How's The Pressure?

This is the second half of my conversation with Joe Muscolino. If you missed the first half of our discussion I would highly recommend listening to that episode first so that you can have context for this discussion. At the end of this episode you will get to hear about some of the work that Joe does, as well as his online video library. If you find Joe’s process helpful and want to learn more I would highly suggest checking it out. I recently talked with Joe and managed to get all of my listeners a free month trial of his video library service. All you need to do is go to https://learnmuscles.com/?ref=34 and enter the coupon code freemonthhtp. Anyway, I hope you check out his library, he uploads 7 new videos per week, so there is a lot of content to be had.

But back to this episode, for a little bit of context, Joe is talking about a client he once saw who he thought had performs syndrome but it turned out to be dysfunction in a small muscle called coccygeus, and that he only was able to deduce that by being objective. Its from there that we start this episode where I ask him a question about being objective.

This week I am bringing in Walt Fritz to talk about MFR, which stands for Myofascial Release. Walt Fritz is a licensed physical therapist with a B.S. in Physical Therapy and B.A. in Community Mental Health. He has been a physical therapist since 1985 and has taught Myofascial Release continuing education since 1995. Walt also operates the Pain Relief Center, in Rochester, NY. Where he sees both local clients, as well as clients who travel from across the country. You can learn more about him at waltfritz.comI really enjoyed my conversation with Walt. He is clear, specific, and concise. In this episode we cover a number of subtopics around Myofascial Release. In particular why he started practicing it as a Physical Therapist, and how his relationship with the work changed over time. We touch on a number of important human topics, like what it means to lose community, the importance of communication and feedback, and finally what it takes to stand up for what you believe, especially when the people around you do not agree. I hope you enjoy this conversation. I give you Walt Fritz.

This week I talk with George Kousaleos about collaborating with healthcare teams in the sports context. We cover a number of sub topics, like his work with the Olympic teams in 1996 and 2004. As well as his involvement in XPE sports and working with professional athletes and college athletes hoping to make it to the NFL. He explains his method of including and training massage therapists in the art of working with high performance athletes and how to do that within the context of a healthcare team. We cover common mistakes that massage therapists make as members of a healthcare team, and of course I ask my question about failure.

A conversation with George Kousaleos about sports massage, and working within the context of a health care team.

This week I drop in with Susan Salvo to discuss research projects she has done regarding massage. We also talk about how data from studies make its way into our text books, and about the decision process of what stays in and what leaves as the new editions are updated. We also talk a little bit about massage therapists getting sued, and I ask a few questions about the business end of massage therapy. As usual I ask my question about failure, and we see if I can finally stump a guest with a questions about bad advice.

This week I talk with Bonnie Thompson about Anatomy and Physiology. Bonnie is the founder of an institute that allows massage therapists and others to study the human anatomy through the use of cadavers. We talk about many aspects of her work, including why she started this project in the first place? Why she chose to work with cadavers? What they add over a textbook? We learn some cool things about the abdominal region and we talk about a failure of hers with a massage client. Lastly we learn what is next for her institute.

This week I drop in with Bob McAtee, of facilitated stretching fame. We talk about a number of subjects including what it takes to be a good teacher, and lessons learned along the way. We also explore the science behind facilitated stretching, where it was, and how it has changed in recent years. I ask him about a failure with a client, and perhaps we came up with a solution. I really enjoyed my conversation with Bob. The conversation was easy, comfortable, and full of honest self assessment. I aspire to be as intellectually honest and curious as most of my guests. Bob is no exception.

This week I drop in with Kate Mackinnon to talk about safe and compassionate touch. We also talk about how we as massage therapists can leverage the important aspects of what we do in the massage room to help others in everyday life. Kate's participation in the "Choose Love" project is also an area we explore as it provides an example of how Kate has been able to bring safe and compassionate touch to kids in classrooms around the country. We also talk about the ways consent often ignored, and much much more.

This week I talk with Meghan McGrath about working with people in chronic pain or with chronic conditions. As a person with experience with both issues and from both sides of the table (as a client and practitioner) she has a well rounded perspective on the topic. We also dive into how to stay neutral as a therapist. We talk about why it is important aspect of the therapeutic process, and where many practitioners make mistakes in that arena.