MT-1: Essential Peripheral Seminar Skills Check Lab (Nov 07 - 08, 2026)

MT-1: Essential Peripheral Seminar Skills Check Lab is organized by Maitland-Australian Physiotherapy Seminars (MAPS) and will be held from Nov 07 - 08, 2026 in Garden City, New York, United States of America.

Description:
MT-1 Skills Check Lab

This 100% hands-on laboratory course is recommended for those looking to perfect the manual therapy skills learned in MT-1: REMOTE LIVE or for those who took MT-1: Essential Peripheral Seminar years ago. Participants will be able practice and refine the psychomotor manual therapy skills taught in MT-1 or MT-1 – REMOTE LIVE under the tutelage of the instructor. Detailed expert instructor feedback given directly to each participant throughout the course. “LIVE” patient assessments and treatments are presented where permitted. Regions extensively covered include: Shoulder (Gleno/Humeral, Scapulo/Thoracic, and A/C, S/C Clavicular articulations), Elbow, Wrist, Hand, and Fingers. In the lower limb the Hip, Knee Complex, the Ankle-Foot-Toes complex, and NAD-Neurodynamic assessment. For those who have taken the Remote Live version of MT-1, this course is REQUIRED in order to attend the more advanced MAPS courses (MT-4: Intermediate Spinal Seminar) or to become a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT).

• The Skills Check Lab weekend hones hands-on manual therapy skills for MT-1. This laboratory is combined with the full lab component of MT-1: Essential Peripheral Seminar.
• MT-1 Skills Check Lab Pre-requisites: MT-1: Essential Peripheral – REMOTE LIVE or MT-1: Essential Peripheral Seminar.

Course Objectives:

• Accurately differentiate between normal and abnormal resistance to passive peripheral movement using accessory & physiological examination techniques. Demonstrate at least one example. PTAs, ATs, OTs, COTAs are limited to using physiological movement examination techniques only, and may not use accessory techniques.
• Discriminate between four different grades of passive movement to manage peripheral pathology (Grades I, II, III, and IV as per Maitland). PTAs, ATs, OTs, COTAs may observe all four grades, but are prohibited from performing Grades III and IV.
• Accurately apply at least two examples of Maitland’s four grades of passive movement to a participant-selected peripheral region. PTAs, ATs, OTs, COTAs are limited to Grades I & II. 
• Summarize Maitland’s clinical reasoning model, including eight clinical hypothesis categories per M. Jones and D. Rivett.
• Apply evidence-based clinical reasoning in the orthopedic manual therapy management of a patient with peripheral pathology. Learner will demonstrate at least once.
• Synthesize principles of treating pain and stiffness as per Maitland and other manual P.T.s. Participant will orally defend at least one example.
• Accurately defend the most effective orthopedic manual therapy management of a patient with a peripheral disorder based upon clinical assessment and clinical reasoning, rather than theoretical prot Learner will demonstrate at least once.
• Integrate clinical reasoning skills to recognize movement anomalies in one selected common peripheral orthopedic condition.
• Integrate evaluation skills in differential assessment and diagnosis of one selected common peripheral orthopedic condition. Objective applies to PTs, DCs, MDs and DOs only.
• Demonstrate the ability to quickly and effectively manage peripheral orthopedic conditions using at least one known manual therapy technique.
• Accurately defend at least one modified or newly created effective manual therapy technique for the management of peripheral orthopedic conditions. Participant will demonstrate their modified or newly developed technique at least once.