Touch and touch-based cueing: Where does the vocal coach/teacher fit? In an effort to mine some data, I recently posted a set of questions on several Facebook groups. My post went: “An education, please. How do professionals here see the role of touch cueing in their work? For instance, is touching a student to encourage… Continue Reading
The Thinking Practitioner Podcast Interview, with Whitney Lowe
The Thinking Practitioner Podcast Interview, with Whitney Lowe I was honored to be a guest on The Thinking Practitioner Podcast with Whitney Lowe. Whitney and I met many years ago when we were both presenting at a conference in Winnipeg, Canada, and I’ve followed his work since then. Our talk centered around one of my… Continue Reading
Complexity; simplified
Complexity; simplified Causation in manual therapy scenarios is often discussed as tissue (or pathology) specific issues. But causation is complex, and in this podcast, I joined Rani Lill Anjum, Ph.D. in philosophy at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Rani has authored several books, including Rethinking Causality, Complexity, and Evidence for the Unique Patient, which… Continue Reading
January 5, 2021 Sports Therapy Association Podcast, including papers discussed
January 5, 2021 Sports Therapy Association Podcast, including papers discussed (Link to the entire video interview) Some of the papers and resources spoken about in today’s podcast: A Framework and Resources for Shared Decision Making: Opportunities for Improved Physical Therapy Outcomes (Moore) Full-text link Manual therapy: Exploiting the role of human touch (Geri) Link The… Continue Reading
Podcasts and Articles
Walt Fritz, PT’s Podcasts, Videos, and Articles Over the past few years I’ve been fortunate enough to participate in a number of podcasts and interviews that are available for listening. They range from voice/swallowing-specific, to more general interviews that speak to various aspects of the manual therapy work that I teach. Strongly represented are principles… Continue Reading
Person-Focused Manual Therapy and the Singer
Person-Focused Manual Therapy and the Singer Recently, I had the extreme pleasure to take part in a Facebook Live interview with Rachel Lynes, from The Sing Space. We unpacked a wide range of topics, including does fascia matter, how manual therapy impacts the singer (from tissues right up to the brain), and many more. We… Continue Reading
New Podcast
New Podcast: Manual therapy in speech therapy, on the Sunshine Speechie I was recently interviewed by Nancy Hillman, for her Sunshine Speechie podcast. You can listen at: Spotify Stitcher Apple Podcasts Cheers, Walt Fritz, PT Foundations in Manual Therapy Seminars and The Pain Relief Center www.waltfritz.com Please consider checking out my online course offering, which… Continue Reading
Stressing a Patient-led Experience
I was recently invited to an interview by the Pain Reframed podcast hosts. I spoke of my journey out of the MFR minefield and into evidence and science-informed manual therapy. We spoke about these changes and how I see manual therapy fitting into the current exercise/education-based culture of physical therapy and rehabilitation. Manual therapy is… 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
Podcast: MFR and the Voice, on Juliette Caton’s VocalScope
Podcast: MFR and the Voice, on Juliette Caton’s VocalScope I was recently interviewed by Juliette Caton for her new podcast, VocalScope, on the work I teach and its influence on voice. You can listen at iTunes here. The podcast is available on other platforms. For details please check out the VocalScope Facebook page. Cheers, Walt… Continue Reading
