A client had three major cardiac surgeries within a month. Now, several weeks later, she still has numbness in her legs. What in the world is going on? And can massage help?

Join me for a search for how cardiac surgery and nerve damage intersect, and hear what happens for this lucky client!

Sponsors: 

Anatomy Trains: www.anatomytrains.com  

Books of Discovery: www.booksofdiscovery.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. And more information about her is available at www.ruthwerner.com.                 

Recent Articles by Ruth:       

“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.   

“Critical Thinking,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, May/June 2021, page 54, www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1358392-may-june-2021/56.      

Check out ABMP’s Pocket Pathology: www.abmp.com/abmp-pocket-pathology-app         

Resources: 

Anesthesia Risks and Complications (no date). Available at: https://www.aegisanesthesiapartners.com/anesthesia-risks-complications/ (Accessed: 22 October 2021).

‘CardiacAnesthesiaMadeRidiculouslySimple’ (PDF) (no date). Available at: https://anesthesia.ucsf.edu/sites/anesthesia.ucsf.edu/files/wysiwyg/pdfs/CardiacAnesthesiaMadeRidiculouslySimple%20.pdf (Accessed: 22 October 2021).

‘Guideline for positioning the patient’ (2017) AORN Journal, 105(4), pp. P8–P10. doi:10.1016/S0001-2092(17)30237-5.

Patient Positioning During Anesthesia: Supine Position (2019) Clinical Pain Advisor. Available at: https://www.clinicalpainadvisor.com/home/decision-support-in-medicine/anesthesiology/patient-positioning-during-anesthesia-supine-position/ (Accessed: 22 October 2021).

For more information on the Healwell Community, access through healwell.org

About our sponsors:

Anatomy Trains is a global leader in online anatomy education and also provides in-classroom certification programs for structural integration in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China, as well as fresh-tissue cadaver dissection labs and weekend courses. The work of Anatomy Trains originated with founder Tom Myers, who mapped the human body into 13 myofascial meridians in his original book, currently in its fourth edition and translated into 12 languages. The principles of Anatomy Trains are used by osteopaths, physical therapists, bodyworkers, massage therapists, personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, and other body-minded manual therapists and movement professionals. Anatomy Trains inspires these practitioners to work with holistic anatomy in treating system-wide patterns to provide improved client outcomes in terms of structure and function.   

Website: anatomytrains.com    

Email: info@anatomytrains.com       

Facebook: facebook.com/AnatomyTrains  

Instagram: instagram.com/anatomytrainsofficial     

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC2g6TOEFrX4b-CigknssKHA

Ep 168 – Postsurgical Numbness: “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession

Ep 168 – Postsurgical Numbness: “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner