<h2><b><i>28/11 SO WHAT?</i></b></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Having come from a fitness/exercise profession background with some sports massage skills my knowledge of clinical ‘stuff’ is understandably limited.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Although having a mentor and good friend who is a chartered physiotherapist, remedial gymnast and recreational therapist to question on a daily basis for the last 10 years has helped me to understand, at least more clearly what my limitations are and when I need to refer clients or when I can't simply carry on what I am doing with exercise. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">One thing I learned during my time in cadaver labs (highly recommended if you get the chance by the way) was that for my role I don’t NEED nor WANT to know everything. That's a pretty tall order to expect of yourself right!? There is enough STUFF bouncing around in MY head that I want to keep it to a minimum thank you very much!</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">So what I need is to know MY preferred specialist subject REALLY well (that’s </span><b><i>intrinsic biomechanics </i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">of competitive strength athletes in particular in case you didn’t know) to do my best and provide the best duty of care I can. This understanding also allows me to best advise my learners. It is a lot of responsibility advising learners on their remit and can be quite challenging when they are from such diverse backgrounds. However, the really exciting thing is that often we get both therapists and exercise professionals together on our workshops.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Anyway, while I NEVER diagnose nor do I do ‘clinical’ work I DO want to understand enough that I am realistic about my clients best interest when they have a clinical issue or question. So reading research is something I TRY to do regularly.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Now if you are a fitness professional like me, with clients who have medical conditions and you wish you understood these conditions better have you ever tried to read clinical research or ANY kind of research in fact!?</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Brain frying right?!</span>

Now I don’t know about you but I am definitely NOT a ‘reader’
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ever heard of the V.A.R.K principles?</span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">VISUAL</span>

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

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

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

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Well, there are simple tests you can do to discover which ‘style’ of learning is your prefered method to absorb information but most of us already instinctively know which one it is. That is not to say we don’t learn for all of these by any means, they enhance each other.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">I am SO kinesthetic!</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">I am a fidget. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Kinesthetic, or practical, all the way, I am a doer, a performer, tactile, physical, a people person and do not like the act of reading a lot of text (it kinda hurts my eyes) but LOVE reading to gain understanding at the same time.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">My attention span is very short and so I have developed techniques that allow me to absorb information on ‘reading material’ because I recognise the value of information gained this way or that is only represented in this way.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Having discovered audiobooks, which are a godsend, and one of the things I LOVE about technology for when I drive for hours around the UK (I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with technology like most of us I think) BUT frustratingly not all of the books I want to read are on audio.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Having amassed over years literally hundreds of research papers online that relate to the grassroots of some of the techniques I use, I do take time out to ‘practice’ reading them. </span>

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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">My method:</span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Print off papers with a common theme or around a subject I want to study.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Then I highlight the key areas as I ‘scan’ read the content. Then I repeat until I have found all the ones with something to interesting in that I want to learn more about or understand better.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Then I put time aside to read a few, or maybe I simply read for a set time, due to having the attention span of a fish.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Then I do this repeatedly and periodically over time. This allows the information to pass into my thoughts during movement or exercise (the kinesthetic bit) or when I teach fitness classes or when I am watching people move in the gym (I KNOW you do that too!!)</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">THEN when I feel I have something of relevance that I can understand or put into practice, then I discuss it or share it with my learners and then you guys.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Now please understand, as my school teachers constantly told me, I am </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">not an academic</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> this does not mean I am stupid (well I keep telling myself that anyway) and for me I always look for the ‘SO WHAT?’ in things otherwise without having a reason to my brain simply as no reason to retain it!</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">So I have read a huge pile of papers that relate to leg length discrepancy, SIJ function and pathology, different methods of assessing these areas, ideas on what the results mean, relevance or significance and also how they related to symptoms and pain.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This is all with the hope that I can find and then bring you, my learners, something of interest to read, discuss and maybe put into practice with your clients.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">How do YOU adapt to your areas of weakness?</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">What methods do YOU use to get around this?</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">What strategies do YOU use to improve your skill set?</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">With all of this in mind let me also encourage you to consider the best question ever….. SO WHAT?</span>

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<h2><b>The Results Speak For Themselves</b></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Now there are groups and individuals out there who still challenge everything which I would always encourage anyone to do since we should always seek clarity for understanding. My learners have definitely challenged ME on my methods and the evidence-based programme I use, many times.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">It is these times, when confronted and challenged, that I grow and expand the most. When at my most uncomfortable is when the real learning takes place because I NEED to understand it. When someone questions the very core of what I do in my practice and the methods we teach in the academy, which I am most passionate about, well that’s when I learn!</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Having been challenged I found myself on this exploration through reams and reams of research papers and books and conversations with peers, mentors and colleagues and wowzers I was in the ‘growth zone’!</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you know where I ended up?</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Apart from writing this for you guys of course….</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Well after reading complex equations, difficult language, conflicting evidence, fascinating arguments, strange opinions and lengthy articles I ended up with…</span>

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<h2><b>SO WHAT?</b></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Well yes, that’s where I ended up asking myself SO WHAT? </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">What am I trying to achieve with my clients?</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Wait NO… </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">What </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">AM</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> I achieving with my clients?</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Their ROM improves, pain is reduced, strength has increased, they report feeling more stable and overall feel they move better.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">So no matter what the research states, no matter what the trolls say, no matter what challenges you, if your client feels better, moves better, experiences less pain and you have some objectivity to measuring improvements - SO WHAT?</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">However the learning never stops and we can always do more, learn more. So if you want to add some more tools to your kit bag to offer you more confidence when you ask the SO WHAT question why not try one of our workshops in 2018?</span>

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