Shared Decision-Making in the Manual Therapies

In the Issue 2, 2020 of MNZ Magazine I contributed an article that speaks to evolving ways to view the patient/clinician interaction. Manual therapy (MFR, massage, etc.) all tend to be operator-centric, where the clinician is seen as the expert and carries the weight of decision-making. But the interactor model (1) balances out clinician beliefs with patient input. Shared decision-making (SDM) has made inroads in many facets of medicine but lags behind in the therapy professions. It’s time to change this.

1. Jacobs, D. F., & Silvernail, J. L. (2011). Therapist as operator or interactor? Moving beyond the technique. The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy, 19(2), 120–121. https://doi.org/10.1179/106698111X12998437860794

You can read the full article at this link.

Walt Fritz, PT

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