DFR Therapy

Pre and post HRUS after 20 minutes of DFR Therapy of chronic upper trapezius

Dr. Paul Mettler and Dr. Brad Fullerton use HRUS to do a demo at DFR Workshop hosted by Stretch to Win and FST. Movement of the CT fibers in the dermis and myofascia are clearly seen.

I recently shared this video with Tim Daly. I received this text from him 23 years after going through 4 major neck surgeries. “I can’t think of anyone who could have got me through 4 neck surgeries. You saved me!”
The reason for his post surgical residual MSK pain and stiffness was densification (adhesion/scar) of the dermis and fascia in his neck, upper thoracic spine and shoulder. Rapidly restoring health to the dermis and fascia immediately allows him to regain lost movement critical to neck extension and cervical rotation. It is amazing to observe how the expression on his face changes with one month of DFR Therapy.

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Dave gave me permission to post this video after 25 years. He was 3 years post-op tarsal tunnel surgery. He continued to have pain, tingling, aching, tightness, weakness, muscle knotting in his calf and foot post surgery. Post DFR Therapy he recovers his muscle flexibility and performance function and pain symptoms are alleviated. The skin and fascia densifications can be precisely, manually, non-traumatically manipulated through the perpendicular fibroelastic reticular cutis connection to influence rapid restoration of fluid dynamics and structural reorganization of the ECM in the dermis and fascia layers below. This often results in a profound improvement in pain symptoms and functional movement in a wide range of MSK and neuro-musculoskeletal conditions with long lasting results.

RESULTS were FAST and LAST!
EXPLORE|DISCOVER|RESTORE
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Nerve conduction studies were positive for ulnar neuropathy for this patient. DFR Therapy targeted to ulnar nerve pathway entrapments after 8 sessions reverses her objective claw hand and functional weakness.

RESULTS were FAST and LAST!
EXPLORE|DISCOVER|RESTORE
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We get into physical therapy and occupational therapy to help make patients smile and happy for life. This is a video of an 11 year old child with cerebral palsy. He was having severe neck pain due to his lateral torticollis, difficulty swallowing, and walking. He had been in many years of physical rehabilitation prior to receiving DFR Therapy. See the joy of the mother and her son.

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RESULTS were FAST and LAST!!
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Today we’re asking Dr. Jeff Schroder, about his experience with DFR:

Q: Jeff, you’ve been using the DFR technique for over twenty years. What makes DFR such a useful tool?

A: “For me, and somewhat surprisingly, as I am a clinician who appreciates change, the DFR method has withstood the test of time. Simply put, it has proven itself clinically, and in more recent years, it has proven itself again through the application of biological and anatomical research and imaging advances. In other words, research of the skin, fascia and soft tissues have affirmed what we have known to be true for over 20 years. More importantly, the ability to use this technique on any part of the body for virtually any type of diagnosis has given me an advantage of treatment confidence and the patients an advantage of trust. “

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Doctor of Physical Therapy, Jeff Schroder has twenty one years of experience and incorporates DFR Therapy into many of his treatment plans. Dr. Schroder says, “Many patients get referred to me directly for injuries that they get lifting in the gym, performing rigorous workouts or high-level Olympic lifting. The DFR specifically addresses these target tissues to help restore them back to a healthy state. Once the tissues can function at an optimal level, exercises designed to improve form and technique as well as those aimed at creating symmetry and balance are significantly more effective. The combination of DFR and a well thought out exercise and movement treatment plan will help these athletes get back to what they love much more quickly and you have won over a very satisfied patient."



EXPLORE|DISCOVER|RESTORE

RESULTS were FAST and LAST!!

How can you learn more about this manual therapy? The best way to access the DFR Therapy online course is to go to DFRTherapy.com and register your name. Then go to enroll to enter your info for the DFR Therapy online course. It is a seven module comprehensive course including History of DFR, Does Healthy Fascia Matter?, Does Health Skin Matter?, DFR Clinical Research, DFR's Head to Toe (90 actual patient videos), Comparative Manual Therapies and Is There a Need for DFR? The hands-on course is being taught by Dr. Jeff Schroder (20 years DFR) and Dr. Paul Mettler (30 years DFR) in Chicago. You must complete and pass the online course before enrolling in the hands-on clinical. DFR Therapy looks deceptively simple. Successful assessment and application of DFR Therapy for long term results is a challenging manual skill. Thank you so much for your interest and comments. DFRTherapy.com

We get into physical therapy and occupational therapy to help make patients smile and happy for life. This is a video of a lady diagnosed with a chronic 4 yr. whiplash who was previously unresponsive to multiple pain management and rehab attempts. Another clinical example of how dermal-fascial densifications impact MSK function and pain.

