025: The Research Behind Healing Effectively - a podcast by Spencer Coppin, Dai Manuel & Adam Hart

from 2017-04-11T07:00

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Susan Chapelle has been a massage therapist for the last 20 years. She has been co-investigator with Dr. Geoffrey Bove, D.C, PhD, on a National Institute of Medical Science grant to study mechanisms of post-operative adhesion formation after surgery, through the study of Neuroscience. Susan discusses with Adam her research, and how athletes can use it to their advantage.

Key Takeaways:

[2:15] Who is Susan, and why did she decide to become a massage therapist?

[6:00] The body is never in perfect alignment. We grow to support our bone structure.

[7:00] How does massage help with healing after a surgery?

[12:15] What's the difference between an adhesion and a scar?

[15:15] What kind of things has Susan discovered in her lab?

[18:00] Why did Susan decide to research women recovering from a mastectomy?

[20:45] When going through an injury, what can you do to help reduce inflammation and scarring?

[23:55] What questions should you be asking your massage therapist?

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