ABOUT US / Malcolm Fraser MCSP, PT

Malcolm Fraser MCSP, PT is an accomplished therapist with extraordinary skills in manual therapy. He studied physical therapy in Bath, UK, and became interested in the issues of health and wellbeing through martial arts training. He later trained in T’ai Chi and Chi Kung. Malcolm got involved in the issues of workplace health, stress and life purpose through working with a business training company in London. After 5 years in Australia, he came to Chicago where he continues classes in advanced Physical Therapy.

“IMT (Integrative Manual Therapy) is important to me because how consciousness works with the brain and the body is at the heart of our work. Biology and biochemistry are validating how healing occurs. The palpation skills of IMT brings facilitating that to a much higher level, while respecting the body’s wisdom in how it produces the symptoms, and how it wants to heal them. The same applies with Focusing, a technique to release tension, when there are stress issues involved.”

Physical Therapy, specializing in:

CranioSacral Therapy and Integrative Manual Therapy to release restriction in connective tissue, so the physiology can work to heal the body
Total Motion Release exercises to empower the client in their own treatment and specifically to release restriction in connective tissue throughout the body, done so as to minimize the discomfort of therapy
SoleSupports custom orthotics to improve the joint mechanics of the feet, ankles, legs and spine, and to improve posture and patterns of walking

What are some benefits/results people see:

Decreased pain, stiffness, muscle tightness and tension, headaches and other physical symptoms.
Improved posture, movement, coordination, improved brain function and mood.
Improved connection to your own healing blueprint and purpose in life.

Describe a typical session and how someone might prepare for it:

The initial evaluation is fairly typical for physical therapy – hearing the person’s history, including minor injuries, evaluating range and quality of movement and strength, diagnostic special testing, posture and gait evaluation. I discuss the treatment options with the client. For ongoing treatment sessions, especially manual therapy – just wear comfortable clothes, relax and enjoy!

What makes you different/good at what you do:

Years of continuing education and personal growth in meditation, Ch’i Kung and manual therapy: even more than working with subtle energies, is the ability to stay present, in an unconditioned awareness, and to palpate and listen to how the client’s body wants to heal.

Describe your education/training:

Bachelor of Arts in English Queen Mary College, London University
1971-1974
Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Bath School of Physiotherapy
Great Britain, 09/1977-08/1980

Continuing Education:

Functional Capacity Evaluation, September 1994
Job Site Analysis, March 1996
ARCON Functional Capacity and NADEP, Sept 1996
University of Michigan Ergonomics, May 1998
Injury Management and Prevention Program, Nov 1999
The Bottom Block – Foot Orthotics, July 2006
Total Motion Release 1 & 2, June 2007 & Sept 2007
Holographic Memory Resolution 1, 2, and 3, Apr 2003, Jan 2004, & Oct 2006
Reconnective Healing, Levels, 1and 2, May 2004, Level 3 Dec 2006
Focusing Level 1, 2, 3 and 4, Nov 2006 - Oct 2007
Healing Power of Unconditional Presence, Aug 2007
College of Homoeopathy, Sept 1980-June 1984
CranioSacral Therapy Levels 1, 2 & 3 Nov 1999, Mar 2000 and Nov 2000
Mechanical Link 1, 2 & 3, May 2002, Jan 2003 and Nov 2003
Facial Regulators, March 2002
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy – Bridging Course, March 2008

Center IMT Courses:

Myofacial Mapping, May 2002
Advanced Biomechanics for Pelvis, Sacrum and Spine, March 2003
The Spine, Aug 2005; Mobility Templates for Spine Biomechanics, Dec 2005
Lymph Nodes and Vessels, April 2004
Cranial Therapy Series 2, 3 and 4, June, Oct and Dec 2004
Cardiac Rehab 1 and 2, Jan and April 2005; Heart, Nov 2006
Neural Tissue Tension, Feb 2005
Myofacial Release, June 2005; Facial Strands, Aug 2005; Advanced
Strain Counter-Strain, Oct 2005
Pediatric Assessment, Sept 2005, Women’s Health Issues, Oct 2005
Advanced Clinical Treatment for Pelvis, Sacrum and Spine, Mar 2006
Ribs, June 2006; Respiratory Rehabilitation, June 2006
The Ear and Vestibular Mechanism, July 2006; Postural Reflexes, July, 2006
Manual Pattern Recognition 1,2 & 3, July 2006, Dec 2006, & Jan 2007
Small Intestine, Aug 2006; Exudate, Aug 2006; IBS, Dec 2006
The Hand, Aug 2006
Anger Management & Codependency, Nov 2006; Biologic Solution To Consciousness, April 2007; Integrative Diagnostics and Psycho synthesis, Sept 2007
The Eye, Feb 2007
Bone Structure & Function, June 2007; Toe Walking, Oct 2007

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