Ep 263 - PAH: “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

A client has PAH—and not just regular PAH, he has advanced PAH. No, he’s not spitting expletives—he has pulmonary arterial hypertension, a chronic, progressive, and ultimately terminal lung condition. He loves massage, but his therapist is concerned about the risk that blood clots might play in his disease. And—guess what—he has a history of multiple blood clots in his lungs.

Is there a way to work safely here? Maybe, with the right information and careful choices about bodywork.

What is PAH? And will we be seeing more of it soon? Listen in for more.

Sponsors:  

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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. And 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

Deborah Jo Levine, M.D. (2021) ‘Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Updates in Epidemiology and Evaluation of Patients’, Supplements and Featured Publications, 27(3). Available at: https://www.ajmc.com/view/pulmonary-arterial-hypertension-updates-in-epidemiology-and-evaluation-of-patients (Accessed: 20 July 2022).

Khan, A.W. et al. (2021) ‘Pulmonary arterial hypertension post COVID-19: A sequala of SARS-CoV-2 infection?’, Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 33, p. 101429. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101429.

Lannan, K.L., Phipps, R.P. and White, R.J. (2014) ‘Thrombosis, platelets, microparticles, and PAH: More than clot’, Drug discovery today, 19(8), pp. 1230–1235. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2014.04.001.

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) (no date) WebMD. Available at: https://www.webmd.com/lung/pulmonary-arterial-hypertension (Accessed: 20 July 2022).

Tudoran, C. et al. (2021) ‘Evidence of Pulmonary Hypertension after SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Subjects without Previous Significant Cardiovascular Pathology’, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(2), p. 199. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10020199.

About our Sponsor:

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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