Podcast

In my last call out asking for I Have a Client Who . . . stories, several people asked about working with people with psoriasis. There’s no specific story for this one, but this is a challenging condition, and the people living with it deserve all the support they can get.

Will massage cure psoriasis? No.

Will massage improve the quality of life for people who have this condition? You bet.

What does that look like? Listen in for more.

Full show notes available at https://www.abmp.com/podcasts/ep-233-psoriasis-i-have-client-who-pathology-conversations-ruth-werner

In a follow up from an early episode, we revisit what we thought was a stubborn sinus infection but turns out to be something entirely different. This client’s sensation of stuffiness and muffled hearing persisted and got worse, long after her sinus infection cleared up. Further investigation revealed cysts growing in her middle ear—what in the world is going on?

Listen in for more information on cholesteatomas.

Full show notes available at https://www.abmp.com/podcasts/ep-231-cholesteatoma-i-have-client-who-pathology-conversations-ruth-werner

A client has orthostatic tremor, also called shaky leg syndrome. But this condition can shake up a lot more than legs! Here is a situation with no information about the best role for massage. Is there anything we can do for this client?spondylitis, and what surprising findings we see in the research about massage for this condition.

Full show notes available at https://www.abmp.com/podcasts/ep-228-shaky-ground-orthostatic-tremor-i-have-client-who-pathology-conversations-ruth-werner

The Rebel Massage Therapist wrote in with one of her “I Have a Client Who . . .” stories in this episode about a client with textbook-defying symptoms. Listen for an exploration of ankylosing spondylitis, and what surprising findings we see in the research about massage for this condition.

Full show notes available at https://www.abmp.com/podcasts/ep-226-ankylosing-spondylitis-i-have-client-who-pathology-conversations-ruth-werner

Today we have two stories about massage therapists exposed to the blood of clients with hepatitis C. Are they at risk for exposure to this common and serious infection? It depends.

What do you think it depends on? Spoiler alert: It has a lot to do with hygienic precautions.

Full show notes available at https://www.abmp.com/podcasts/ep-223-hep-c-exposure-what-our-risk-i-have-client-who-pathology-conversations-ruth-werner

A client has a bewildering collection of signs and symptoms: hard, swollen ankles, a stiff elbow, fingers that “reverse direction”—what on earth is going on? It’s lupus, an autoimmune disease that can affect virtually every system in the body. It’s not always serious, but some of the consequences of the disease and of treatments for it have big repercussions for massage therapy clinical decisions.

Full show notes available at https://www.abmp.com/podcasts/ep-221-lupus-i-have-client-who-pathology-conversations-ruth-werner