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critical problems between the manual therapy
professions, paving the way for real dialogue.
is is a major achievement on the part
of the organizers, but beyond the big events,
this sort of dialogue needs to continue, both
behind the scenes and on public fora, if the
"bad company"—and worse behaviors—of
the past are truly to be shaken off and fresh
progress made.
Notes
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With 20 years in teaching and more
than a decade in journalism and academic
publishing, Sasha Chaitow, PhD, is series
editor for Elsevier's Leon Chaitow Library of
Bodywork and Movement Therapies and
former managing editor of the Journal of
Bodywork & Movement Therapies. Based
between the UK and Greece, she teaches
research literacy and science reporting at
the University of Patras, Greece. She is also
a professional artist, gallerist, and educator
who exhibits and teaches internationally.
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