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Josh Cottle is an online anatomy educator and science communicator. He owns and operates SCI Body Therapy as a hub for continuing education for both medical professionals and community based programs.

I am getting back to reading for fun and was wondering if any of you would be interested in doing a book club? I would b...
03/11/2026

I am getting back to reading for fun and was wondering if any of you would be interested in doing a book club?

I would be doing the posts over on Patreon (free to join BTW) and maybe doing live discussions once a week.

Any interest in this? Suggestions to make it work are welcome too.

03/10/2026

Premarital medical exam exams are still a thing, apparently.

When did they start making Oreos for dogs? Not gonna lie, kinda wanna taste one.
03/07/2026

When did they start making Oreos for dogs? Not gonna lie, kinda wanna taste one.

03/06/2026

The mortal portal has so many parts.

03/05/2026

A healthy male makes about 5 billion s***m per month.

03/05/2026

You have danger rocks on your ceiling (maybe).

The Biology of Rickets:Rickets develops when the body lacks enough vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate to build strong bone...
03/04/2026

The Biology of Rickets:

Rickets develops when the body lacks enough vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate to build strong bone. Vitamin D is especially important because it allows the intestines to absorb calcium from food. Without it, calcium levels fall and the body cannot properly harden the collagen framework that forms new bone. Instead of becoming rigid mineralized tissue, the bones remain soft and flexible.

In children, bones are still growing from regions called growth plates. These plates are made of cartilage that normally becomes mineralized bone as a child develops. In rickets, that mineralization step fails. The cartilage thickens, the bone underneath weakens, and the skeleton becomes vulnerable to bending under everyday forces like standing, walking, and gravity.

That is why rickets often produces distinctive skeletal changes. The legs may bow outward, the rib cage can develop bead-like enlargements where ribs meet cartilage, and the pelvis may become distorted. In severe cases, the spine curves dramatically, producing scoliosis or a double “S-shaped” curvature like the one seen in this specimen. Over time, the softened vertebrae and long bones deform permanently.

Today, rickets is far less common in industrialized countries thanks to vitamin D supplementation and fortified foods, such as milk and cereals. However, it has not disappeared.

I’m going to be diving into the science of red light masks here soon. This is the INIA Glow 4d wireless model. I will be...
03/04/2026

I’m going to be diving into the science of red light masks here soon. This is the INIA Glow 4d wireless model. I will be comparing it to a red light panel and going over the mechanisms of action and the research behind these devices.

If you have a question about this device or any of the red light mumbo-jumbo, leave it in the comments.

Behind the Scenes: This is the streaming setup I have been tweaking and testing this week. I finally got everything pla...
03/03/2026

Behind the Scenes: This is the streaming setup I have been tweaking and testing this week. I finally got everything playing together nicely.

This is all for a regular LIVE show called ANATOMY AFTER DARK. On which will discuss reproductive anatomy and s*x education (as these platforms allow).

03/02/2026

The great period conspiracy. Was your Mom or doctor part of it?

03/01/2026

The pelvic floor is complicated.

If you’ve ever wondered what a barrier to education looks like, this is a $250 textbook.
02/28/2026

If you’ve ever wondered what a barrier to education looks like, this is a $250 textbook.

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The Why of SCI

Many ask why I went into massage therapy. While that answer is complicated, it has a lot to do with being able to help my wife. She injured her back at work, and it was supposed to be a quick fix, easy peezy. She was young, active, and healthy.

What followed was nearly a decade of, doctors, surgeries, PT, OT, a laundry list of medications, alternative treatments, painful procedures, blatant quackery from both western and alternative medicine. At multiple points, both my wife and I seemed to be at the end of our respective ropes. The experience tried our relationship in every possible way.

In the end, it was the integrative approach of Mayo Clinic’s Pain Clinic that brought her back. I can still remeber the first day I saw her dancing again. It made me cry. It was wonderful. It’s certainly wasn’t easy and we learned that with chromic pain there is no “cure”.