When planning the new Hendrickson Method Practitioner Programme, there was a great deal of reflection on my part.
It was 9 years ago when along with Beryl Harper we flew out to San Francisco to study with Tom Hendrickson. Little did we know just how important his work would become to us and our patients.
Since studying with Tom and his unique soft tissue mobilisation, I have not sought out a new technique to enhance my treatment protocols. This is because Tom Hendrickson’s method gives me a technique that allows me to reach each muscle, its attachments and any ligament, tendon and most importantly joint capture, all within the bounds of each individual persons comfort range.
Tom’s technique encourages you to study deeper and broader into our anatomy, because the more you understand, the deeper and more confidently you work with your patient, understanding patterns of dysfunction with greater ease. The Hendrickson Method© is very much like being a dancer or martial artist; it’s about practice, deepening knowledge and with it comes a confidence to face the ‘patient’ who has long term chronic pain and be able to make a life-changing difference, and who wouldn’t want to be able to make that difference. Or the semi-professional footballer who thought his career was over only to find that it was not!