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The Clinical Reasoning
Starter Guide
Your introduction to the Clinical Triangle and driver-first thinking. See how Structural Pattern Recognition changes clinical decisions.
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What's inside
A clear introduction to driver-first clinical thinking
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The reasoning gap
Why practitioners with strong anatomy knowledge and advanced technique training still struggle to prioritise what they're seeing in complex clients.
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The Clinical Triangle
An introduction to the two expressions of the reasoning system: the Structural Model (driver, compensation, function) and the Reasoning Loop (observe, test, intervene, re-check).
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Driver vs compensation
How to distinguish the structural element organizing a pattern from the adaptations around it, and why treating compensations leaves the pattern intact.
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The 3-Question framework
The three questions that structure every clinical decision in Structural Pattern Recognition. Simple enough to apply immediately, deep enough to build a career on.
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Where to go next
How the Starter Guide connects to CPR Made Simple, IPAF, and the rest of the PostureGeek Learning pathway.
This guide is for you if
You work with posture, movement, or pain
You've done technique courses but still feel uncertain with complex clients
You want a reasoning system, not another protocol
You're curious about Structural Pattern Recognition but not ready to commit to a course
You want to understand the Clinical Triangle before going deeper
This guide is not
A technique manual or exercise protocol
A course. It's a 15-minute read that introduces the framework
Only for one modality. It's applicable across all manual therapy and movement disciplines
A sales pitch. It teaches the core concept so you can decide if SPR is for you
Written by Nicholas Barbousas
Structural assessment educator with 30+ years of clinical practice and practitioner teaching across movement and manual therapy disciplines. Creator of Structural Pattern Recognition and founder of PostureGeek Learning.
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Where this leads
The Starter Guide is the beginning
If the framework resonates, here's where it goes next.
you are here
Starter Guide
Introduction to the Clinical Triangle and driver-first thinking.
Next step
CPR Made Simple
The full reasoning framework. Five video lessons. $77. Lifetime access.
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then
IPAF → RISE → Technique
Assessment, progression, and specialization. Coming soon.