The Maitland® Concept relates to manual therapy in the initial and ongoing treatment of functional disorders in the joint, muscle and nervous system. The use of Maitland® Concept techniques is based on clinical reasoning and also takes the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) into account.
What makes the Concept special is the combination of the individual and specific treatment of the patient (both initial and ongoing) with the therapist’s clinical experience and the latest scientific findings. In addition to joint mobilisation and manipulation of the extremities and spine, the Concept makes use of neurodynamic techniques, muscle stretching, stabilising exercises and specifically adapted exercises the patient can do at home.
Get to know this extraordinary Concept!
- Geoffrey Douglas Maitland
- About the IMTA
- Curriculum + Course system
- For patients
- For physiotherapists
- For doctors
Geoffrey Douglas Maitland
Geoffrey Douglas Maitland was born in Adelaide, Australia, in 1924. He served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War, subsequently training, between 1946 and 1949, to become a physiotherapist.
His first appointment was at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Adelaide Children’s Hospital where he developed his interest in orthopaedic and neurological disorders. Later he split his time between working in the hospital and in private practice.
A few years after that, he swapped his part-time hospital job for a teaching post in what is now called the University of South Australia. He continued to study privately, regularly spending one morning every week in the Barr Smith Library and in Adelaide’s excellent University Medical Library.
As a lecturer, he stressed the importance of clinical examination and clinical findings. He encouraged his students to write treatment reports right from the start. He was convinced that it was important for clinicians to get their findings onto paper in order to be able to analyse them later on. He began to teach Manual Therapy in 1954.
In 1961 he was awarded a bursary which enabled him to go on study trips with his wife, Anne. He visited osteopaths, chiropractors, doctors and physiotherapists of whom he had heard or about whom he had read. He had corresponded with several of them in previous years. In London he engaged in interesting discussions and clinical exchanges with James Cyriax and his team. His friendship with Gregory P Grieve can also be traced back to this study trip. In the years that followed, the two men engaged in extensive correspondence regarding their clinical findings.
In 1962 Geoff Maitland wrote a paper entitled “The Problems of Teaching Vertebral Manipulation” for the Australian Physiotherapy Association in which he presented a clear differentiation between manipulation and mobilisation. He became a fervent advocate of gentle passive movements in the treatment of pain in addition to the more traditional vigorous techniques used to expand the patient’s range of movement.
Geoff Maitland published numerous articles for the “Australian Journal of Physiotherapy” and other medical and physiotherapy magazines the world over. The first edition of his work was finally published in 1964 under the title “Vertebral Manipulation”. The second edition followed in 1968. Two years later “Peripheral Manipulation” was published.
In addition to his teaching and publishing activities, Geoff Maitland continued to treat patients in his private practice for over 40 years. For him, clinical work was not simply a source of inspiration; it was also an opportunity to adapt his ideas.
In 1965 one of his dreams came to fruition when the first ever three-month course in spinal manipulation was held in Adelaide. This has now expanded to become a Master’s degree course at the University of South Australia.
Geoff Maitland was a co-founder of the “International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists” (IFOMT), a branch of the “World Confederation of Physiotherapy” (WCPT).
When holding one of his first European courses in 1978 in Bad Ragaz, he recognised during his discussions with Dr Zinn, Director of the Clinic and of the Continuing Education Centre in Bad Ragaz, that, in reality, his work and his ideas constituted a specific set of ideas and treatments, and not just a method of employing manipulation techniques.
The Maitland® Manual Therapy Concept, as it became known, stresses a specific thought process, using permanent evaluation as a type of examination (“knowing when, why and how a technique is used in order to adapt it to the patient’s individual situation”).
Geoff Maitland is a member of numerous professional associations and has received several awards.
The “International Maitland Teacher’s Association” (IMTA) was founded in Zurzach, Switzerland, in 1992. G D Maitland was a founding member and the first President of the Association.
None of his work would have been possible without the support of his wife, Anne, the mother of his two children, John and Wendy. Anne is not just responsible for most of the graphic representations in his publications; she also revised her husband’s notes and manuscripts and recorded many of his courses on video. They have been virtually inseparable since they first met in England during the Second World War.
The development of current definitions and descriptions of the physiotherapeutic process is based on Geoff Maitland’s work. The great strength of the Maitland® Concept lies in the discipline of continuous feedback. The Concept remains vital, developing itself and expanding further.
Translated and adapted from Maitland’s Vertebral Manipulation, Maitland G.D., Hengeveld E., Banks K., English K. Butterworth, Heinemannn, Oxford, 2001
About the IMTA
The IMTA is an international union of committed teachers who provide training courses in the Maitland® Manual Therapy Concept. The Association is committed to standardising, developing and disseminating the Maitland® Manual Therapy Concept, and to supporting physiotherapists in its application. The IMTA is financially independent and is neutral in both political and religious matters.
