When Do We Raise the Bar on Our Expectations?

One day, will we rise to a challenge... a challenge that defines expectations?  What do we expect of ourselves professionally?  Can we learn to be candid?  Can we demand candidness in communications?

Chronic pain... we all know chronic pain is huge.  At this point in time, literature does not support a "magic bullet" answer.  When I read something like this, I ask myself why?  Has any work been done to substantiate the existence of primal reflex-related pain, the reliability of determining primal reflex-related pain, the validity of primal reflex-related pain?  Kudos for light clarification, "technique doesn’t work for everyone," but it leads to further questions for me - who doesn't it work for and at what frequency does the technique fail?  "... if the patient doesn’t show any response after the first session, the treatment is not likely to work," leads me to ask, how do you know?  Where is the data?  What about long term response?

I have nothing against John Iams.  Seeing the article just brought questions to me - questions I believe we all do need to ponder.  This list of "articles" may appear impressive to consumers and to those in pain.  We know better though.  We know that those "articles" have no relevancy to really help in choosing intervention options.

Is there a way to like the person, yet at the same time, raise the bar and expect something different and a bit more candid?  Primal Reflex Release Technique might be coming to your town.  How will you respond?  What can be the best plan of action to take that respects the person and respects creativity yet at the same time elevates expectations for candidness on the level of evidence?  Should we expect a change in the processes involved with creativity?  What should be expected before creative ideas are offered as credit for continuing education?  Should defined quality tiers be used to quickly and easily indicate the potential value the continuing education course may have?

~Selena