Why we put hands on a body in the second week
Most courses teach a region and then palpate it. We do the opposite, and the reason is not pedagogical fashion.
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ThomasDubois
Osteopath and teacher of anatomy and palpation in years one and two
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Thomas Dubois teaches anatomy and palpation to first- and second-year students, and is responsible for the sequence of the first two years — which is to say, for the decision to put hands on a body in the second week rather than the second year.
He qualified in 2009 and still runs a practice two days a week. He argues, at length and to anyone available, that students who learn to describe what they feel before they learn what to call it end up better clinicians.
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