The Thinking Practitioner
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. For professional practitioners in bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedics, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy; as well as yoga, strength and conditioning, and allied professions. This podcast is not medical or treatment advice.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 153
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
13: Inflammation: Hands-On
Inflammation is implicated in nearly all musculoskeletal complaints, including chronic pain. Til and Whitney explain this, and talk about the implications for massage and manual therapy.
In this epi…
12: The Cytokine Storm of COVID-19
Coronavirus symptoms range from mild to fatal. Though still mysterious, in many patients it seems to be the patient’s own inflammatory reactions that tip the scale. Til and Whitney explain this, and …
11: Stretching the Tissues, or the Truth?
Does manual therapy stretch the tissues? Til and Whitney consider the history, evidence, debates and implications of this fascinating question.
In this episode,
- Myths and misperceptions about stret…
10: When Does The Tissue Matter?
Whitney and Til consider the debates about tissue-based effects in manual therapy, and share their views about when it makes sense to think about the actual tissues and physical effects of hands-on w…
09: Descending Modulation in Manual Therapy
Whitney and Til discuss the descending modulation of pain in manual therapy.
In this episode,
- What is descending modulation?
- What are the implications?
- How do we use it?
Join two of the leading…
08: Key Challenges Facing Our Field, Part 2
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,
- Po…
07: Scoliosis and Manual Therapy
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 scoli…
06: Tendons and Tendinopathies
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 ar…
05: Documentation and Electronic Health Records (with Diana Thompson)
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 Han…
04: Key Challenges Facing Our Field, Part 1
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 pe…
03: Sacroiliac Joint Pain: Causes, Controversies, and Considerations
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 a…
02: The Back Story, Part 2
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 th…
01: The Back Story, Part 1
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 massa…