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July 2012 
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Walt Fritz, PT
 
Walt has been a Myofascial Release practitioner since 1992 and has been teaching since 1995. His Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminars are presented in small group settings with highly individualized one-on-one attention. Join him for a "New Perspective" on Myofascial Release.
 
 
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1 of 3: Walt Fritz Demonstrates A Myofascial Release Evaluation
1 of 3: Myofascial Release Evaluation
2 of 3: Walt Fritz Demonstrates A Myofascial Release Evaluation
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Myofascial Release Evaluation
3 of 3: Walt Fritz Demonstrates Myofascial Release Evaluations and Treatments
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Myofascial Release Evaluations and Treatments
Walt Fritz Demonstrates Myofascial Release: Cervical Thoracic Lift
Myofascial Release: Cervical Thoracic Lift
Walt Fritz Demonstrates Seated Shoulder, Chest and Arm Myofascial Release
Seated Shoulder, Chest and Arm Myofascial Release
Walt Fritz Demonstrates A Sample Session of Myofascial Release, What to Expect.
Sample Session of Myofascial Release, What to Expect.


WaltFritz: Pelvic Floor/Anterior Lumbar Myofascial Release and Fascial Restriction
Pelvic Floor/Anterior Lumbar Myofascial Release: Connecting with the Feel

Leveling the Landscape of the Thorax
Leveling the Landscape of the Thorax
Myomobilization with Myofascial Release for the Thigh
Myomobilization with Myofascial Release for the Thigh
Compressive Myofascial Release for the Foot
Compressive Myofascial Release for the Foot
Lumbar Lift
Lumbar Lift
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Quick News

Seminar Sale!

Last year we had a limited exposure sale on Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminars and got great results. So, this year we are repeating the sale on a large scale. From Friday, July 6th through midnight, July 13th, 2012, all future Foundations seminars are $100 off! Not sure which seminar location you wish to attend or when? Not a problem, by paying at the sale rate you have locked in that price for any future seminar of your choosing.

To take advantage of this special sale, just go over to the website, where you can pay by PayPal. or make a phone payment. Register at www.FoundationsinMFR.com.


One other piece of news: Retakes are a popular means to brush up on or deepen one's knowledge of technique. I have instituted a $150 retake fee for any Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar at one-third the price of your initial registration.  Email me  for details on how to take advantage of this offer.

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New Handouts Available

I was recently asked to contribute an article to Terra Rosa, an e-magazine, on Pelvic Organ Prolapse and how Myofascial Release can help. I have reprints available for download from my website. Having professional handouts available to distribute to clients, doctors, and the media can do wonders to build your business. You can download the article here


I also released another reproducible patient handout. This one addresses tightness of the hip flexors.



When teaching home stretching for psoas related tightness, my preference is the supine "Thomas Stretch", but some times patients desire a different approach.



A third option I teach is a standing psoas stretch:



The three stretch handouts can be found on this page of the website. All handouts are printed in pdf format with space at the top to allow printing on your own letterhead.


  Video Content For Your Website


Walt Fritz Demonstrates A Sample Session of Myofascial Release, What to Expect.
Walt Fritz Demonstrates A Sample Session of Myofascial Release, What to Expect.

While at Oakworks recently, I made a video specifically designed to help the myofascial release therapist spread the word of their modality to perspective clients. The above video was filmed in a manner that it can be inserted onto your website or emails, and can educate the public about what an MFR session is all about. A good number of therapists have already posted the video with very good reviews.
 

Inserting the video should be quite easy and YouTube allows for a number of different ways to embed a video. Here is the direct link to the YouTube video:

 

Sample Myofascial Release Session 

 

View all of my Oakworks videos here, on the WaltFritzPT channel. 

  

 

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Upcoming Seminars

 

Myofascial Release...Demystified

    

 

Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminars has been chosen to present at the 2013 World Massage Conference (August 4-7, 2013 in Long Beach, CA). Join us aboard the Queen Mary! 
 

Proudly offering small group seminars with guaranteed one-on-one interaction. If you are looking for a seminar experience with highly personalized attention, Foundations Seminars are right for you.

