Live Stream courses will take place from 8am-5pm CT each day, and certificates of completion/CE credit will be awarded the following week after completion of the course evaluation survey and short post-test. For more information on whether your state/organization is approved for CE approval, please click on the “CE Approval” tab. Live Stream courses will be engaging, interactive and include demonstration of objective testing and/or non-manual techniques, in addition to course attendees being able to ask questions throughout the course. All that’s needed on your end is reliable internet access, a webcam, microphone and speaker (or a smart phone can be used if you do not have a computer or laptop with this capability) to utilize ZOOM for the live stream course. The ZOOM links for the live stream course will be included in the confirmation email. The course manual will be shipped directly to you 1-2 weeks before the course. *International registrants are discounted $30 since we do not ship manuals internationally, however you will be able to print the digital manual if you so choose. A digital version of the course manual will be added to your PRI account the week of the course. In addition, participants will receive access to the recording of the live stream course for 4 weeks to review the material, and re-watch any material that may have been missed due to connection issues. Those who attend in-person during a live streamed course will also receive access to the recording for 4 weeks. Extensions beyond this 4 weeks review are not available. ***Please note: In order to receive access to the recording for review, you must participate in person on the Live Stream course with your camera on for at least half of the course (15 hours). If you sign up for the course and do not participate in at least 15 hours of the live stream, you will not receive the recording and you will not be refunded. Also, once course manuals have been shipped (or the digital version has been added to your account), there will be no refunds for cancellations.***

• Recognize the sequential relationship between restored left AF IR and right apical expansion.
• Describe how to apply manual techniques, integrating specific reasoning and influences on PRI testing outcomes.
• Examine the role of the respiratory system and cycle on frontal and transverse planes of activity.
• Outline PRI tri-planar anatomical muscle function and anatomy families.
• Identify the influences of thoracic kinetic energy and movement patterns on kinematics of the forward locomotor movement cycle.
• Explain human development is impacted by human asymmetry and etiopathogenesis of three dimensional spinal and torso torsional deformity.
• Identify how to integrate and facilitate PRI position and pattern concepts in the treatment of idiopathic curvatures of the spine, keeping activity demands, performance patterns, and environmental issues in mind.
• Outline how to design an integrative plan, that utilizes PRI concepts, to maximize thoracic, abdomen, and pelvis symmetry and alternation with extremity reciprocal activity in daily living.

Day One: Synchronous Breathing – Sagittal Repositioning of ZOA

Day Two: Triplanar Activity – Frontal and Transverse Integration

Day Three: Thoracic Integration – Flexion

Day Four: Curvature of the Spine

Ron Hruska, MPA, PT

Ron graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Nebraska Lincoln and matriculated to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, completing a degree in Physical Therapy. Following graduation from Physical Therapy school in 1980, Ron accepted a position as a staff PT at the Omaha Veterans Administration Medical Center. In 1983, he was promoted to Assistant Chief and Clinical Educator. During this time, he also earned a Masters of Public Administration through the University of Nebraska, Omaha. In 1984, Ron accepted a position as Director of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation at St. Elizabeth Community Health Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he served in this role until 1997. In 1997, he began working with Inverse Technology Corporation as Director of Clinical Services. During this time, Ron was teaching courses across the country on “Patella-Femoral Dysfunction and Protonics”, as well as the first Postural Restoration® courses. In 1999, Ron opened a private practice physical therapy clinic, Hruska Clinic Restorative Physical Therapy Services, in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 2000, as a result of his extensive clinical and professional experience, he established the Postural Restoration Institute®, to explore and explain the science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns and the influence of polyarticular chains of muscles.

Ron has developed a strong interest in myokinematic, biomechanical, occlusal and visual influences on postural and peripheral adaptation patterns. Over 35 years of clinical experience assists him with direct patient interventions based on specific examination and evaluation data that best reflects neuromechanical stability, trunk symmetry and respiratory balance. In his earliest clinical practice at the Omaha Veterans Administration Medical Center, he recognized asymmetrical patterns that were influencing posture and movement, which led to the beginning of the science which is now Postural Restoration®. He lectures extensively and consults regularly with physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, optometrists, dentists, and other health care and fitness professionals across the United States and internationally on patterned postural position and pathology and his approach of restoring symmetrical balance using Postural Restoration® principles. As a result of his clinical experience and interdisciplinary evidence-based integration, patients and healthcare professionals travel from across the country and internationally to the Hruska Clinic in Lincoln, Nebraska for consultation and treatment. These patients are usually experiencing symptoms of movement dysfunction associated with neuro-muscular, respiratory and sensorial asymmetry.

