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Notes from the academy — teaching, recovery and hands-on care, in plain words.
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What is Structural Age — and can it improve?
What is Structural Age — and can it improve? One of the numbers you receive after an ISRA assessment is your Structural Age. It is a simple idea, and it raises an obvious question: if your structural age is higher than your actual age, can it come down? This is what the number means, what…
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What is SBRA? The ten pillars behind your Structural Integrity Score
What is SBRA? The ten pillars behind your Structural Integrity Score If you have had an ISRA assessment at the clinic, you will have been given a number: your Structural Integrity Score, out of 100. It is the headline result of the assessment. But it is not a single measurement. It is the sum of…
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The nine stages of an ISRA assessment, explained simply
The nine stages of an ISRA assessment, explained simply If you come to the Matib Al Mualij clinic, your care begins with an ISRA assessment. It has nine stages, always in the same order. This is what each one feels like, as a patient — what happens, and why. 1. Intake — you are listened…
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What is ISRA? A plain-words guide
What is ISRA? A plain-words guide If you have back pain, you have probably been told many things about it. That it is a slipped disc. That it is your posture. That it is your age. That it will pass, or that it will not. Often the advice starts before anyone has really looked at…