As practitioners of any form, the more experienced we get, the more tempting it is to forget the basics, and yet, most problems can be resolved with techniques we learned when we were first studying.

Hopefully, we can apply them with more finesse, and refined judgement, but generally, the basics remain true.

• Structure and function are reciprocal and related
• We are the product of our environment
• The body has the capacity to heal itself, given the correct inputs
• The body wants to maintain a stable state
• Movement is a hierarchy

If we, as practitioners, reflect and apply these to every patient we see, we can know whether to treat or refer, where to focus our attentions, and if the person is following the recovery path that we would expect, given what we know.

And then, we will have an outcome that, if not what the client expects, is more likely to be what they need at that point.