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Doug Nelson discusses the importance of productive struggle in clinical practice for therapists.

In this episode of The ABMP Podcast , Doug Nelson explores the value of productive struggle in clinical practice. He shares how embracing uncertainty, reflecting on your decisions, and developing deeper understanding can help therapists grow into more confident and effective clinicians. Host: Douglas Nelson is Board Certified in Massage Therapy and Therapeutic Bodywork, beginning his career in massage therapy in 1977. Seeing over 1,200 client visits annually for decades, he is also the owner of BodyWork Associates, a massage therapy clinic in Champaign, IL. with 21 therapists that was established in 1982. He is the founder of NMT MidWest, Inc., providing training in Precision Neuromuscular Therapy™ across the USA. He has personally taught more than 13,000 hours of continuing education and is the author of three books. Doug is a past president of the Massage Therapy Foundation. Sponsors : Anatomy Trains is a global leader in online anatomy education and also provides in-classroom certification programs for structural integration in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China, as well as fresh-tissue cadaver dissection labs and weekend courses. The work of Anatomy Trains…

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Host: Douglas Nelson

Guest: Doug Nelson

Topics covered

• productivity
• clinical practice
• therapist growth
• confidence
• effective clinicians

Keywords

• productivity
• clinical practice
• therapist growth
• confidence
• effective clinicians
• massage therapy
• continuing education

Sponsors

Anatomy Trains

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BodyWork Associates, NMT MidWest, Inc., Massage Therapy Foundation

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