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Blog Posts in May 2016

We had 42 attendees at Pelvis Restoration this past weekend in Redmond/Bellevue WA (just outside of Seattle.)  16 of the course attendees were new to PRI!  Not only did the course participants gain understanding of frontal plane of the pelvis for stance and swing phase of gait, the ability to utilize PRI tests to assist with which quadrant needed inhibition to assist with facilitation of the frontal was emphasized.  Lots of “light bulb moments” and further enhancement of PRI was capitalized.  This group was awesome.  Lots of great questions and comments from some intellectual clinicians.  Much thanks to Carl from Pro Sports Club for hosting us this past weekend and also to my lab assistants Minh Nguyen - OTD, OTR/L, PRC and Cathy deSmet, PT, PRC.

Posted May 19, 2016 at 3:44PM

Teaching Cervical Revolution this last year was truly amazing and one of the most inspirational and rewarding two days I’ve ever had, simply because of course attendee history and location. It was my first PRI course in a new building that reflects both traditional and non-traditional PRI approaches and applications. It was given to an audience that had a course attendee who has been a class participant since 2001 and a faculty member who has been a class participant since 1998 and a faculty member since 2008. Joan Hanson and Mike Cantrell, truly the honor was all mine. I love teaching this course because it represents our history, our scientific foundation and our future direction. The influence of the week on our postural, physiologic and psychologic behavior is unprecedented because of the magnitude that the foramen magnum has on pattern processing.

Posted May 18, 2016 at 4:40PM

We are so excited about our new PRI Hub! Below is a video tour if you weren't able to make it to Interdisciplinary Integration or Cervical Revolution. We can't wait to host you at a course soon! Our next course at the Institute is Myokinematic Restoration.

Posted May 18, 2016 at 1:50PM

I had a great weekend in Providence, RI. So happy to experience another spring weekend in the Northeast! The trees were in full bloom as was the interest in PRI.  We once again had a diverse group of clinicians from PT’s, ATC’s, and Strength and conditioning specialists, massage therapists and Students! The course attendees were mostly new to the science of PRI 29 out of 46 were taking their first PRI course.  And the #PRINation grows again!  It is so great to have so many new clinicians and wellness professionals interested in learning PRI. I don’t think I have taught a course this year that hasn’t had at least one student in attendance.  

Thank-you to Karen Taylor-Soiles and Michael Mullin for helping me during lab!  These two are so passionate about helping others and I was blessed to have them as my assistants.  A special thanks to Dan and Tom from University Orthopedics for hosting for PRI this weekend. 

Posted May 17, 2016 at 2:55PM
Categories: Courses

Thank you Jason Robey MS, LAT, ATC, PRT and the University of Miami for hosting Pelvis Restoration last weekend at the Bank United Center.  A good mix of ATC, PT, CMT, DC, and strength coach populations were present for our discussion of the power generated when we properly position and operate a pelvis. 

There were great questions and lively discussions about the role an inlet and outlet of the pelvis has with regard to integrating lower extremities with an appropriately positioned thorax. We discussed how to understand clinically relevant interventions for athletes of all ages and capacities as well as how a thoracic and pelvic diaphragm positioned with appropriate inhibitory techniques is paramount for purposeful movement in and out of the arenas of competitive sport.

Thanks again for being an engaging group, and thanks again Jason for your help making this past weekend a Pelvis Restoration learning success! 

Go Cats Go!! What fun this course was for me! But I guess they all are in one way or another huh? But… 25 years ago this May I graduated from the University of Vermont as a bright eyed and bushy tailed PT ready to take on the world. It is so nice to still be so bright eyed about my profession. Vermont, as most of you know is special to me, not only because I graduated from UVM, BUT both Chris (my husband) and I grew up in VT so going here to teach is also going home. I enjoyed a beautiful spring weekend. The trees were budding and so was the interest in learning about PRI. I had a great time with this group of PT’s, ATC’s, Strength Coaches, Massage Therapists, Wellness providers and one very special DC that I only wished I had more time to talk to about PRI.

I had the privilege of working with two friends and fellow PRC’s Holly Spence and Cory Healy as my lab assistants. These two are Pros and made my time that much more enjoyable.

What was even cooler was 3 soon to be DPT’s ready to graduate from UVM in just a few weeks were in the front row!  See “The Future of PT” and me pictured below.  Good luck to Johnny, Kathleen and Natalie from the Class of 2016! 

The UVM Athletic Medicine staff is also dear to my heart as my husband is a former consultant and teammate of the current staff.  Many a nights were spent cheering on the Catamounts. I was so thrilled to meet their new staff and see some familiar faces. Looking forward to helping the UVM staff take their student athletes to new heights with PRI in the mix. 

Posted May 4, 2016 at 9:44AM
Categories: Courses

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