Enrollment Limit 42

Tuition: $2,395.00 (US Dollars)

Early Bird Tuition: $2,195.00 (US Dollars) if you register by December 9, 2023

$500 Veteran's Discount: Prior to registering, contact stwinstitute@stretchtowin.com with DD214 or veteran ID to obtain discount code. Applies only to living veterans who have served and does not apply to, nor include relatives of veterans.Thank you for your service!

• 1/4 Down Payment available until: December 8, 2023
• Remaining balances will be auto-charged on: December 9, 2023
• Full payment will be charged if registering on or after: December 9, 2023
• If you live in Canada or a foreign country please check your country's current currency exchange rate using an online currency converter BEFORE registering: https://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/

Contact Hours: 38

First Day Check In Time: 7:30am-8:00

Important Registration Instructions: The person attending (participant) must be the same person as the account holder.  A new participant needs to create their own account to register. Please do not register someone else under your account. Payments can be made using a card that does not belong to the account holder/participant if desired. Please contact us if you have any type of disability that will need any accommodation or if you have a registered ADA service animal.

Mandatory Prerequisites:

• Purchase and read the following two books prior to attending the workshop:
  Stretch to Win and Fascial Stretch Therapy
• If you lack knowledge of anatomy, we recommend this app: Complete Anatomy App: http://3d4med.com/ca-fst
• Review all given study guides.
• Pass an online Learning Module (open book quiz).
• Watch all videos - video link provided 28 days prior to the workshop.
• Students must also be able to read, write, speak and understand English.

Read this only if you have changed your career and/or do not currently have a scope of practice:

It is your responsibility to research the laws of your state and city regarding what professionals may engage in any sort of therapeutic touch. You must also research what liability insurance is required.

To remove risks of practicing FST without proper prerequisites noted previously, we highly suggest that you also research getting training in a profession that includes “assisted stretching” under their scope. We do not endorse any track of training but one example is personal training certification. We recommend that you get this training first before you register for our courses.

Travel: Travel expenses are not included in the tuition. Click here to download the AZ Travel Document.

Tuition includes:

• 5 days of hands-on instruction
• Illustrated Level 1 Manual
• 3 portable stabilizing table straps
• 2-year FSTA Membership
• 2-year FST certification (See our recertification page for details on keeping certificate current)

Early registration is encouraged. The waiting list will be available when a workshop sells out; however, no guarantee is made that a spot will become available.

Our students have earned additional income equal to the entire cost of the tuition in as little as 2 weeks after finishing this course when they have scheduled their clients for stretch-only appointments. You will have a complete system of skills to use and apply the day you return to work - guaranteed!

Cancellations: A written email notice must be received 30 days prior to the workshop start date with a brief explanation for the cancellation. After 30 days, refunds* will not be available. Please see our Cancellation/Refund Policy for more information.

*We refund you the US dollars that we received. The conversion rate for a refund is determined by your credit card company (usually the daily current exchange rate). This may be different than the currency conversion rate on the day you registered. Please check with your credit card company to determine what their policy is for Credits/Refunds from foreign country purchases.

Full Workshop Description:

You will learn the principles, theories, and evidenced-based science surrounding the subject of mobilizing and manipulating fascia through our assisted technique called Frederick Stretch Therapy® (also known as FST®). The most recent research and clinical findings on fascia will be included. Comparison and contrasts with other forms of manual and assisted therapy to stretch or manipulate fascia will also be discussed.

This 5-day workshop is 95% hands-on and the first half focuses on getting adept at evaluating the state of the neuromyofascia of the lower half of the body from the level of the T-12 vertebra down to the feet. This is accomplished by learning how to accurately sense the end-feel of connective tissue through tri-planar range of motion challenge tests to the torso, lumbo-pelvic-hip girdle, and extremities.

The second half of this workshop focuses on getting more adept at evaluating the state of the neuromyofascia of the upper half of the body from the level of the T-12 vertebra up to the head and upper extremities. This is accomplished by learning how to sense the end-feel of connective tissue through a tri-planar range of motion challenge tests to the torso, shoulder girdle, upper extremities, and spine.

After learning how to identify regions of fascial imbalance, you will learn how to conduct a complete assisted fascial stretch session on a massage table with stabilizing belts for healthy and fit clientele; as well as for those with symptoms of pain, tightness, and soreness due to neuromyofascial imbalances. Clients/patients most appropriate for this level of training will run the gamut from those that simply want to be more flexible in order to maintain an active lifestyle to those complaining of general or specific tightness or stiffness. Teenagers experiencing myofascial tightness and pain from the growth spurt will also be appropriate. All athletes will seek your services to help them improve sports performance and reduce training recovery time.

For physical therapists and other licensed health care practitioners, this level of training will enable you to successfully integrate FST into your practice as a preferred, very effective manual therapy technique to treat pain and mechanical dysfunction appropriate to your level of skill, training, and education. FST can also be used as a full cash pay service, to help shift your practice away from insurance and actually give you more quality time to help your patients achieve better outcomes. This is the prerequisite first level to get the expertise needed to progress to more advanced levels where diagnosis and treatment protocols specific to fascia are addressed.

Course content is not intended for use by participants outside the scope of their license or regulation.

Contact stwinstitute@stretchtowin.com for questions, or additional information.