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MA Voice Pedagogy student Walt Fritz to be published in otolaryngology journal

Monday 26th February 2024

We are very proud to report that current MA Voice Pedagogy student Walt Fritz has recently had an article accepted for publication in the bimonthly journal Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins – LWW).

Walt’s article is titled ‘The mechanism of action for laryngeal manual therapies: The need for an update’ and will be published in an upcoming issue.

Congratulations, Walt!

Walt Fritz

Walt Fritz, PT, has evolved traditionally taught tissue-based approaches into a unique interpretation of manual therapy. This approach advances views of causation and impact from historical tissue-specific models into a multifactorial narrative, leaning heavily on biopsychosocial influences.


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