the child.

A lot of people ask how you get a child to sit still while you examine them…and here was the answer…you don’t. You move with them, you follow their lead. You choose the most bang from buck tests and you get them done quickly. Phrases I kept hearing were “can you do me a favour” and “that was awesome”.

When the assessment was over, Doc thanked the child and started talking to us about what he had found, and how he approached the findings. This was all fascinating, but what was even better was that the 5-year-old hadn’t moved from the bench. He was still waiting for more…more tickles, more “that was awesome” more “can you do me a favours”

Treating someone is not just about the indicators, the adjustments or the system. It’s about putting someone into the neurological zone to accept these inputs in the best way possible.

Every day is a school day.

Chat soon

Mike

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Connected Paediatrics – Dr Mike Marinus is a registered paediatric chiropractor treating babies and children and helping chiropractors learn effective paediatric techniques that they can use in their practice