Episodes 172
Avg. Duration 53m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (185)
Since Dec 2019
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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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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172: Lateral Hip Pain: Stop Blaming the Bursa (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau)

Jun 10, 2026 48m

🎙 Lateral Hip Pain: Stop Blaming the Bursa (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau) Til and Whitney unpack why the old “trochanteric bursitis” diagnosis is almost always wrong—and what that means for…

171: The Most Skipped Step in Assessment and Why It Matters Most (with Whitney Lowe)

May 27, 2026 26m

🎙 The Most Skipped Step in Assessment and Why It Matters Most  What if the most important part of your assessment never involves touching your client? In this solo episode, Whitney dives deep into…

170: Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos, Fascia, and Pain (with Tina Wang) Listener Favorite

May 13, 2026 54m

🎙 Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos, Fascia, and Pain (with Tina Wang) Listener Favorite Why do people with extra-flexible tissues often hurt more, not less? What does fascia actually look like on ultrasound…

169: Exploring Anterior Neck Work (with Walt Fritz)

Apr 29, 2026 57m

🎙 Exploring the Anterior Neck: (with Walt Fritz) Walt Fritz is a physical therapist who has been in practice since 1985 and has spent the last 30 years evolving from a traditional myofascial release…

168: Back Pain, Stiffness & Manual Therapy (with Stuart McGill) Listener Favorite

Apr 15, 2026 1h 4m

🎙What if the key to resolving your client’s back pain isn’t loosening things up — but “adding” stiffness? Dr. Stuart McGill is one of the preeminent back pain researchers in the world, and in this…

167: Cupping & the Nervous System (with Joi Edwards)

Apr 01, 2026 49m

🎙Dr. Joi Edwards is a physical therapist with nearly 20 years of experience specializing in orthopedic injuries and a licensed massage therapist who bridges the gap between clinical assessment and…

166: Does Research Support What We Do? (with Bodhi Haraldsson)

Mar 18, 2026 48m

🎙 Does Massage Research Actually Work? (with Bodhi Haraldsson) Bodhi Haraldsson is a registered massage therapist, researcher, and self-described “pracademic” who has spent over 25 years bridging the…

165: Multi-State Massage License: Coming Soon? (with Debra Persinger)

Mar 04, 2026 41m

🎙 The Interstate Massage Compact (with Deborah Persinger) Deborah Persinger is the Executive Director of the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB), and she joins Whitney on The Thinking…

164: Dizziness Roundtable (with Ruth Werner, Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)

Feb 18, 2026 57m

🎙 Dizziness Roundtable (with Ruth Werner) Ruth Werner returns to The Thinking Practitioner for a roundtable discussion with Til and Whitney on one of the most overlooked topics in manual therapy:…

163: A Master in Plain Sight (with Art Riggs)

Feb 04, 2026 39m

🎙 A Master in Plain Sight (with Art Riggs) Art Riggs is a Certified Advanced Rolfer™, massage therapist, and creator of some of the most influential instructional video courses in our field. His…

162: AI in Massage: Thinking Partner, Threat, or Crutch? (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau)

Jan 21, 2026 49m

🎙 AI in Massage: Thinking Partner, Threat, or Crutch? Is artificial intelligence coming for your massage practice? Not the way you might think. In this episode, Til and Whitney dive into the rapidly…

161: Science, Skepticism, & Keeping Heart (with Paul Ingraham)

Jan 07, 2026 57m

🎙 Science, Skepticism, & Keeping Heart (with Paul Ingraham) What happens when a former massage therapist turns a skeptical eye on his own profession and starts asking uncomfortable questions…

160: 5 Years & Half a Million Downloads: Your Favorite Episodes & Ours (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)

Dec 24, 2025 41m

🎙 5 Years of The Thinking Practitioner: Our Favorites & Top 5 Most Popular Episodes It's been 5 years since we launched The Thinking Practitioner — with over half a million downloads and 130,000…

159: Can You Really Palpate the Psoas? (with Christopher DaPrato)

Dec 10, 2025 30m

🎙 Can You Really Palpate the Psoas? MRI Evidence, Clinical Debate & a Bonus Visit from the Researcher Can manual therapists actually palpate the psoas, or is it anatomically out of reach? In this…

158: Is Your Work Valuable? (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe)

Nov 26, 2025 48m

🎙 Is Your Work Valuable? The Psychology of Perceived Value in Hands-On Practice What makes clients value your work — and come back for more? Til Luchau and Whitney Lowe explore the results of…

157: What Happens When the Body Lets Go? (with Werner Klingler)

Nov 12, 2025 1h 7m

🎙 What Happens When the Body Lets Go? Werner Klingler on Anesthesia, Altered States & the Physiology of Relaxation What actually happens when the body "lets go" — in anesthesia, trance, or the…

156: Lessons from 50 Years (with Benny Vaughn)

Oct 29, 2025 54m

🎙 Celebrating 50 Years of Massage: Benny Vaughn’s Legacy of Professionalism, Perseverance & Touch Whitney Lowe sits down with legendary massage therapist Benny Vaughn to celebrate his 50 years in…

155: The Value of Disgust: What Our Bodies Tell Us About Boundaries & Connection (with Todd Hargrove)

Oct 15, 2025 41m

🎙A better understanding of the very human emotion of disgust can help us navigate boundaries, empathy, and connection in our hands-on work—and in the wider world. This week, Til welcomes back Todd…

154: Sacroiliac Joints: The Next Level (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe) Listener Favorite!

Oct 01, 2025 1h 3m

🎙Til Luchau and Whitney Lowe go deep into the sacroiliac (SI) joints in this listener-favorite rebroadcast of Episode 74, where they unpack anatomy, mechanics, assessment controversies, and treatment…

153: Conversations from the 7th Fascial Research Congress (with Robert Schleip, Gil Hedley, & more)

Sep 17, 2025 44m

🎙In this special episode recorded live at the 7th International Fascial Research Congress in New Orleans, Til Luchau gathers conversations with leading researchers, educators, and practitioners from…

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