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postural restoration certified credentialing

Credentialing Programs

Postural Restoration Certified™ (PRC)

The Postural Restoration Institute established a credentialing program in 2004 as a way to recognize and identify those individuals with advanced training, extraordinary interest and devotion to the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polyarticular chains of muscles on the human body as defined by the Postural Restoration Institute.

Postural Restoration Certified™ (PRC) credentialing program is available to Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, and Chiropractors who have attended the required PRI courses, demonstrated a thorough understanding of the science through completion of the PRC application, and successfully participate in both clinical and analytical testing. To date 243 individuals have earned the designation of PRC under the direction of Ron Hruska.

Postural Restoration Trained™ (PRT)

In 2011, the Postural Restoration Institute established a credentialing program for athletic trainers, athletic therapists, strength and conditioning coaches, exercise physiologists, and fitness professionals as a way to recognize and identify individuals with advanced training, extraordinary interest and devotion to the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polyarticular chains of muscles on the human body as defined by the Postural Restoration Institute.

Postural Restoration Trained™ (PRT) is a credential available to Athletic Trainers (with Certification through the BOC), Athletic Therapists (with Certification through the CATA), Strength and Conditioning Coaches (with CSCS Certification through the NSCA or SCCC Certification through the CSCCa), Certified Special Population Specialist (with CSPS Certification through the NSCA, and completion of a Bachelor’s degree or higher degree), and Exercise Physiologists (with Certification through the ACSM) who have attended PRI courses, demonstrated a thorough understanding of the science through completion of the PRT Application and successfully participated in both clinical and analytical testing. To date, 68 individuals have earned the designation of PRT under the direction of Ron Hruska.

PRI Mini Residency Program

The Postural Restoration Institute® is excited to offer a new PRI Mini Residency Program, a formal program of post-professional education and mentorship for PRI-minded healthcare and movement professionals that is designed to enhance one’s understanding and application of PRI concepts, objective testing, and patient/client management. The foundational science from the Postural Restoration Institute’s three primary courses will be strongly emphasized by all PRI Mini Residency Centers, however each PRI Mini Residency Center offers a unique environment and experience, and many residency centers will also include exposure to interdisciplinary integration with other healthcare or movement professionals.

This PRI Mini Residency Program is designed for healthcare or movement professionals who are self-directed learners, have completed the required PRI coursework, and would like to enhance their clinical reasoning, interpersonal communication and dialogue using PRI terminology with other professionals as well as patients or clients, and application skills of the science of Postural Restoration® through one-on-one clinical education and mentorship with a PRC or PRT professional at a PRI Mini Residency Center.

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Our Faculty

Ron Hruska, MPA, PT
Craig Depperschmidt, DPT, PRC
Dan Houglum - MSPT, ATC/L, PRC
Jason Miller, PT, MS, CSCS, PRC
Jennifer Poulin, PT, PRC
Jennifer Smart, PT, DPT, PRC
Kasey Ratliff - PT, DPT, PRC
Lisa Mangino, PT, DPT, PCS, C/NDT, PRC
Lori Thomsen, MPT, PRC
Louise Kelley DPT, PRC
Robert "Skip" George, DC, CSCS, CCSP, PRC

PRI Japan Faculty

Kentaro Ishii - MS, ATC/L, PES, CES, CSCS, PRT
Sayuri Abe-Hiraishi, MS, ATC, CSCS, PRT
Taichi Oshita, CSCS, Acupuncturist, PRP