<span style="font-weight: 400;">Me neither until I began listening to my latest audible investment from The Great Courses Series ‘</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mind-Body Medicine - The New Science Of Optimal Health’ by Jason M Satterfield. </span></i>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">A really fascinating book throughout but in chapter 31 he really caught my attention when he described Occam’s Razor because it really is the ethos of what we communicate within or academy. </span>

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<b><i>Occam's razor</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is a problem-solving principle attributed to</span></i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Ockham"> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">William of Ockham</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (c. 1287–1347), who was an English friar, scholastic philosopher, and theologian. </span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The principle states that "</span></i><b><i>Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily.</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">" </span></i>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Also known as The Law Of Parsimony which suggests we investigate the simplest ideas first.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-2896" src="https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/table_pic.jpg" alt="" width="606" height="328" /></span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">As Biomechanics Coaches our tried and tested system of ‘exercise’ prescription is based on this concept to utilise the least intrusive interventions first. Then with our evidence based assessment skills, we analyse what changes occur prior to prescribing the next intervention. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Having this really simple, logical approach to designing a movement programme for our clients gives us a huge increase in confidence KNOWING that we are following the least intrusive/safest first problem-solving principles. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">When something doesn’t change or improve we then prescribe the next option or ‘level’ within our system. Alongside all of this is clarity of our individual remit. With such a broad spectrum of practitioner skills joining our academy, Biomechanics Coaches come from every kind of movement profession. This ranges from PT’s, Pilates &amp; Yoga Teachers, to manual therapists, podiatrists and other clinicians. So while many of us are becoming hybrids there should still be a clear parameter of the scope of service we individually offer.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Hopefully you, like me, would all agree with most, if not all, of the statements below with regards to exercise prescription, treatment or intervention for our clients…</span>

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<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The most useful statement of the principle for scientists is..</span></i>

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">"</span></i><b><i>when you have two competing theories that make exactly the same predictions, the simpler one is the better</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.”</span></i>

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<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Occam's razor is often cited in </span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">stronger</span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> forms than Occam intended, as in the following statements. . .</span></i>

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">"</span></i><b><i>If you have two theories that both explain the observed facts, then you should use the simplest until more evidence comes along</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">"</span></i>

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">"</span></i><b><i>The simplest explanation for some phenomenon is more likely to be accurate than more complicated explanations.</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">"</span></i>

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">"</span></i><b><i>If you have two equally likely solutions to a problem, choose the simplest.</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">"</span></i>

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">"</span></i><b><i>The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct.</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">"</span></i>

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. . .or in the only form that takes its own advice. . .</span></i>

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">"</span></i><b><i>Keep things simple!</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">”</span></i>

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<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The final word is of unknown origin, although it's often attributed to Einstein, himself a master of the quotable one liner:</span></i>

<b><i>"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."</i></b>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">So once again I suggest that if you are anything like me and feel like a sponge for this kind of information, yet slightly ‘allergic’ to reading lots of text in one go, check out the audiobook mediums.</span>

And, if you would like to find out how we implement this mentality into our Diploma simply <a href="http://bit.ly/2svUc5o" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Click Here</strong></a>.

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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="wp-image-3923 aligncenter" src="https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Everything-should-be-made-as-simple-as-possible-but-not-simpler.-Albert-Einstein-1024x1024.jpg" alt="everything-should-be-made-as-simple-as-possible-but-not-simpler-albert-einstein" width="398" height="398" /></span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">References;</span>

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor</span></a>

<a href="http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/occam.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/occam.html</span></a>

<a href="https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/scientific-experiments/occams-razor.htm"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/scientific-experiments/occams-razor.htm</span></a>

<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Occams-razor"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.britannica.com/topic/Occams-razor</span></a>

<a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=occam%27s%20razor"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=occam%27s%20razor</span></a>

<a href="https://explorable.com/occams-razor"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://explorable.com/occams-razor</span></a>

<a href="http://lesswrong.com/lw/jp/occams_razor/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://lesswrong.com/lw/jp/occams_razor/</span></a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XEA3k_QIKo"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XEA3k_QIKo</span></a>
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