The Thinking Practitioner
By Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe
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Subscribers: 34
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Episodes: 154
Apr 30, 2020
Karen
Apr 25, 2020
I listened to the episode Cytokine Storm and it is excellent. Both of these men are intelligent and well spoken. The episode is extremely informative and material was well organized. I will definitely listen to the rest of the episodes.
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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.
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154: Sacroiliac Joints: The Next Level (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe) Listener Favorite!
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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153: Conversations from the 7th Fascial Research Congress (with Robert Schleip, Gil Hedley, & more)
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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152. Does Pressure Matter? What the Research Says (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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151: Finding Balance in an Out-of-Balance World (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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150: Listener Favorite: Fascia, Fitness, and Feeling (with Robert Schleip)
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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149: Bodywork through the Polyvagal Lens (with Stephen Porges)
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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148: The Vagus Nerve: Buzzword or Biology? (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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147: Palpating Fibrosis, Easing Inflammation (with Geoffrey Bove & Holly McMillan)
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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146: Inflammation, Touch, & the Grieving Body (with Mary-Frances O’Connor)
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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145: Can Discs Heal? (with Stuart McGill)
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May 28, 2025 |
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144: Fascia, Emotion, Inflammation, & Attention (with Robert Schleip)
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May 14, 2025 |
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143: Palliative Massage is for Everyone (with Cal Cates)
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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142: Fascia and the Vagus Nerve (with Fabiana Silva)
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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141: Massage in Integrative Healthcare (with Dale Healey)
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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140: Embodied Attention: Contact Improvisation and Bodywork (with Nita Little)
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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139: Scoliosis: Lessons for Every Back (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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138: Carpal Tunnel Crash Course (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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137: Remembering Erik Dalton (with Tom Myers, Art Riggs, & more)
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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136: Season 5 Highlights (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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135: The Neuroscience of Bodywork (with Mark Olson)
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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134: How Bodywork Changed Our Lives (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau)
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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133: ScarWork: Origins and Legacy (with Sharon Wheeler & Wojtek Cackowski)
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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132: Bodywork and Grief (with Ronna Moore)
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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131: Mindfulness, Hands-On Therapy, and Pain (with Bronnie Lennox Thompson)
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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130: The Body of Grief (with JS Park)
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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129: Is Your Touch Aging Out? (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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128: Tendon Pain Update (with Jill Cook)
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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127: Low Back Pain Update (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau)
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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126: Fascia: A Deep Dive (with Dr. Antonio Stecco, Rebroadcast)
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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125: Moving with Grief (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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124: Movement Logic (with Laurel Beversdorf & Sarah Court)
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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123: Getting Over Over-Pronation: Ankle & Foot Function (Rebroadcast)
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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122: Performing Arts Massage (with Christian Green)
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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121: Analyzing Manual Therapy (with Whitney Lowe)
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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120: Kinesiology, Pain Management, & Massage (with Justin Solace)
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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119: The Ankle's Most Sensitive Fascia (with Rachelle Clauson & Nicole Trombley)
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May 29, 2024 |
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118: Massage Down Under (with Paula Nutting)
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May 15, 2024 |
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117: Ankle Issues Demystified (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau)
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May 01, 2024 |
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116: Anatomy Trains Updated (with Tom Myers)
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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115: New Evidence: Can Massage Spread Cancer? (with Cathy Ryan & Erika Slocum)
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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114: Movement Optimism (with Greg Lehman)
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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113: What Did Esalen Ever Do for Massage? (with Peggy & Lucia Horan)
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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112: The San Diego Pain Summit (with Rajam Roose)
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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111. How Bodyworkers Can Explain Pain (with Lorimer Moseley)
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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110: Hands-On the Nerves (with Gil Hedley)
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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109: Season 4 Highlights: Insights and Legacies
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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108: Trauma & Bodywork (with Peter Levine)
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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107: Knee Deep: Understanding Baker’s Cysts (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau)
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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106: The Massage Therapy Foundation (with Adrienne Asta)
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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105: Chronic Cough: the Prequel (with Walt Fritz and Ruth Werner)
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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104: The Many (Cervical) Facets of Neck Pain (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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103: Where the Profession Is Now (with Les Sweeney)
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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102: Lessons Learned (with Susan Salvo)
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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101: Interprofessional Communication (with Lane Blondheim)
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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100: Chronic Symptoms & Other Mysteries (with Ruth Werner & Til Luchau)
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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99: Wait, What? Fascial Stiffness & Pain (with Robert Schleip)
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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98: Working in Professional Sports (with Brian Glotzbach)
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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97: Back At It: Back Pain Revisited (with Stuart McGill)
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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96: Curious Souls (with Aaron Alexander & Sue Hitzmann)
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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95: Learning to Learn (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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94: Contact Improvisation and Bodywork (with Alicia Grayson)
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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93: Evidence-Informed Education (with Patti Shank)
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May 31, 2023 |
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92: The Art of a Good Question (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau)
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May 17, 2023 |
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91: Employer Blues (with Drew Freedman & Diane Matkowski)
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May 03, 2023 |
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90: Turning Down the Volume on Back Pain (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau)
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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89: Adventure Education (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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88: What is Frequency Specific Microcurrent (with Shannon Goossen)
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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87: Shared Decision-Making (with Walt Fritz)
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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86: Body by Breath (with Jill Miller)
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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85: Collateral Damage: Acute Knee Injuries (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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84: Working With Veterans (with Nicole Miller)
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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83: Business, Success, and Change (with Allissa Haines)
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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82: Season 3 Highlights - Best of the Thinking Practitioner
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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81: Fascia, Length-Change, and Language (with John Sharkey)
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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80. What We Might Learn From Sex (with Betty Martin)
