Whitney Lowe: And thanks to Andrew Biel and the whole team at Books of Discovery. We certainly do appreciate their support. And do be sure to check out that great offer from them as well. All right. So good afternoon, or actually, good morning. It’s still morning time here. Good morning to you Til […]
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The Thinking Practitioner Episode 12: The Cytokine Storm of COVID-19
Til Luchau: Hi. This is Til Luchau and today’s episode is sponsored by Handspring Publishing. When I was looking for a publisher for a book I wanted to write years ago, I was lucky enough to have had two offers. One from a huge international media company and the other from Handspring, a small publisher […]
The Thinking Practitioner Episode 11: Stretching the Tissues, or the Truth?
Listen to the audio podcast of the episode by clicking here. Til Luchau: Thanks to Andrew Biel and Books of Discovery for their support and be sure to check out their great offer. Hey Whitney, how’s it going? Whitney Lowe: Going well today. How are you doing? Til Luchau: I’m excellent. Been traveling a […]
The Thinking Practitioner Episode 10: When Does the Tissue Matter?
Listen to the audio podcast of the episode by clicking here. Whitney Lowe: So, good morning Til, we’re actually recording this episode just after the first of the year, it was the New Years day, after New Years today, so how are things happening for your new year out there in Colorado? Til Luchau: New […]
The Thinking Practitioner Episode 09: Descending Modulation in Manual Therapy
Listen to the audio podcast of the episode by clicking here. Til Luchau: Happy spring everybody. Whitney Lowe: Yeah. Very good. Okay. It’s still wintertime while we’re recording this. A good day for us to be diving into some neurophysiology today. I think something like that. Is that what we’re doing today? Til Luchau: Always […]

Is It Safe to Work on Someone With a Herniated Disc?
This post is also in a video clip on YouTube if you would like to watch it there. Today’s post comes from a reader who sent me a note inquiring about whether or not it was safe to work on somebody with a herniated disc. This is a question I get a good bit, […]
The Thinking Practitioner Episode 08: Key Challenges Facing Our Field, Part 2
Listen to the audio podcast of the episode by clicking here. Whitney Lowe: Welcome to the Thinking Practitioner. Hello, everyone and welcome to The Thinking Practitioner. I’m Whitney Lowe, and joined today by my co-host, Til Luchau, and we’re going to hear first off from our sponsor for today’s message from Books of Discovery. From […]

Alternate Causes of Anterior Hip Pain
A video of this piece can also be viewed on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmwEfFXxS0k There was a post on a Facebook group earlier this week from an individual that was looking for some suggestions for how to elongate the inguinal ligament for a client that had hip pain. So there’s a couple of things that we […]
The Thinking Practitioner Episode 07: Scoliosis and Manual Therapy
Listen to the audio podcast of the episode by clicking here Whitney Lowe: So, welcome everybody to this episode of The Thinking Practitioner. Til, how are you today? Til Luchau: Doing great, Whitney. Thanks. Whitney Lowe: Good. Well, we’re going to be diving into some lateral curvatures today I think is our topic. I […]
The Thinking Practitioner Episode 06: Tendons and Tendinopathies
Whitney Lowe: Welcome to the Thinking Practitioner podcast. Til Luchau: A podcast where we dig into the fascinating issues, conditions, and quandaries in the massage and manual therapy world today. Whitney Lowe: I’m Whitney Lowe. Til Luchau: And, I’m Til Luchau. Whitney Lowe: Welcome to the Thinking Practitioner. Til Luchau: Welcome to the Thinking Practitioner. […]