Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe

The Thinking Practitioner

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For the practitioner who’s never stopped being curious. Til Luchau and Whitney Lowe bring together leading researchers, master clinicians, and big questions from across bodywork, massage, and manual therapy — exploring not just what we do with our hands, but why it works and how to do it better. Smart, grounded, and genuinely useful conversations for the somatic arts and sciences. For professional practitioners in bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedics, sports massage, physical therapy, and osteopathy — as well as yoga, strength...

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Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe

Episodes

07: Scoliosis and Manual Therapy 12.02.2020 55:42

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...

06: Tendons and Tendinopathies 29.01.2020 43:01

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...

05: Documentation and Electronic Health Records (with Diana Thompson) 15.01.2020 46:55

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...

04: Key Challenges Facing Our Field, Part 1 01.01.2020 41:19

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...

03: Sacroiliac Joint Pain: Causes, Controversies, and Considerations 18.12.2019 43:25

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,...

02: The Back Story, Part 2 18.12.2019 32:50

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...

01: The Back Story, Part 1 18.12.2019 30:15

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...