Erik Dalton, Ph.D. earned his philosophy and clinical psychology degrees from the University of Oklahoma. An influential seminar by Dr. Ida Rolf in 1972 launched a passionate mind-body adventure which directed Dalton through a series of educational institutions including the Menninger Foundation, Mueller College of Holistic Studies, Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration® . In 1989, a serious neck injury motivated a self-healing inquiry into the neurologic relationship between muscles and joints…spinal biomechanical therapy. For the next ten years he interned with leading manipulative osteopaths. This prompted the incorporation of osteopathic principles into his Structural Integration practice and planted seeds for his Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques® . Erik Dalton serves as Executive Director of the Freedom From Pain Institute®, a school committed to the research and treatment of chronic pain conditions. Dr. Dalton shares his wide therapeutic background in massage, Rolfing® and osteopathy in his entertaining continuing education workshops, home study courses, books and videos. In addition to his busy teaching and writing endeavors, Erik has managed to maintain a 31-year manual therapy practice. Erik Dalton resides in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.