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

Barrett L. Dorko P.T.

barrettdorko@gmail.com

330-338-5918

Barrett is a physical therapist with forty years of experience as a clinician, writer and teacher. Since May of 2004 he has conducted his workshop "Manually Managing Pain" in over 300 cities in the U.S. 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 scheduled workshops.

“Effective pain relief follows movement that is analgesic for a good 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.”

This is a media page put together by my colleague Will Stewart

Pain and Performance workshop - 3-D Optimal Performance

Now there's a video of me demonstrating Simple Contact while I lecture about the nature of ideomotion. Go to YouTube and search for Barrett Dorko

This is my latest interview

Episode 26 – Treating Pain with Simple Contact – Barrett Dorko, P.T. | Massage Podcast

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.

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

and Now Range of Motion

My daily blog. Look in Barrett's Forums

I've begun a Simple Contact Newsletter. If you'd like a copy email me at barrettdorko@gmail.com

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 Titled

Simplifying Manual Care

May 20-21, 2011

Vancouver British Columbia

Email bldorko@bright.net for details

Dee Willock, mta@massagetherapy.bc.ca

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 barrettdorko@gmail.com

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.”

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 barrettdorko@gmail.com or call 330-338-5918

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

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