Local impact of myofascial release/manual therapy for neck, voice, and swallowing disorders For many years I’ve wondered how my touch is noted inside the body, at least from a deformation standpoint. While taking one of Jacob Lieberman, DO’s manual circumlaryngeal treatment seminars this past March in the UK, I witnessed a video he had made… Continue Reading
Shielded Myofascial Release/Manual Therapy
Shielded Myofascial Release/Manual Therapy Manual therapy and myofascial release are historically performed directly on the skin. In my original line of MFR training, I was taught that if I did not work on the skin then I would be releasing clothing and not the fascia. Never mind that I lacked the critical thinking skills to… Continue Reading
Conjugate
Conjugate While working with a patient today, this person came up with an interesting word that piqued my interest. As a result of some complex, life-long jaw and mouth issues that were surgically altered a few years back, this person had been left with issues of jaw cramping, throat tightness that impacted both voice… Continue Reading
Myofascial release in the speech-language pathologist patient population
Myofascial release in the speech-language pathologist patient population By Walt Fritz, PT To expand the professional knowledge-based of the speech-language therapist/pathologist (SLP/SLT), I wish to introduce you to the use of myofascial release/manual therapy as a means of evaluation and treatment for a broad range of disorders familiar to you. Myofascial release (MFR) is a… Continue Reading
Manual Therapy and the Vocal Athlete: An article in the Massage New Zealand Magazine
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
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
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
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
Say Nothing
Say Nothing Here is a link to an article I wrote for Nik Ng’s Massage & Fitness e-magazine (subscribe here) titled, “Say Nothing”. Regular readers will recognize by biases in this article, biases I think we all might be well-served if we adopt. Give it a read and let me know your thoughts. Walt Say… Continue Reading
