The Body Knows Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-body-knows How does the body actually heal? Leigh Ankrum — founder of the Ankrum Institute and a teacher of whole-body manual therapy — shares short, clear conversations on what your body is telling you: fascia, the nervous system, the body's pressure systems, movement, and the deeper patterns underneath pain. If you have ever sensed there was more to your symptoms than you were told, you are in the right place. The body knows — listen in. © 2026 Leigh Ankrum 8b935748-9590-5b1f-9414-0cc401b90072 yes en Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:04 -0500 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:03:17 -0500 https://leighankrum.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/e0OGASoyRUNGEFVhHVdkjnNfhc3A3qk-ELSb-Pp-CGA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xZWM1/N2NkMTViODljZjll/NzQ5MzE2NmZjNTJk/OGVhOS5wbmc.jpg The Body Knows https://leighankrum.com episodic Leigh Ankrum How does the body actually heal? Leigh Ankrum — founder of the Ankrum Institute and a teacher of whole-body manual therapy — shares short, clear conversations on what your body is telling you: fascia, the nervous system, the body's pressure systems, movement, and the deeper patterns underneath pain. If you have ever sensed there was more to your symptoms than you were told, you are in the right place. The body knows — listen in. How does the body actually heal. fascia,osteopathy,manual therapy,functional bodywork,anatomy,healing,health education,Leigh Ankrum Leigh Ankrum No No Scars and Adhesions: Different Beginnings, Same Trouble 10 10 Scars and Adhesions: Different Beginnings, Same Trouble full 291b110c-b149-40de-801d-ac6ede40ac05 https://share.transistor.fm/s/347f13eb Scars come from a cut or an opening: the body sends fibers to stabilize the wound, and it keeps sending them long after. Adhesions start differently. Every structure in the body except unmyelinated nerves is wrapped in fascia, and when an organ or muscle stays in dysfunction long enough, that fascia changes from fluid to crystalline and sticks to its neighbor. In this episode I walk through both, using the kidney and the psoas as an example, and show why scars and adhesions end up doing the same three things: reducing function, slowing fluid flow, and entrapping nerves.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

CHAPTERS
0:00 Coming up
0:20 The Body Knows
0:35 Welcome: scars versus adhesions
0:43 How scar tissue forms
1:51 Fascia around everything
2:18 How adhesions form
2:57 Example: the kidney and the psoas
3:22 Fluid to crystalline
3:58 Adhesions versus scars
4:55 What both of them do
5:12 Until next time

]]> Scars come from a cut or an opening: the body sends fibers to stabilize the wound, and it keeps sending them long after. Adhesions start differently. Every structure in the body except unmyelinated nerves is wrapped in fascia, and when an organ or muscle stays in dysfunction long enough, that fascia changes from fluid to crystalline and sticks to its neighbor. In this episode I walk through both, using the kidney and the psoas as an example, and show why scars and adhesions end up doing the same three things: reducing function, slowing fluid flow, and entrapping nerves.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

CHAPTERS
0:00 Coming up
0:20 The Body Knows
0:35 Welcome: scars versus adhesions
0:43 How scar tissue forms
1:51 Fascia around everything
2:18 How adhesions form
2:57 Example: the kidney and the psoas
3:22 Fluid to crystalline
3:58 Adhesions versus scars
4:55 What both of them do
5:12 Until next time

]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0500 Leigh Ankrum Leigh Ankrum 332 Scars come from a cut or an opening: the body sends fibers to stabilize the wound, and it keeps sending them long after. Adhesions start differently. Every structure in the body except unmyelinated nerves is wrapped in fascia, and when an organ or muscle stays in dysfunction long enough, that fascia changes from fluid to crystalline and sticks to its neighbor. In this episode I walk through both, using the kidney and the psoas as an example, and show why scars and adhesions end up doing the same three things: reducing function, slowing fluid flow, and entrapping nerves.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

CHAPTERS
0:00 Coming up
0:20 The Body Knows
0:35 Welcome: scars versus adhesions
0:43 How scar tissue forms
1:51 Fascia around everything
2:18 How adhesions form
2:57 Example: the kidney and the psoas
3:22 Fluid to crystalline
3:58 Adhesions versus scars
4:55 What both of them do
5:12 Until next time

]]> fascia,osteopathy,manual therapy,functional bodywork,anatomy,healing,health education,Leigh Ankrum No Two Exercises for Real Pelvic Floor Tone 9 9 Two Exercises for Real Pelvic Floor Tone full affac00a-843c-413d-9efe-89c4b1d60837 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9a0457da Most of the medical world hands women one answer for the pelvic floor: Kegels. But most pelvic floors are either far too tight or under-toned, and tightening everything at once helps neither. In this episode I share the two exercises I actually recommend: the elevator, where you tighten floor by floor from the perineum up to ten and come back down one floor at a time, and the one-opening-at-a-time practice that teaches each set of muscles to work on its own. I say it plainly, so you can do it correctly.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

