I have added a special Advanced Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar on March 18-20, 2011 in Tucson, AZ. This class is sponsored by Ken Lamm, PT at Ken Lamm Physical Therapy in Tucson. The class is 20 contact hours over 2.5 days. NCBTMB CE hours are provided. This advanced seminar is open to all therapist… Continue Reading
The Language We Use, Part 2 (Football and Therapy, W-0, L-5)
My previous post on the “Language We Use” garnered a number of replies on other sites, though not as much as I had hoped. I feel like I may have hit a raw nerve in many. I believe that I, like many of you, get so caught up in the enthusiasm of learning a new… Continue Reading
The Language We Use (Football and Therapy, W-0, L-4)
This post isn’t really about football…How does our choice of language effect our patients? Another bad week for the home team. Words cannot describe how bad the Buffalo Bills played this past weekend. I spend a fair amount of time on the internet. I rationalize it by telling myself that it is part of my… Continue Reading
Therapist as Patient (Football and Therapy, W-0, L-3)
This post isn’t really about football…How does it feel when the therapist becomes the patient? I am writing this as the Buffalo Bills are losing (again) with little chance of recovery. And, as I sit at my computer, I am recovering from a back flare-up. It has been with me for 12 years now, since… Continue Reading
Meeting Them Where They Are At (Football and Therapy: W-0, L-2)
How many practitioners meet their patients where they are at, right at this moment? Week 2 of the NFL season and my team (see Football and Therapy) lost again. I spent the last weekend teaching one of my Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminars. The DVR was set to view the game later, but a few… Continue Reading
Posture and Shame
I’ve always had an issue with posture (not mine). When I begin an evaluation, I always start with a standing assessment. That is usually the time they “admit” to me that they have bad posture and they know they need to work in it. There is very often a sense of shame attached to their… Continue Reading
Football and Therapy
Time for my secret: I am a Buffalo Bills fan. Born there, met OJ Simpson when he was a rookie, and have followed them ever since. I follow no sports except the Bills. My wife can’t figure it out, why stick with a team that nearly always loses? I try to tell her that they… Continue Reading
Detective
Recently a client called me a detective. I liked that description. Connecting the dots. Good therapy should be about detecting what is not easy to see. Evaluation skills play a big part in this work: Investigating what is visible and what lies beneath the layers. I learned the beginning of detecting in my MFR training,… Continue Reading
The MFRmail Newsletter via #constantcontact
The new MFRmail Newsletter has been published; check it out! The MFRmail Newsletter via #constantcontact. Continue Reading
My Issue with Core Strengthening
Core strengthening is a popular treatment modality among physical therapists, as well as being popular in the mainstream of exercise. There have been a number of articles written critical of core strengthening (see The Myth of Core Stability). Based on my experience, one serious flaw has to do with tightness that most physical therapists pay… Continue Reading
Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar Update
Time is running out to register for either upcoming Foundations I class. Early registration/reduced fee for the Rochester, NY seminar Sept. 17-19, 2010 end 9/1/10. For the Hershey, PA seminar Sept. 24-26, 2010, early registration/reduced fee runs out 9/10/10. Please refer to my website, www.FoundationsinMFR.com for full details. Walt Fritz, PT www.MyofascialResource.com Continue Reading
Fear
As a followup to my last post, “Miracles”, I’ve been thinking a lot about fear and how it effects us and our patients. The example I gave in this previous post should be obvious to all, but what about the more subtle suggestions that we give to our patients? Can these backfire and create fear?… Continue Reading
Miracles
Miracles. I recently had an experience with a client that I wish to share. This client had been seeing a NUCCA chiropractor for approximately 15 years. For those who may not be familiar with NUCCA chiropractic, I would refer you to the NUCCA.org website. NUCCA emphasizes and focuses on C1 as the cause of issues… Continue Reading
Myofascial Release Practitioner Directory Changes
I have some exciting news regarding the Myofascial Release Practitioner Directory on MyofascialResource.com. There is now no charge for a listing on this nationwide Myofascial Release and Bodywork Practitioner Listing. Therapists have had very good luck being found by potential patients and now is the time to add your practice. Simply go to the Sign… Continue Reading
New Treatments for Fibromyalgia
In my training as a physical therapist, pharmacology was required study. Traditional physical therapy comes in contact with many different medications for pain, inflammation, etc. As I began my Myofascial Release training, medications were viewed as maskers of symptoms and frowned upon. Research published earlier this year shed light on a promising new treatment partner… Continue Reading
Myofascial Release Marketing
Marketing your Myofascial Release (MFR) practice, or any type of practice, is about building a brand around you. I wrote an article a number of years ago that I cannot locate (after a number of computer changes) that talked to this fact. You, as an MT, PT, OT or whatever T you are, must decide… Continue Reading
