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Blog Posts in August 2015

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE SENSES
My first trip ever to California for Postural-Visual Integration this last weekend did not disappoint!  Sensory awareness (aka Vision) and how it can impact physical performance is what our two days were all about.  Between the truly amazing visual scenes at the course location and the coast, the smells and sounds from the ocean and a ballpark, and the sight and sounds of a group of people having fun learning it was a weekend I’ll always remember.  Sensory experiences change lives; this was reinforced by a text I received the morning after the course from an attendee working with an 82-yr-old who has serious balance problems who was walking better during his visit using visual techniques learned the day before.  I couldn’t be more fulfilled!  

Thanks to Skip George and John Swain for hosting at this incredible venue!  It could not have been more perfect for a course all about “sensing” the space around you and the ground under you.   Thanks also to all the attendees, a great mixed group of PTs, OTs, trainers, strength coaches, massage therapists, and a  behavioral optometrist, for indulging Ron and I for two days while we played verbal ping-pong!  Here’s to Moving Beyond Sight!

Dr. Heidi
 

----Ron demonstrating a technique from Phase II:  Mimicking

----Caleb, Matt, and John finding “new floors”

Posted August 27, 2015 at 1:38PM
Categories: Courses

To IFAST I went with a flair
To meet the best anywhere
The whole class was groovin
On how humans are movin
And I was knocked outta my chair

Bill Hartman up front as the host
With visitors from coast to coast
And the party that night 
Was really a sight
As Lori made toast after toast!

We learned movement cannot be robotic
Not crocodilian or neurotic
That appliances next
May help us all flex
Ask Zac 'bout the ultimate orthotic

But seriously my time was well-spent
With some very fine ladies and gents
Whose goals were the same
The I and I game
and I'm really so glad that I went


 

Posted August 26, 2015 at 11:27AM
Categories: Courses

We are excited to announce yet another PRI primary course has been approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC) for Evidence Based Practice (EBP). Postural Respiration – An Integrated Approach to Treatment of Patterned Thoraco-Abdominal Pathomechanics (Live and Home Study) has been approved for EBP CEUs beginning August 20, 2015.

Postural Respiration (LIVE): 

BOC Approved EBP Provider #P2376-2031

This program has been approved for a maximum 15.0 hours of EBP Category continuing education.

Postural Respiration (HOME STUDY): 

BOC Approved EBP Provider #P2376-6

This program has been approved for a maximum 13.5 hours of EBP Category continuing education.

Posted August 20, 2015 at 4:41PM
Categories: Courses

Just finished up a weekend spent with a respectful, attentive, joyful and diverse group of practitioners in Palo Alto!  We learned together about upstairs and downstairs of a pelvis, quadrants of fun and how to “think sync” with the thoracic and pelvic diaphragms.   Many thanks to Chris and Allen for your help with host responsibilities, to Agile Physical Therapy for letting us utilize their beautiful facility and to PRT’s Caleb and Matthew for their graceful help during lab time.  I had a chance to visit Stanford University Sunday after the course and enjoy the history and beauty of the campus as well as the outdoor sculpture garden.  Enjoyed a great group of learners and a beautiful scene afterward!

Posted August 19, 2015 at 10:00AM
Categories: Courses

It's that time of the year again! I just received my first PRC application in the mail! Reminder that the Postural Restoration Certified (PRC) deadline is less than a month away, September 15th, and since it will likely be another large group, we will limit the credentialing program to the first 30 applicants. Two copies of each application (including full text of the articles used in the article review portion) must be mailed to PRI, and received by September 15th to be considered for testing this December.

Are you planning to apply this year? If you are preparing your application, and have any questions, please call or email me!

Posted August 17, 2015 at 4:12PM

I recently had the opportunity to travel to Kelowna, British Columbia to present at the Okanagan Strength and Conditioning Conference at the University of British Columbia. Hosts Chris Collins and Greg DuManoir did a great job putting on a wonderful 3 day performance conference, that included a day 1 pre-conference VIP package and 2 days of amazing speakers and breakout sessions. 

I one of 2 presenters invited to speak in the pre-conference session, where he introduced basic principles of PRI and conducted a clinical evaluation and also discussed fundamentals of program planning. My keynote address the next morning was "Realizing Tri-Planer Athletic Performance through the Respiratory Diaphragm" and an afternoon full group lab session where principles of evaluation and treatment were demonstrated. 

All in all, it was a world class event that is clearly gaining a strong reputation in Canadian Performance circles and beyond, because of all the work put into the event by its hosts.  Thanks again Chris and Greg for helping to make this year's conference an amazing success! 
 

Posted August 6, 2015 at 4:40PM

Traveling to the middle of Nebraska to teach Myokinematics at the heart of Nebraska in Kearney was such a treat! Seeing old acquaintances and meeting new associates after smelling fresh alfalfa, seeing crop dusters flying and pivots moving water while traveling down I-80 reminded me of my roots and family ties. The Athletic Training Education professors and graduates reflect the values and beliefs of what make this country great. This particular course, therefore, centered around practical, meaningful, and purposeful PRI technique applications so that outcomes would also be great.

Posted August 3, 2015 at 4:32PM
Categories: Courses

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