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We are thrilled to announce that Dr Ray Perrin’s much-anticipated book on long COVID will be out on 7th of November, 2024 and is available to pre-order on Amazon now!

Through the Looking Glass: Diagnosing and Treating Long COVID using The Perrin Technique takes readers through what long COVID is and how the symptoms can be reversed using lymphatic drainage of the brain. 

Topics in the book include:

• How long COVID affects the body
• The role of toxins in long COVID
• Diagnosing long COVID 
• Long COVID and comorbidities
• Treating long COVID using the Perrin Technique
• Self help advice
• The role of the hypothalamus, the SLYM and the CSF canalicular system 
• Supplements
• Advice on other treatments that may help

The back cover of the book reads:

In March 2020, when the world was in turmoil in trying to respond to a novel virus of which even the symptoms, let alone the long-term consequences,  were in doubt, Dr Raymond Perrin predicted that thousands  – potentially millions – would be affected by what has come to be called ‘long COVID’. His prediction – published online in the Journal of Medical Hypotheses in June 2020 as the paper ‘Into the looking glass: Post-viral syndrome post COVID-19’ – was based on his long study of neuro-lymphatics, how the body’s detox and drainage system interacts with the nervous system in health and disease.  

Sadly for those many millions of people, that prediction has become a reality.  More hopefully, Dr Perrin’s understanding of neuro-lymphatics has made it possible to offer a solution, based on his many years of developing the Perrin Technique to help ME/CFS and fibromyalgia patients recover.

Now, in this practical handbook, Dr Perrin spells out the basics of WHY and HOW to use the Perrin Technique to underpin recovery from long COVID and restore healthy lymphatic drainage from the brain following COVID-19 infection or vaccination. He brings together what is now known about the virus and its long-term consequences with his research and clinical experience of more than 30 years to offer solutions that can restore health, as the many case histories included here illustrate. 

Through the Looking Glass takes readers through the confusion around what long COVID really is and out the other side where it is possible to have a clearer view of what treatment will work and why.

Over the weekend of June 22 – 23 2024, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) played host to the inaugural Conference on Osteopathic Research and Knowledge (CORK).

Dr. Perrin flew to New York to join world renowned DO’s in an inspirational learning, teaching and networking setting, which also included celebrating the 150th year of Osteopathy!

On the first day of CORK, Dr. Perrin presented his lecture “The Osteopathic Techniques for diagnosis and treatment of Long COVID” (above) which was followed by a hands-on workshop in the afternoon of Day 2.

Dr. Perrin is pictured below at the conference reception celebrating the 150^th birthday of osteopathy alongside keynote speaker Prof. Hollis King (left), one of the leading US osteopathic teachers and research professors.

On the right hand side of the poster is Ira Monka, president of the American Osteopathic Association, as well as Alice Chen, an osteopath and scientist from San Diego, who was also a speaker at CORK this year. 

Congratulations to NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine and Dr. Jordan Keys for a scintillating conference! NYIT also hosted a post-CORK event on the Perrin Technique™, with the three-day workshop taking place in Old Westbury, bringing together healthcare professionals eager to expand their knowledge of the technique.

The newly licensed practitioners who completed the workshop and are now certified to practice the Perrin Technique™ include:

Dr. Lawrence Barnard, DO (New York)

Dr. Ryan Christensen, DO (Michigan)

Dr. Lewis Bass, DO (New York)

Bethany Fancher, LMT (Tennessee/New York)

It was also a pleasure to welcome existing PnT Practitioners Jena Blackwood and Dr. Patricia Kooyman, DO to the workshop, who are pictured above alongside the workshop class.
 
Patty, a licensed Perrin Technique practitioner and NYIT faculty member, re-attended the full workshop to gain even more expertise when dealing with the increasing number of patients attending the Long Island Clinic.

Other leading NYIT School of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty members who attended as much of the workshop as possible was organiser Dr. Jordan Keys, Director of the Osteopathic Medicine Center and her colleagues Dr. To Li and Dr. Sheldon Yao, chair of the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at NYIT.

We are delighted to welcome two new licensed practitioners in Italy following Dr. Perrin’s journey to the region of Umbria!

Congratulations to Dr. Hermelyn Meinardi & Simone Copparoni, both osteopaths in the region, who are now certified in the Perrin Technique™.

Thank you to Dr. Meinardi for hosting the workshop at her practice, which boasts wonderful views for the group photo above!

At the beginning of June, Dr. Perrin was lecturing at Panta Rhei in the Netherlands. 

Panta Rhei, founded in the early 2000s, is an agency that organises postgraduate courses for osteopathy, inviting guest lecturers from the Netherlands and abroad.

The 3-day masterclass, held on 30 May – 1 June, was the largest workshop yet with 25 attendees, and 16 of those becoming licensed Perrin Technique Practitioners!

