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Salience Education Nervous System Education you'll actually like. Online, continuing Ed courses for Manual Therapists. Learn how to use the body to regulate the nervous system.

Get better results for complex patients and help with stress levels while staying in scope!

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10/17/2026

Sheepdog Brewing Cochrane

Sometimes we fit into an archetype a little too well! But if I can’t make fun of myself a little then what’s the point? ...
10/17/2026

Sometimes we fit into an archetype a little too well! But if I can’t make fun of myself a little then what’s the point? I have actually dressed as a Massage Therapist for Halloween. The Apocalypse Massage Therapist.

Let me know your favourite!

10/15/2026

One of the most powerful (and evidence-based) ways to build rapport, is to avoid pathologizing language. Patients don’t need to be talked down to…but they need to understand their body and any conditions or injuries you might be talking about.

Here’s one I’ll go to the mats over: Do not tell someone their back is “SO TIGHT!” Or you’ve never felt tissue this weird feeling before. Or their hip moves “like trash” There’s never a need for you to offer up a negative framing of their tissue, movement, joint health or body in general.

Please remember that your patient doesn’t have the same context and depth of knowledge as you do. You used the term “dysfunction” about something and you meant “this system, or joint, or tissue isn’t functioning optimally.” They heard “I’m broken and will continue to break down if I don’t protect this.”

What your patient believes about their body matters! The nocebo effect is real (negative beliefs can cause more pain, movement avoidance and real physiological symptoms) Frame everything as positively as you can to allow them the confidence to move well when they leave your space.

Don’t lie to them and for goodness sake, if they have an injury or condition that needs to be followed up on, you can communicate that! But you can still do that with language they understand and that doesn’t promote fear. Don’t label their tissue, or joint or body as bad, damaged, horrible, dysfunctional or “the worst I’ve seen all week.”

PS - I’m not creating drama for the sake of it. I’ve had many of these terms used about my body by people who didn’t know me well enough to do it in a funny way!
More on this topic on my blog at salienceeducation.com/blog (link in bio!)

10/13/2026

Sensory input can be very relaxing…or annoying! There’s no guarantee. But it’s worth a try especially when it’s easy and doesn’t take time away from hands on work.

Give this a try and let me know what you find. I could use some more data! 😂

I hope your weekend was full of good food and good people.
10/13/2026

I hope your weekend was full of good food and good people.

10/09/2026

This mentorship is the most affordable thing I do, and the best value. You essentially get 4, 60 min courses with time for your questions. Plus 2 sessions for case studies, custom topics or just a ton of Q&A time!

Waitlist open. Go to the link in my bio for the course website.

10/08/2026

Yay! It works! Creating safety, building rapport, down regulating the nervous system, all of this is vital, but it’s not always easy, so when an interaction shows us that the work we do is worth it, we should celebrate that!

I’d LOVE to hear any communication based wins you’ve had lately! Stick them in the comments so we can all remember how important the relational part of our job is.

Check out my blog for more info on creating safety and building rapport.

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