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Manual Therapy vs. Touch-Based Cueing. Can touch be non-denominational?
Might touch-based cueing be more similar to manual therapy/massage touch than many believe?
Thirty-seven years of a physical therapy career has taught me much but left me confused about just as much. I’ve learned the value of movement, be it presented as strengthening for the remediation of problems or a more generic movement for those same outcomes. I’ve seen the importance of balance, though now I shy away from seeing the solving of issues being dependent on achieving perfect balance. And I’ve seen touch help move people through their dysfunctions, though I no longer worship one form of touch as I once did. Continue Reading
Building self-determination in our patients
Building self-determination in our patients “What I find so hard to understand is how I continue to improve without seeing you regularly!”These words, paraphrased based on my memory, were recently said to me by a patient. I frustrate new patients when they ask me how frequently they should be seen, and I reply with a… Continue Reading
Active cancer and manual therapy
Active cancer and manual therapy Walt Fritz, PT, Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders Seminars May 23, 2022 Input encouraged on what I know to be a contentious topic. From a recent question about the safety of manual therapy used when a patient has active cancer, I endeavored to collect data on this… Continue Reading
Wedge Revival
Wedge Revival Recognize these? Various professions use pelvic wedges to “balance the pelvis” or other more nefarious (manipulative) usages. In my early training, I was presented with a decidedly biomechanical model of causation and intervention. If the body is misaligned, this was seen as the cause of problems, along with restricted fascia and emotional stuck-ness… 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
Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders Online Course v. II
Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders Online Course v. II The Course Completion of this course allows the learners to take the in-person Advanced class. ABIQ 2013. ASHA Course Description: A foundational course for learning how to implement manual therapy, when appropriate, as part of the treatment plan for voice, swallowing, and related… 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
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
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
Crossed-arm syndrome
Crossed-arm syndrome The past decade seems to have been about losing friends. Leagues of MFR-type friends have gone away, no doubt due to my counter-culture statements and posts questioning much of what I was taught in my MFR training. I bid them a happy goodbye. So I suppose it’s time to alienate another cohort group;… Continue Reading
