Ep. 136 - The Maitland’s Approach – Empathetic and patient-centered skilled manual therapy with Dr. Chris Showalter

"You cannot have full osteokinematic or physiological movement unless you have full arthrokinematic or accessory movement." Dr. Chris Showalter 

Our guest is Dr. Chris Showalter the Co-Owner and Clinical Director of MAPS, Program Director of the MAPS Orthopedic Manual Therapy Fellowship Program, Senior MAPS Course Instructor, and Senior Faculty Advisor. Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS), Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapists (FAAOMPT).

He was appointed Chair of the Accreditation Council on Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy Education (ACOMPTE) which sets the Standards and issues accreditation for U.S. Fellowship programs for the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapists (AAOMPT) in compliance with both US and International Standards per the International Federation of Orthopedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT). Chris has also served as the US Representative to IFOMPT (2000-2009), and on the RIG Development Task Force (2015-2020)

Since 1990 Chris has been teaching skilled orthopedic manual therapy through MAPS in the USA and internationally including: Brazil, Canada, China, India, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Taiwan, and the UK. He has authored 28 Peer-reviewed papers, 2 Textbook Chapters, and 70 Research Commentaries and has been an invited Keynote Speaker for many US and International physical therapy professional conferences. His clinical interests include: Clinical Reasoning, Cervicogenic Headaches, and Bio-Psycho-Social effects of manual therapy.

📚You will learn about:

• Dr. Chris Showalter's story and career

• Chris’ experiences with Geoff Maitland

• The Principles of the Maitland Approach

• Maitland’s assessment and treatment

• Mobilization vs manipulation

• The similarities and differences between MDT, Mulligan and Maitland

🔎 Chris's resources of information:⁠⁠

MAPS courses: https://ozpt.com/registration/

Research Commentary: https://ozpt.com/research-commentary/

📲 Chris’s contact information:

Bio: https://ozpt.com/about/influential-clinicians/chris-showalter/

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