CHAPTERS
0:00 Coming up
0:20 The Body Knows
0:34 Welcome: pelvic floor tone
0:51 Too tight or under-toned
1:19 Exercise one: the elevator
2:09 How often
2:22 Exercise two: one opening at a time
3:08 Mix the order
3:30 Until next time

]]> Most of the medical world hands women one answer for the pelvic floor: Kegels. But most pelvic floors are either far too tight or under-toned, and tightening everything at once helps neither. In this episode I share the two exercises I actually recommend: the elevator, where you tighten floor by floor from the perineum up to ten and come back down one floor at a time, and the one-opening-at-a-time practice that teaches each set of muscles to work on its own. I say it plainly, so you can do it correctly.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

CHAPTERS
0:00 Coming up
0:20 The Body Knows
0:34 Welcome: pelvic floor tone
0:51 Too tight or under-toned
1:19 Exercise one: the elevator
2:09 How often
2:22 Exercise two: one opening at a time
3:08 Mix the order
3:30 Until next time

]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0500 Leigh Ankrum Leigh Ankrum 229 Most of the medical world hands women one answer for the pelvic floor: Kegels. But most pelvic floors are either far too tight or under-toned, and tightening everything at once helps neither. In this episode I share the two exercises I actually recommend: the elevator, where you tighten floor by floor from the perineum up to ten and come back down one floor at a time, and the one-opening-at-a-time practice that teaches each set of muscles to work on its own. I say it plainly, so you can do it correctly.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

CHAPTERS
0:00 Coming up
0:20 The Body Knows
0:34 Welcome: pelvic floor tone
0:51 Too tight or under-toned
1:19 Exercise one: the elevator
2:09 How often
2:22 Exercise two: one opening at a time
3:08 Mix the order
3:30 Until next time

]]> fascia,osteopathy,manual therapy,functional bodywork,anatomy,healing,health education,Leigh Ankrum No How Your Ankle Actually Works 8 8 How Your Ankle Actually Works full 1c994b1e-fc83-4727-9072-b811c322abfd https://share.transistor.fm/s/b6cdc863 Your ankle is not the two bumps on either side of your foot. In this episode I walk through the mortise, the joint your two lower-leg bones form around the talus, and why it has to open a little on every single step you take. I explain what happens when the tibia and fibula freeze and stop opening, why the whole back of the leg then has to overstretch, why runners feel it most, how a half-open mortise makes you pronate, and why an ankle that stops working so often shows up as knee pain.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

CHAPTERS
0:00 Coming up
0:13 The Body Knows
0:28 Welcome: how the ankle works
0:37 The malleolus: inner and outer
1:06 The talus and the mortise
1:38 Every step, the talus widens the ankle
2:17 When the two bones freeze
2:44 Overstretching the back of the leg
3:29 For runners
3:50 Half open: why you pronate
4:27 What to do about it, and the knee
4:58 Until next time

]]> Your ankle is not the two bumps on either side of your foot. In this episode I walk through the mortise, the joint your two lower-leg bones form around the talus, and why it has to open a little on every single step you take. I explain what happens when the tibia and fibula freeze and stop opening, why the whole back of the leg then has to overstretch, why runners feel it most, how a half-open mortise makes you pronate, and why an ankle that stops working so often shows up as knee pain.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

CHAPTERS
0:00 Coming up
0:13 The Body Knows
0:28 Welcome: how the ankle works
0:37 The malleolus: inner and outer
1:06 The talus and the mortise
1:38 Every step, the talus widens the ankle
2:17 When the two bones freeze
2:44 Overstretching the back of the leg
3:29 For runners
3:50 Half open: why you pronate
4:27 What to do about it, and the knee
4:58 Until next time

]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0500 Leigh Ankrum Leigh Ankrum 317 Your ankle is not the two bumps on either side of your foot. In this episode I walk through the mortise, the joint your two lower-leg bones form around the talus, and why it has to open a little on every single step you take. I explain what happens when the tibia and fibula freeze and stop opening, why the whole back of the leg then has to overstretch, why runners feel it most, how a half-open mortise makes you pronate, and why an ankle that stops working so often shows up as knee pain.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

