Manual Therapy and the Vocal Athlete: An article in the Massage New Zealand Magazine The most recent issue of Massage New Zealand Magazine carries an article I wrote on Myofascial Release/Massage with the Vocal Athlete and the magazine has given permission for me to share it with you. Read the full article here, and please share… Continue Reading
3 More Questions: How to explain an approach such as this
3 More Questions on how to explain an approach such as this I’ve added to the 21 Questions YouTube playlist with three questions all revolving around the same theme. What to tell others, and oneself, about an approach such as the one I use and teach. “Now to the hardest of the latest three questions. We’ve… Continue Reading
21 Questions: Manual Therapy for Voice and Swallowing Disorders – A YouTube Playlist
21 Questions: Manual Therapy for Voice and Swallowing Disorders July 2023: While this post is dated regarding the title of my work (I evolved away from “Myofascial release/MFR” and into “manual therapy” due to issues of credibility), the content remains quite relevant. The playlist has expanded well beyond the original 21 videos to give the… Continue Reading
Because most of us want to watch a few videos of a cat massaging a dog’s neck…
Because most of us want to watch a few videos of a cat massaging a dog’s neck… (Obviously, the cats took to heart the work taught in my seminar, though they could have slowed down a bit!) Cheers, Walt Fritz, PT I am a proud member of the Medbridge Massage team of educators. I have… Continue Reading
New Video: Patient-centered approach to treatment to the hyoid region
New Video: A patient-centered approach to treatment to the hyoid region Here is another video clip highlighting the patient-centered approach I utilize in all of my seminars. This sequence shows a bit of the work taught in my MFR (Manual Therapy) for Neck, Voice, and Swallowing Disorders Seminar. One of the many great aspects… Continue Reading
Facebook Live with Nick Ng
Facebook Live with Nick Ng Nick Ng, editor of Massage & Fitness Magazine and I sat down recently for a Facebook Live conversation. Topics ranged from my recent teaching trip to Hong Kong, food, and many more topics of high interest to therapists! Give it a viewing, please! Cheers, Walt Fritz, PT I am a… Continue Reading
MFR for Neck, Voice, and Swallowing Disorders in Action and on Television!
MFR for Neck, Voice, and Swallowing Disorders in Action and on Television! During a recent MFR for Neck, Voice, and Swallowing Disorders seminar I taught at Newman Health, in Emporia, Kansas, we had Joe, a patient volunteer, come in to allow those therapists who were taking the seminar to see the work in action. We… Continue Reading
A Patient-Centered Care Bill of Rights/Responsibilities
A Patient-Centered Care Bill of Rights/Responsibilities Long-time readers of my blog have charted my course corrections over the years. When I began as a continuing educator in 2006, my presentation, and beliefs that supported those presentations, followed along the historical narrative taught in moist myofascial release (MFR) and craniosacral therapy (CST) curriculums. But after benefiting… Continue Reading
Evidence Cited in Seminar: MFR for Neck, Voice, and Swallowing Disorders
By clicking the following link, you will be directed to the latest reference list used to support the work taught in the Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar for Neck, Voice, and Swallowing Disorders. The list will be updated frequently. References MFR for Neck, Voice, and Swallowing Disorders Seminar Cheers, Walt Fritz, PT I am a… Continue Reading
Walk, Just Faster
In a recent issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, a comprehensive 14-year study was released involving over 50,000 people who walked regularly. Results showed that when each person was allowed to describe their pace, self-described fast walkers saw a decrease in overall morbidity as well as the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. These were… Continue Reading
Synopsis of the Foundations Seminar Approach to Manual Care
What if the effects of manual therapy/myofascial release were less about the things we think we are doing with the tissues and more about the engagement we are having with the patient? I just finished putting the finishing touches on another full syllabus revision for my Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar for Neck, Voice, and… Continue Reading
New Podcast on “How’s the Pressure?”
Thanks to Haley Winter for allowing me to spend some time with him, talking about my views on MFR and manual care, on his podcast, How’s the Pressure? Regards, Walt Fritz, PT FoundationsinMFR.com I am a proud member of the Medbridge Massage team of educators. I have 8 online trainings, all presented from my… Continue Reading
Manual therapy/MFR during radiation therapy for head neck cancer
Research Monday. Another of the resources I use as validation of the manual therapy/MFR approach to my MFR for Neck, Voice, and Swallowing Disorders workshop. www.FoundationsinMFR.com. Krisciunas, G.P., Golan, H., Marinko, L.N., Pearson, W., Jalisi, S. and Langmore, S.E. (2016), A novel manual therapy programme during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer – our clinical… Continue Reading
Manual therapy/MFR with head neck cancer and dysphagia
Working to build an evidence base for the style of MFR that I teach, I’ve brought together a good many resources that show that an MFR style of engagement can have positive impacts in many conditions. Here the authors looks at swallowing issues with head/neck cancer patients. Many of you know my take on… Continue Reading
Fear-Instilling Behaviors
A recent post in one of the many groups here to which I belong got me thinking about how easily swayed patient can become to accept the views of the clinician. These views often conflict with what the patient’s primary MD or medical specialist might put forth and often stem from the results of testing… Continue Reading
Myofascial Release: An Evolving and Simple Definition
Urged on my peers on both sides of the argument, here is an initial version of what I hope becomes a more permanent way to describe the work I use and teach. Comments, suggestions, and criticisms are always welcome (post below). Edits will be made to this post as comments come forward, both here as well… Continue Reading
