MT-2: Essential Spinal Seminar Skills Check Lab (Oct 03 - 04, 2026)

MT-2: Essential Spinal Seminar Skills Check Lab is organized by Maitland-Australian Physiotherapy Seminars (MAPS) and will be held from Oct 03 - 04, 2026 in Woodbury, New York, United States of America.

Description:
A two-day live (in-person) 100% hands-on laboratory focusing on the application of effective assessment and treatment techniques of neuro-musculoskeletal disorders of the Spine using the Maitland-Australian Approach to Orthopedic Manual Therapy. Review, refine, apply and practice the techniques learned in MT-2 – REMOTE LIVE or MT-2: Essential Spinal Seminar. Psychomotor skills are supervised and refined through detailed expert instructor laboratory feedback given directly to each participant throughout the course. “LIVE” patient assessments and treatments are presented where permitted.

MT-2: Essential SPINAL Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course the participant will be able to:

• Accurately differentiate between normal and abnormal resistance to passive spinal 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 five different grades of passive movement to manage spinal pathology (Grades I, II, III, IV, and V as per Maitland). PTAs, ATs, OTs, COTAs may observe all five grades, but are prohibited from performing Grades III, IV and V.
• Accurately apply at least two examples of Maitland’s five grades of passive movement to a participant-selected spinal 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 spinal pathology. Learner will demonstrate at least once.
• Synthesize principles of treating pain and stiffness as per Maitland and other manual P.T.s. Learner will orally defend at least one example.
• Accurately defend the most effective orthopedic manual therapy management of a patient with a spinal disorder based upon clinical assessment and clinical reasoning, rather than theoretical protocols. Learner will demonstrate at least once.
• Integrate clinical reasoning skills to recognize movement anomalies in one selected common spinal orthopedic condition.
• Integrate evaluation skills in differential assessment and diagnosis of one selected common spinal orthopedic condition. Objective applies to PTs, DCs, MDs and DOs only.
• Demonstrate the ability to quickly and effectively manage spinal 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 spinal orthopedic conditions. Learner will demonstrate their modified or newly developed technique at least once.