Barrett L. Dorko P.T. - The Clinician's Manual

Barrett L. Dorko P.T.

bldorko@bright.net

Barrett is a physical therapist with thirty-five years of experience as a clinician, writer and teacher. Since May of 2004 he has conducted his workshop "Manually Managing Pain" in over 250 cities in the U.S. and will travel extensively in the coming months. If you are interested in having him speak to your group he has a variety of programs prepared and will work to suit your needs. Click here for contact information.
Scroll down for more information about Barrett, his writing and his workshops scheduled for 2008.

“Effective pain relief follows movement that is analgesic for only one reason-it corrects the problem. This movement is instinctive, effortless and present as long as life endures. The best kind of manual care promotes that motion, and I can teach you how to do that.”

In 2004 I served as the Prestige Day Speaker for the physical therapy program at Cleveland State University. Here's a video link for the 16 minute presentation I did at the banquet that evening. You'll find the text for that speech here.

I've begun a Simple Contact Newsletter. If you'd like a copy email me at bldorko@bright.net

The Persistence of Memory

This is a new essay about the movement designed to help our patients with pain

The Origins of Pain

This essay has generated some interest lately from the "evidence based" community

Now includes new material on coding and documentation for manual care and the treatment of pain

October 8 Portland OR / October 9 Tacoma WA

October 10 Seattle WA

October 22 Des Moines IA / October 23 Cedar Rapids IA

October 24 Davenport IA

November 5 Asheville NC / November 6 Johnson City TN

November 7 Knoxville TN

November 15 Halifax Nova Scotia

November 19 Nashville TN / November 20 Birmingham AL

November 21 Montgomery AL

December 1 Jackson MS / December 2 Gulfport MS

December 3 Mobile AL

Email bldorko@bright.net for details

I'm available to present programs in addition to this. Call 330-338-5918 for details

Click here to read the first page of my course manual, "Simple Contact-The Basic Premise"

Questions? Contact me directly-email bldorko@bright.net
Recent course reviews have been excellent:
Course Promotional Statements - Click Here

“The entire course provided excellent information that can be applied immediately to my caseload.”

“Excellent. Made perfect sense. Brilliant, dynamic speaker.”

“Personal, nonjudgmental offering of an alternative to traditional schools of thought.”

“The speaker was real, honest, very well read, a scientist and a gentleman. Barrett is the most reasonable instructor I have had in years.”

My writing now appears on Soma Simple (linked below)

http://www.somasimple.com/

There you'll find hundreds of archived essays, book reviews and an ongoing discussion regarding the deep model of neurogenic pain-Also my blog, "The News From Cuyahoga Falls"

Beaten' On the Drum

Something more about the possibilities of palpation

Click here to "Meet the Instructor" This interview recently appeared in Worldwide Spine

What Was I Thinking?

Some thoughts about how to use this site for new visitors and veteran readers as well
For details about sponsoring a workshop in your area, contact me by email or call 330-338-5918

For those of you looking for my essays on this site-click here.

Paul Lee, a Danish PT, has put together a site full of information about modern day quackery that should interest the same people who follow my writing. Take a look at The Quack-Files at http://www.quackfiles.com

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