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Peter Lelean's Migratory Fascia Syndrome

I am having the pleasure of Peter spending a few days with me in Rochester, NY. He's teaching me some fascinating information that he has uncovered over the past ten years and hoping to begin to spread on to a larger audience. Peter hails from Australia and is a frequent contributor here.

The strength of this work, as I see it thus far, is to open up the posterior lumbosacral region utilizing some unique concepts. There is adaptability in technique that can be used, as Peter's methods are quite different than my myofascial release skill. But the modality utilized is less important than the concept of a newly discovered ligament that gets pulled over the top of the posterior and lateral iliac crest as a result of excessive posterior fascial tightness. Remediation is really quite simple, once the basics are laid down.

Peter has been ever so gracious to take the time to come to teach this work to me and I am hoping to begin spreading this work to others in the States. I am hoping to introduce it in March, 2011, at my Advanced Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminar in Tucson, AZ.

Peter, do you have anything to add at this point?

You can read an abstract of this work here.

Walt Fritz, PT
www.FoundationsinMFR.com

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Permalink Reply by Peter Lelean on December 1, 2010 at 4:10am

Walt, good luck with the expanded workshop schedule. Attendees will be in for a rare treat . . . this the beginning of a sea-change in bodywork based on a new discovery about fascial behaviour and of course Lelean's ligament. Love to be there to see the outcomes! I guess it won't be long before your work there attracts considerable attention. Given that so many musculoskeletal conditions are dependent on pelvic stability and accurate alignment, practitioners involved in joint manips and fascial work now need to reassess what is required for "gold standard" treatment in their particular fields. The biomechanical relationship of sacral and cervical structures, for example, now needs to be considered as dependent in turn on the correct positioning of fascia over a properly aligned lumbopelvic structure. Speaking of sea-changes, sailors among us will recognise that attempting to adjust rigging tension by pressing (lightly?) on the mast cap attachments is probably open for improvement. Let's open our minds now to the real prospect of a revolution in bodywork. Looking forward to buzz from Texas in the New Year. Peace to all
Peter L

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Permalink Reply by Rajam K Roose on February 11, 2011 at 10:42am

Walt, you and Lelean may enjoy connecting with Tom Meyers about the ligament you are calling "Lelean's ligament". Tom mentioned that he has been aware of that ligament for years and you all may have invaluable information to share and build upon there.

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Permalink Reply by Walt Fritz, PT on February 11, 2011 at 2:53pm

Rajam,

I would love to speak with Tom about this. Might you private message me his email address?

Regards,

Walt

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Permalink Reply by Rajam K Roose on February 11, 2011 at 9:29pm

Walt, I don't know his personal email address, I usually contact him through Facebook. I took one of his classes and periodically ask him questions. When I read your article about Leleans ligament, I was curious about his thoughts since he does a lot of dissection and studies of the anatomy. He replied that he's been aware of it for some time, which is why I though you might want to get together with your thoughts about it. Hopefully you'll remember to come back and share more with us!

You can probably find an email for him through www.anatomytrains.com

Warmly,

Rajam

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hinkle on February 11, 2011 at 9:42pm

Hi Walt,

Would love for either of you to present your findings at the Research Conference July 13-15, 2011 at the World Massage Festival. Let me know.

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Permalink Reply by Peter Lelean on February 12, 2011 at 4:20pm

Greetings all. Good to see more interest happening. In 2007 at the Boston Congress Tom was kind enough to spend a few minutes watching a video of manips for the ligament in question. Its probable that he was already aware of fascial anomalies in that area, but possibly otherwise engrossed in his area of interest i.e. functionaries in the anatomy trains idea. Where would we be now without that wonderful body of work?

In my practice in Melbourne Australia, sometimes clients come in that have, many years ago, been treated by urban legend Billy Mitchell. I believe he was a football trainer/fixer for a major club. On nominated days people would line up for treatment, which often consisted merely of a couple of pushes in the lower back. The client would then drop a few coins in the tin and leave. Was he correcting a rotation? was it a soft tissue manip? I think Billy may have found one aspect of the ligament now getting our attention. To my knowledge Billy didn't leave any writings or treatment records. Nevertheless, his legacy is a shining one, putting focussed manipulative wizardry and honed palpation skills within reach of those in need. I salute him. Perhaps members will know of other "urban legends" who have contributed to the soft tissue pantheon in similar ways.

Rajam K Roose said:

Walt, I don't know his personal email address, I usually contact him through Facebook. I took one of his classes and periodically ask him questions. When I read your article about Leleans ligament, I was curious about his thoughts since he does a lot of dissection and studies of the anatomy. He replied that he's been aware of it for some time, which is why I though you might want to get together with your thoughts about it. Hopefully you'll remember to come back and share more with us!

You can probably find an email for him through www.anatomytrains.com

Warmly,

Rajam