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. He emphasizes patient input as a critical driver, balancing clinical expertise and knowledge with patient-driven feedback as core aspects of his approach.

Walt presents his workshops internationally through his Foundations in Manual Therapy Seminars and maintains a physical therapy practice in Upstate, NY. You will find Walt in print with Manual Therapy in Voice and Swallowing: A Person-Centered Approach (Compton Publishing, LTD), is a contributing author for The Oxford Handbook of Voice Pedagogy (Oxford University Press, release date in late 2024) and The Vocal Athlete, Third Edition (Plural Publishing), and wrote, The mechanism of action for laryngeal manual therapies: the need for an update (Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery, 32(3), 151–155).