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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79: Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos, Fascia, and Pain (with Tina Wang)
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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78: More Carrots, or More Sticks? The Continuing Education Conundrum
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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77: The Future of the Profession (with Sandy Fritz)
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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76: Fascia Research Congress Highlights (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau)
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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75: Secret Shopper CE Review (bonus episode, with Hands at the Table podcast)
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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74: Sacroiliac Joints: The Next Level (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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73: Long Term Lyme Disease: What Helps? (with Ruth Werner)
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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72: Intimacy, Sex & Massage: Strange Bedfellows? (with Cal Cates)
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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71: Fascia & Pain: What We Know (with Helene Langevin)
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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70: Stretching: Would Everyone Just Relax? (with Jules Mitchell)
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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69: Back Pain, Stiffness & Fascia (with Stuart McGill)
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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68: Working with Sciatic Pain (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau)
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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67: Aging Gracefully, Breathing Well, and Long COVID Recovery (with Jan Sultan)
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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66: Beyond ”It Depends:” Oncology Massage (with Janet Penny, Rebecca Sturgeon, and Loretta Luchau)
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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65: Women Leaders in Massage Therapy (with CG Funk, Ruth Werner, and Irene Diamond)
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May 18, 2022 |
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64: The Handspring Story (with Andrew Stevenson and Mary Law)
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May 04, 2022 |
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63: Turnabout is Fair Play: Our Favorite Perspective Reversals
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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62: Educational Innovations (with Anne Williams and Eric Brown)
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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61: Massage Therapy Research (with Niki Munk)
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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60: Physical Therapy Assisting and Massage (with Matt Gavzy)
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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59: What Influenced You? (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau)
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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58: Outside the Box (with Judith Aston)
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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57: A Fine Irish Visit (with Aubrey Gowing)
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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56: Working with Rib Issues
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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55: What Is Success? (with Diane Matkowski)
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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54: Season Two Highlights - Best of the Thinking Practitioner Podcast
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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53: Fascia: A Deep Dive (with Dr. Antonio Stecco)
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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52: Orthopedic Special Tests (with Whitney Lowe)
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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51: Neuroinflammation (with Todd Hargrove)
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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50: A View Across The Border (with Jamie Johnston & Eric Purves)
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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49: Interoception Is The Key, Like It Or Not (with Til Luchau)
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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48: Psoas Work: Is it Safe? Is it Necessary? (Hip Jam rebroadcast)
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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47: Getting Over Over-Pronation (Ankle & Foot Function)
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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46: To ITB, or Not To ITB? (Iliotibial Band Controversies, Conditions, and Approaches)
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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45: Fascia in Sport & Movement (with Robert Schleip)
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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44: Table Lessons (with Doug Nelson)
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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43: Trauma, MDMA Psychotherapy, and the Body (with Marcela Ot'alora G.)
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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42: Scars and Scar Tissue (with Cathy Ryan)
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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41: Going For It: The Massage Mentor (with Diane Matkowski)
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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40: How To (Not) Fix It (with Cal Cates)
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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39: Are You Thinking Critically? (with Ruth Werner)
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May 26, 2021 |
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38: Frozen Shoulder & Adhesive Capsulitis: Updating our Approach
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May 14, 2021 |
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37: Shoulder Pain, Impingement, & Rotator Cuff Issues: The Most Common of Problems
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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36: Research and Education (with Robin Anderson)
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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35: Resources That Inspire Our Learning
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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34: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: What You Didn’t Know
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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33: Dealing With Adversity (with Drew Freedman)
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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32: Aging Well (with Art Riggs)
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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31: Headaches of Another Kind: Cervicogenic Headaches
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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30: Excuses, Excuses: Our Favorite Reasons Not To ________
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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29: Season 1 Retrospective - Best of the Thinking Practitioner
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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28: Advanced Credentialing and Massage as Healthcare
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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27: The Little Man In The Brain: The Sensory Homunculus
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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26: Zoga: Movement for Manual Therapists (with Wojtek Cackowski)
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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25: Psoas Work: Is it Safe? Is it Necessary?
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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24: Plantar Foot Pain Crash Course
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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23: Do Expectations Shape Results? (with Mark Bishop)
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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22: Fascia, Fuzz and Furor (with Gil Hedley)
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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21: My Aching (Upper) Back: Thoracic Spine Pain
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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20: A Pain in the Neck: Cervical Challenges and Strategies
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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19: What About Risk?
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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18: Project COPE (with Ann Blair Kennedy and Kemi Balogun)
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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17: Who Charts Our Path?
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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16: Black Lives Matter (with Benny Vaughn)
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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15: Talking to Fascia, Changing the Brain, 20 Years Later (with Robert Schleip)
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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14: Do We Keep Doing This?
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May 20, 2020 |
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13: Inflammation: Hands-On
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May 06, 2020 |
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12: The Cytokine Storm of COVID-19
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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11: Stretching the Tissues, or the Truth?
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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10: When Does The Tissue Matter?
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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09: Descending Modulation in Manual Therapy
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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08: Key Challenges Facing Our Field, Part 2
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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07: Scoliosis and Manual Therapy
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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06: Tendons and Tendinopathies
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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05: Documentation and Electronic Health Records (with Diana Thompson)
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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04: Key Challenges Facing Our Field, Part 1
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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03: Sacroiliac Joint Pain: Causes, Controversies, and Considerations
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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02: The Back Story, Part 2
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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01: The Back Story, Part 1
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Dec 18, 2019 |