I had the opportunity to attend a Gary Gray “live function” in Warwick, RI this weekend with Dr. Michael Peterson. Dr. Peterson has been working with Gary Gray for six years on ways to improve the soft tissue treatments that Dr. Peterson is known for. It was my first Gary Gray seminar, although I have been doing his stretches and exercises for years. The seminar was conducted by Gray Institute faculty member Lenny Parracino of AIM sports medicine in Hermosa Beach, CA. Needless to say, Dr. Peterson and I were the only two representing chiropractic as Gary Gray primarily appeals to physical therapist. Lenny lectured us on an introduction to functional analysis and assessment as well as a days focus on the hip. Gary Gray is famous for introducing “Tri-planar” stretches and exercises to the physical therapy world. This seminar focused on assessment of patient hip pain and weakness with 3-dimensional tests and exercises to treat. It’s a different way of thinking for me since we tend to focus on one plane in our profession. I can tell you one thing for sure, my rear is pretty sore after just a few minutes of these exercises. I intend to do them every day for the next month and see if they’ll take care of some of the low back stiffness I’ve felt the last couple of years. The city of Warwick, RI was a nice town right on the oceanfront just 15 minutes south of Providence. One of the PT’s at the seminar said you could drive across the entire state in 45 minutes. I had a head cold most of the trip so I was unable to get out and take photos of some of the lighthouses I’d heard of. We did however stay at the NYLO hotel, which I understand is short for “New York Loft.” This hotel chain is designed like a New York loft and puts an emphasis on “going green.” What this meant to us was no water pressure and sheets and towels that didn’t get washed. The fact that this hotel was built out of an old abandoned warehouse made things way more interesting. The hotel sported a restaurant and night club which is famous for their “spicy chocolate steak.” I was a bit skeptical, but WOW was it good! The flight home was even more interesting as I flew home in a puddle-jumper plane that a 5′8 tall person would whack their head on the ceiling. To make things even more interesting, a young girl collapsed right in front of me and dragged the flight attendant to the floor with her. Fortunately their was a doctor sitting next to me that sprang into action and saved the day. The girl ended up being ok and we all left the airplane relieved that we didn’t have to land prematurely on some remote highway near a hospital in the sticks. All and all it was a great trip and I learned quite a few concepts that I’m still trying to get straight in my head. Here are a few pics of the weekend as well as a video clip from the seminar. I hope you guys enjoy this week filled with warmer weather and thunderstorms in the midwest! -Barnezy-
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