As we are winding down our year, it is a good time to give thanks for the lessons and blessings we've been given. 2021, for most, has been a year of challenges and change but with challenges new opportunities emerge. We at the Trager Foundation would like to thank all of you who have been so generous with your donations and we welcome your continued support as we move into the new year. Your donations support the ongoing research and education about this work. We would also like to thank Renae, USTA outgoing Executive Director, for all her help and support over the past few years. Renae, we wish you and your staff the very best going forward.
We at the Foundation are most excited to share that your financial donations have made it possible to launch a major and important initiative. We are now officially gearing up to share the results our work has had with clients over our collective years of practice. We've all experienced the impact that Trager work can have on ourselves and our clients. Some practitioners have developed a reputation and a thriving practice in their community by helping clients overcome or better cope with a broad range of conditions. Now more than ever there is a growing need for the work we do. We are ready and it is time to publicly put forth our collective stories.
The launch of the new www.TragerFoundation.org website is ready to receive your case reports. These are not testimonials but professionally prepared and organized reports that the Foundation will help you share with other practitioners, PT's, OT's MD's and new potential clients. Simply put, we are sharing the results our work has had in the overall care-giving community. By doing this, we are creating awareness of who we are and what we do.
What is a case report and why is it important
A case report is a simple narrative about a particular client experience. No client identity will be needed or used in our client reports. What we want to know is why your client came to you, what you did and what change did you and your client experience from the work you've done together. Preferably it is good to report on a series of sessions you've done with your client where there is something specific that you and your client are addressing and there is a result to report.
Why are case reports important? Case reports help us identify what we are offering to our clients and the impact that results. For example, you might have encountered more clients being impacted by stress who are experiencing a stiff neck. When several practitioners report positive results and are basically using a similar approach, we start seeing a pattern that supports the value of our work. The more people who experience a positive result the more likely we will be referred to new clients that suffer from a similar condition. Basically we are validating the value of the services we provide our clients. We can then share results with the PT and medical community to communicate our value. This may then produce professional referrals from these networks.
Where to start
A good place to start is to pick a particular client that you have had a positive experience with and whose life you have had a positive impact on. In your own words, access the issue your client was experiencing. It's helpful to be specific and to identify the part of anatomy you are addressing. Describe what you experienced while working with this particular client. Describe what was done in each session and the results your client reported. Was there a positive change for your client? Can you quantify the results both you and your client experienced? If so, include it in your report.
Our goal is to entice you to go to our website and contribute from your wealth of experience. We are endeavoring to make this simple and easy. Hopefully, we have succeeded and you will agree. When you go to our website click on Case Reports and Research and you will find all kinds of great information that is easy to navigate and easy to read. There's even a template for you to create your own case report and it's as simple as filling in the information. If you are motivated to promote yourself and your work, if you have had success in a particular treatment area, if you have had difficulty, but learned something valuable from that difficulty, then we are talking to you. Whatever you have done with the work you learned through the lineage of Milton Trager, MD has value and meaning and our vision is to make this website and our Foundation a place where Somatic Practitioners of all ilks can post their case reports. You are invited to be among the first to contribute.