AN INTEGRATION OF MULTIPLE SYSTEMS
After years of practice and study with leading researchers in manual therapy and rehabilitation exercise, Dr. Phillip Snell began blending multiple systems into a coordinated approach which prioritized assessment and treatment of neurological distress and threat.
Working in tandem with Dr. Justin Dean, they refined and honed the Neurocentric Approach by blending research from multiple medical specialties.
To date, there are no other systems of physical medicine and rehabilitation that combine BOTH manual therapy AND rehabilitation exercise. The Neurocentric Approach (NCA) is unique in allowing clinicians an easy-to-learn, easy-to-apply system to speed care and improve outcomes.
NCA gets to the root of the pain and movement problem and uses a clinical audit process so that both doctor and patient know whether the therapy is effective within the treatment. This improves compliance with home care and establishes a “locus of control” as patients learn how to manage their own condition effectively.
A ROAD MAP TO INTEGRATED PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
ASSESS NEUROLOGY:
Using best evidence practices, the NCA assessment considers the role of distressed neurology at all levels of tissue organization. This is vastly different from the much less useful standard testing for numbness/tingling/weakness, etc.
REDUCE THREAT:
Findings of the neural assessment drive the application of education, manual therapy and exercise to reduce the threat to distressed neurology. By using the Neurocentric Approach, observed myofascial and joint “dysfunction” syndromes are often quickly correctable once a neurological threat is removed. In athletes, this may be the difference between returning to training today vs. 6 weeks.
MOVE THE PATIENT:
After removal of painful threat, pain-free movement is possible and allows the patient to engage in the best medicine...exercise. “Motion is lotion!”
Dr. Phillip Snell
Dr. Phillip Snell holds an adjunct faculty position at the University of Western States and has a clinical chiropractic practice in Portland, OR. He lectures internationally to other medical providers on the use of exercise interventions and manual therapy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.
DR. JUSTIN DEAN
Dr. Justin Dean has a clinical practice in Los Angeles, CA where he helps many of the best-known celebrities in the entertainment industry. He has worked as a clinician with the Chinese National Team in track and field as well as with many standouts in Olympic weight lifting, and soccer.