CHAPTERS
0:00 Coming up
0:13 The Body Knows
0:28 Welcome: how the ankle works
0:37 The malleolus: inner and outer
1:06 The talus and the mortise
1:38 Every step, the talus widens the ankle
2:17 When the two bones freeze
2:44 Overstretching the back of the leg
3:29 For runners
3:50 Half open: why you pronate
4:27 What to do about it, and the knee
4:58 Until next time

]]> fascia,osteopathy,manual therapy,functional bodywork,anatomy,healing,health education,Leigh Ankrum No The Central Chain: From Your Head to Your Pelvis 7 7 The Central Chain: From Your Head to Your Pelvis full f4000026-5e12-4083-a5eb-0e4ba4116955 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2b45337c Everybody says the body is all connected — but what does that actually mean? In this episode I introduce the central chain: the line of fascial connections running from the top of your head, deep through the neck, to the heart, the liver, the small intestine, and down to the pelvic floor. I walk through why trouble in any one structure pulls on all the others, how the chain creates the forward-pulled posture so many of us carry, and where practitioners can begin to release it.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

]]> Everybody says the body is all connected — but what does that actually mean? In this episode I introduce the central chain: the line of fascial connections running from the top of your head, deep through the neck, to the heart, the liver, the small intestine, and down to the pelvic floor. I walk through why trouble in any one structure pulls on all the others, how the chain creates the forward-pulled posture so many of us carry, and where practitioners can begin to release it.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0500 Leigh Ankrum Leigh Ankrum 305 Everybody says the body is all connected — but what does that actually mean? In this episode I introduce the central chain: the line of fascial connections running from the top of your head, deep through the neck, to the heart, the liver, the small intestine, and down to the pelvic floor. I walk through why trouble in any one structure pulls on all the others, how the chain creates the forward-pulled posture so many of us carry, and where practitioners can begin to release it.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

]]> fascia,osteopathy,manual therapy,functional bodywork,anatomy,healing,health education,Leigh Ankrum No Learning to Read the Body: What Posture and Gait Reveal 6 6 Learning to Read the Body: What Posture and Gait Reveal full e71c1fb5-536c-4183-89f8-d0a59286d21a https://share.transistor.fm/s/aaa65d2e When I look at a body — standing still or in motion — it tells me a story. In this episode I share how I read that story: the three things I'm looking for (position, mobility, vitality), why a high right shoulder usually points to the liver, what the arm swing and the stride reveal about the fascia underneath, and the quiet figure-eight the hips are meant to make when we walk. My hope is that you start seeing bodies — including your own — with new eyes.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

]]> When I look at a body — standing still or in motion — it tells me a story. In this episode I share how I read that story: the three things I'm looking for (position, mobility, vitality), why a high right shoulder usually points to the liver, what the arm swing and the stride reveal about the fascia underneath, and the quiet figure-eight the hips are meant to make when we walk. My hope is that you start seeing bodies — including your own — with new eyes.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0500 Leigh Ankrum Leigh Ankrum 467 When I look at a body — standing still or in motion — it tells me a story. In this episode I share how I read that story: the three things I'm looking for (position, mobility, vitality), why a high right shoulder usually points to the liver, what the arm swing and the stride reveal about the fascia underneath, and the quiet figure-eight the hips are meant to make when we walk. My hope is that you start seeing bodies — including your own — with new eyes.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

]]> fascia,osteopathy,manual therapy,functional bodywork,anatomy,healing,health education,Leigh Ankrum No Concussions Are Cumulative: What Most People Never Learn 5 5 Concussions Are Cumulative: What Most People Never Learn full 8d53c0d1-e1f0-4537-bba7-98cab2793743 https://share.transistor.fm/s/124b32dd Most people think a concussion comes from a hit on the head — but concussions can begin as early as birth, and each one adds to the ones before it. In this episode I walk through the many ways concussions happen, what concussive force actually does to the brain, the long list of symptoms it can create, and the story of a high-school football player whose life stopped after his fourth concussion. Then I speak to practitioners about the biodynamic approach I use, and to anyone who's ever had their bell rung: don't blow it off.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice — if you've had a head injury, please get evaluated by a physician.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

]]> Most people think a concussion comes from a hit on the head — but concussions can begin as early as birth, and each one adds to the ones before it. In this episode I walk through the many ways concussions happen, what concussive force actually does to the brain, the long list of symptoms it can create, and the story of a high-school football player whose life stopped after his fourth concussion. Then I speak to practitioners about the biodynamic approach I use, and to anyone who's ever had their bell rung: don't blow it off.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice — if you've had a head injury, please get evaluated by a physician.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0500 Leigh Ankrum Leigh Ankrum 544 Most people think a concussion comes from a hit on the head — but concussions can begin as early as birth, and each one adds to the ones before it. In this episode I walk through the many ways concussions happen, what concussive force actually does to the brain, the long list of symptoms it can create, and the story of a high-school football player whose life stopped after his fourth concussion. Then I speak to practitioners about the biodynamic approach I use, and to anyone who's ever had their bell rung: don't blow it off.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice — if you've had a head injury, please get evaluated by a physician.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