Throughout his entire career as a physical therapist, he has remained a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, where he has served on the Judicial Committee, Reference Committee, and House of Delegates. Ron has served as President of the Nebraska Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association. He has also served on the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, where he was one of five individuals to be selected on the Model Practice Act Task Force. Ron has also served on the Nebraska Department of Health Physical Therapy Board, where he was appointed by the governor to Chairman of the Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy. Ron is co-inventor of the Protonics Neuromuscular Training System. Ron has also invented and patented the Prism and Priori PRI Aquatic systems.

Over his career, Ron has presented at several national and state American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) conferences, the American Academy of Physiologic Medicine and Dentistry (AAPMD) Annual Airway Summits, the International Association of Orofacial Myology (IAOM) Convention, as well as National Strength and Conditioning (NSCA) and National Athletic Trainer’s Association (NATA) national and local conferences. Ron has authored articles published in journals including; Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Clinics of North America, Dental Clinics of North America, The Journal of the American Dental Association, and EXPLORE.

Ron is the founder of the Postural Restoration Institute®, where he continues to teach continuing education courses for healthcare and fitness professionals. He consults at the Hruska Clinic, Restorative Physical Therapy Services and Hohl Orthodontics in Lincoln, Nebraska. In addition, Ron serves as a Biomechanical Consultant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln through the Division of Athletic Medicine.

Dan Houglum, MSPT, ATC/L, PRC

Dan graduated from South Dakota State University in 1997 with a degree in Athletic Training, and has been a Certified Athletic Trainer since 1997.  He graduated from Des Moines University in 1999 with a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy degree.

His interest in Postural Restoration was initially piqued in 1998 by Ron Hruska while Dan was a PT student on his first orthopedic clinical affiliation.  Ron had not yet established the Postural Restoration Institute as we know it today, and Dan met Ron while at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Lincoln, NE.  Ron introduced Dan to several PRI concepts, and was kind enough to help a student understand that there was more to the human body than what was being taught in PT school.

Dan started taking courses through PRI in 2004, and began focusing on Postural Restoration as his primary treatment approach in 2006.  He is a member of the 2012 class to earn the designation of Postural Restoration Certified (PRC) as a result of 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®.

While working for a large physical therapy chain afforded Dan the opportunity to take and host a number of PRI courses, he understood that to improve his knowledge and clinical application of Postural Restoration concepts, he would need to work with other like-minded clinicians.  In January 2016, he began working with Donna Byrne, PRC class of 2012, at Pilates Central in Wilmette, IL.  This change has allowed Dan to progress his understanding and utilization of Postural Restoration concepts, and helped facilitate an opportunity to join the exceptional teaching faculty at the Postural Restoration Institute.

Dan was honored as a Five Star Professional Top Physical Therapist in Chicago for 2014 and 2015.  His 17 years of clinical expertise has led to invitations to speak at the Northwestern University Sports Medicine Symposium, National Athletic Training Association National Convention, and the Postural Restoration Institute, as well as consult with the New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Northwestern University, and DePaul University.

Lori Thomsen, MPT, PRC

Lori completed her Bachelor of Biology degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska and her Master of Physical Therapy from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Her many years of clinical experience have resulted in a strong passion for the Postural Restoration science and patient interventions. She enjoys teaching other healthcare professionals and has a strong interest in runners, scoliosis, pelvic floor dysfunction, and vision/vestibular integration.  She is the Operational Manager of the Hruska Clinic™, and currently practices at the Hruska Clinic ™, Restorative Physical Therapy Services in Lincoln, Nebraska.  In 2005, Lori earned the designation of Postural Restoration Certified (PRC) as a result of 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®.

Robert “Skip” George, DC, CSCS, CCSP, PRC

Robert “Skip” George, D.C. previously practiced chiropractic in San Diego and La Jolla, CA from 1980-2021, before moving to Logan, Utah. He is one of the handful of chiropractic doctors nationally that integrates chiropractic, rehabilitation and sports performance training. He holds specialties as a Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner (CCSP), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Postural Restoration Certified (PRC). In addition, he is trained in Active Release Technique (ART), and certified in the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) and the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA).

