The Thinking Practitioner

Til and Whitney talk about the key challenges and opportunities facing manual therapy, bodywork, and massage therapy. (Part 2 of 2)  In this episode,  Increasing the accuracy of our explanations,  Polarization, divisiveness, and infighting within the profession,  Consolidation and up-scaling of the bodywork “industry,”  and more.  Join two of the leading educators in manual therapy, bodywork, and massage therapy, as they delve into the most intriguing issues, questions, research, and client conditions that hands-on practitioners face. Stimulate your thinking with imaginative conversations, tips, and interviews related to the somatic arts and sciences. With Whitney Lowe and Til Luchau.  Get the full transcript at Til or Whitney's sites!  Resources discussed in this episode:  Todd Hargrove Blog Post: Three Reasons It Matters Why a Treatment Works https://www.bettermovement.org/blog/2015/three-reasons-it-matters-why-a-treatment-works  AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com  Advanced-Trainings.com   Sponsor Offers:  Books of Discovery: save 15% by entering "thinking" at checkout on booksofdiscovery.com.  ABMP: save $24 on new membership at abmp.com/thinking.  Handspring Publishing: save 20% by entering “TTP” at checkout at handspringpublishing.com.  About Whitney Lowe  |  About Til Luchau  |  Email Us  (The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.)

Scoliosis and Manual Therapy  Til and Whitney talk about hands-on work with scoliosis.  In this episode,  What do we know about scoliosis' causes?,  What are some common scoliosis myths?,  When scoliosis is a problem?,  What are conventional treatments?,  What’s manual therapy’s role?,  And much more.  Get the full transcript at Til or Whitney's sites!  Resources discussed in this episode:  John P. Kostuik and John Bentivoglio, “The Incidence of Low-Back Pain in Adult Scoliosis,” Spine 6, no. 3 (May/June 1981): 268–73, https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-198105000-00009  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6455747  Schwab et al., “Adult Scoliosis: Prevalence, SF-36, and Nutritional Parameters in an Elderly Volunteer Population,” Spine 30, no. 9 (May 2005): 1082–85, https://doi.org/10.1097/01.brs.0000160842.43482.cd. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15864163  https://www.curvygirlsscoliosis.com  AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com  Advanced-Trainings.com  Sponsor Offers:  Books of Discovery: save 15% by entering "thinking" at checkout on booksofdiscovery.com.  ABMP: save $24 on new membership at abmp.com/thinking.  Handspring Publishing: save 20% by entering “TTP” at checkout at handspringpublishing.com.  About Whitney Lowe  |  About Til Luchau  |  Email Us  (The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.)

Til and Whitney discuss considerations for hands-on work with tendinopathies and tendon issues.  In this episode,  What is a tendinopathy? Examples?  Tendinitis vs.tendinosis; tenosynovitis;  What are typical signs?  What is known about causes?  Inflammation or degeneration?  Collagen, paretenon, fascicles, etc;  Nerval arborization/sprouting;  What’s manual therapy’s role?  Approaches, debates, consensus;  And much more...   Get the full transcript at Til or Whitney's sites!  Resources discussed in this episode:  Chen PC, Wu KT, Chou WY, et al. Comparative Effectiveness of Different Nonsurgical Treatments for Patellar Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. Arthrosc - J Arthrosc Relat Surg. 2019;35(11):3117-3131.e2. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2019.06.017   Cook JL, Purdam C. Is compressive load a factor in the development of tendinopathy? Br J Sports Med. 2012;46(3):163-168. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2011-090414,    Lederman E. The Science and Practice of Manual Therapy. 2n3 ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier; 2005.   Murtaugh B, Ihm JM. Eccentric training for the treatment of tendinopathies. Curr Sports Med Rep. 1987;12(3):175-182. doi:10.1249/JSR.0b013e3182933761,   Lipman K, Wang C, Ting K, Soo C, Zheng Z. Tendinopathy: Injury, repair, and current exploration. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2018;12:591-603. doi:10.2147/DDDT.S154660,   Witvrouw E, Mahieu N, Roosen P, McNair P. The role of stretching in tendon injuries. Br J Sport Med. 2007;41(4):224-226.   Van Der Vlist AC, Breda SJ, Oei EHG, Verhaar JAN, De Vos RJ. Clinical risk factors for Achilles tendinopathy: A systematic review. Br J Sports Med. 2019;53(21):1352-1361. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2018-099991   AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com   Advanced-Trainings.com   Sponsor Offers:  Books of Discovery: save 15% by entering "thinking" at checkout on booksofdiscovery.com.  ABMP: save $24 on new membership at abmp.com/thinking.  Handspring Publishing: save 20% by entering “TTP” at checkout at handspringpublishing.com.  About Whitney Lowe  |  About Til Luchau  |  Email Us  (The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.)