We get into physical therapy and occupational therapy to help make patients smile and happy for life. This is a video of a lady diagnosed with CRPS who was previously unresponsive to multiple pain management and rehab attempts.

RESULTS were FAST and LAST!!
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What can DFR Therapy do to improve flexibility, pain and muscle function of a young swimming and basketball athlete with a shoulder dislocation and torn rotator cuff? This is a video of a 6 month post arthroscopic shoulder repair of torn rotator cuff and shoulder dislocation who was previously unresponsive to rehab attempts.

RESULTS were FAST and LAST!!
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What can DFR Therapy do to improve flexibility, pain and muscle function of a total knee patient? This is a video of a 9 month post-op total knee replacement patient who was previously unresponsive to PT.

RESULTS were FAST and LAST!!
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What can DFR Therapy do to improve flexibility, pain and muscle function of a total hip patient? This is a video of a 7 week total hip replacement patient who was previously unresponsive to PT.

RESULTS were FAST and LAST!!
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What can DFR Therapy do to improve flexibility and pain 5 years after severe hamstring injury? This patient is a taekwondo athlete with chronic hamstring spasm, pain and limited functional flexibility. Previous DFR Therapy posts provide clinical evidence to support the need to precisely EXPLORE sliding and gliding of multilayered soft tissues (superficial to deep) to DISCOVER dermal-fascial densifications and manually precisely RESTORE health to these layered CT without trauma to promote rapid long term improvements in functional muscle performance and recovery. Will this method work for chronic MSK athletes with extremely limited flexibility, spasm and pain?

RESULTS were FAST and LAST!!

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For Dr. Mettler’s latest clinical research click this link. https://dfrtherapy.com/dfr-training-hub

What can DFR Therapy do to improve flexibility and pain? This patient is a former Wimbledon ladies doubles champion who had rotator cuff surgery.
Previous DFR Therapy posts provide clinical evidence to support the need to precisely EXPLORE sliding and gliding of multilayered soft tissues (superficial to deep) to DISCOVER dermal-fascial densifications and manually precisely RESTORE health to these layered CT without trauma to promote rapid long term improvements in functional muscle performance and recovery. Will this method work for chronic MSK athletes with extremely limited flexibility and pain?

RESULTS were FAST and LAST!!
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For Dr. Mettler’s latest clinical research click this link. https://dfrtherapy.com/dfr-training-hub

What can DFR Therapy do to improve flexibility and pain? This patient is an ultramarathon runner with chronic ITB tightness and pain. Previous DFR Therapy posts provide clinical evidence to support the need to precisely EXPLORE sliding and gliding of multilayered soft tissues (superficial to deep) to DISCOVER dermal-fascial densifications and manually precisely RESTORE health to these layered CT without trauma to promote rapid long term improvements in functional muscle performance and recovery. Will this method work for chronic MSK athletes with extremely limited flexibility?

RESULTS were FAST and LAST!!
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For Dr. Mettler’s latest clinical research click this link. https://dfrtherapy.com/dfr-training-hub

This patient had tongue cancer radiation and chemotherapy treatment with lymph node removal. Previous DFR Therapy posts provide clinical evidence to support the need to precisely EXPLORE sliding and gliding of multilayered soft tissues (superficial to deep) to DISCOVER dermal-fascial densifications and manually precisely RESTORE health to these layered CT without trauma to promote rapid long term improvements in functional muscle performance and recovery. Will this method work for subacute and chronic scar tissue MSK pain patients?

RESULTS were FAST and LAST!!
DFRTherapy.com.
For Dr. Mettler’s latest clinical research click this link. https://dfrtherapy.com/dfr-training-hub