Michael Reoch, RMT Continuing Education

Two models of what a manual therapist actually does:
The operator model: the therapist finds a problem in the tissue and fixes it. The patient is largely passive. The work is something done to the patient.
The interactor model: the therapist works with the patient and their nervous system. The patient's response to what feels better, what doesn't, and where the comfort is directly guides the treatment. Hands-on work becomes a conversation, and stops being mindless procedure.
Most of us were trained almost entirely in the operator model, even if no one called it that. We learned techniques. We learned to find dysfunction. We learned to correct it.
The interactor model is older than most people think. The late Barrett Dorko was teaching it decades ago. Diane Jacobs built DermoNeuroModulation around it. Pain science has been validating it for 20+ years.
What changes in your practice when you switch frameworks:
Intake conversations get more useful. Pressure decreases. Patient feedback becomes part of the treatment, not a check-in. Outcomes start to depend less on what you know and more on what the patient's nervous system is telling you.
September course works through this in detail on Day 1 and applies it across all four days of lab.
Sept 15–18, Surrey.

Improving the health of Kamloops through family-centred evidence-based registered massage therapy. 4-day DNM continuing education course for RMTs integrating Simple Contact and neurodynamics. Sept 24–27, 2026. Limited to 14 participants.

Two models of what a manual therapist actually does:
The operator model: the therapist finds a problem in the tissue and fixes it. The patient is largely passive. The work is something done to the patient.
The interactor model: the therapist works with the patient's nervous system. The patient's response to what feels better, what doesn't, and where the comfort is this directly guides the treatment. Hands-on work becomes a conversation.
Most of us were trained almost entirely in the operator model, even if no one called it that. We learned techniques and we learned to find dysfunction. Then we learned this must be corrected.
The interactor model is older than most people think. The late Barrett Dorko was teaching it over 30 years ago. Diane Jacobs built DermoNeuroModulation around it. Pain science has been validating it for 20+ years.
What changes in your practice when you switch frameworks:
Intake conversations continue into the treatment and become more useful. Pressure decreases. Patient feedback becomes an important part of the treatment. Outcomes start to depend less on what you know and more on what the patient's nervous system is telling you.
September course works through this in detail on Day 1 and applies it across all four days of lab.
Sept 15–18, Surrey.

A quick update on the upcoming DNM 4-Day Intensive.

Spots are starting to fill, and I’ll be keeping the group capped at 14.

If you’ve been thinking about revisiting this material—or learning it for the first time—this is the most updated version of the course.

September 24–27
Vancouver or Kamloops (TBD)

Happy to answer any questions if you're unsure whether it's a good fit.
https://wellandable.ca/services/continuing-education//dermoneuromodulation-dnm-course