The Roundtable EP 4: Healing Paths Explored:Traditional vs. Contemporary Approaches

What if “evidence-based” isn’t the only correct path — but picking the wrong alternative care could cost your client their recovery?

Too many patients and clinicians get stuck in a binary: either “only evidence-based” or “anything that feels good.” That leaves vulnerable people chasing unproven fixes, paying lots of money, delaying effective care — or worse, getting harmed.

Here’s the hard truth: the concussion space is messy and full of gray. Research often lags behind clinical observation, but that doesn’t mean anything goes. The solution is evidence-informed, patient-centred care — blend what the best evidence shows, your clinical reasoning, objective outcomes, and informed consent so people safely get the care that actually helps them.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER:
👉🏻How to tell the difference between helpful complementary care and care that’s actively harmful (financial, symptomatic, or delaying effective treatment).
👉🏻Practical flags to watch for in a therapist’s approach — e.g., inability to explain the treatment plan, no objective/subjective outcome measures, pressure sales, or discouraging other referrals.
👉🏻Why trauma almost always plays a role in persistent concussion and how addressing it (EMDR, somatic, or other trauma-informed approaches) can unlock rehab progress.
👉🏻How to prioritize and co-manage care (what to measure, how to test and retest in session, when to refer, and how to keep the patient’s autonomy and safety front and centre).

If you’re a clinician: use this episode as a checklist to tighten your referrals and explain your reasoning to patients. If you’re on a healing journey: use it as permission to ask tough questions and refuse care that feels coercive, vague, or unmeasured.

Let’s finish Season One by choosing curiosity over dogma — and by putting patient safety, clarity, and real outcomes first.

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