One of his purposes has been to continually add “tools” to his tool belt to improve patient outcomes utilizing the most effective evidence based approaches. One of the most dynamic and state-of-the-art approaches is PRI for rehabilitation and sports performance.

In 2014, Dr. George was the first chiropractic doctor to become Postural Restoration Certified (PRC) with the Postural Restoration Institute. His practice centers around the PRI approach to structure, position, posture and balanced function. One of the main premises of PRI is that restoring function and balance requires a foundation that provides normal function and position of the diaphragm and its relationship to the ribcage, spine and continuing with the rest of the skeletal structure. The diaphragm is fundamental and restoring proper breathing with alignment is critical for effective treatment outcomes. The success of most treatments, including chiropractic, will be inhibited without addressing this most important muscle of the body and the neurology that drives it.. His clinic, George Sports Chiropractic is a designated Postural Restoration Center.

Dr. George has lectured nationally and internationally on topics ranging from sports injuries, concussion and the Postural Restoration Institute. He has also written numerous articles on sport performance and rehabilitation and is a faculty member of the Postural Restoration Institute.

Lisa Mangino, PT, DPT, C/NDT, SBS-C2, RPC

Lisa graduated from Duke University with a Master’s in Physical Therapy in 1999. Understanding the value of education, she had the opportunity to complete the requirements for the (at that time) newly instituted Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at Duke and obtained her Doctorate in 2000. She began her PT career in Sports Medicine at Duke University, but because of her passion for children, sought a position in pediatrics at Duke.

Since 2000, Lisa has gained a depth of knowledge of pediatric physical therapy in the acute care setting (hospital), home health (in the child’s natural environment), and also in the outpatient clinic at Duke University Medical Center. She has a wealth of experience with many diagnoses of childhood and developmental delays. She was able to work closely with pediatric occupational therapists at Duke and has a thorough understanding of the importance of addressing Sensory Integration while addressing gross motor limitations.

Her dedication to treating the child with neurological impairments led her to pursue certification in Neuro-developmental Treatment (NDT), which she completed in 2009.

Lisa obtained certification by the APTA  (American Physical Therapy Association) achieving the credentials of Pediatric Certified Specialist, (PCS) in 2010.

She earned the C2 Advanced Certification in Scroth-Based Scoliosis Rehabilitation from Scoliosis Rehab, Inc, in Steven’s Point Wisconsin in 2014.

Because of her understanding of her own postural asymmetries and chronic back/joint pain that did not respond to traditional PT, she became a patient working with a PT who is certified by the Postural Restoration Institute^® (PRI). Her dramatic improvements in back and joint pain lead her to acquire more knowledge of PRI.  She took her first PRI course in 2009. She attained the PRC in 2014 and has been applying these concepts to children since 2010. She has seen some great results in teenagers with musculoskeletal pain, idiopathic toe walking and scoliosis.

Jean Massé, PT, DPT, PRC, OCS, ATC

Jean Masse is the co-owner of Advance Physical Therapy in Chapel Hill – a practice that specializes in scoliosis, spine deformity and Postural Restoration. Jean received her BS degree in Physical Therapy from SUNY Stony Brook in 1991, then a Masters Degree in a dual program of Human Movement Science and Athletic Training from UNC Chapel Hill in 1996.

Jean is a nationally recognized Orthopaedic Certified Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association since 1999. She also holds an advanced certification in Dry Needling.

To gain greater understanding about why some patients struggle with persistent pain, Jean returned to UNC Chapel Hill in 2008 where she earned a Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy, focusing in chronic pain management. This led directly to an opportunity to serve as adjunct faculty at UNC Chapel Hill in the Physical Therapy Department, in addition to her ongoing work with patients at Advance Physical Therapy. Jean continues to be a regular speaker at UNC Chapel Hill Department of Physical Therapy on the subject of scoliosis and chronic pain.

During this time, the world of Postural Restoration unfolded as a powerful resource and remedy for both spine deformity and chronic pain. Jean completed many years of training to attain her Postural Restoration Certification (PRC) in December of 2013.

Also in 2013, Jean combined the tri-planar Postural Restoration approach with a complimentary, Schroth-based approach to specifically address the tri-planar condition of scoliosis. Jean obtained advanced (C1 and C2) certification in Schroth-based scoliosis rehabilitation as taught by the Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School (BSPTS).

