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Blog Posts in August 2008

Confirmed Courses for 2009

Can you believe it? 2008 is half over! With a new year comes a new PRI course schedule. We are very excited about traveling to new places next year and of course, always excited to go back to familiar ones. Listed below are confirmed courses for 2009. To register for the course please go to the course page. Don’t see a location or date that appeals to you? Contact us to host a course at your clinic and forget the headaches of travel next year. Check back again as 2009 courses will be continually added!

January 17-18 - Loveland, CO - Postural Respiration
January 24-25 - Las Vegas, NV - Myokinematic Restoration
February 21-22 - Grayslake, IL - Myokinematic Restoration
March 26-29 - Lincoln, NE – Interdisciplinary Integration (Please Contact us!)
April 4-5 - Durham, NC - Myokinematic Restoration
April 25-26 - Lancaster, PA - Cervical Cranio Mandibular Restoration
May 16-17 - Lebanon, NH- Postural Respiration
June 6-7 - Sun City West, AZ - Postural Respiration

Bobbie Rappl

Posted August 8, 2008 at 12:26PM

Categories: Courses

“A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step” – Confucius

Ever have a patient that you feel like you’ve tried everything with and they still can’t maintain neutrality? You know, those patients that you’ve given every activity you can think of and they still come back in a Left AIC pattern. Footwear can make all the difference in the outcomes you achieve using a PRI program. This young lady has been working with Lori Thomsen, PT, PRC, and has shown signs of improvement but can not maintain neutrality with upright activity. After carefully looking at her orthotics and her gait pattern, it was determined that the reason why she’s not neutral is because of her shoes! Check out this video to see the effects appropriate footwear can make on the outcomes of your treatment!

Bobbie Rappl

Posted August 7, 2008 at 12:30PM

Categories: Videos

Moving Forward

In today’s weekly meeting between PRI and the Hruska Clinic, we discussed the importance of the PRI Left AIC Stance technique. This activity is the first activity in the standing integration section of our 2nd Edition Non-Manual Techniques CD-Rom. This activity is the beginning to all of our activities that incorporate standing left AF IR. Some patients may have Adduction Lift Test and Abduction Lift Test scores of 3 or better but still be challenged during daily gait. By placing them first in a Left AIC position, it allows you the capability to teach them how to get out of right AF IR and into left AF IR before their right foot leaves the ground. Although stair activity is a great activity to gain left AF IR during midstance, this activity helps teach the patient how to get out of right AF IR during late stance. Consider the PRI Left AIC Stance technique to transition from active right AF IR to left AF IR by transferring 50% of the patients weight through the left leg before moving forward. Many patients appreciate this activity because it gives them a good understanding of what left AF IR really is. To access the complete technique, please click here!

Bobbie Rappl

Posted August 6, 2008 at 12:32PM

Categories: Techniques

Success in the East

Oliver Hall, PT, PRC, who owns and operates Inspire Physical Therapy in Essex, Vermont, recently sent us a story about one of his patients. Oliver has been using PRI for several years and in December of 2005, Oliver’s interest in biomechanics and movement patterns led him to become one of the first twelve therapists in the country to be certified in Postural Restoration.

"These 2 pictures were taken 6 weeks apart and are of a young man who came to therapy with mid back pain from lifting at work. He had long been aware that his chest was different from the rest (pectus carinatum). He presented as a left AIC right BC with significant tightness in his right BC. Despite the right side of his chest being higher than the left in supine, the lateral measurement from sternum to lateral chest wall was 1” shorter on the right side. In 6 weeks of working on a PRI program, he had complete resolution of his symptoms and returned to lifting at work with no problems".

Bobbie Rappl

Posted August 5, 2008 at 12:38PM

Categories: Clinicians

PRI is travelling to Korea

Ron Hruska will be traveling to Seoul, South Korea next month! Ilhwan Kim, MD, DC of Kim & Chang Spine and Chiropractic Clinic found PRI through an internet search and requested a course to learn more. This group already has an advanced knowledge of manual therapy and is eager to add Postural Restoration to their practice. Ron will present concepts covered in our Myokinematic Restoration and Postural Respiration courses on September 5-7. Kim & Chang are members of the Korean Integrative Medicine Institute (KIMI) which is composed of MD’s, OMD’s (Oriental Medical Doctor), DC’s, and PT’s. This integrative group of health professionals host regular seminars on manual medicine, nutrition, and various alternative medicine topics. We are very excited about this international opportunity and the possiblity for future collaboration!

Bobbie Rappl

Posted August 4, 2008 at 12:40PM

Categories: Courses

Call for news!

PRI has been busy these last couple months providing you with news and updates. We would love to hear about any PRI related activity taking place in your clinic! Send us your photos, videos or stories about how you’re integrating PRI in your daily practice. We would love to “feature” you on the PRI website! If you have a story burning a hole in your desk or have questions, please contact us!

Bobbie Rappl

Posted August 1, 2008 at 12:42PM

Categories: Clinicians

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