]]> fascia,osteopathy,manual therapy,functional bodywork,anatomy,healing,health education,Leigh Ankrum No Your Leg Actually Starts at Your Belly Button 4 4 Your Leg Actually Starts at Your Belly Button full 02f72a8f-0b87-491e-a6ef-5397c2600282 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bf7fe173 Our bodies are designed to move with ease — but stress, repeated patterns, and hours of sitting slowly take that flow away. In this episode I look at how that happens, then walk through the way we're actually meant to sit down, stand up, and walk: folding from the tops of the legs, reaching for the chair with the sit bones, and letting each step begin at the level of the navel. A few small shifts in how you move can make everyday movement feel easier.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

ABOUT LEIGH
Leigh Ankrum is the founder of the Ankrum Institute and a master teacher of Functional Bodywork — a whole-person approach rooted in osteopathic principles. On The Body Knows, she shares forty years of hands-on practice in plain language, for practitioners who want to go deeper and anyone who wants to understand the body they live in.

CONNECT & GO DEEPER
The show: https://leighankrum.com/show
Work with Leigh: https://leighankrum.com

]]> Our bodies are designed to move with ease — but stress, repeated patterns, and hours of sitting slowly take that flow away. In this episode I look at how that happens, then walk through the way we're actually meant to sit down, stand up, and walk: folding from the tops of the legs, reaching for the chair with the sit bones, and letting each step begin at the level of the navel. A few small shifts in how you move can make everyday movement feel easier.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

ABOUT LEIGH
Leigh Ankrum is the founder of the Ankrum Institute and a master teacher of Functional Bodywork — a whole-person approach rooted in osteopathic principles. On The Body Knows, she shares forty years of hands-on practice in plain language, for practitioners who want to go deeper and anyone who wants to understand the body they live in.

CONNECT & GO DEEPER
The show: https://leighankrum.com/show
Work with Leigh: https://leighankrum.com

]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0500 Leigh Ankrum Leigh Ankrum 478 Your leg actually starts at your belly button — how the body is designed to move, and why stiffness is not just age. Your leg actually starts at your belly button — how the body is designed to move, and why stiffness is not just age. movement,mobility,stiffness,psoas,fascia,aging,manual therapy,anatomy No Dizziness, Headaches, and Your Body's Pressure 3 3 Dizziness, Headaches, and Your Body's Pressure full 0d7ec38c-103b-4bd2-ae4c-e8bb2802bd72 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a99ce909 Your body is pressurized — from the top of your head to your pelvis, in cavities that all work in relationship to each other. When those pressures shift, it can show up as dizziness, headaches, shoulder pain, sluggish digestion, or ringing in the ears. In this episode I walk through what the pressure system actually does, a few simple things you can do for it yourself, and where a skilled practitioner comes in.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

ABOUT LEIGH
Leigh Ankrum is the founder of the Ankrum Institute and a master teacher of Functional Bodywork — a whole-person approach rooted in osteopathic principles. On The Body Knows, she shares forty years of hands-on practice in plain language, for practitioners who want to go deeper and anyone who wants to understand the body they live in.

CONNECT & GO DEEPER
The show: https://leighankrum.com/show
Work with Leigh: https://leighankrum.com

]]> Your body is pressurized — from the top of your head to your pelvis, in cavities that all work in relationship to each other. When those pressures shift, it can show up as dizziness, headaches, shoulder pain, sluggish digestion, or ringing in the ears. In this episode I walk through what the pressure system actually does, a few simple things you can do for it yourself, and where a skilled practitioner comes in.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

ABOUT LEIGH
Leigh Ankrum is the founder of the Ankrum Institute and a master teacher of Functional Bodywork — a whole-person approach rooted in osteopathic principles. On The Body Knows, she shares forty years of hands-on practice in plain language, for practitioners who want to go deeper and anyone who wants to understand the body they live in.

