WHAT IS "McKENZIE"? The McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) is a system of diagnosis and patient management that is evidence-based.  Research has consistently shown that the majority of patients with mechanical spinal pain respond well to specific exercises and experience fewer symptoms when treated with exercises individualized to the patient.  When the specific individualized exercises are delivered by an MDT-trained clinician, the majority of patients are able to effectively self-manage their condition. This process promotes patient empowerment, increases satisfaction [...]

  "When you hear hoofbeats think horses, not Zebras." This is taught in medical training to think “common” not “uncommon” for making diagnoses. Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (“EDS”) patients have chosen the zebra as the mascot as the current medical community is commonly misdiagnosing this condition as unrelated individual disorders (frequent ankle sprains, dry skin, easy bruising), therefore missing the correct EDS diagnosis.  Commonly these patients end up having several unnecessary procedures and surgeries with poor outcomes, thus referred [...]