Trish Mack On Healing Ourselves: Fascia, Telocytes and Tensegrity

"The whole is real. Any division is conceptual." - Tom Myers. Trish Mack discusses how she helped heal my fragmented body after two brain surgeries. We are going to use big words like telocytes, tensegrity, and fascia. Trish refused to look at me as pieces and parts. She helped me learn how to listen to the language of my body so I could find wholeness. This is our story of connection.
Full resources and bio in full show notes.

Trish Mack received her Masters of Physical Therapy from Eastern Washington University (EWU) in 1998. She became a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist in 2002 and a Certified Manual Physical Therapist through the North American Institute of Manual Therapy in 2005. She has worked in the orthopedic outpatient setting in Spokane Washington for the past 19 years. She has worked in Sports Medicine for the past 10 years and specializes in runners, triathletes, and athletes of all ages from multiple sports. She is trained in and performs videotape gait and movement analysis to highlight biomechanical abnormalities in order to identify the root of the injury, to prevent further injuries and to improve performance. She is a Certified Pose Method Running Technique Specialist Level I She also performs Bike Fit Screens and is certified Silver level BikeFit PT.She nows owns her own Physical Therapy and Run Training business named &Bodyworks Koru with the emphasis on the whole person.She believes in the power of an eclectic approach to each client and the athlete, and often works with other practitioners in other fields of practice for a complete and comprehensive rehabilitation plan of care. Trish has also taught Functional Anatomy for yoga instructor training students at the Hawaii School of Yoga and Yarrow Hot Yoga here in Spokane.She is a fascia research and body movement enthusiast and incorporates new discoveries into her current practice every day.When she is not working as a PT, you can find her outdoors cycling, mountain biking, hiking, running, cross country skiing, skiing, snowshoeing, swimming, on her SUP board, doing Yoga, or spending time with her friends and family.
RESOURCES:
Anatomy Trains: Structure and Function by Tom Myers IG @anatomytrainsofficial
The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
The Running Revolution by Dr. Nichholas Romanov
Fascia Training: A Whole System Approach by Bill Parisi and Johnathon Allen
Fascia: What it is and why it matters by David Lesondak
Trish also referenced several recent studies. If you would like more info on those studies you can email her at [email protected]