From the thorough assessment we will have compiled a list of significant findings in your body. These findings may be tight muscles, stiff joints, weak muscles, worried thoughts, poor postural control etc. and it is normal to have a list with over a dozen findings on it.
From the list, together we will prioritise which are the key findings to test first. The way that we test these findings is by performing TDTs (Treatment-Direction-Tests) to the limited movements in your body that are the most important to you to change first. For example; if lifting your arm up above your head or bending over to touch your toes is the most important movement to gain back for you, we will use that as our testing movement. Through the TDT process, we will discover which finding in your body is the primary cause of your condition.
Most of the time, we find that that the underlying cause is not exactly where you are feeling your symptoms. This is sometimes difficult to understand, so make sure you have this discussion with your Barefoot Physiotherapist or read the information in our Learning Centre online.
