MRI is currently the gold standard for identifying radicular pathology, but unfortunately, it requires preauthorization, which isn’t easy to obtain. Physical tests are what most practitioners depend on – despite the marginal reliability of the tests. The information in this article brings history and observation to the forefront of radicular diagnostics. Each factor listed can significantly increase the clinician’s ability to diagnose radiculopathies.
A Hawaiian Treat
At Hawaii 1991 you will be presented a rare opportunity to develop and refine your motion palpation skills. A palpation tutorial is being offered that will sharpen and fine-tune your existing movement palpation abilities.
The tutorial is predominately for doctors who use motion palpation consistently in their practice and who have a special interest in refining their motion palpation art. Doctors will become better able to determine the clinical significance of what they are feeling and sometimes more importantly the total "lack" of clinical significance.
After graduating from Palmer College East in 1977, the instructor, Dr. Dale Jacobson, was personally tutored for a four-month period by Dr. Henri Gillet in Brussels, Belgium, and was subsequently certified as an instructor and interpreter of the Gillet Motion Palpation System.
After returning from Belgium and meeting Dr. L. John Faye, Dr. Jacobson was chosen to be the first West Coast MPI instructor. He taught the spine, extremity, and manipulation seminars. He brings us these special skills as well as his personal experience of 13 years in a motion palpation practice.
Refer to future issues of Dynamic Chiropractic for the tutorial times.