Dermoneuromodulating (DNM) - Q&A with Diane Jacobs

Overview

Diane Jacobs joined Embodia for a live Q&A session and this is the recording of the session.

Diane answered audience questions about Dermoneuromodulating (DNM), a method for handling the body and nervous system in order to facilitate change.

The questions asked during this Q&A session with Diane Jacobs include:

1. What is DNM? Is this a modality or type of manual therapy that trumps other modalities?
2. Can DNM be helpful with persons who have CRPS? More specifically of the upper extremity? Have you tried with this patient population and had any success?
3. When you do one of the techniques, like lifting the skin, compression or distraction, how long do you hold for? Is the patient or me supposed to feel a release? 
4. Is pin and compress effective for Trigger points in Posture muscles / non sensitive muscles as well?
5. Could you please share any tips on treating trigger fingers with DNM.
6. How do you would apply DNM to say a frozen shoulder? Or how it would help beyond just traditional techniques? Diane Jacobs shares her personal story with frozen shoulder as she answers this question!
7. Can you teach a patient to do certain techniques on their own?
8. In regards to massage, if there is a preconceived expectation by the recipient on what they will experience during a session, and then you interact with their nervous system with a DNM approach (with informed consent), could this approach be “off-putting” to them? Given that the sensation and context is different than what they are expecting? How do you mitigate this? Do non-contextual factors matter?
9. Have you had cases that DNM did not seem to help patients?

Audience

While this recorded Q&A session is intended for those who have taken Diane Jacobs course Dermoneuromodulating - Treating the Patient as if Their Nervous System Really Mattered (either online or in person), all healthcare professionals who are interested in learning about DNM are welcome to join this course.