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The Postural Restoration Institute® (PRI) was established in 2000 to explore and explain the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polyarticular chains of muscles. 

The Postural Restoration Institute® (PRI) is a continuing education institute that was established in 2000 to explore and explain the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polyarticular chains of muscles. We offer 12 post-graduate level courses, in addition to an annual PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit, and we welcome any licensed healthcare or certified fitness professional to attend our courses. Professional credentialing opportunities (PRC, PRT and PRP Japan) are available to qualified professionals.

The human body is not symmetrical. The neurological, respiratory, circulatory, muscular and vision systems are not the same on the left side of the body as they are on the right, and vice versa. They have different responsibilities, function, position and demands on them. This system asymmetry is a good thing and an amazing design. The human body is balanced through the integration of system imbalances.

The Postural Restoration Institute® was established in 2000 to explore and explain the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polyarticular chains of muscles.

Are you a healthcare or fitness professional who continues to see the same dysfunctional patterns of movement, pain presentations, or habitual patterns of postural behavior associated with a dominant side of the body?

Are you interested in learning how different systems, including the visual and stomatognathic systems can influence asymmetrical tendencies and patterns?

If so, we invite you to consider beginning your PRI educational journey and learn how to recognize and manage these asymmetrical imbalances and typical patterns associated with system disuse or weakness that develops because of dominant overuse.

The Postural Restoration Institute® offers 12 post-graduate level courses, in addition to an annual PRI Interdisciplinary Studies Summit, and we welcome any licensed healthcare or certified fitness professional to complete our courses. Professional credentialing opportunities (PRC, PRT and PRP Japan) are also available to qualified professionals.

PRI offers 3 primary courses (Myokinematic Restoration, Postural Respiration and Pelvis Restoration), which are introductory to the science and do not require pre-requisites. The three primary courses can be taken in any order; however, we generally recommend beginning with either the Postural Respiration or Myokinematic Restoration course. Primary courses are available as an online home study, live stream or live in-person.

The secondary and tertiary level courses each have pre-requisite coursework that must be successfully completed prior to attending these courses, which is defined on each course page. Secondary and tertiary level courses are available for live stream or live in-person attendance.

Primary Courses

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Programs & Courses

Learn more about the many courses that PRI offers for licensed healthcare and certified fitness professionals, in addition to the two professional credentialing opportunities, PRC and PRT.

PRI Video for You

Expand your knowledge of PRI through this video subscription platform where we discuss topics related to PRI course material, techniques, case studies, interdisciplinary management and more.

Webinars

Explore our growing collection of free webinars discussing integrative application of the science of Postural Restoration®, and learn more about upcoming webinars with Ron Hruska.

Podcasts

Listen to PRI faculty members, credentialed providers and integrative specialists tell their story, and learn how they apply the science of Postural Restoration® in their healthcare or fitness setting.

Products

Check out the products available for purchase to compliment your application of PRI course material, including non-manual and manual technique programs, patient guides, illustrations, and more. 

Resources

Peruse a growing collection of additional resources designed to further educate you on topics outside of the standard PRI course work, including articles, recent emails and more. 

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Some of us were a little rough around the edges but new skills don’t always come easy…….unless your @torinberge

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Advanced Integration Day 2 & 3

A deep dive on triplanar activity of the pelvic and thoracic diaphragms followed by the brachial chains influence on thoracic scapular kinematics and airflow leading to conditions like the superior T4 syndrome and others.

Advanced Integration Day 2 & 3

A deep dive on triplanar activity of the pelvic and thoracic diaphragms followed by the brachial chains influence on thoracic scapular kinematics and airflow leading to conditions like the superior T4 syndrome and others.
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Congratulations to the PRC class of 2024!

PRC credentialing is the result of completing multiple advanced PRI courses, demonstrating a thorough understanding of the science through completion of the PRC application, and successfully participating in practical and analytical testing. Earlier this week, 7 clinicians earned the designation of Postural Restoration Certified™ (PRC) under the direction of Ron Hruska, Kasey Ratliff, Skip George, and Jennifer Platt.

Back Row: Robert “Skip” George, Yoshi Fujii, Marlyn Bravo, Desiree Parham, Joshua Speckman, Jennifer Platt
Front Row: Ron Hruska, Mayami Oyanagi, Brynn Babb, Saundra Brogan, Kasey Ratliff

The Postural Restoration Institute® established this certification process in 2004 as a way to recognize and identify those individuals with advanced training, extraordinary interest and devotion to the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polvarticular chains of muscles on the human body as defined by the Postural Restoration Institute. The PRC credentialing program is available to physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, and chiropractors who have attended PRI courses, demonstrated a thorough understanding of the science through completion of the PRC application, and successfully participate in both clinical and analytical testing.

Congratulations to the PRC class of 2024!

PRC credentialing is the result of completing multiple advanced PRI courses, demonstrating a thorough understanding of the science through completion of the PRC application, and successfully participating in practical and analytical testing. Earlier this week, 7 clinicians earned the designation of Postural Restoration Certified™ (PRC) under the direction of Ron Hruska, Kasey Ratliff, Skip George, and Jennifer Platt.

Back Row: Robert “Skip” George, Yoshi Fujii, Marlyn Bravo, Desiree Parham, Joshua Speckman, Jennifer Platt
Front Row: Ron Hruska, Mayami Oyanagi, Brynn Babb, Saundra Brogan, Kasey Ratliff

The Postural Restoration Institute® established this certification process in 2004 as a way to recognize and identify those individuals with advanced training, extraordinary interest and devotion to the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polvarticular chains of muscles on the human body as defined by the Postural Restoration Institute. The PRC credentialing program is available to physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, and chiropractors who have attended PRI courses, demonstrated a thorough understanding of the science through completion of the PRC application, and successfully participate in both clinical and analytical testing.
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Corollaries, Cortical Dominance & Crossing Midline(s)

Advanced Integration Day 1

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Corollaries, Cortical Dominance & Crossing Midline(s)

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“This is the why. This is why I work the way that I do and why I feel so passionate about being able to deliver a program with the right team around me in the most complete way for the patient.
 
