The Thinking Practitioner

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...

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, c...

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 l...

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...

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,...

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 relat...

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...