Ep 273 – Tuberculosis: “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

A client who is a nurse from the Philippines has a positive tuberculosis test. “It’s latent,” she claims. “Everyone in the Philippines tests positive for TB.”

Could this be true? Is she infectious? Is it safe for her to receive massage?

Tuberculosis, an infection with a long, deep impact on our history and culture, is not a disease of the past; it is very much all around us. Is this something we should be worried about? Listen on for more.

Sponsors:  

Books of Discovery: www.booksofdiscovery.com  

Advanced-Trainings: www.advanced-trainings.com

Host Bio:        

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. More information about her is available at www.ruthwerner.com.   

Recent Articles by Ruth:       

“Unpacking the Long Haul,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, January/February 2022, page 35, www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1439667-january-february-2022/36.

“Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Massage Therapy,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, September/October 2021, page 33, http://www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1402696-september-october-2021/34. 

“Pharmacology Basics for Massage Therapists,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, July/August 2021, page 32, www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1384577-july-august-2021/34.    

Resources: 

Pocket Pathology: https://www.abmp.com/abmp-pocket-pathology-app

CDCTB (2021) Reported TB in the U.S., 2020- Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/statistics/reports/2020/drug_resistant.htm (Accessed: 24 August 2022).

CDCTB (2022a) Tuberculosis (TB) - Data and Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/statistics/default.htm (Accessed: 24 August 2022).

CDCTB (2022b) World TB Day History, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/worldtbday/history.htm (Accessed: 24 August 2022).

Fact Sheets | Drug-Resistant TB | Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB) | TB | CDC (2022). Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/factsheets/drtb/xdrtb.htm (Accessed: 24 August 2022).

Fact Sheets | General | Latent TB Infection vs. TB Disease | TB | CDC (2022). Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/factsheets/general/ltbiandactivetb.htm (Accessed: 23 August 2022).

Global Health - Newsroom - Tuberculosis (2020). Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/newsroom/topics/tb/index.html (Accessed: 24 August 2022).

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About Til Luchau and Advanced-Trainings.com:  

As a Certified Advanced Rolfer™, Til was on the faculty of the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute® for 20 years, where he served as Coordinator and Faculty Chair of the Foundations of Rolfing Structural Integration program. The author of the Advanced Myofascial Techniques textbook series (which has been translated into 6 languages), his regular Myofascial Techniques and Somatic Edge columns have been featured in Massage & Bodywork magazine since 2009, and (along with Whitney Lowe) he co-hosts the popular Thinking Practitioner Podcast. He is the Director of Advanced-Trainings.com which since 1985 has offered short, credit-approved professional trainings and certification for manual therapists of all types, in person and online.

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