Description

Whitney and Til discuss a very common (but poorly researched) complaint: upper thoracic spine pain, and what to do about it. 

In this episode, 

1. Does posture drive upper back pain? Does psychology? 
2. Breaking the Upper-Cross-Syndrome rules (and what “PhD” doesn’t really stand for). 
3. The Over-the-Edge technique for upper back pain. 

Get the full transcript and handout at Til or Whitney's sites! 

Resources discussed in this episode: 

• Free Episode Handout 
• Thoracic spine pain in the general population: Prevalence, incidence and associated factors in children,  adolescents and adults. A systematic review. (Briggs et al 2009) 
• Whitney Lowe’s site: AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com 
• Til Luchau’s site: Advanced-Trainings.com 

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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.)