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May 2014

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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
2 of 3: 
Myofascial Release Evaluation
3 of 3: Walt Fritz Demonstrates Myofascial Release Evaluations and Treatments
3 of 3: 
Myofascial Release Evaluations and Treatments

Pelvic Landmark Palpation
Pelvic Landmark Palpation

Walt Fritz Demonstrates Myofascial Release: Cervical Thoracic Lift
Walt Fritz Demonstrates Myofascial Release: Cervical Thoracic Lift
Therapeutic Taping For Pain Made Easy (Kinesiology Taping)
Therapeutic Taping For Pain Made Easy (Kinesiology Taping)

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 Stretch: 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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What's New?
 

 

Hi Everyone,

It is finally Spring here in the Northeast, even though the calendar says it is nearly Summer. I just returned from Nashville, TN, where we had a great class at the Mind-Body Institute (Thanks to Maj-Lis Nash for hosting). To those of you from the Nashville class who are receiving this Newsletter for the first time, welcome. As I mentioned to you, as well as anyone who has taken a class, please use me as a sounding board for your questions and comments, whether via email, our Facebook Group, or our LinkedIn Group. I will personally respond to each and every question. Also, as many people have contacted me to ask about the tools/products that I mention during the class, I have linked all of them at the bottom of this Newsletter.

We have just gotten approval from the Board of Certification (BOC) to provide CEU's to Athletic Trainers. This is in addition to CEUs that are already approved through NCBTMB, New York State PTs/PTAs, MTs, and Pennsylvania PTs/PTAs. If you plan on attending an upcoming class, please email for details regarding CEUs for your profession.





Seminar Discount Deadlines

As many of you may know, our Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar approach stresses high quality continuing education in a small group setting at a fair price.
Upcoming deadlines are highlighted in RED.
 
York, PA   June 6-8, 2014:
$495 after 5/16/14

 

Batavia, NY   (Mid-way between Buffalo and Rochester) August 1-3, 2014:  

$395 through 6/1/14

$445 through 7/11/14

$495 after 7/11/14 

 

Newington, CT  October 24-26, 2014:

$395 through 8/24/14

$445 through 10/3/14

$495 after 10/3/14 

 

Seattle, WA  October 31-November 2, 2014:  

$395 through 8/31/14

$445 through 10/9/14

$495 after 10/9/14 

 

Tampa, FL       Postponed until early 2015

 

Asheville, NC  April 10-12, 2015:  

$395 through 2/10/15

$445 through 3/20/15

$495 after 3/20/15 

 

Check out all of the upcoming seminars at the website.



Lastly, please be sure to check out our free instructional videos. All are linked on the left hand side of this newsletter. They are a good way to review things or to pick up some new ideas.

 

Cheers,

Walt Fritz, PT

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Myofascial Release...Demystified

All Foundation in Myofascial Release Seminars
are 20 contact hours, held over two and one-half days and 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; 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

 

The Myofascial Release Blog

 

What is the Deal With the Frozen Chicken?Using analogy can be an effective means of teaching new concepts. Since I started my Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminars in 2006, I have moved in a direction that makes my teaching style unique. Moving away from mysticism and toward plausible explanatory models has been the hallmark of [...]...�



If your daily mail reads like mine, hardly a week passes when I do not receive a course listing for some sort of therapeutic taping class coming to town. I am impressed by the very artistic swirly patterns that are shown on the trim/fit bodies of the models, but is that (excessive) amount and complexity [...]...�

 

 

I came upon a statistic which showed that in the December of 2013, Google garnered a 67.3% share of search engine queries, while Bing (18.2%) and Yahoo (10.8%) trailed considerably. My favorite search engine, Google Scholar, did not make the list. Google has proven itself as a favorite means to access information of all sorts [...]...�



Professional Boundaries: Starting a Dialogue
 

There is a court case that just concluded in Pennsylvania, one in which I know not of the therapist's true innocence or guilt. The therapist, who specializes in Myofascial Release,  was convicted of groping female clients. He claims that he was simply performing the normal duties of a therapist and treating the areas of the [...]...�


Above The E-Fold™
 

Above the fold (From Wikipedia): Above the fold is the upper half of the front page of a newspaper where an important news story or photograph is often located. Papers are often displayed to customers folded so that only the top half of the front page is visible. Thus, an item that is "above the [...]...�


Zen and the Art of (Manual) Therapy™
 

My sessions start like most, where there is a short interview/update, a sharing of information to tell me the present state of being. This time gives me feedback on what we've done and direction on where we need to go. Listen, then move forward into treatment. Today, one of my morning sessions started just this [...]...�



  

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