This is an adaptation of my original blog post by the same title, one I wrote for Terra Rosa’s newsletter (here). With the multiple modality brands and styles of branded and nonbranded manual therapy — each seeming to claim such a wide range of tissue-specific targets and effects — it is difficult for the therapist and… Continue Reading
Why I teach like I do and what might you expect to learn at my workshops
I believe it to be important to be transparent when describing my course content. If you are expecting to be taught an approach to manual therapy that describe fascia/connective tissue as the primary target, then you may be disappointed in my workshops. If you are seeking a style of manual therapy that places a priority… Continue Reading
Introducing Neurodynamic Technique into Clinical Practice
I’ve recently begun including a newer paper into my body of evidence to support my Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar for Neck, Voice, and Swallowing Disorders titled, “Integration of a neurodynamic approach into the treatment of dysarthria with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: A pilot study”. I’ve been a proponent of using the concepts of neurodynamic technique… Continue Reading
Myofascial Release and Swallowing Disorders Podcast
I was honored to be interviewed recently by Theresa Richard, SLP, CCC-SLP, BCS-S for her podcast, Swallow Your Pride. We spoke at length about the evidence/research for a myofascial release (MFR) and manual therapy approach to dysphagia and related disorders, as well as the question of palpation validity. While our ability to palpate what we… Continue Reading
The Negotiation of Pressures
In manual therapy/massage literature there is little, if any credible, repeatable peer-reviewed evidence to show one type of pressure being superior than another… “Using a soft touch which is generally no greater than 5 grams – about the weight of a nickel – practitioners release restrictions in the soft tissues that surround the central… Continue Reading
Contact Me
You can contact me by phone at: 585-244-6180 or by email at walt at myofascialpainrelief dot com Mailing Address: Walt Fritz, PT/Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminars c/o Pain Relief Center 980 Westfall Rd Suite 115 Rochester, NY 14618 Newsletter Sign Up: Click Here. Continue Reading
Rabbit-Hole Science
I originally intended to post these comments to a blog on one of the manual therapy/massage magazines, one giving some pretty special power to one named modality (OK, craniosacral therapy) and its ability to improve a disorder (autism) that effects thousands of people and their families, but I realized that my comments would have sidetracked… Continue Reading
Podcast from 2017 Canadian Massage Conference
I was honored to have been invited to the recent 10th Annual Canadian Massage Conference last month in Burlington, Ontario. After presenting a full-day hands-on workshop and a 3 hour “science” talk, I was asked to share the microphone with James Waslaski. You can listen to our interview on iTunes by following this link. Walt… Continue Reading
An Interview with Myself
There is irony in that those who have long-considered themselves therapeutic rebels for bucking conventional beliefs are now old-school, clinging to the past. Everything evolves. -Walt Fritz, PT One wonderful aspect of being an educator in the manual therapy field is that others ask to interview you! Here is an interview I did for Budiman… Continue Reading
Walt’s U.K. MFR Teaching Tour (And a Monty Python Geek Moment!)
For those of you who may have missed my countless tourist photo posts on Facebook, I was recently in the U.K. to teach two workshops. The classes were 2-day, whole body classes and it was an incredible experience for me to travel and share my views on manual therapy, myofascial release, and plausible narratives of… Continue Reading
Self-Treatment
Self Treatment/Self-Help Videos and Handouts Therapists often seek out quality resources to share with patients that align with their treatment perspectives. As such, I’ve begun to film and post self-treatment/self-help videos that are perfect for sharing with patients. It is impossible to envision every area of the body that might need to be addressed, but… Continue Reading
Pathologizing: Our Words Matter
Pathologizing: Our Words Matter As a physical therapist trained in the early 1980’s, biomechanical explanations for pain and movement disorders were the norm. As I drifted into a myofascial release manual therapy in the early 1990’s, the biomechanical model was reinforced and made more narrow through the beliefs that pain and movement dysfunction stem from… Continue Reading
I look forward to working with you!
You are almost done! Please (really, please) read through the information below and complete the final sign-up steps. You will receive an email confirmation within a few days of registering for the class. If you don’t receive a confirmation, it may mean that your PayPal payment did not get completed. Drop me an email at… Continue Reading
Whitney Lowe: Fantasy Physiology and the Post Hoc Fallacy
Moving a profession’s knowledge-base forward is not an easy task. As a species I believe we hold fast to what is familiar and to resist change. My colleague, Whitney Lowe, has written an excellent article that addresses these issues and it may not be an easy read. Not that the technical jargon loses you, but… Continue Reading
An Interview: Marci Daniels Rosenberg, M.S., CCC-SLP
An Interview: Marci Daniels Rosenberg, M.S., CCC-SLP The new series of interviews I’ve posted here have thus far been with individuals involved in manual therapy from the massage/fitness end of the spectrum. For this interview, I wanted to branch into the other world I interact with; that of the voice and swallowing-related dysfunction. I’ve been… Continue Reading
Notes from Walt Fritz’s Workshop at the 2017 Voice Foundations Symposium
Many thanks to The Voice Foundation for making me feel welcome and inviting me to present my version of myofascial release for vocal dysfunction. I had prepared for my Friday workshop expecting 20-30 participants and, needless to say, I was a bit surprised at the very large turnout. As a result I lacked supplies for… Continue Reading