Jean is a contributing author for the chapter “Postural Restoration: A Tri-Planar Asymmetrical Framework for Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Scoliosis and Other Spinal Dysfunctions” in the book Innovations in Spinal Deformities and Postural Disorders, published in 2017.

http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/postural-restoration-a-tri-planar-asymmetrical-framework-for-understanding-assessing-and-treating-sc

She is a founding member and instructor of the STRATER Scoliosis Institute, and co-creator of the Level One STRATER continuing education course: A 3-Dimensional Approach for the Conservative Treatment of Scoliosis.

Jean Masse blends her passion for education, human movement and function with patience, knowledge and consideration of each patient as an individual.

Synchronous Breathing

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Tri-Planar Activity

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Thoracic-Scapula Integration

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Curvature of the Spine

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Lateralization

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Licensed Physical Therapists and PT Assistants

Licensed Occupational Therapists and OT Assistants (Classification Codes)

A Certificate of Completion for 30 contact hours is awarded to attendees upon the successful completion of this course. Before attending a course, please verify CEU acceptance with your profession’s regulating body.

Physical Therapists and PT Assistants

In the states where PRI is sponsoring courses and where approval through state American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) or licensing agencies is required, PRI will apply for approval for CEUs for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants.

• The following states accept other state approval and thus would honor this course as an approved course: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington DC, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming.
• Approved by the California Physical Therapy Association for 3.0 CEUs. CPTA#25-343. Approval valid December 4, 2025 – December 4, 2026.
• Approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 30 CCUs. Approved December 7, 2023 – December 7, 2025. Approval #78074TX.
• Approved by the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. Approval valid February 18, 2025-February 17, 2028.
• Approved by the Illinois Physical Therapy Association for 30 CE Hours. Course Approval #205-9507. Approval valid January 1, 2025 – January 1, 2026.
• Approved by the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy for 30 CE hours. Course Approval #11812. Approval valid January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025.

Occupational Therapists and OT Assistants

PRI is no longer recognized as an Approved Provider through the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). Many states do not require any sort of pre-approval process. And of the ones that do, most state licensure boards allow self-submission of CE programs. Please check with your state licensure board to determine if you will be able to submit PRI courses for CE hours.

Chiropractors

In the states where PRI is sponsoring courses and where approval through state licensing agencies is required, PRI will look into applying for CEUs for Chiropractors (upon request). Requests must be made at least 90 days prior to the course date.

• Approved by the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners for 30 regular units of instruction for 2025 course dates.
• Approved by the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. Approval valid February 18, 2022 – February 17, 2025; renewal approved and valid February 18, 2025-February 17-2028.

Athletic Trainers & Athletic Therapists

The Postural Restoration Institute (BOC AP# P2376) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Certified Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of 30 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

The Postural Restoration Institute is approved as a CATA Accredited Provider, which enables the provider to offer courses to CATA members as pre-approved for members to earn continuing education units (CEUs). CATA CEUs are assigned to a course based on the following equation: Course contact hours x 0.4 = CATA CEUs.

Strength and Conditioning Coaches

Since continuing education courses are not required to have pre-approval through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), this course is not currently approved through the NSCA. NSCA certificants interested in completing this course may contact the NSCA to inquire about CEU eligibility.

Massage Therapists

PRI is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. Provider number 451877-12. *Approval applies to select live courses only. This live course is approved. **Approval not valid for New York licensed massage therapists.

Other Healthcare and Fitness Professionals
PRI welcomes any licensed healthcare or certified fitness professional to attend our courses. You may be asked to submit your license to practice as a healthcare professional or qualified fitness or strength coach certification (though an organization that is recognized in the United States) to attend PRI courses. Students studying to become a healthcare or fitness professional at an accredited university are encouraged to enroll, and may be asked to provide enrollment status and program/degree information. If you have questions about whether you are eligible to complete PRI courses, please contact us. Attendees are responsible for following their state statutes regulating their professional practice. A certificate will be awarded to attendees upon completion of this course or any of the other PRI courses.

PRI reserves the right to cancel and refund a course attendee’s registration if any concerns arise regarding the course attendee’s qualifications as a healthcare or fitness professional, copyright infringement, or any other illegal activity involving PRI copyrighted materials. International attendees may be required to review and sign a Copyright and Intellectual Property Recognition and Disclosure Contract prior to receiving access to course materials.

