In this episode, Anna answers a common question: how she started to learn visceral manipulation and assimilate it into her sports healthcare practice? 

Follow along on the journey from learning about the technique from a colleague and then a few years later connecting the dots after her Mom was diagnosed with stage 4 3b lung cancer, realizing just how many healthcare practitioners missed the diagnosis, chalking up the symptoms she was having (shoulder pain, back pain, neck pain, and numbness and tingling to her fingers) to poor posture, decreased fitness, and lack of exercise. 

Anna discusses how this realization led to the feeling that she was doing a massive disservice to her athletes and clients not having a better understanding of what was happening beneath the musculoskeletal system and just how important a clear and complete differential diagnosis is, not just in treating musculoskeletal pain and injury but potentially even helping to diagnose life-threatening diseases like lung cancer. 

How there is a need to do a thorough assessment when evaluating our clients and to not settle for a slow, never-ending treatment plan of care, but to realize when musculoskeletal pain and injury do not improve as expected, it is time to re-evaluate and look at the bigger picture, not just follow the diagnosis from the doctor or MRI. 

Learn more about visceral manipulation and the Barral Institute HERE. Remember to mention that Anna Hartman referred you if you decide to take any of their courses. 

Considering the viscera as a source of musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction is a great way to ensure a more true whole-body approach to care, however, it can be a bit overwhelming on where to start, which is exactly why I created the Visceral Referral Cheat Sheet. This FREE download will help you to learn the most common visceral referral patterns affecting the musculoskeletal system. Download it at www.unrealresultspod.com

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