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“I would recommend the treatment to anyone with a back problem; a gentle, successful – no crunching and clicking – relief.”
T B, Stratford upon Avon
Dorn Method Success Stories
This area highlights some of the success stories students of my Dorn Method Workshops have achieved. They are case studies
showing how these students have learned to integrate Dorn into their own practices and the successes they are having.
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Owner: Sophie Dhenin
Years in practice: over 20 |
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About us
Scorpio has been established for over 20 years and we now occupy three sites and
employ 15 therapists. We offer physiotherapy, osteopathy, acupuncture and Western
dry needling, pilates, massage and nutritional advice. We pride ourselves in offering
not just the more mainstream types of manual therapy but also other techniques not
necessarily found in most clinics. These include the Graston Technique, three different
types of Western needling techniques (Gunn, NielsenTM, myofascial trigger point
release), Scenar therapy, Ko medicine (collateral meridian therapy) – and, of course,
Dorn Method.
How we are using The Dorn Method today and what are the results?
I’ve been using Dorn since summer 2009. Of course I don’t use it on every patient
who comes through the doors: I select it as only one treatment system from the large
arsenal of techniques available to every manual therapist. I find it particularly
useful for children, old people and those with osteoporosis, whiplash /road traffic
accident victims, and for those who have multiple problems.
For example I am currently treating a 40 year old lady who presented with pain in
her left shoulder, right hip, knees, left heel and right hand. When she first came
she said she “hurt all over” and that all her joints were stiff. There was no history
of trauma: all her symptoms had developed gradually over the previous year. She
was hypermobile, had a leg length discrepancy and a sacral torsion. There were scattered
areas of segmental restriction throughout her spine but especially at all the junctional
areas.
Dorn was the obvious technique to select, along with pilates to increase her body
awareness and restore her core stability.
To date she has had five Dorn sessions. When she came in last week one of my colleagues
remarked that she seemed to have undergone a personality change. She is much more
cheerful, she reports that her general stiffness has disappeared and that most of
her symptoms except for the hand pain have massively improved. For my part, each
treatment is getting easier: I can restore her leg length equality much more quickly
and the segmental restriction is less marked. And it’s nice to have a patient who
comes in radiating optimism and happiness where there seemed to be none at the beginning.
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Owner: Karen Doyle
Years in practice: 2 |
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About us
The Maple Physical Therapy Clinic opened its doors two years ago and since then
has been providing relief to clients from all backgrounds and ages, through use
of hand on deep tissue treatments, gentle osteopathic techniques, kinesio taping,
Dorn Method, and rehabilitation exercises. The Clinic also works closely with cycle
teams providing treatment at training camps and competitions nationally and internationally.
How we are using The Dorn Method today and what are the results?
I have been using Dorn since September 2009, and integrated it straight away into
my client treatments after the training course. I found that it compliments Physical
Therapy treatments very well and it is particularly useful for clients with neck
pain, and those with pain of sacroiliac origin.
I work with a cycle team and have
used Dorn techniques to treat neck pain they experienced from the hyper-extended
position they adopt while cycling. It gives them relief very quickly and the homecare
exercise is excellent to help them continue to get the benefit after my treatment.
It is also very useful in the treatment of acute low back pain of sacroiliac origin.
A client who had difficulty walking due to her back pain got immediate relief from
a short treatment using only the Dorn Technique, and continued to get further relief
from her homecare exercises until the next treatment. At her next treatment she
was in a lot less pain which allowed me treat her using both Physical Therapy techniques
and the Dorn techniques.
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