Update: 08/07/14. Subsequent to the post below, the therapist mentioned below was sentenced from 7-14 years in prison. A bit of investigative searching on your own will bring up the details of this case. The testimony was convincing enough to have this therapist, who was performing myofascial release, convicted of sexual assault on multiple female… Continue Reading
Above The E-Fold™
Above the fold (From Wikipedia): Above the fold is the upper half of the front page of a newspaper where an important news story or photograph is often located. Papers are often displayed to customers folded so that only the top half of the front page is visible. Thus, an item that is “above the… Continue Reading
Zen and the Art of (Manual) Therapy™
My sessions start like most, where there is a short interview/update, a sharing of information to tell me the present state of being. This time gives me feedback on what we’ve done and direction on where we need to go. Listen, then move forward into treatment. Today, one of my morning sessions started just this… Continue Reading
Keeping Up With The Changes and New Year’s Resolutions.
Hi Everyone, One last post for 2013; one that puts this year into some perspective, at least for me. 2013 has been a year of great change and growth, both for my private physical therapy practice (another story), as well as for Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminars. Integrating proven science-based explanatory models into this myofascial… Continue Reading
MFR Treatment Tips on the Lumbosacral Decompression Technique
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you are well aware of my appreciation of Dycem as an aid to treatment and self-treatment. Not only does it improve our grip, allowing a lighter touch with less fatigue, but it also widens the area of contact, allowing us to engage more of our… Continue Reading
Notes on Winged Scapula, Weakness and Postural Asymmetry
True winging of the scapula is a rare condition that results form paralysis of the long thoracic nerve or damage to the serratus anterior muscle. But the observation of winged scapula is a regular part of many physical therapy assessments and treatment plans. Viewed as a larger problem of postural weakness, it becomes the focus… Continue Reading
Borborygmus
Borborygmus (plural borborygmi) (from Greek βορβορυγμός) also known as stomach growling, or rumbling, is the rumbling sound produced by the movement of gas through the intestines of animals, including humans. (from Wikipedia) It is viewed as a common and natural occurrence that happens as fluids and gasses pass through the gastrointestinal tract. But I learned… Continue Reading
An Interview With Tony Friese, PT
The Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminars draw from a fairly wide range of health professionals, including physical therapist, occupational therapists, massage therapists, athletic trainers, nurses, and osteopaths. All of these professionals have a huge number of continuing education opportunities to choose from, which led me to wonder “Why take a Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar?”.… Continue Reading
A Map of the Body and the New Myofascial Release
If there were one map of the body for all to follow, a map that showed all areas of injury, trauma, and pain, along with the necessary route to take to eliminate those issues, life would be simple. I received a new GPS this past Christmas. My old GPS had become unreliable due to a… Continue Reading
A Dialogue on Techniques
Hi Everyone, Many of you I’ve met over the past few years while traveling the country. I’ve had a chance to share my approach and technique for Myofascial Release, one that certainly has evolved and continues to do so. Many of you may remember which techniques I’ve said were my favorites and I would love… Continue Reading
If It Walks Like a Duck, Does the Duck Have Pain?
A few things about me: I have one foot that points out a bit. I walk like half a duck. Nothing big, I’m probably the only one who notices this, but it’s there. If you stood me up for a postural examination, I would be in pretty much the same place as 99% of the… Continue Reading
Sitting and Back Pain
A number of years back I wrote an article on sitting and back pain that was posted on the website for my private practice, the Pain Relief Center, in Rochester, NY. (You can view the original article at the bottom of this page) I had based the article on what I had been taught and… Continue Reading
Waiting Room Magazines
In my private practice, I’ve gotten used to receiving unsolicited magazines. You know the type; Reader’s Digest, Ladies Home Journal, Highlights (I LOVED Highlights since I was a kid and read it in my doctor’s office). Most don’t even make the cut and end up in the recycling bin. Occasionally, though, one catches my attention.… Continue Reading
The Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar Approach… in a Nutshell, Part Two.
I shared my introductory thoughts on the new approach and direction that Foundations Seminars have taken in the December edition of this newsletter. If you would like to read this again, please click here. I’ve had the chance to share this information with a good number of therapists over the past few months at various… Continue Reading
Pattern Recognition and Streamlining Evaluation
Changing from a mechanical/postural model to one with more plausibility has entailed numerous modifications to both evaluation and treatment. Myofascial release is traditionally based in the mechanical/postural model, with treatment following from an evaluation based on said mechanical/postural (MP) findings. While my conscious shift away from this model started less than six months ago, I… Continue Reading
The Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar Approach… in a Nutshell
Based on my WordPress Statistics Page, there are a few thousand of you reading this blog, many of whom have taken myofascial release training. I may have taught some of you, while others may have trained with different teachers. While practicing a single named modality, such as Myofascial Release, should produce very similar technique amongst… Continue Reading