CONNECT & GO DEEPER
The show: https://leighankrum.com/show
Work with Leigh: https://leighankrum.com

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0500 Leigh Ankrum Leigh Ankrum 384 Dizziness, headaches, vertigo — understanding the body as a pressurized system, and what that means for treatment. Dizziness, headaches, vertigo — understanding the body as a pressurized system, and what that means for treatment. dizziness,headaches,vertigo,migraines,pressure,manual therapy,osteopathy,anatomy No Understanding Fascia: The Body's Connective Web 2 2 Understanding Fascia: The Body's Connective Web full 9c141834-9fa5-4cdf-a57d-40ffb2638849 https://share.transistor.fm/s/db525d6a In this episode of The Body Knows, I want to help you get to know fascia — the continuous web of connective tissue that surrounds every muscle, organ, nerve, and bone in your body. I walk through the three layers of fascia, the many roles it plays, and what happens when it becomes dehydrated or begins to adhere. My hope is that you come away seeing fascia the way I do: as one of the biggest, most interconnected systems in the body.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

ABOUT LEIGH
Leigh Ankrum is the founder of the Ankrum Institute and a master teacher of Functional Bodywork — a whole-person approach rooted in osteopathic principles. On The Body Knows, she shares forty years of hands-on practice in plain language, for practitioners who want to go deeper and anyone who wants to understand the body they live in.

CONNECT & GO DEEPER
The show: https://leighankrum.com/show
Work with Leigh: https://leighankrum.com

]]> In this episode of The Body Knows, I want to help you get to know fascia — the continuous web of connective tissue that surrounds every muscle, organ, nerve, and bone in your body. I walk through the three layers of fascia, the many roles it plays, and what happens when it becomes dehydrated or begins to adhere. My hope is that you come away seeing fascia the way I do: as one of the biggest, most interconnected systems in the body.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

ABOUT LEIGH
Leigh Ankrum is the founder of the Ankrum Institute and a master teacher of Functional Bodywork — a whole-person approach rooted in osteopathic principles. On The Body Knows, she shares forty years of hands-on practice in plain language, for practitioners who want to go deeper and anyone who wants to understand the body they live in.

CONNECT & GO DEEPER
The show: https://leighankrum.com/show
Work with Leigh: https://leighankrum.com

]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0500 Leigh Ankrum Leigh Ankrum 423 What fascia actually is, how it connects every organ, nerve, and bone — and why it matters more than your muscles. What fascia actually is, how it connects every organ, nerve, and bone — and why it matters more than your muscles. fascia,connective tissue,anatomy,manual therapy,osteopathy,mobility,healing,body No A Car Accident Affects More Than Your Neck 1 1 A Car Accident Affects More Than Your Neck full d0967693-4ecc-4946-8ce6-dda2595630f0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5c04f498 Almost everybody thinks a car accident is about what happens to your neck — but the effects reach much further than that. In this episode, I walk through what whiplash actually does to your jaw, your heart's pericardium, your diaphragm, your left kidney, and your brain, and why symptoms can keep developing long after the first day or two. Then I share what I'd suggest for the person who's been in an accident, and for the practitioner working on them.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice — if you've been in an accident, please get evaluated by a physician.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

ABOUT LEIGH
Leigh Ankrum is the founder of the Ankrum Institute and a master teacher of Functional Bodywork — a whole-person approach rooted in osteopathic principles. On The Body Knows, she shares forty years of hands-on practice in plain language, for practitioners who want to go deeper and anyone who wants to understand the body they live in.

CONNECT & GO DEEPER
The show: https://leighankrum.com/show
Work with Leigh: https://leighankrum.com

]]> Almost everybody thinks a car accident is about what happens to your neck — but the effects reach much further than that. In this episode, I walk through what whiplash actually does to your jaw, your heart's pericardium, your diaphragm, your left kidney, and your brain, and why symptoms can keep developing long after the first day or two. Then I share what I'd suggest for the person who's been in an accident, and for the practitioner working on them.

This episode is for education and isn't medical advice — if you've been in an accident, please get evaluated by a physician.

My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.com
Practitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners

ABOUT LEIGH
Leigh Ankrum is the founder of the Ankrum Institute and a master teacher of Functional Bodywork — a whole-person approach rooted in osteopathic principles. On The Body Knows, she shares forty years of hands-on practice in plain language, for practitioners who want to go deeper and anyone who wants to understand the body they live in.

CONNECT & GO DEEPER
The show: https://leighankrum.com/show
Work with Leigh: https://leighankrum.com

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:02:29 -0500 Leigh Ankrum Leigh Ankrum 522 What a car accident really does to your body — jaw, pericardium, diaphragm, kidney, brain — and why symptoms keep developing weeks later. What a car accident really does to your body — jaw, pericardium, diaphragm, kidney, brain — and why symptoms keep developing weeks later. whiplash,car accident recovery,fascia,manual therapy,osteopathy,injury,healing,body No