#62 - The Neurology of Touch

What if a thirty-second massage could eliminate your pain? In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, about the power of touch from an applied neurology lens and how I utilize manual techniques in my practice to improve movement and relieve pain. I discuss the neurological pathways involved in sensing touch and how we can use that knowledge to test and then target our manual techniques more effectively. I also demystify common manual therapies and provide the practitioner with a plethora of tools and techniques that they can incorporate right away. This episode covers a variety of topics such as the first-touch and second-touch pathways, c-fibers, the dorsal column, two-point discrimination, the spinal-thalamic pathway, crude touch, deep-tissue massage, foam rolling, soft touch, tractioning, the role of the thalamus as a filter for nociception, the 4-D analysis of touch, pulsing, and more.

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie (instagram.com/tone_reverie/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWF…)) for helping me put together this episode!

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