Below is a flow chart of the steps I go through with EVERY client to help you achieve your goals of pain free full function.
The evidence behind the Ridgway Method suggests that 95% of clients who go through all of these steps will achieve their goals. The other 5% may need to be referred on for further investigation. Whilst self explanatory in itself, it's good just to mention how thorough this assessment is and, to me, that is the secret of success behind this approach to physiotherapy treatment. With my first new clinic client yesterday we were able to perform the interview, clearing of neural tension, full body assessment, identification of a provisional PCF and commence treatment with some really "wow" results all within 2.5 hours. 95% Range of motion in the affected are was achieved in one direction and 85% in the other-I am really excited by those results and I am hoping the client is too. The topic for my next blog is all about System Wind-up.
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Today is the day! I have my very first REAL client booked in at The Refined Body today. And needless to say, I am just a tad excited! It is going to be so much fun! I simply cannot wait! Ok...i can sense I am going to have to tone it down a bit by the time they arrive. (When I say "they", I actually recommend clients bring someone with them to whom their problem affects or who can help keep them on track with their home program. Whether it be a spouse, or personal trainer, the more the merrier!). It is going to be full on - a thorough body assessment...will probably take the best part of an hour and a quarter until we find what the actual cause of the problem is. I've had a brief bit of background and from what I can gather this problem has been around a while and already a few very experienced practitioners from various professions have had a go at trying to solve this injury. Hmmm, no pressure! I think that trying to find the cause of someone's problem is the truly most intriguing part for me. That is probably the time, as a physio, I find I have to think the most. The treatment part is easy! I could treat with both eyes closed and one hand tied behind my back...well not really but you get my drift. I've been a physiotherapist for exactly half my life! I just thought of that!! The room is ready. I am ready. The Sunshine Coast's newest Physiotherapy clinic is now a reality! So, what is The Ridgway Method and why am I, a physio with 20 years experience, so enthusiastic about it? I used to eat, drink, live Physio-14 hours a day! I have to say I have always loved treating and I used to get pretty good results for my patients. I’ve always had 30 minute appointments so we always had plenty of time to treat. The Ridgway Method has taken this to a whole new level. Developed by Australian physiotherapist, Michael Ridgway, the theory behind The Ridgway Method is to get you better as quickly as possible with results that last a long time. 60-120 minutes to find the underlying cause of a condition There are 3 parts to this…the first is to diagnose. The assessment is thorough, so thorough. We assess every muscle, joint, nerve, movement patterns in the body to find out the underlying cause to your problem. This can take anywhere from 60 to 120 minutes. It really depends on how long you have had the problem for and how complex it is. At this point i must say that some people may need to go to Plan B – needing referral on for investigations or to see another medical professional. This is only when physiotherapy is not appropriate. 30-180 minutes to achieve PAIN FREE FULL FUNCTION The second step is to FIX! This is the part everyone loves. What I didn’t mention above is that we were looking for the underlying reason why the problem exists. And that is what we focus our treatment on. Our goal is for you to be PAIN FREE WITH FULL FUNCTION. We also go through how to look after your condition at home so that it doesn’t come back again. This part of the process usually takes between 30 minutes and 180 minutes. Graduate to 30 mins every 3 months. The last step is to prevent recurrence by having Tune Ups. What is the famous saying, Prevention is better than the cure. The aim of treatment is to treat anyaccumulative strain that might develop as a result of life’s challenges. The goal is to graduate these to 30 minutes every 3 months. Hopefully this gives some insight to what this most up to date approach to treatment is all about. More information is available on our website http://www.therefinedbody.com.au/the-difference.html Next post will be about the actual sessions and what you can expect from me. I feel like I am in my 20′s again..or do I? It seems like only yesterday that I opened my first physiotherapy practice on the Sunshine Coast, when in fact it was actually 19 years ago. But the butterflies in my stomach are the same. The main difference is this time I won’t be looking up text books for every patient to check to see if I am treating something right…20 years experience of 1000′s and 1000′s of client treatments later I am pretty sure I know what to do! I was 22 years old, I had been working overseas with high profile sporting teams when I saw a tiny ad on the last page of the Australia Physiotherapy Association magazine. I turned down an invitation to go to the Olympic Games in Atlanta as the Physiotherapist for the Irish Rowing team, turned my back on working with players from the Irish Rugby Union team and within 6 weeks I had relocated, and started what was the first of several practices, on the Sunshine Coast. During the following 14 years I peaked with 14 staff over 3 practices. Since I sold the businesses in 2009, I have travelled, got engaged, got married and had 2 beautiful little girls. Now the time has come and i am ready to start back doing what i love…treating clients and helping them overcome pain and dysfunction. I WANT IT ALL!! I am going to juggle being a mother, a wife, a cleaner, a cook, a taxi service. I am going to continue taking my daughters to swimming, dancing, little kickers, gymbaroo, kindermusic and the zoo. They are going to have play dates and spend as much time with me as they want. I am going to work part time but I am going to be available for my clients as much as they need me. I am not going to lie, my girls will always come first. But with the help of my amazing family I am going to be Supermum and have it all. Why go back now? I have continued to maintain my Physio registration and have treated family and friends over the past few years (I just couldn’t help myself). And then I came across an amazing new way of treating. I stayed up until 2am on a Sunday night trying to find out as much as I could. And then I rang the next morning at 9am begging to be booked in for the next course. The rest is history. I am now obsessed with this new way of assessing and treating clients. But more about that tomorrow. Suffice to say, it was enough to catapult me back into working a few years earlier than I intended…simply because the results I have seen this process achieve are nothing short of “WOW”. |
AuthorJacqui Moretto is a Physiotherapist with 29 years hands on experience with a private practice in Buderim on the Sunshine Coast, Qld. ArchivesCategories |