🎙️In this episode, educators, authors, and massage therapists Rachelle Clauson and Nicole Trombley discuss the surprising sensitivity and functional significance of the ankle’s fascial retinaculum. Their conversation with Whitney and Til also ventures into Rachelle’s work on the Fascial Plastination Project, and their hands-on anatomy educational offerings via AnatomySCAPES. 🔍🗣️👥🔊



Watch the video and get the full transcript of their conversation on Til or Whitney's sites: 

• Til Luchau’s Advanced-Trainings.com 


• Whitney Lowe’s Academy of Clinical Massage

👉Check out Til Luchau's new Ankle Issues livestreamed and recorded course (first time online!) at a-t.tv/workshop/onl2408m/



Key Points in the Podcast

- Introduction to The Thinking Practitioner Podcast - 0:00

- Introduction to guests and their work - 0:50

- Overview of the Fascial Plastination project - 3:50

- Discussion on the retinaculum and its significance for hands-on therapists - 9:58

- The role of the retinacula in proprioception - 13:44

- The connection between structure and neurology in hands-on therapy - 19:58

- Overview of the AnatomySCAPES project - 29:50

- The challenges of teaching anatomy to massage therapists - 34:50

- The importance of revisiting and relearning anatomy - 38:22

- The value of in-person workshops and the accessibility of online resources - 45:01

- How to learn more and connect with the guests - 57:22

Contact and Resources:

• Website | FB | IG | YouTube | email: info@anatomyscapes.com


• “Retinacula: Finding our Footing” in Massage & Bodywork magazine, March/April 2024, p66 


• Fascial Net Plastination Project


• BODY WORLDS FR:EIA Exhibit: 


• YouTube lecture from Carla Stecco “Fascia Research and Proprioception: Implication in Sports” 


• Retinacula Research: Stecco C, Macchi V, Porzionato A, Morra A, Parenti A, Stecco A, Delmas V, De Caro R. The ankle retinacula: morphological evidence of the proprioceptive role of the fascial system. Cells Tissues Organs. 2010;192(3):200-10. doi: 10.1159/000290225. Epub 2010 Feb 27. PMID: 20197652. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20197652

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(The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.)