Touch and touch-based cueing: Where does the vocal coach/teacher fit? In an effort to mine some data, I recently posted a set of questions on several Facebook groups. My post went: “An education, please. How do professionals here see the role of touch cueing in their work? For instance, is touching a student to encourage… Continue Reading
Retrolaryngeal manual therapy for voice and swallowing-related issues
We record a good amount of video at each live Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders class, including myself, training the clinicians who act as teaching assistants. When I mention the apparent asymmetry of her anterior transverse processes, notice the variation in the SCM landscape. Is asymmetry a problem, the “cause,” or is… Continue Reading
The Thinking Practitioner Podcast Interview, with Whitney Lowe
The Thinking Practitioner Podcast Interview, with Whitney Lowe I was honored to be a guest on The Thinking Practitioner Podcast with Whitney Lowe. Whitney and I met many years ago when we were both presenting at a conference in Winnipeg, Canada, and I’ve followed his work since then. Our talk centered around one of my… Continue Reading
New Links
New Links Click on the above image to download the paper. Continue Reading
Palpation: An Art of Not Knowing
Palpation: An Art of Not Knowing Learning palpation, to feel what we need to feel in order to intervene, is a source of frustration for newcomers to the manual therapy field. As I teach my Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders course to SLP and others, many of who’ve yet to be exposed… Continue Reading
Treatment by Walt Fritz, PT
Receive expert intervention from the person who teaches others Walt Fritz, PT, has been in private practice for over two decades and has been educating health professionals through person-centered manual therapy intervention since 2007. More recently, he has taught this work to speech-language pathologists and voice professionals to aid them in their interventions with patients… Continue Reading
Bringing new models into manual therapy for voice
Bringing new models into manual therapy for voice Stephen King and I got together again to discuss the evidence for variations in manual therapy models with voice careened to promote my March 2023 classes in London. In addition to my two-day Voice and Swallowing Disorders course (6-7 March), he and I will be joining together… Continue Reading
Foundations in Manual Therapy Whole Body Online Course
Foundations in Manual Therapy Whole Body Online Course The Course Course DescriptionA comprehensive foundational course for implementing manual therapy from the context of the massage therapist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, and others with similar interests. This course teaches a slow, sustained style of manual therapy from a shared decision-making perspective. Head-to-toe issues and perspectives are… Continue Reading
Foundations in Manual Therapy: Advanced Voice and Swallowing Disorders Online Course
Foundations in Manual Therapy: Advanced Voice and Swallowing Disorders Online Course The Course ABIQ 2015. ASHA Course Description: A foundational course for implementing manual therapy for postural and body alignment concerns as part of the treatment plan for voice, swallowing, and related disorders, including hands-on training for specific interventions. The approach is presented from a… Continue Reading
Foundations in Manual Therapy: Balancing the Body Online Course
Foundations in Manual Therapy: Balancing the Body Online Course The Course ABIQ 2014. ASHA Course Description: A foundational course for implementing manual therapy for postural and body alignment concerns as part of the treatment plan for voice, swallowing, and related disorders, utilizing a hands-on and movement-based approach for specific interventions. The approach is presented from… Continue Reading
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Manual therapy safety in the head and neck: A person-centered guide
Manual therapy safety in the head and neck: A person-centered guide The December 2022 issue of the Massage New Zealand publication contained a feature article I was asked to write. The topic of safety when working in the head and neck field can take many forms, including strict medical concerns. I wrote a broader article… Continue Reading
Manual Therapy vs. Touch-Based Cueing. Can touch be non-denominational?
Might touch-based cueing be more similar to manual therapy/massage touch than many believe?
Thirty-seven years of a physical therapy career has taught me much but left me confused about just as much. I’ve learned the value of movement, be it presented as strengthening for the remediation of problems or a more generic movement for those same outcomes. I’ve seen the importance of balance, though now I shy away from seeing the solving of issues being dependent on achieving perfect balance. And I’ve seen touch help move people through their dysfunctions, though I no longer worship one form of touch as I once did. Continue Reading
New Book: Manual Therapy for Voice and Swallowing: A Person-Centered Approach, by Walt Fritz, PT
I recently had a paper published in Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery titled, “The mechanism of action for laryngeal manual therapies: the need for an update.” The article may be found at this link. Fritz, Walt. The mechanism of action for laryngeal manual therapies: the need for an update. Current Opinion… Continue Reading
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papers relevant to our shared fields for you to consider and will begin a series of treatment videos that are annotated to point out specifics of this approach and manual therapy as it applies to the SLP, PT, MT, OT, Orofacial, and other communities. Continue Reading
Manual Therapy for Voice Disorders: Moving the Explanation Forward
As a participant at the 2021 PAVA (Pan-American Vocology Association), below is a research poster I was asked to present. Manual therapy is an effective intervention for the treatment of voice disorders. However, the underlying narrative needs to catch up. You may download the poster here. Continue Reading
