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Blog Posts in 2009

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Course

We have set a date for the Pelvic Floor Dysfunction course! The course is scheduled for October 9-10, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Earlier this year, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction was offered as a one day course during our 1st annual Interdisciplinary Integration course. Next year, it will be a TWO DAY course all on it’s own! We are excited for this opportunity to spend an entire two days discussing Pelvic Floor Dysfunction! Don’t wait to sign up, this course will only be offered once next year! To register or read more about it, click here!

Bobbie Rappl

Posted October 27, 2009 at 11:36AM

Categories: Courses

Standing Serratus Stomatognathic Squat

The Standing Serratus Stomatognathic Squat is a brand new activity that is being introduced in the Cervical-Cranio-Mandibular Restoration course! This activity is not only used for a home program, it is also used to help the clinician determine bite position! Learn all about this activity in our next Cervical-Cranio-Mandibular Restoration course being offered in Lebanon, NH!

Bobbie Rappl

Posted October 20, 2009 at 11:37AM

Categories: Techniques

Mark your calendars

Be sure to mark your calendars for the 2010 Interdisciplinary Integration course. We have confirmed the agenda and speakers for all 4 days! The course will be held on April 14-17, 2010 and will cover feet, dentistry, vision and our new topic REST! You can register for all four days or for just one day! To read more about this course, click here!

Bobbie Rappl

Posted October 16, 2009 at 11:41AM

Categories: Courses

Early registration deadlines

October 17th is the early registration deadline for 3 upcoming courses: Rapid City, SD (Myokinematic Restoration), Dearborn, MI (Postural Respiration) and Lebanon, NH (Cervical-Cranio-Mandibular Restoration). If you are planning to attend, please submit your registration before this Saturday to receive the early registration rate. If you have already registered for one of the aforementioned courses, you will be notified of confirmation on Monday, October 19th.

Janie Ebmeier

Posted October 14, 2009 at 11:43AM

Categories: Courses

Remember her?

This was the before video that we showed…

Gait from Postural Restoration Institute on Vimeo.

Here she is a couple months later after working on a “glute program”. Look at her arm swing! Look at her ability to achieve heel strike! She still has some work ahead of her but this is a major improvement!

After… from Postural Restoration Institute on Vimeo.

Bobbie Rappl

Posted October 12, 2009 at 11:45AM

Categories: Videos

PRI Orthotics

Paul Coffin, DPM has been associated with PRI for several years. He actively treats patients at the Hruska Clinic and consults with PRI therapists around the country. As a result of the many years spent collaborating with PRI he has developed an orthotic that compliments the science and beliefs of the Institute. To read about his rationale for “PRI orthotics”, click HERE!

Bobbie Rappl

Posted October 9, 2009 at 11:48AM

Categories: Products

Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) - February 17-20, 2010

San Diego, California will be the location for the CSM for 2010. The CSM brings together more than 7,500 physical therapy professionals from around the nation. Among the many speakers, Kyndy Boyle, PT, PhD, OCS, PRC will be presenting on the management of sacro-iliac pain. “Management of Patients With Sacroiliac Joint Region Pain: What’s Old, What’s New, What’s In, and What’s Out”, will be held on Friday February 19th from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. To read the detailed information, click here! If you were planning on attending the CSM or happen to be in the area, you might want to check it out!

Bobbie Rappl

Posted October 7, 2009 at 1:15PM

Mark your calendars!

Our first Pelvic Floor Dysfunction course will be held in Minneapolis on October 9-10, 2010. Lori Thomsen and Heather Engelbert will be instructing this course. No prerequisite courses apply, More details and registration will be added to the website soon. Save the date!

Janie Ebmeier

Posted October 2, 2009 at 1:22PM

Categories: Courses

Relationship Between Stomatognathic System & Posture

If you are planning on attending the Cervical-Cranio-Mandibular Restoration course anytime soon, you will want to check out this article:

Cuccia A, Caradonna C. The relationship between the stomatognathic system and body posture. Clinics 2009;64(1):61-6.

This article was just handed to us by a PRC therapist and Ron Hruska can’t wait to discuss it this weekend in Sioux City, Iowa. This article compliments a NEW ACTIVITY that will be introduced at the course this weekend. To read this article, click here!

Bobbie Rappl

Posted October 1, 2009 at 1:24PM

Categories: Articles

Functional Squat with Low Trap

If you have been to the Impingement & Instability course, you are familiar with the Functional Squat Test. This new activity takes the concepts from the Functional Squat Test and incorporates the upper body. To get a copy of this new activity, click here! Check out this video to hear an explanation of this technique provided by Ron Hruska:

Postural Restoration Institute - Functional Squat with Low Trap from Postural Restoration Institute on Vimeo.

Bobbie Rappl

Posted September 30, 2009 at 11:04AM

Categories: Videos

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