Biokinetic Blueprint: The fine art of rehabilitation. The way the world sees Biokinetics or not...

Practitioners, artists, change agents, and professionals are all the new age nuances of how the world defines disruptors within modern industry. It has been a challenging and engaging question for me on how to be a disruptor, a change agent within the current world climate and context. Is the mere fact that you have a job in an ever-evolving and modern profession, with many opportunities, a problem? The complacency of continuous education, where someone is willing to give you their knowledge rather than being the person who initiates the knowledge. Every profession that has been around for many years has its industry leaders, the people who have put the profession on the map. Does this give an opportunity to thrive for younger professions and people who are early?

In my opinion, any profession is deemed a fine art. Obviously, some are just more creative, movement-inspired, or purely creative in the pure sense of the word. Biokinetics is, in that sense, a fine art. There is nothing better than seeing a patient in full flow, where body and mind are connected, and all facets of mobility, flexibility, and physiology are in sync. Does this apply to all practitioners, does this apply to all patients? I would think not, as an artist is only appreciated after they have passed away, is the old adage. It is just a pastime saying that artists are only appreciated once they have died, however being a current-day artist in your profession is always challenging and difficult. It's about testing boundaries that don't exist, being on the cutting edge and inevitably stumbling, failing and hence learning.

The world has yet to be exposed to the world of Biokinetics as it has originated in a small pocket of the world that has not been expected to produce a lot. South Africa has created something truly unique, a gap that has yet to be fulfilled extensively. The rest of the world has derivatives of Biokinetics and is known as many different things, however, the specifics of what Biokinetics conforms to are only defined in its scope of practice. I often hear from overseas patients, "there is nothing like this here in our country." The final stage of rehab is probably the most questionable and lucrative to any athlete and everyday person. I can say this as injury prevention is one of my greatest goals for any person. The fact is, in the first place, is not to get injured, however, if this does happen, then make sure that you do everything you can to prevent further injury. As Biokineticists, we try to use as many objective measures to establish where a patient is in the final stage of rehabilitation. This gives us a guide on where the patient is currently and how to move forward with rehabilitation and return to play protocols. Our main goal is to get the patient back to where they were and then try to prevent what has happened prior.

Can we, as Biokineticists in this small pocket of the world, influence the greater community on the benefits of our profession? Can we be the protagonists of a movement in the fine art of rehabilitation and the alleviation of injuries?