A Certificate of Completion for 30 contact hours is awarded to attendees upon the successful completion of this course. Before attending a course, please verify CEU acceptance with your profession’s regulating body.

Physical Therapists and PT Assistants

In the states where PRI is sponsoring courses and where approval through state American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) or licensing agencies is required, PRI will apply for approval for CEUs for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants.

• The following states accept other state approval and thus would honor this course as an approved course: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington DC, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming.
• Approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 30 CCUs. Approved December 7, 2023 – December 7, 2025. Approval #78074TX.
• Approved by the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. Approval valid February 18, 2025-February 17, 2028.
• Approved by the California Physical Therapy Association for 3.0 CEUs. CPTA#25-343. Approval valid December 4, 2025 – December 4, 2026.
• Approved by the Illinois Physical Therapy Association for 30 CE Hours. Course Approval #205-9507. Approval valid January 1, 2025 – January 1, 2026.
• Approved by the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy for 30 CE hours. Course Approval #11812. Approval valid January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025.

Occupational Therapists and OT Assistants

PRI is no longer recognized as an Approved Provider through the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). Many states do not require any sort of pre-approval process. And of the ones that do, most state licensure boards allow self-submission of CE programs. Please check with your state licensure board to determine if you will be able to submit PRI courses for CE hours.

Chiropractors

In the states where PRI is sponsoring courses and where approval through state licensing agencies is required, PRI will look into applying for CEUs for Chiropractors (upon request). Requests must be made at least 90 days prior to the course date.

• Approved by the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners for 30 regular units of instruction for 2025 course dates.
• Approved by the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. Approval valid February 18, 2022 – February 17, 2025; renewal approved and valid February 18, 2025-February 17-2028.

Athletic Trainers & Athletic Therapists

The Postural Restoration Institute (BOC AP# P2376) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Certified Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of 30 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

The Postural Restoration Institute is approved as a CATA Accredited Provider, which enables the provider to offer courses to CATA members as pre-approved for members to earn continuing education units (CEUs). CATA CEUs are assigned to a course based on the following equation: Course contact hours x 0.4 = CATA CEUs.

Strength and Conditioning Coaches

Since continuing education courses are not required to have pre-approval through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), this course is not currently approved through the NSCA. NSCA certificants interested in completing this course may contact the NSCA to inquire about CEU eligibility.

Massage Therapists

PRI is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. Provider number 451877-12. *Approval applies to select live courses only. This live course is approved. **Approval not valid for New York licensed massage therapists.

Other Healthcare and Fitness Professionals
PRI welcomes any licensed healthcare or certified fitness professional to attend our courses. You may be asked to submit your license to practice as a healthcare professional or qualified fitness or strength coach certification (though an organization that is recognized in the United States) to attend PRI courses. Students studying to become a healthcare or fitness professional at an accredited university are encouraged to enroll, and may be asked to provide enrollment status and program/degree information. If you have questions about whether you are eligible to complete PRI courses, please contact us. Attendees are responsible for following their state statutes regulating their professional practice. A certificate will be awarded to attendees upon completion of this course or any of the other PRI courses.

PRI reserves the right to cancel and refund a course attendee’s registration if any concerns arise regarding the course attendee’s qualifications as a healthcare or fitness professional, copyright infringement, or any other illegal activity involving PRI copyrighted materials. International attendees may be required to review and sign a Copyright and Intellectual Property Recognition and Disclosure Contract prior to receiving access to course materials.

