Ep 125 - Kienböck’s Disease: “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

What happens when a bone that forms a major pivot point in the wrist falls apart? A friend of a massage therapist is looking for some self-massage ideas as she recovers from a pioneering surgery on her wrist to repair damage from a rare and painful condition called Kienböck’s disease. Or lunatomalacia. Or avascular necrosis of the lunate. Kienböck’s disease? What is it? And why does it lead to wrist reconstruction surgery? And will massage therapy make this worse?

 

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Ruth Werner is a former massage therapist, a writer, and an NCBTMB-approved continuing education provider. She wrote A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, now in its seventh edition, which is used in massage schools worldwide. Werner is also a long-time Massage & Bodywork columnist, most notably of the Pathology Perspectives column. Werner is also ABMP’s partner on Pocket Pathology, a web-based app and quick reference program that puts key information for nearly 200 common pathologies at your fingertips. Werner’s books are available at www.booksofdiscovery.com. And more information about her is available at www.ruthwerner.com.              

             

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“Critical Thinking,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, May/June 2021, page 54,      

             

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Resources:

 

American Society for Surgery of the Hand. “Kienbock’s Disease.” Accessed June 11, 2021.

 

Brazier, Yvette. “Kienböck’s Disease: What You Need to Know.” February 9, 2017. 

 

Divelbiss, Brian J. “Kienbock Disease.” Last modified September 27, 2019. 

 

Jennings, Charles D. “Kienböck’s Disease.” Last modified May 2012. 

 

National Organization for Rare Disorders. “Kienböck Disease.” Accessed June 11, 2021.  

 

Physiopedia. “Lunate.” Accessed June 11, 2021.

 

MedStar Health. “New Advanced Microsurgery Saves Wrist Function for Patients with Kienbock’s Disease Curtis National’s James Higgins, MD, Becomes First US Doctor to Perform Surgery.” July 15, 2016. 

 

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