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Blog Posts in May 2010

Benefits of PRI Home Study

Flexibility – learn at your best pace with the capability to pause, rewind and review both the supportive science and the techniques
Accessibility – no time away from work to travel
Affordability – less expensive than live courses and discounts available
Re-examine Opportunity – spend extra time on the topics you find difficult or concepts that you would like to critically review from previous course attendance
Certification Preparation – a great way to become ready for Postural Restoration Certification
Comfort – adult based learning in your own home or office
Convenient Reinforcement – post test reflects objectives and course content highlights

MYOKINEMATIC RESTORATION & POSTURAL RESPIRATION are both available for home study!

Janie Ebmeier

Posted May 26, 2010 at 12:36PM

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Live Video Conferencing!

We are excited to share with you our first recorded Video Conference! This video was recorded during a consultation performed between Jen Poulin, MPT, PRC and Ron Hruska. This hour long consultation discusses a patient Jen Poulin has been working with who has complex back pain secondary to strong co-activation of the right psoas and right adductor. We hope you find the live interaction between both therapists and the patient very engaging and educational!

Click HERE to read about the patient’s background!

Complex Back Patient Secondary to Strong Co-Activation of Right Psoas and Right Adductor from Postural Restoration Institute on Vimeo.

Bobbie Rappl

Posted May 21, 2010 at 2:16PM

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2011 Course Scheduling

It’s that time of year…course scheduling for 2011 is now underway. Thanks to everyone who has submitted online inquiries for course hosting next year - we will be contacting you soon! For those who are interested in hosting a course and have not yet contacted us, please do so at your earliest opportunity. Let us know which course you would like to host and what dates you prefer. We hope to accommodate as many hosting requests as possible. We ask that host sites have the capacity to accommodate a minimum of 25 attendees. In exchange for hosting, course discounts are awarded. I look forward to hearing from you!

Janie Ebmeier

Posted May 17, 2010 at 12:47PM

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2010 MATA ANNUAL MEETING & CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM

This weekend, PRI Associate Faculty and PRC Therapist Jason Masek will be presenting in Mankato, MN at the MATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium. Jason’s presentation on Postural Restoration & Athletic Injuries will offer guidance on specific injuries seen typically by athletic trainers. Postural Restoration tests and treatment techniques will be discussed. For more information about the conference, click here!

Janie Ebmeier

Posted May 13, 2010 at 1:02PM

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Vision/Perception Considerations: A Personal Account

Joe Belding, PT, PRC recently attended the Interdisciplinary Integration course. In the story below, he shares with us a personal story of what the Vision-Vestibular-Integration day did for him and his family…

I returned from the Interdisciplinary Integration course in Lincoln, Nebraska a few days ago. I thought long and hard about whether or not I should attend this course. For me, it involved personal expense, and time spent away from my family. However, taking all of that into account, I still feel that I received the bargain of the century! Read more…

Bobbie Rappl

Posted May 10, 2010 at 1:06PM

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Orthognathic Dentistry and PRI Integration

For the first time, PRI is sponsoring Dr. Michael Hoefs, DDS and Ron Hruska, MPA, PT presenting Orthognathic Dentistry and PRI Integration. Reservations are required for this unique course specifically designed for teams of physical therapists and dentists. In order to attend, team registration must be received before Friday, September 24th. Dr. Hoefs and Ron will share their first hand experiences on the development of their professional relationship and how this relationship ultimately allows for more successful patient outcomes. Dr. Hoefs and Ron will outline a plan for professional development and clinical management and treatment that can be immediately implemented into the practice of integrative dentistry and PRI based physical therapy. If you are looking for guidance and an example business model, this course is for you.

Bobbie Rappl

Posted May 7, 2010 at 1:11PM

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Early Registration Deadlines

The clock is ticking on our early registration deadlines for Postural Respiration in Sioux Falls, SD and Myokinematic Restoration in Farmington, NM! Be sure to register by Monday, May 10th to receive the early rate of $415.

Janie Ebmeier

Posted May 7, 2010 at 1:09PM

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New Speaker for 2011

It is with much excitement that PRI announces a new speaker for 2011. Jen Poulin, PT, PRC joins our team of Faculty and will teach Myokinematic Restoration next year. We recently interviewed Jen, you can read all about her HERE!

Bobbie Rappl

Posted May 6, 2010 at 1:13PM

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Article on 3-D Movies and Vision

For those of you that recently attended the Vision-Vestibular Integration course, you may find THIS ARTICLE interesting. Lori Brinkman, ATC, CSCS, LPTA, who attended the course, sent us this article discussing 3-D movies and vision. It’s interesting to read the effects 3-D has on some individuals who try to view these movies:

“In 3-D movies, your eyes have to be working together as a team perfectly. You have to have equally clear images in both eyes.”

On the same subject, Liz Wheeler, DPT brought our attention to this story.

Bobbie Rappl

Posted May 4, 2010 at 1:17PM

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Comments following Skype session

Last week, Ron Hruska and Oliver Hall treated a patient using Skype. Here is what Oliver had to say about it:

The consult was awesome. This is a girl that I have been looking at for a while, seeing what she can do in my confined clinical environment and trying to correct the imbalances that I saw and found. The way that Ron was able to look and think beyond the clinical environment, find out about 3 concussions and explain things to Jenn in such functional terms as “you need to feel like you are walking or riding up hill” – which ultimately lead to Jenn saying, “actually my horse is built downhill and I started riding her shortly before my hips started to hurt” was incredible to watch and listen to. All of the pieces were made to fit together. My wording of “you need to be able to flex more or turn on your abs more so that you can squat”, did not give her the same functional understanding of the problem so we never put the pieces together. Also the way that Ron narrowed things down: can she shift in stance, can she shift to the left with either eye closed, does she have frontal plane control, does she lose frontal plane control with her left SCM on, can she feel prisms shift her weight forward or back, how does her seated FA ER strength change between sitting normally versus sitting in a flexed position while trying to find her abs really added a whole new dimension and method of application to the basic PRI tests that I am so familiar with.

Bobbie Rappl

Posted May 3, 2010 at 1:25PM

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