This is personal for me and bringing this to as many people I can is my way of showing gratitude to the people who have helped me and have made all the difference in my personal and professional life. @posturalrestoration @hruska_clinic
 
Thank you to @thevideoartists for their amazing work (and patience with me 😄) filming a ton of content over a period of days, and beautifully editing it, which I will be posting periodically to showcase to kind of work we are doing @renaissance_pt .
 
Thank you to past, current and future clients for their trust. Stay tuned for more!”

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“This is the why. This is why I work the way that I do and why I feel so passionate about being able to deliver a program with the right team around me in the most complete way for the patient.

This is personal for me and bringing this to as many people I can is my way of showing gratitude to the people who have helped me and have made all the difference in my personal and professional life. @posturalrestoration @hruska_clinic

Thank you to @thevideoartists for their amazing work (and patience with me 😄) filming a ton of content over a period of days, and beautifully editing it, which I will be posting periodically to showcase to kind of work we are doing @renaissance_pt .

Thank you to past, current and future clients for their trust. Stay tuned for more!”

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“Results: The results showed a significant difference between the QoL, pain intensity, function, and PROM of left hip adduction in the group with PR exercises with and without core exercises and control (P=0.000). In the PR group with core exercises (P=0.001) and without core exercises (P=0.001), a significant increase was observed in the adduction of the left hip. There was no significant difference between the function (P=0.850), pain (P=0.120), QoL (P=0.328), and PROM (P=0.094) in the intervention groups.
 
Conclusion: PR exercises with and without core stability are equally effective in reducing pain and improving function, QoL, and hip adduction range of motion in women with left anterior interior chain patterns”

“Results: The results showed a significant difference between the QoL, pain intensity, function, and PROM of left hip adduction in the group with PR exercises with and without core exercises and control (P=0.000). In the PR group with core exercises (P=0.001) and without core exercises (P=0.001), a significant increase was observed in the adduction of the left hip. There was no significant difference between the function (P=0.850), pain (P=0.120), QoL (P=0.328), and PROM (P=0.094) in the intervention groups.

Conclusion: PR exercises with and without core stability are equally effective in reducing pain and improving function, QoL, and hip adduction range of motion in women with left anterior interior chain patterns”
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“If the inlet is in ABDuction, the outlet is in ADDuction on the same side”

Pelvis Restoration Livestream
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November 15-16th, 2024

Check out the FREE webinars on the Hruska Abduction & Adduction Lift Tests for more frontal plane mechanics! (Available on our webinars page)

“If the inlet is in ABDuction, the outlet is in ADDuction on the same side”

Pelvis Restoration Livestream
@jenpoulinpt x @jmillermtpt
November 15-16th, 2024

Check out the FREE webinars on the Hruska Abduction & Adduction Lift Tests for more frontal plane mechanics! (Available on our webinars page)
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“Cervical Revolution is the conduit to introducing bottom up as well as top down concepts from the cervical spine, cranium, and occlusal system that first require an understanding of the most important neurologic articulation in the body called the atlas and occipital bone. This is where the brainstem is located and is highly sensitive to pressure and movement especially pressure from a head that is forward on a neck that has lost it’s normal 30 degrees of lordosis. If that 30 degrees is lost, then 30 degrees of mid-cervical lateral flexion and 30 degrees of rotation is lost as well.”

- Robert “Skip” George

“Cervical Revolution is the conduit to introducing bottom up as well as top down concepts from the cervical spine, cranium, and occlusal system that first require an understanding of the most important neurologic articulation in the body called the atlas and occipital bone. This is where the brainstem is located and is highly sensitive to pressure and movement especially pressure from a head that is forward on a neck that has lost it’s normal 30 degrees of lordosis. If that 30 degrees is lost, then 30 degrees of mid-cervical lateral flexion and 30 degrees of rotation is lost as well.”

- Robert “Skip” George
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Movement requires us to remain IMBALANCED!

If you help individuals move through space you might want to check out the FLM concepts to help them become limitless!

Thanks to everyone who joined us from around the world for this 2 day discussion on Forward Locomotor Movement.

Movement requires us to remain IMBALANCED!

If you help individuals move through space you might want to check out the FLM concepts to help them become limitless!

Thanks to everyone who joined us from around the world for this 2 day discussion on Forward Locomotor Movement.
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Episode 36 with @yoshi.mitsuyama is live! Yoshi has a unique experience, spanning from working with collegiate and professional soccer athletes, singers in Nashville and individuals who are just trying to get out of bed each day!

Whether trying to maintain performance at a high level, or attempting to overcome stressors that limit us from standing, individuals on both sides of the spectrum often get labeled with the same dysautonomia diagnosis and can benefit from similar reprogramming.

Episode 36 with @yoshi.mitsuyama is live! Yoshi has a unique experience, spanning from working with collegiate and professional soccer athletes, singers in Nashville and individuals who are just trying to get out of bed each day!

Whether trying to maintain performance at a high level, or attempting to overcome stressors that limit us from standing, individuals on both sides of the spectrum often get labeled with the same dysautonomia diagnosis and can benefit from similar reprogramming.
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Dynamic respiration review with Dan!

Trunk rotation requires ribcage rotation driven by respiration, which can be facilitated by FULL exhalation utilizing a balloon! 🎈

Dynamic respiration review with Dan!

Trunk rotation requires ribcage rotation driven by respiration, which can be facilitated by FULL exhalation utilizing a balloon! 🎈
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