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Impingement and Instability Course
Thinking about attending our upcoming Impingement and Instability course in Lincoln? Don’t wait - Register now! Due to our low number of current registrants this course may be cancelled, however, only a few more registrations are needed to avoid canceling. Don’t miss this opportunity to benefit from a small course size and advance your clinical skills in the treatment of hip impingement, patellar instability, calcaneal instability, shoulder impingement and many other diagnoses! Registrations will be accepted until Monday, July 7th - at which time we’ll be making the big decision! Register now!
Core Balance Offers Postural Restoration
If you live in the Flagstaff, Arizona, area or are planning a summer vacation there, let Core Balance Therapy Services take care of your Postural Restoration needs. Kyndall Boyle recently joined the staff at Core Balance and brought with her the PRI approach. She is the only therapist on staff practicing this “unique approach to rehabilitation.” To read more about Kyndy and Core Balance Physical Therapy, please click here!
Positioning Program
For those of you that frequently use the PRI Positioning Program, we have taken “new” pictures! The pictures will resemble the previous program but with a little extra pizzazz! Along with all the pictures reflecting correct Left AF IR positioning, we have also added pictures replicating incorrect positions. To view the complete positioning program, click here!
Yet Another Way to Achieve Left AF IR
You can never have too much of a good thing, here is another technique for Left AF IR! This activity was developed after working with a patient who had difficulty achieving Left AF IR while in a standing position. This is a great integrated abdominal technique to instruct patients on who have a difficult time “turning their left hamstring on”. The technique also promotes Left AF IR with Right Glute Max activation while attempting to maintain complete dominance over the torso. For the complete handout, please click here!
Traveling Got You Down?
Want to learn the Postural Restoration approach but don’t want to travel? Let us come to you! We’re now scheduling courses for 2009 and want to inform you about the benefits of course hosting. This is an opportunity to train your entire staff, avoid expensive travel costs, receive course discounts, and pursue the recognition offered through our National Network or even Postural Restoration Certification. We recognize that times are tough, travel is costly and often inconvenient, so don’t miss this opportunity! Contact us today to inquire about course hosting!
Top 5 Book List
Yes, we do realize that the PRI Course Reference list can create some anxiety when trying to decide which book is best. So, we’ve decided to narrow it down for you. Here are our Top 5 (or 6) books for Myokinematic Restoration™, Postural Respiration™and Cervical-Cranio-Mandibular Restoration™. These books will provide you the best reference for each course whether you have attended previously or are contemplating registration. To read the Top 5 Book List, click here!
Postural Restoration Moves Into Sanford Health
Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD has welcomed Sanford Physical Therapy Services to their family. Their specialty…Postural Restoration! Formerly known as Physical Therapy Solutions, Sanford physical therapy has embraced Joan Hanson and Jill Honermann’s expertise on the PRI approach. Traditional physical therapy services will be offered but their main focus will be postural restoration. To read more about the collaboration of Sanford Health and Physical Therapy Solutions please click here...and here!
Introducing the Newest PRC Center
Jeanna Viramontes, MPT, PRC recently opened her own clinic in Hudson, Wisconsin and was featured by the local newspaper, Hudson Star-Observer. She’s doing exciting work in the area of pelvic floor dysfunction using Postural Restoration techniques! Read more about Jeanna!
Meeting of the Minds
Last week, the staff of The Hruska Clinic and Dr. Michael Hoefs joined together to discuss treatment of TMD. Although PRI is an effective treatment to TMD, there are occasions when a referral to a dentist is appropriate and necessary, as outlined in Advanced Integration and Cervical-Cranio-Mandibular Restoration . During an initial evaluation, Dr. Hoefs uses several objective measurements to properly assess his patients. Range of motion (ROM) is the first objective test used to guide him in his plan of care; based on the following: 1. Full ROM (>48 mm) with a noticeable click – Easiest to diagnose and treat. – These symptoms would reflect a chronic closed lock position with most ligaments being stretched out. – Patient is more than likely in an acute closed locked, but not always. Can be myospasms! To learn more about Dr. Michael Hoefs please visit Lincoln TMJ Therapy. If you’d like more information on PRI and TMD integration with dentists and orthodontists like Dr. Hoefs who respect the need for proper mandibular condyle and temporal fossa position, please contact us!
Hot Off The Press
Every now and then a journal article is released that peaks our interest. When this happens we eagerly distribute copies of the article amongst ourselves and openly discuss it’s pros and cons. This past month we have come across 3 articles that we feel are worth sharing with you! Cheung R and Ng G. Influence of Different Footwear on Force of Landing During Running. Phys Ther. May 2008; 88(5):620-628. Allison G, Morris S, and Lay B. Feedforward Responses of Transversus Abdominis are Directionally Specific and Act Asymmetrically: Implications for Core Stability Theories. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. May 2008; 38(5):228-236.
PRI Concepts Have Expanded to Aquatic Design!
Our innovative pools are designed to integrate unrestricted tri-planar movement and diaphragmatic respiration with patterns of aquatic feed-forward resistance to isolate and inhibit specific muscle function. Patented revolutionary pool design and composite material compliment PRI’s philosophy and uniqueness in the rehabilitation industry. To learn more about PRI pools, please contact us!
Success In The South
Mike Cantrell, PRC and presenter of Myokinematic Restoration recently sent us a success story from his clinic. “We are forever in your debt! Thank you so very much! In just 9 weeks he was at the top of his game again. Take a look at the before and after picture in just 9 weeks!
Much More Than Skiing
If we could hand pick a piece of equipment that best reflects PRI concepts the Skier’s Edge would be top on our list. This non-impact lateral conditioning machine was 1st designed for the U.S. ski team but has expanded their market into training facilities and rehab centers around the world. This is the only machine we have found that focuses on frontal plane movement, the plane PRI often uses to restore the Left AIC chain. If you have access to a Skier’s Edge, we encourage you to check it out! You can also read more about the Skier’s Edge here!
Manual Techniques on DVD
For those of you who are familiar with PRI manual techniques presented in our Postural Respiration™ and Cervical-Cranio-Mandibular Restoration™ courses, you will be happy to hear that we have filmed the manual techniques for a DVD. The date for filming was on May 30th and the finished project is expected by early summer. The live DVD will provide a great resource and guide for clinicians practicing PRI manual techniques. Twenty-three techniques will comprise this DVD; many of them are covered only briefly in our courses. Along with step by step instruction you will also receive commentary provided by Ron Hruska on the creation, application and significance of each technique. To pre-order your Manual Techniques DVD at an introductory rate, please contact us!
Benefits of Squatting
After hosting the Myokinematic Restoration™ course at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, Jason Robey brought our attention to a book referenced in our course material. Nature Knows Best, written by Jonathan Isbit, is a book familiar to Jason largely due to where it was written, Boone! Although Isbit was cited in the course manual this is the first opportunity we’ve had to get our hands on the book. You can imagine our excitement when we learned that the entirety of Isbit’s book is about the benefits of squatting, a concept covered in all of our courses! We highly recommend you take a look at Natures Platform to read excerpts from this book and to learn more about natural squatting!
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