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.
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.
For a more in-depth explanation of the primary systems and research that have most affected NCA, this post, NeuroCentric: What Does That Mean? will provide more on the foundation.
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
Co-founder and lead faculty, 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 and other orthopedic conditions.
Co-founder, Dr. Justin Dean, parted ways with NeuroCentric Approach in late 2023 to pursue other interests. His work can be found at https://drjustindean.com/