2012- 2013 Seminar Schedule

(check the website, more classes being added regularly)

 

 

Foundations I 

   


Rochester, NY
September 14-16, 2012
Sponsored by:
The Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage ROCHESTER CAMPUS

San Diego, California
October 5-7, 2012

Canton, Ohio
October 25-27, 2012
Sponsored by:
Stark State College

Tucson, Arizona
November 9-11, 2012

Ottawa, Illinois
March 22-24, 2013
Sponsored by:
Two Rivers Bodyshop


Long Beach, California (World Massage Festival)
August 5-7, 2013

                    Foundations II
(no prerequisite required)

Las Cruces, New Mexico
February 22-24, 2013
Sponsored by:
Relax! Massage Therapy Inc.

Englewood, Florida
April 12-14, 2013
Sponsored by:
The Open Studio

 

All Foundation in Myofascial Release Seminars are 20 contact hours/over two and one-half days and it are packed with techniques, theory, and practical application. Building upon a deep model of evaluation, you will leave this seminar ready to use Myofascial Release on your first day back to work. Developing the "Feel"  for soft tissue restriction and connecting this to your patient's pain is an essential element missing in other lines of MFR education. Foundations Seminars delves into learning the "Feel", making you a more effective therapist.  

 

NCBTMB CE hours continuing education credits are available, as well as Physical Therapy CE Hours.  CE Hours for other professions available, please inquire. 

 

For full details and to register, please refer to the  Seminars Page of the website.   


Myofascial Release Research

The Research Page of the website grows monthly. Currently there are 280 research citations, some of which are full text articles. Content varies from specific research relating to myofascial release, while others span the globe of information related to bodywork in general. If there is an article out there that you would like to see posted, please let me know.

Some of the latest articles that have been posted are:

- Mechanical Strain Applied to Human Fibroblasts Differentially Regulates Skeletal Myoblast Differentiation

- Conservative care of De Quervain's tenosynovitis/ tendinopathy in a warehouse worker and recreational cyclist: a case report

In Vitro Modeling of Repetitive Motion Injury and Myofascial Release

- The Acute Effect Of Self-Myofascial Release On Lower Extremity Plyometric Performance

- The Effects of Cranial Manual Therapy and Myofascial Release Technique on Somatic Tinnitus in Individuals without Otic Pathology: Two Case Reports with one year follow up.

- Evaluating the effectiveness of Myofascial Release to reduce pain in people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): A Pilot Study

- Effectiveness of Myofascial Release in the Management of Lateral Epicondylitis in Computer Professionals

- Radiographic Evidence of Cranial Bone Mobility

- A theoretical framework for the role of fascia in manual therapy

- A Massage Therapist's Perspective on the Fascia Research Congresses

- Addressing Hiatal Hernia with Myofascial Release

Check out these and the rest of the articles out on the Research Page.

Sponsoring a Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar

 


Foundations Seminars are dedicated to providing quality small group setting continuing education workshops. Using a sponsorship model has brought seminars to smaller cities that are typically skipped by the larger companies. If you have an interest in bringing a Foundations Seminar to your town, I would love to talk.

Seminar sponsoring brings attention to your practice and allows you to build a reputation in your community. Also, you will share a percentage of the registration fees and attend the seminar for free.

If you would like more information, refer to this page of the website, then email me or call at 585-244-6180.

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Why would you choose to be mentored at my clinic, vs. other programs? The Myofascial Mentoring Program is especially tailored to refine and deepen the sense of "Feel", which is the important aspect of the Foundations approach. Break down the barriers that are holding you back in the treatment room. You will share in the experience of actual day-to-day treatment, with plenty of time to work through your own goals and objectives.

 Contact us  for more details.
 
 
Find all of those treatment and self-treatment tools that we talked about at Foundations Seminars.

Treatment and self-treatment tools, books, music, DVD's and more...including Liquid Chalk; check it out!

Join the Myofascial Release and Body Worker Practitioner Directory.
 
Let's face it, the internet has become the primary place that prospective clients search for caregivers. If you do not have some sort of presence on the internet, you are losing the battle. I've spoken in the past about how Yellow Page-type advertising seldom pays off, especially when internet marketing can be so inexpensive, but far reaching.

Placing your practice listing on the Myofascial Release and Body Worker Practitioner Directory is not only a smart move, but a highly effective one. Bucking the trend that many listing sites have set, the Directory is free of charge. Why would I do this? First off, I believe in spreading the word of the good work that we all do. Second, I believe that existing directory sites take advantage of therapists by charging them huge amounts of money every year. And, third, practice listings bring more traffic to my website, which is the point of all of this, correct?

If you choose to make the smart marketing move, you can download the Directory application here and  email it to us.
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Walt Fritz, PT
2050 South Clinton Ave.
Rochester, New York 14618
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