How can a therapist be “too structural”? I had abandoned the Buffalo Bills a few weeks back. Too many losses got boring to write about. But, they are back; two wins in a row. Plugging it out can pay off. Plugging it out, as a body worker, can pay similar dividends. You may have different… Continue Reading
Migratory Fascia Syndrome
I have spent the past two days with Peter Lelean, an Australian MT, who came to Rochester to pass along some very interesting and important information. Fresh from the 7th Interdisciplinary Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Pain Conference in Los Angeles, where he had a poster presentation on this material, Peter introduced me to… Continue Reading
Get a Grip
At each seminar I teach, I bring along my chalk ball. A therapist told me about this a few years ago and I think it has been one of the biggest assets to me as a therapist in quite a long time. Early on in each class, I mention the chalk ball and I see… Continue Reading
Myofascial Release…Demystified
I just finished teaching a Foundations in Myofascial Release I in Hershey, PA this past weekend. As I interacted with many of the therapists who attended it became clear to me that Myofascial Release, as it is often taught, blends so much esoteric material into the coursework that the basics are often lost. I repeatedly… Continue Reading
2011 Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar Schedule
I’ve added a few more classes to my 2011 schedule. Here are the ones currently scheduled: 2/11-13, 2011: Foundations I, Cedar Park (Austin), TX. Sponsored by Chirofit Wellness Center 3/14-16, 2011: Foundations I, Stark State College, Canton, OH. Sponsored by Stark State College 3/18-20/2011: Advanced Foundations, Tucson, AZ. Sponsored by Ken Lamm Physical Therapy 4/1-3/2011:… Continue Reading
Rooting For The Underdog, Part 2 (Football and Therapy, W-0, L-6)
Close game, outcome the same… When I decided to begin teaching my own brand of Myofascial Release trainings, I was asked; “Why would you want to start this, when there are so many people who are big in the field?”. I knew right away they had just answered their own question. I am grateful of… Continue Reading
Advanced Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar; Tucson, AZ
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
