Hold-times for stretching in manual therapy I’ve been in the niche of manual therapy for nearly 3 decades. When I entered this world, via myofascial release (MFR) training, hold-times were recommended at a “minimum of 90-120 seconds”, as this was the time it was said to have taken for the fascia to begin to change… Continue Reading
Tools from my past.
Tools from my past, reflecting on change. by Walt Fritz, PT Recognize those objects in the photo? They are pelvic wedges, used by some health professionals for a variety of reasons. Most rationales center around their use to balance the asymmetrical pelvis. I learned why and how to use them in a myofascial release (MFR)… Continue Reading
Shared Decision-Making in the Manual Therapies
Shared Decision-Making in the Manual Therapies In the Issue 2, 2020 of MNZ Magazine I contributed an article that speaks to evolving ways to view the patient/clinician interaction. Manual therapy (MFR, massage, etc.) all tend to be operator-centric, where the clinician is seen as the expert and carries the weight of decision-making. But the interactor… Continue Reading
Manual Therapy in Voice/Swallowing Disorders: An Introduction to the Evidence. An online course.
Manual Therapy in Voice/Swallowing Disorders: An Introduction to the Evidence. An online course. The Course NOTE: The content of this 2-hour Introduction to the Evidence and Approach Online Course is already included in the 8-hour Hands-On Online Course. There is no need to purchase both courses. This standalone course mirrors the pre-seminar online module for… Continue Reading
How to Integrate Manual Therapy for Voice
How to Integrate Manual Therapy for Voice. A Zoom Webinar On June 11 I will be joining London, UK-based Vocal Coach Stephen King for a 90-minute How-To webinar on the integration of manual therapy for voice. I’ll do a quick unpackaging of a few myths (one of my favorite things to do!), establish a basis… Continue Reading
Manual Therapy: A Conversation with Walt Fritz on the NiceSpeechlady website
Manual Therapy: A Conversation with Walt Fritz on the NiceSpeechlady website Wilson Nice, SLP, interviewed me for an article on her website. In articles like this, I get a chance to unpackaged things a bit and Wilson leads me through a series of questions to speak more about the role I play in the speech-language… Continue Reading
Podcast with The Naked Vocalist
Podcast with The Naked Vocalist I recently was interviewed by Steve Giles and Chris Johnson, both UK-based vocal coaches, about my rather different approach to manual therapy with the vocalist. Below is a short clip, with the full video viewable on Facebook at this link. The full video goes deep into manual therapy and voice,… Continue Reading
How Challenging Our Identity Can Make Us Better Therapists
This is a repost of an article by my colleague Jamie Johnston. Jamie is a British Columbia-based RMT, owner of the Massage Therapist Development Centre, a website packed with information. Jamies is among a small but growing group of professionals who are breaking free of the culture of the tribalism inherent in many manual therapy… Continue Reading
Applying patient preferences and values in the EBP model
Applying patient preferences and values in the EBP model How do you put into practice the 1/3 of the evidence-based practice (EVP) model that involves patient preferences and values? Information seems rather scarce when I explore the websites of ASHA, RCSLT, and the APTA, though all are replete with recommendations on choosing proper evidence and… Continue Reading
The feeling of a voice (or any other) issue
The feeling of a voice (or any other) issue What does it FEEL like? -The Feeling of a Voice IssueThe approach used in my Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders requires a bit of a different framing of the issue. Traditionally problems, be they voice, swallowing, or a variety of other issues facing… Continue Reading
Time to Give Back: Free Seminar Seats for SLP Students/CFs
Time to Give Back: Free Seminar Seats for SLP Students/CFs Since 2013 it has been my honor to present manual therapy continuing education to the Speech-Language Pathologist and Voice communities. Through my Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminars (soon to be rebranded as Foundations in Manual Therapy Seminars) and workshops presented at the annual Voice Foundations… Continue Reading
Manual Therapy and the SLP
Manual Therapy and the SLP “My approach to manual therapy elevates patient perspectives and preferences to a place of equal weighting with the clinician’s (me) experience applying the evidence and the actual published evidence. This power-sharing is an expectation of our practice and the EBM, however, is that reflected in your practice? We must start… Continue Reading
Touch and Movement Education Seminar
Touch and Movement Education Seminar Attached here is the full course details for the new Foundations of Manual Therapy: Touch and Movement Education Seminar. It will be taught this coming May 13-16, 2020 in Olympia, Washington by Jason Erickson, LMT and Walt Fritz, PT. There is an early bird discount in place through March 13,… Continue Reading
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Cover Songs
–Cover Songs- Finally, a post unrelated to manual therapy. Sort of. I thought that I’d have some fun sharing a bit about my music tastes and possibly find out a bit about your tastes. I’ve loved what I do for a living for nearly all of my career, whether it was in the early days… Continue Reading
Walt Fritz’s Neck, Voice & Swallowing Disorders Seminar: ‘The Experience’ (A Review of a Recent Seminar)
Walt Fritz’s Neck, Voice & Swallowing Disorders Seminar: ‘The Experience’ (A Review of a Recent Seminar) Wilson Nice, the owner of the website/blog NiceSpeechLady, recently attended one of my seminars and was kind enough to write a review of the class. Wilson supplies the SLP with TONS of free information and resources, so please give… Continue Reading
