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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
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
Fear
As a followup to my last post, “Miracles”, I’ve been thinking a lot about fear and how it effects us and our patients. The example I gave in this previous post should be obvious to all, but what about the more subtle suggestions that we give to our patients? Can these backfire and create fear?… Continue Reading