• Love the staff, their convictions and their investment into learning and progressing themselves to advance the course attendees. | Live Stream, December 2023
• The teachers were all outstanding, loved the varied presentation styles. | Live Stream, December 2023
• I appreciate how PRI treats all body systems, not just neuro muscular, or musculoskeletal. This was so much more apparent in this Advanced course of how much these manual and nonmanual techniques positively affect so many systems in our bodies – autonomic, circulatory, digestive, etc. Since taking PRI courses and now this one, I feel that nothing is off the table when it comes to getting what my colleagues call “unusual diagnoses”. I now feel that there is always something that can be tried to impact the life of a fellow human being seeking my help. | Live Stream, December 2022
• This was a great course! I love how all of the primary courses lay the foundation for the integration. You get the whole picture.| Live Stream, December 2022
• I am so happy I finally found an institute that integrates the whole body system! No more tunnel vision learning for me. This course was definitely cortically stimulating, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Ron Hruska is definitely a great blessing in creating PRI! Thank you, Ron, the PRI staff, and the PRI speakers during this 4 day course. You all did an exceptional job; and are very knowledgeable of all the concepts. Great course. | Live Stream, December 2021
• Well organized and knowledgeable speakers. I would recommend to anyone. | Live Stream, December 2021
• The scoliosis section was outstanding! Also, thank you Ron for sharing your manay pearls and perspectives. Your clinical considerations are profound. | Lincoln, Nebraska December 2019
• I always looked at courses as a “waste of time” or “level 1 thinking”, but PRI is beyond “level 1 thinking”. It allows you to look at your athletes & clients as a whole and give them an opportunity to let go of their fear to reach their highest potential. I feel very blessed to have this opportunity and I look foward to getting certified as a PRT one day! | Lincoln, Nebraska December 2019
• Great course. This is my 2nd Advanced Integration course and it really helped me fill in some gaps of understanding and illuminate new gaps. Ron and the crew brought new life to similar material. So much more to learn. Love it! | Lincoln, Nebraska December 2019
• Thank you so much! It has been a pleasure to be here at the Institute for the first time and also to hear you speak in person, Ron. You have such an impressive combination of confidence and humility and I truly enjoyed participating in this course. | Lincoln, Nebraska December 2019
• I love the way this course ties everything together. When I come to these courses, I feel both challenged and energized to go back and apply what I’ve learned! | Lincoln, Nebraska December 2019
• Each time I come to this course, I come away with a wealth of information, new ways of looking at the body and working with the body. | Lincoln, Nebraska December 2018
• Best comprehensive presentation and application of finding and treatment involving human triplanar motion I have ever been to. | Lincoln, Nebraska December 2018
• Such an amazing course! I truly appreciate the genuine passion of all the speakers. The atmosphere promotes learning and neutrality. I plan to return frequently!!! | Lincoln, Nebraska December 2018
• I really enjoyed this course, the material continues to keep me interested to get better and understand more. Thank you! | Lincoln, Nebraska December 2017
• It has been a fantastic four days of relevant information. I enjoyed being in the new space and all of the changes compared to taking AI two years ago. Thank you for another great experience. It’s a gift to be “home”. | Lincoln, Nebraska December 2017
• This course was powerful! There was so many Ah-ha moments during the four days. I revisited concepts in a more integrated way and can now be a better clinician. | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2016
• This course truly tied everything together for me. I have a true appreciation of the necessity and power of integration. Love the different and new perspectives from the content, speakers and participants. | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2016
• Fantastic course that solidified and integrated all systems of the body in a cohesive manner. | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2015
• Excellent. Best dialogue with multiple speakers and course attendees that I have seen. So glad to get back to this course and plan on “revisiting” others ASAP. | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2015
• Great content, discussion and application of advanced PRI concepts. | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2015
• Awesome, Awesome, Awesome always reminds me the more I learn the more I realize I don’t know – always wanting more. This will enhance my patient outcomes by streamlining care – my understanding of why I’m doing what I’m doing in each exercise is so much better. | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2014
• I feel more confident explaining concepts to patients. I have a better understanding of whole chains from bottom to top and role of changing air into the thoracic chambers to improve activity and movement. | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2014
• Great course. It brought to light some areas of weakness in my P.O.C. progression and hierarchy. | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2011

• I feel like this course pulled PRI principles together for me. | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2011
• An ongoing journey of knowledge and understanding in this amazing science. Oh, what a ride… | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2011
• This course really helped me understand treatment planes and how to pull things together. | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2011
• I am a relative newbie having only started in April. I know I have a long way to go but this course really helped me integrate all I have learned so far. | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2011
• I really look forward to using this material to make my treatments a bit more specific. It reminds me that quality is more important than quantity. | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2009
• Every year the presentation reflects an evolving, expanding, deepening process which is being presented in more simple, more easily understood terms. | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2009
• You are an inspiration! I am sooo excited to be part of this “pioneer” way of understanding movement and becoming an integrated PT:) | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2005
• This course really was very beneficial in tying a lot of loose ends together. Truly an integration course. Thanks! | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2005
• There are extremely few courses / approaches that I feel are absolutely necessary for a PT’s education and professional growth as a clinician. Ron’s courses are an absolute must!!! Without question!!! The only other course that comes close to Ron’s that I got a lot out was that of Vladimir Janda – excellent company!! | Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2005