Palpation: An Art of Not Knowing

Palpation: An Art of Not Knowing Learning palpation, to feel what we need to feel in order to intervene, is a source of frustration for newcomers to the manual therapy field. As I teach my Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders course to SLP and others, many of who’ve yet to be exposed… Continue Reading

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

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

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.

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

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)

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

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

Migratory Fascia Syndrome

I have spent the past two days with Peter Lelean, an Australian MT, who came to Rochester to pass along some very interesting and important information. Fresh from the 7th Interdisciplinary Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Pain Conference in Los Angeles, where he had a poster presentation on this material, Peter introduced me to… Continue Reading

Therapist as Patient (Football and Therapy, W-0, L-3)

This post isn’t really about football…How does it feel when the therapist becomes the patient? I am writing this as the Buffalo Bills are losing (again) with little chance of recovery. And, as I sit at my computer, I am recovering from a back flare-up. It has been with me for 12 years now, since… Continue Reading

Detective

Recently a client called me a detective. I liked that description. Connecting the dots. Good therapy should be about detecting what is not easy to see. Evaluation skills play a big part in this work: Investigating what is visible and what lies beneath the layers. I learned the beginning of detecting in my MFR training,… Continue Reading

Miracles

Miracles. I recently had an experience with a client that I wish to share. This client had been seeing a NUCCA chiropractor for approximately 15 years. For those who may not be familiar with NUCCA chiropractic, I would refer you to the NUCCA.org website. NUCCA emphasizes and focuses on C1 as the cause of issues… Continue Reading

Myofascial Release Practitioner Directory Changes

I have some exciting news regarding the Myofascial Release Practitioner Directory on MyofascialResource.com. There is now no charge for a listing on this nationwide Myofascial Release and Bodywork Practitioner Listing. Therapists have had very good luck being found by potential patients and now is the time to add your practice. Simply go to the Sign… Continue Reading

Myofascial Release Marketing

Marketing your Myofascial Release (MFR) practice, or any type of practice, is about building a brand around you. I wrote an article a number of years ago that I cannot locate (after a number of computer changes) that talked to this fact. You, as an MT, PT, OT or whatever T you are, must decide… Continue Reading

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