Whitney talks with Diana Thompson about documentation, health records, and including massage therapy in mainstream healthcare practices.  In this episode,  Introducing Diana Thompson,  History of Hands Heal and SOAP documentation for massage therapy,  Washington’s “every category of provider” clause,  Electronic health records and the future of clinical documentation,  and more.  Join two of the leading educators in manual therapy, bodywork, and massage therapy, as they delve into the most intriguing issues, questions, research, and client conditions that hands-on practitioners face. Stimulate your thinking with imaginative conversations, tips, and interviews related to the somatic arts and sciences. With Whitney Lowe and Til Luchau.  Get the full transcript at Til or Whitney's sites!  Resources discussed in this episode:  Hands Heal Electronic Health Record: https://www.handshealehr.com/  AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com  Advanced-Trainings.com  Sponsor Offers:  Books of Discovery: save 15% by entering "thinking" at checkout on booksofdiscovery.com.  ABMP: save $24 on new membership at abmp.com/thinking.  Handspring Publishing: save 20% by entering “TTP” at checkout at handspringpublishing.com.  About Whitney Lowe  |  About Til Luchau  |  Email Us  (The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.)

Til and Whitney talk about the key challenges and opportunities facing manual therapy, bodywork, and massage therapy. (Part 1 of 2)  In this episode,  Aging practitioners, younger students,  Split personality of the profession,  The epidemic of over-busyness,  Income issues,  and more.  (Part 2 of this conversation is scheduled to be released as Episode 8 on Feb 26, 2020.)  Join two of the leading educators in manual therapy, bodywork, and massage therapy, as they delve into the most intriguing issues, questions, research, and client conditions that hands-on practitioners face. Stimulate your thinking with imaginative conversations, tips, and interviews related to the somatic arts and sciences. With Whitney Lowe and Til Luchau.  Get the full transcript at Til or Whitney's sites!  Resources discussed in this episode:  AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com  Advanced-Trainings.com  Sponsor Offers:  Books of Discovery: save 15% by entering "thinking" at checkout on booksofdiscovery.com.  ABMP: save $24 on new membership at abmp.com/thinking.  Handspring Publishing: save 20% by entering “TTP” at checkout at handspringpublishing.com.  About Whitney Lowe  |  About Til Luchau  |  Email Us  (The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.) 

Til and Whitney discuss sacroiliac joint pain and hand-on therapies: causes, controversies, and considerations.  In this episode,  What causes SIJ pain?  Does the SIJ move a little, or a lot?  What about hypermobility?  What are the controversies?  What does the research say?  Key considerations for manual therapists,  and much more.  Join two of the leading educators in manual therapy, bodywork, and massage therapy, as they delve into the most intriguing issues, questions, research, and client conditions that hands-on practitioners face. Stimulate your thinking with imaginative conversations, tips, and interviews related to the somatic arts and sciences. With Whitney Lowe and Til Luchau.  Get the full transcript at Til or Whitney's sites!  Resources discussed in this episode:  Laslett 2008 (Descriptive, questions of manual therapy approaches; good cataloging of diagnostics) http://ahpsuffolk.co.uk/Portals/1/Users/159/59/159/Laslett%20SIJ.pdf  Palsson 2019 (Lehman et al questioning the narratives and nocebic effects of "pathoanatomical thinking.") https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31355883  Booth 2019 (BPS-informed; great one to read if you have time for just one) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1521694219300178  AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com  Advanced-Trainings.com  Sponsor Offers:  Books of Discovery: save 15% by entering "thinking" at checkout on booksofdiscovery.com.  ABMP: save $24 on new membership at abmp.com/thinking.  Handspring Publishing: save 20% by entering “TTP” at checkout at handspringpublishing.com.  About Whitney Lowe  |  About Til Luchau  |  Email Us  (The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.)

Til and Whitney interview each other about their backgrounds, histories, and current interests. Part 2 of 2.  Join two of the leading educators in manual therapy, bodywork, and massage therapy, as they delve into the most intriguing issues, questions, research, and client conditions that hands-on practitioners face. Stimulate your thinking with imaginative conversations, tips, and interviews related to the somatic arts and sciences. With Whitney Lowe and Til Luchau.  Get the full transcript at Til or Whitney's sites!  Resources discussed in this episode:  AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com  Advanced-Trainings.com  Sponsor Offers:  Books of Discovery: save 15% by entering "thinking" at checkout on booksofdiscovery.com.  ABMP: save $24 on new membership at abmp.com/thinking.  Handspring Publishing: enter “TTP” at checkout for a discount at handspringpublishing.com.  About Whitney Lowe  |  About Til Luchau  (The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.)

In this episode, Til and Whitney interview each other about their backgrounds, histories, and current interests. Part 1 of 2.  Join two of the leading educators in manual therapy, bodywork, and massage therapy, as they delve into the most intriguing issues, questions, research, and client conditions that hands-on practitioners face. Stimulate your thinking with imaginative conversations, tips, and interviews related to the somatic arts and sciences. With Whitney Lowe and Til Luchau.  Get the full transcript at Til or Whitney's sites!  Resources discussed in this episode:  Esalen's Wikipedia page  The Dr Ida Rolf Institute's website  The Atlanta School of Massage website  AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com  Advanced-Trainings.com  Sponsor Offers:  Books of Discovery: save 15% by entering "thinking" at checkout on booksofdiscovery.com.  ABMP: save $24 on new membership at abmp.com/thinking.  Handspring Publishing: enter “TTP” at checkout for a discount at handspringpublishing.com.  About Whitney Lowe  |  About Til Luchau  (The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.)