Why Individuality In Healthcare Is A Lie!

“Everybody is different” is a phrase that can hide a multitude of sins.

I’m referencing neuroscience, anatomy and physiology specifically here.

Underneath our unique haircuts, personalities and dress sense, in fact below the level of our skin we are almost identical. 

Our muscles are the same, they have the same origin and insertions, they do the same job, only size and/or length may differ.

Our skeleton is the same, yes there may be some very specific congenital abnormalities but 99% of our skeleton is the same as everyone else's.

Most importantly our nervous systems are the same. We all have the same lobes, spinal cord, plexuses and nerves. They take the same route through the body, and in the absence of pathology (Parkinson’s for example) they function the same as well. 

For physiology, anatomy, neurology to be documented in textbooks for hundreds of years we fundamentally have to be the same. 

Otherwise we would need a specific textbook detailing the anatomy and inner workings of every individual on the planet if we were different.  “M Hancock Born 20th June has a brain that uniquely looks like this, a skeleton that uniquely is like X and muscles like Y.” similarly to our unique fingerprints. 

The fact that this is nonsensical and if you present any person to me the fact I can identify 99% of their anatomy instantly shows we must all be made from the same blueprint. 

Why is this important ?

When it comes to recommending care plans it should no longer be culturally acceptable to start care not knowing how long you expect it to take. 

Phrases like “we’ll see how you get on, let’s try a week, when would you like to see me next, this should take a couple of weeks” should be banned in the healthcare world.  

The medical field has known for decades the exact healing times specific tissues take to heal.

These are not up for debate; they are as established as the sky is blue and grass is green, we know them to be true.

Calculating your care plan length should then be straight forward. 

Once the true cause of complaint has been identified and its severity, choose the corresponding timeframe for that specific tissue and severity.  

Tissue A damaged to a severity of 50% should take X amount of time.

This is not the opinion of the clinician, it is based on medical facts.

What if the client can't afford the time and/or money for the care plan?

Then I'm afraid that's the problem of the clients. To reduce the advised care plan so it's outside of the medically backed recommendation to align with the time or money restraints of the client is not ethical.

It is the responsibility of the clinician, the professional, the expert to recommend a care plan for the clients best interest based on sound medical research. 

Not to bend or break to the pressures of clients when it goes against their best interest and the medical research.

Let’s face it, how much does a person want it to cost and how long should it take?

Whether it be a broken down car, a dental appointment or a torn muscle?

They want it to cost as little as possible, £0, and to be as quick as possible, yesterday ideall