Myofascial Release...Demystified
Foundations I
Feb. 28 - March 2, 2014
Sponsored by and held at:
Cortiva - Hoboken2 Hudson Place, 2nd Floor
Hoboken NJ 07030
Phone 201-215-6492, fax 201-215-6445
www.cortiva.com
Registration: Please call: 201-215-6492 or at
May 18-20, 2014
Sponsored and held at:
Mind/Body Connection, located inside the Mind Body Institute, LLC
2416 Music Valley Drive, Suite 119
Nashville, TN 37214
Phone: 615-885-1223
Registration: Please call: 615-885-1223 or at
MindBodyNashville.comJune 6-8, 2014
Sponsored by and held at:
Baltimore School of Massage | York Campus 170 Red Rock Road
York, PA 17406
Registration information is here. October 25-27, 2014
Sponsored by and held at:
Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy | Newington Campus 75 Kitts Lane
Newington, Connecticut 06111
Registration information is here. Nov 7-9, 2014
Sponsored by and held at:
Cortiva Institute Seattle - School of Massage Therapy Address: 425 Pontius Ave N #100, Seattle, WA 98109
Phone:(206) 282-1233
Registration information is here. December 5-7, 2014
Sponsored by and held at:
Cortiva Institute - Tampa Address: 4045 Park Blvd N,
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
Phone:(727) 541-5200
Registration information is here.
Foundations II (No prerequisites required)
Boston, Massachusetts
April 25-27, 2014
Sponsored by:
Cortiva Institute Boston
103 Morse Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Main: 617-612-6905
Fax: 617-668-7000
Registration: Please call: 617-612-6905 or at Cortiva Boston website
All Foundation in Myofascial Release Seminars (except for the Foundations in Myofascial Release for the Treatment of Dysphagia and Voice Disorder Seminar) 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 approved. Physical Therapy CE Hours are available in many circumstances, as well as 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 older, more traditional (outdated) 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 provide 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. As current principles of science are integrated into this work, and principles of pseudoscience are eliminated, the work becomes even more effective. My goal is to pass this along to you.
Walt Fritz, PT
