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For the practitioner who’s never stopped being curious. Til Luchau and Whitney Lowe bring together leading researchers, master clinicians, and big questions from across bodywork, massage, and manual therapy — exploring not just what we do with our hands, but why it works and how to do it better. Smart, grounded, and genuinely useful conversations for the somatic arts and sciences.
For professional practitioners in bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedics, sports massage, physical therapy, and osteopathy — as well as yoga, strength and conditioning, and allied professions.
This podcast is not medical or treatment advice.
For the practitioner who’s never stopped being curious. Til Luchau and Whitney Lowe bring together leading researchers, master clinicians, and big questions from across bodywork, massage, and manual therapy — exploring not just what we do with our hands, but why it works and how to do it better. Smart, grounded, and genuinely useful conversations for the somatic arts and sciences.
For professional practitioners in bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedics, sports massage, physical therapy, and osteopathy — as well as yoga, strength and conditioning, and allied professions.
This podcast is not medical or treatment advice.
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Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
112: The San Diego Pain Summit (with Rajam Roose)
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
🎙️ Ten years ago, massage therapist Rajam Roose was curious about pain science. Seeing a need for an interdisciplinary conference focusing on the clinical applications of this emerging field, and took a leap and created what has become a regular event. The San Diego Pain Summit has continued to grow, and gets outstanding reviews from the many people, from so many different fields, that it brings together each year. 🔍🗣️👥🔊
Watch the video and get the full transcript of their conversation on Til or Whitney's sites:Â
- Til Luchau’s Advanced-Trainings.comÂ
- Whitney Lowe’s Academy of Clinical Massage
Key Points in the Podcast
- Introduction and background of Rajam Roose (0:00-4:00)
- How Rajam Roose started the San Diego Pain Summit (4:00-9:00)
- The focus of the San Diego Pain Summit on topics not typically covered in other conferences (9:00-14:00)
- The interdisciplinary nature of the summit and the importance of collaboration between different professions (14:00-19:00)
- Challenges faced by the summit, including limited resources and the need for nonprofit status (19:00-25:00)
- The motivation behind organizing the summit and the passion for sharing important information (25:00-29:00)
- The availability of past summit talks on the San Diego Pain Summit YouTube channel (29:00-32:00)
- The upcoming San Diego Pain Summit in March 2024 and the changes in format (32:00-36:00)
- Trends and changes in pain science education observed through the summit (36:00-40:00)
- How to find more information about the San Diego Pain Summit (40:00-43:00)
- Closing remarks and contact information (43:00-46:00)
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(The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.)

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