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 are being added regularly)
Foundations I
Tucson, Arizona NEW DATE January 11-13, 2013
Sponsored by:
Medicine Wheel WellnessOttawa, Illinois
March 22-24, 2013
Sponsored by:
Two Rivers Bodyshop Philadelphia (Chadds Ford), PA
May 17-19, 2013
Sponsored by:
Institute for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, Inc.Long Beach, California
(World Massage Festival 2013)
August 5-7, 2013
Las Vegas, NV
September 16-18, 2013
Sponsored by:
Las Vegas Therapeutic Academy
Charlotte (Cornelius), North Carolina
September 27-29, 2013
Sponsored by:
NC Massage School Foundations II(no prerequisite required)
Rochester, NY
January 18-20, 2013
Las Cruces, New Mexico
February 22-24, 2013
Sponsored by:
Relax! Massage Therapy Inc.Canton, Ohio
October 25-27, 2012
Sponsored by:
Stark State CollegeEnglewood, 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.
You have many options when it comes to continuing education training. Myofascial Release is a powerful modality for eliminating pain and restoring function, but how do you choose? Foundations Seminars draw strongly Walt Fritz's background as a physical therapist, as well as a Myofascial Release practitioner. He has been a New York State Licensed Physical Therapist since 1985 and has been practicing Myofascial Release since 1992. He spent 10 years teaching nationally with other well regarded practitioners and started his own seminars in 2005. Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminars delve deeply into the evaluation of soft tissue dysfunction from both a more traditional fascia perspective as well as looking at pain through the lens of neuroscience . Through deep evaluation you will explore postural and movement pattern disorders. Treatment then proceeds in a logical manner.
It is important to know your strengths as both a therapist and teacher. Walt's strengths lie in his ability to effectively connect his students with the "Feel" of soft tissue restriction and its elimination. Using a gentle approach, he eliminates the need for aggressive work, which is hard on both the patient as well as the therapist. He has taken the work he was taught and moved in a direction of logic and simplicity, without the heavy trappings of New Age teachings. Learning is an ongoing process for all of us, and Foundations Seminars follows this trend. We review all relevant explanations for pain and dysfunction, from the more traditional models of "fascial restriction" to newer models based on scientifically accepted pain theory. Neuromodulatory treatment is introduced along side myofascial release. The overlap is at times quite amazing!
All Foundations Seminars attend to the individual needs and background of all participants. The intended audience includes massage therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, nurses, chiropractors, and physicians. Instruction is in a very approachable and interactive style. Small class size guarantees individualized one on one attention.
The incorporation of a deep model of evaluative understanding regarding the nature of dysfunction within the body aids in connecting the theory of Myofascial Release to the application of treatment. You will leave Foundations I Seminar prepared to use Myofascial Release from your first day back at work. Walt makes himself available for follow up consultation as needed, so you never feel alone in this process.
Foundations Seminars are packed with technique, theory, and evaluation. There is considerable lab time where you will get plenty of one-on-one instruction, assuring you to have a positive learning experience. Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminars provides explanations for the workings of myofascial release from both the bio mechanical model, as well as introducing neurobiological explanations.
Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminars emphasize a solid orthopedic basis for evaluation and treatment, small group trainings, and a high degree of one-on-one interaction; does this sound like what you are seeking?
Myofascial Release...Demystified.
I have found myofascial release to be the most effective method for both finding the causes of pain, as well as eliminating them. My goal is to pass this along to you.
Walt Fritz, PT
