DermoNeuroModulation (DNM) 4-Day Intensive

September 15–18, 2026 (Tues–Fri) · Surrey, BC · 14 participants

Tuition

$995 if registered by June 30, 2026. $1,195 from July 1 onward. Past DNM students: $995 with code DNMALUMNI. Tuition includes all 4 days of instruction and course materials. Travel, accommodation, and meals are not included.

A rebuilt course

Most RMTs were trained on models that don't hold up — trigger points, fascial release, joint subluxations as primary mechanisms of effect. Day 1 starts there, with a critical look at what we got wrong and why it matters in the room with a patient. From there, the course rebuilds the framework: neurodynamics (popularized by Michael Shacklock and David Butler), Simple Contact (developed by the late Barrett Dorko, PT), and DermoNeuroModulation (developed by Diane Jacobs, PT). Three approaches taught as one integrated 4-day system, with the majority of class time spent in supervised lab. The result is a hands-on practice that is gentle, neurologically grounded, and clinically defensible.

What participants work on

• Pain science and clinical communication

• A working DNM toolkit, practiced under supervision

• Integration of touch, communication, and movement within a session

• Clinical reasoning for patients with persistent pain

Format

Small group, 14 participants. Hands-on, lab-heavy, with direct coaching throughout. Participants partner with other clinicians and receive real-time feedback.

Course structure

Day 1 — Tues, Sept 15

What we got wrong: a critical look at trigger points, fascia, and joint subluxations · Operator/interactor · Introduction to a neurocentric model · Neuroanatomy of the skin · Cutaneous nerves of the back and neck (lab)

Day 2 — Wed Sept 16

Neurodynamics (popularized by Michael Shacklock and David Butler): PNS, CNS, and assessment Neurodynamics lab · DNM lab: back and neck

Day 3 — Thurs Sept 17

Simple Contact (developed by the late Barrett Dorko, PT): understanding the patient first · the four origins of pain · ideomotion · non-specific effects Simple Contact lab

Day 4 — Fri Sept 18

DNM (developed by Diane Jacobs, PT): theory and technique demonstration DNM lab: shoulder, arm, pelvis, lower limb · Integration and case studies

Location

Bodhi Tree Wellness Teaching Centre #109 – 6758 188th St., Surrey BC V4N 6K2 (778) 574-1174 · info@bodhitreewellness.ca

Instructor

Mike Reoch, RMT Graduated from West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 2007. Co-owner, Well+Able Integrated Health, Kamloops BC. Former clinical instructor at WCCMT, where he ran the case study program for four years. Has taught postgraduate manual therapy courses for RMTs, physiotherapists, osteopaths, and chiropractors across BC, Canada, the USA, and Europe — in both English and French — since 2009. Studied DNM with its developer, Diane Jacobs. Mike's teaching is neurocentric and person-centred. The approach uses both active and passive methods, and forms the foundation of his clinical practice and his courses. Has chaired research panels at the International Fascia Research Congress (Vancouver, 2012), the RMTBC International Persistent Pain Conference (2014), and the RMTBC Manual Therapy Conference (2016).

Questions?

Email michael@wellandable.ca or call/text 250.317.2899. Registration fills in order of payment. Once 14 seats are confirmed, registration closes.