Events
TRANSFORM TOURETTE!
A one-day transformational seminar for individuals with Tourette’s Syndrome (TS).
What: TRANSFORM TOURETTE! is designed to give individuals with TS a non-medicinal approach to thinking about, living with, and treating their TS. The seminar will demonstrate how new understanding of jaw and cranial dysfunctions, along with certain nutritional, exercise, and therapeutic changes, can significantly influence the symptoms of TS. The goal of this seminar is to initiate a paradigm shift in how TS is viewed & managed.
When: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 10am—5pm
Where: Embassy Suites, Convention Center, 900 10th Street NW, Washington, DC Tel: (202) 842-0496 (sleeping rooms may be reserved for Friday or Saturday night at $129/night when this event is mentioned)
Cost: FREE! Donations will be accepted to defer event costs. If unable to donate, please do not let this prevent you from attending this groundbreaking event!
RSVP: We can accommodate a maximum of 30 TS attendees (+2 guests per attendee). We request an RSVP no later than January 6, 2010 for a space to be held for you and your guests. Kindly RSVP to Phil Tavolacci at 703-328-7992 or phil@tavototalhealth.com.
Age of TS Attendees: 5 years old (with parents) and up are highly encouraged to attend. Parents, significant others, family members, & healthcare practitioners are all welcome guests!
Biography of Presenters
As a child with TS, Frank’s constant nagging symptoms left him feeling helpless, isolated, & depressed. When medications didn’t seem to be working, Frank, at 15 years of age, embarked on a fitness/exercise regime that resulted in a marked reduction in his TS symptoms. He developed a core belief that healing CAN be brought to the human body by natural means. Later, Frank took himself on a nutrition-based journey to further transform & alleviate his TS. Frank is living proof that tailored nutrition plus an appropriate fitness program can truly transform TS! He resides in Los Angeles, CA, where he is extremely busy as a Holistic Life Coach, Personal Fitness Trainer, Health Food Entrepreneur, Model, Actor, and Health Educator. Frank travels nationwide sharing his story and offering advice and wisdom. Frank is thrilled to be presenting at TRANSFORM TOURETTE!
BRENDAN C. STACK, DDS, MS
Dr. Stack is a Georgetown University graduate who has limited his practice to orthodontics, Craniofacial pain, & TMJ (“jaw”) disorders for the past 40 years. He is the Tuft’s University 2003 recipient of the “Lifetime Achievement Award”. Dr. Stack has successfully treated a significant number of individuals with TS. He has found that all the TS patients he has treated have had Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) dysfunctions. Once simple realignment is achieved, via a properly constructed intra-oral appliance, the motor and vocal tics profoundly and instantaneously decrease or stop! It is Dr. Stack’s hypothesis that TS could primarily be a result of TMJ dysfunction. For powerful examples of the TMJ’’s effect on the entire body, please visit www.TMJStack.com (view the varied videos of Non-TS patients) AND go to www.YouTube.com and type in the search field “Doctor Stack Tourette Syndrome”. Patients travel from across the country and around the world to see Dr. Stack and we are so happy to have him co-presenting at TRANSFORM TOURETTE!
PHIL J TAVOLACCI, MSPT
Phil is a physical therapist and the owner of TAVO Total Health in Chevy Chase, MD. Phil has had a lifelong interest in Tourette’s Syndrome, as his only sibling had a severe case of TS as a child and young adult. Phil is an advanced Myofascial Release (MFR) therapist and although he treats all injuries & ailments in his practice, he specializes in complex/chronic pain and “atypical” physical presentations. Ever since Phil embarked on his training in MFR (a manual therapy approach), he intuitively knew that individuals with TS would benefit tremendously from the treatment modality. Phil feels very strongly that individuals with TS who learn MFR principles for self-treatment & find a skilled practitioner in their area will significantly reduce their TS symptoms. Phil has brought together a group of knowledgeable and highly skilled MFR practitioners to be a part of TRANSFORM TOURETTE! Please take a moment to visit www.myofascialrelease.com to learn more about this whole-body treatment form. Phil and the other MFR therapists are eager to teach those participating at TRANSFORM TOURETTE! how MFR can be a relevant piece of the puzzle in dealing with TS.