I had such a great time with everyone at University of the Incarnate Word just outside of San Antonio, Texas. Reid, Joanna, and the rest of the UIW staff really demonstrated amazing Texas hospitality with a perfect setting for a PRI course. My hope is that they regularly welcome us back to their neck of the woods.
“Interdisciplinary” is the top word that comes to mind when summarizing the course this past weekend. I really think the rib cage represents the “core” of interdisciplinary intervention. It is an area of our bodies that manages pressure throughout our body. It is an area that can be influenced by patterned respiration, thus affecting posture of the right and left halves of our body. It is an area of the body that needs to be better understood when working with dentists, optometrists, ENTS, SLPs, coaches, psychiatrists, podiatrists, and many others.
The course itself was very interdisciplinary and included physical therapists, athletic trainers, psychiatrists, massage therapists, coaches, a chiropractor, and a breathwork specialist.
Interdisciplinary thinking was especially exciting being a month after PRI’s Interdisciplinary Studies Summit. Getting to know the interdisciplinary-minded practitioners this past weekend made me excited for the future of healthcare, and even more excited for the future of PRI.
Special thanks and shout out to Reid and Joanna and the rest of UIW staff for being fantastic hosts. Thank you all who attended, I truly had a fantastic time spending the weekend with all of your interdisciplinary minds.
-Craig Depperschmidt