A very warm welcome to:

Vedran Vlahović (Croatia) 

Sibylle Graf (Switzerland)

Laurent Lemahieu (Belgium)

Dr Birgit Niemann (Germany)

Saskia van Muijlwijk (Netherlands)

 Heidi Fernagut (Belgium)

Marijke Neuteboom-Mels (Netherlands)

Eveline Hoogeboom (Netherlands)

Maria van Veldhuizen (Netherlands)

Annemieke Bakker-Kok (Netherlands)

Natasha Stigter-Haydon (Netherlands)

Martin Kalter (Netherlands)

Liesbeth Helderweirdt-van Riessen (Netherlands)

Louliko Shibao (Spain)

Jelica VlaićIvakić (Croatia)

Nicole Peeters (Netherlands)

Dr. Perrin was assisted at this workshop by Kerrie Austin, one of our Advanced Perrin Technique Practitioners. It is a great pleasure to announce that Kerrie, based in South Africa, has now become qualified to teach the Perrin Technique™ moving forwards!

Thank you all for a fantastic workshop and of course to Panta Rhei for inviting Dr. Perrin to lecture in the Netherlands.

Kerrie Austin, Advanced PnT Practitioner in South Africa, was recently interviewed on the TV show Real Health to discuss ME/CFS.

Real Health is a lifestyle show that invites guests from the Heath & Wellness sector to share their knowledge on the issues affecting health, and the solutions that are available.

“I was recently interviewed by Michael Porter on the Real Health show. We discussed ME/CFS, what it is and how we can diagnose and treat it. I was thrilled to discus this debilitating disease as many patients go undiagnosed and untreated their whole lives.“
– Kerrie Austin, Advanced Perrin Technique Practitioner

Spain welcomes their first licensed Perrin Technique Practitioner!

Earlier this month, Dr. Perrin travelled to San Roque to train up budding Perrin Technique Practitioners and it was a pleasure to welcome Andrea Clac, Josefina Martin Méndez and Chris Pfleger to the workshop.

Congratulations to Josefina who is the first practitioner on the map in Spain, and we look forward to welcoming both Andrea and Chris on board in due course!

12th May is International ME/CFS Awareness Day, also promoted as World ME Day.

On this important day, organisations and individuals recognise and support the millions of people world-wide who are affected by ME/CFS and other chronic immunological and neurological diseases by raising public awareness.

Our patients deserve all the recognition in the world, navigating through the debilitating conditions ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and now Long COVID.

Today we wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate YOU by sharing some achievements made on your recovery journeys with The Perrin Technique.

This significant day coincides with the 55th anniversary since the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially acknowledged ME/CFS in their International Classification of Diseases.

ME/CFS Awareness Day was established to combat the widespread misunderstanding and stigmatisation associated with the condition. Over the years, it has grown into a significant global observance, driving international efforts to enhance the quality of life for those affected. Today, and every day, we stand with the ME/CFS community as a #GlobalVoiceForME

In 2023, Dr. Perrin was interviewed by Jeremy Quinby, host of Highway to Health Podcast, who wanted to find out more about The Perrin Technique™ (special mention to Perrin Technique Practitioner Ruby Tam for introducing these two!). 

This detailed discussion aired in April 2024 and is available to listen to on Apple Podcasts:

Together they discuss how Long COVID resembles ME/CFS and what we might be learning from it as well as implications of the SLYM (Subarachnoid Lymphatic-like Membrane) and other recent discoveries. 

Highway To Health are a team of dedicated health professionals and wellness advocates providing insightful written content, videos and the latest developments in the world of health, well-being, technology, and research.  

Dr. Perrin’s interview, which is just over an hour long, is also available to view on YouTube:

In April, Dr. Ray Perrin was training up new Perrin Technique™ Practitioners at Fairways Lodge in Manchester, UK. The workshop was held on 14th – 15th of the month, which saw 6 individuals become newly certified in The Perrin Technique™!

A very warm welcome to:

Caroline Bullen
Casey Delamere
Jeremy James
Francesca Niccoli
Wendy van Nooten
Mynndie Panesar

Dr. Perrin was assisted on this two-day masterclass by three of our Advanced Perrin Technique Practitioners: Laurent Heib, Sophie King and Gail Sumner. Thank you all for a fantastic workshop and we wish our new practitioners all the best as they embark on this Perrin Technique journey! 

Dr. Perrin continued his travels this year as he trained up new Perrin Technique Practitioners at a workshop held on 26 – 27 March at Jöry Pauwels new centre Osteon Education!

The two-day masterclass, which was also supported by licensed PnT Practitioner Inge Schuermans, has seen 7 individuals become newly certified in The Perrin Technique! (And for the very first time, Luxembourg has been added to the map!) 

A very warm welcome to:

Sandra Van Beers
Marthe Van Dingenen
Bram Crikemans
Jeroen De Block
Robert Dumont
Jo-Annie Landry
Tom Ceyssens

It’s a pleasure to have you join the global network of Perrin Technique Practitioners!