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Advanced Integration is Fast Approaching

We will be busy over the next couple weeks preparing for our 4-day Advanced Integration course!  Since this course is only offered once a year we have a lot of new material to add to the 2009 course!  Like this:

 

and this…

oh, and this…

this too…

If you are already planning on attending, we look forward to seeing you and promise you won’t be disappointed!  If you haven’t signed up yet but were thinking about it, there is still time left! Register HERE


Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Course

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Course

We have set a date for the Pelvic Floor Dysfunction course!  The course is scheduled for October 9-10, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Earlier this year, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction was offered as a one day course during our 1st annual Interdisciplinary Integration course.  Next year, it will be a TWO DAY course all on it’s own!  We are excited for this opportunity to spend an entire two days discussing Pelvic Floor Dysfunction!  Don’t wait to sign up, this course will only be offered once next year!  To register or read more about it, click here!


Mark Your Calendars

Mark Your Calendars

Be sure to mark your calendars for the 2010 Interdisciplinary Integration course.  We have confirmed the agenda and speakers for all 4 days!  The course will be held on April 14-17, 2010 and will cover feet, dentistry, vision and our new topic REST!  You can register for all four days or for just one day!  To read more about this course, click here!


Comment from Course

We received this comment following the Impingement & Instability course in Bismarck, North Dakota:

“Just a quick e-mail to thank Ron and all of you for putting on a great course this weekend in Bismarck.  I know you probably hear it a lot but it can never be said enough that you guys do great work.  With every course I attend and with every bit of information I can absorb from Ron and PRI concepts I feel like a better therapist to be more empowered to help my patients.  The I&I course was a great way to put together a lot of conceptual ideas into specific practice activities and I am excited to take them to the clinic.  I will be reviewing my notes and probably coming up with some questions so I may be in touch, but now I have a few more tools to help in the clinic.  Thanks again and please pass on my appreciation to Ron for making the trip to ND so soon after coming back form Poland.”

It’s always so nice to hear comments like this one!  Thank You!


Interview - Gregory Parfianowicz

Interview - Gregory Parfianowicz

Gregory Parfianowicz recently returned from his trip to Poland with Ron Hruska and Jason Masek.  We asked him to tell us a little bit about why they were there and what they did while they were there.  Read all about their trip here!


Added Course Dates for 2010

Added Course Dates for 2010

We have been busy adding new course dates to the 2010 schedule!  Please take a look at our schedule and make your travel plans early!  You can either click on Courses to look at the schedule or print off a copy HERE!  We will be continuing to add courses over the next few weeks so check back often!


Home Study Courses

We are excited to announce that our Myokinematic Restoration and Postural Respiration courses will be available for Home Study next year.  This means that you will be able to watch the course from the comfort of your home or office! You will no longer need to worry about travel expenses, time away from work or family.  It works like this:

  • You place your order for the course of your choice
  • We ship you a course manual and a set of DVD’s
  • You complete a post test following the DVD
  • We send you a prepaid envelope to ship the DVD’s back to PRI
  • You receive a Certificate of Completion

Between now and the end of the year, we will determine which states require pre-approval of Home Study courses for continuing education credit.  If you are interested in this opportunity please contact us so we can check into CE approval for your state! 


1st International Congress of Polish Rehabilitation

1st International Congress of Polish Rehabilitation

Ron Hruska, Jason Masek and Gregory Parfianowicz will be traveling to Warsaw this September to present at the 1st International Congress of Polish Rehabilitation. This presentation follows Michal Niedzielski and Gregory Parfianowicz successful instruction of our Myokinematic Restoration course last year. We are excited about the continued expansion of Postural Restoration in Poland and the opportunity to educate internationally!
 
“The Congress will be held on September 10 – 13, 2009 at the University of Economics and Computer Science in Warsaw. The outstanding specialists in rehabilitation and physiotherapy, physicians dealing with these branches, researchers and students of rehabilitation and physiotherapy from academic centres worldwide will participate in the Congress. We expect around 1000 participants from Poland and other countries (it is worth mentioning that there are over 20,000 specialists in physiotherapy and rehabilitation in Poland). Apart from scientific sessions and the widely understood context of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, we are planning to organize Therapeutic Panel Meetings.” For more information, click here.


Openings in Stillwater, Minnesota

For those of you that are interested in the Myokinematic Restoration course taking place September 12th and 13th in Stillwater, Minnesota, we have space available!  We recently found out that there are 5 more seats!  If you are interested, act fast!!  You can register HERE or contact us!


Deadline for Registration - August 1st

Deadline for Registration - August 1st

If you were planning on registering for the Postural Respiration course in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on August 29-30 August 1st is the deadline.  With only a few registrations for this course, we may need to cancel it so if you are interested…tell your friends about it!  To register, click here!


One Day Clinical Course

Take advantage of our one day clinical course being offered in Loveland, Colorado on October 17, 2009!  This one day course will provide you an opportunity to get your individual questions answered and hands on training!  To register for this course, click here!


Duluth, Minnesota Course Rescheduled

The course in Duluth, Minnesota on August 1-2 has been rescheduled for October 24-25!  To register, click here!


Another Course Addition - Myokinematic Restoration - Sept 26-27

We have added another Myokinematic Restoration course to our 2009 schedule!  Columbus, Georgia will be the place to be on September 26-27!  To register, click here!


NEW COURSE DATE for Postural Respiration

Virginia Beach, Virginia will be the location for Postural Respiration on August 29-30th!  August will be here before you know it so REGISTER soon!


Right BC PRI Treatment Guidelines

We received a great question the other day regarding the “Right BC PRI Treatment Guidelines” found in the Postural Respiration manual!

“I have question concerning page 63 of the postural respiration manual. Written on the third row down is the term…All tests are - and sufficent right scapular-thoracic function and position exists.  What is meant by this phrase and how do I know when the patient has obtained this”?

The tests we are referring to are left horizontal abduction, left cervical axial rotation, left humeral glenoid flexion, right and left apical expansion, and right HG IR.  If these tests are all negative and the patient has the ability to reach forward in supine, with arms extended, without losing position of the thorax (all previous tests would indicate that) then I would recommend standing right low trap and right tricep PRI activity.  Standing places gravitational forces on the scapula and if good anti-gravitational support is offered by the right serratus anterior, middle and lower trapezius and atmospheric pressure then upright re-training and correct neuro-motor timing of upper extremity flexion should be able to occur without losing thoracic flexion.  If it cannot then right low trap and right tricep co-activation using PRI non-manual techniques should take place in any of the previous non-standing or non-upright positions.

We have also added this criteria on page 63 of the course manual.  To get a replacement copy, click here!


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