And so our December 'Focus on Fascia' continues! Last week in Ep.79 we were joined by highly esteemed Julian Baker of Functional Anatomy and Ana Barretxeguren of Evolve Movement Education.

This week we welcome to the show live from New York: Walt Fritz and Tania Velásquez.

Walt Fritz, our guest in Ep.32 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast back in January, has been teaching Massage, Occupational, and Physical Therapists for over two decades. Having trained and worked for some of the pioneers of Myofascial Release (MFR), Walt decided it was time to move the traditional MFR narrative from its historical roots into more modern and accepted narratives of neurological explanation. His 'Foundations in Manual Therapy Seminars' are helping therapists worldwide move beyond the traditionally teachings of fascia work.

Tania Velásquez is the founder of Pinpoint Education, an educational resource platform for massage professionals, manual therapists, and bodyworkers. She is also adjunct faculty at the Pacific College-NY campus where she teaches orthopedic/sports massage and kinesiology.

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Topics Discussed Include:

• Examples of what is still being taught to soft tissue therapists that is wither scientifically questionable or basically impossible.
• What would you say to therapists who are using fascial 'release' and seeing pain reductions in clients?
• Can we still use 'fascial techniques' or should we throw away all our soft tissue training?
• What doors are opened by moving away from structuralism, the idea we can affect just one tissue?
• How can therapists see what is erroneous info on the net and what is modern, updated?

Useful Links:

• Walt Fritz Workshops: Foundations in Manual Therapy Seminars
• Tania Velasquez: Pinpoint Education

A huge thanks to both Walt Fritz and Tania Velásquez for giving up their time to join us. Next week is the ast episode of 2021 and the conclusion to our December's 'Focus on Fascia'. Answering your questions will be special guests Liz Bayley, Ian Linane and the one & only David Poulter!
 

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