Objectives of the IMTA
The Association’s principal activities include:
- bringing the Maitland® Manual Therapy Concept to the attention of more people, circulating knowledge of it and publicising it;
- coordinating IMTA courses and growing demand for them;
- constantly developing and standardising IMTA courses in order to ensure and promote high quality standards;
- supporting IMTA members in running their courses;
- training and supporting new IMTA teachers;
- providing ongoing training for IMTA teachers;
- coordinating IMTA quality controls and checking that they are applied correctly to courses;
- protecting the IMTA trademark and ensuring it is not misused;
- organising meetings and training programmes to enable members of the Association and training centres to share new ideas and findings;
- promoting close cooperation in a spirit of partnership between training centres and associations in the various countries in which IMTA courses are offered.
History of the IMTA
The Association was founded in Zurzach, Switzerland, in 1992 by a group of teachers who had been trained in Bad Ragaz and Zurzach by Geoffrey D Maitland, Peter Wells and Gisela Rolf. The Association has grown and expanded since then and now has 27 teachers regularly working in eight European countries. The Head Office of the Association is in Switzerland.
Honoured Members
Gisela Rolf
M.A., Senior-Teacher IMTA
Peter Wells
BA, FCSP, Dip, TP, SRP
Martha Hauser
PT, Grad. Adv. Manip Phys. Ther.
Curriculum + Course system
The IMTA offers an 11-week training course over a total of 440 hours. The course consists of four modules. Our courses teach physiotherapists to adopt a problem-orientated approach when treating patients with movement dysfunctions. In all of the courses participants examine and treat patients under supervision. The course instructors carry out practical demonstrations of patient treatment. In a variety of European countries IMTA courses are a prerequisite for obtaining a qualification in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (OMT) in accordance with IFOMT guidelines (IFOMT = International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists).
Level 1
20-day introductory course
Participants must be: physiotherapists or doctors
Course content:
- Introduction to the Maitland® -Concept within the framework of the biopsychological paradigm, clinical reasoning processes and evidence-based practice.
- Analysis, interpretation and specific treatment of movement dysfunctions with particular focus on peripheral neurological mechanisms.
- Examination and initial treatment of the spine and peripheral joints, including initial treatment of neural structures.
- Application of Maitland® Concept when examining patients with movement system disorders.
- Planning and implementing effective treatment.
- Worth nine ECTS points
Level 2a
2-week advanced course
Participants must have: IMTA Level 1 attendance certificate. There should be a gap of no less than 6 months and no more than 4 years between Levels 1 and 2a.
Course content:
- Consolidating knowledge gained on Level 1 course and providing deeper understanding of the Maitland® Concept.
- Advanced skills in the examination and treatment of all peripheral joints and spine, including assessment of functional demonstration.
- Application of differentiation tests, knowledge of the biomechanics of the spine and application of combined movements and compression.
- Detailed examination and treatment of neurodynamic structures; providing theoretical background.
- Examination and treatment of selected clinical syndromes.
- Worth six ECTS points
Once they have successfully completed Level 2a and the certificate module at the DVMT (www.DVMT.org), German physiotherapists will be permitted by health insurance offices to include the heading “Manual Therapy” in their invoicing.
Level 2b
2-week advanced course
Participants must have: IMTA Level 2a certificate or DVMT 1e certificate.
Participants are recommended to have at least six months clinical experience between Level 2a and Level 2b.
Course content:
- Deeper understanding of knowledge gained on Level 1 and Level 2a courses.
- Critical evaluation of the Maitland® Concept
- Advanced skills in examination and treatment of movement system by adopting problem-orientated approach and making multiple hypotheses.
- Manipulation technique (grade V) with indications and contra-indications.
- Advanced examination and treatment of neurodynamic structures.
- Introduction to the principles of dynamic stability of the spine.
- Advanced understanding of neurophysiological pain mechanisms including chronic pain syndromes.
- Further examination and treatment of selected clinical syndromes.
- Advanced clinical reasoning.
- Worth six ECTS points
Level 3
3-week advanced course
Participants must have: IMTA Level 2b attendance certificate.
Participants are recommended to have at least six months clinical experience between Level 2b and Level 3.
Course content:
- Further understanding of content of Level 1 and Level 2.
- Advanced pain management and clinical reasoning, psychosocial aspects in examination and treatment.
- Discussion of specific pathobiological risk factors.
- Principles, examination and treatment of dynamic control defects around the pelvis, hips and knees.
- Examination and treatment of craniomandibular dysfunctions together with associated pain syndromes.
- Examination and treatment of clinical syndromes such as shoulder instability, shoulder impingement and lumbar stenosis.
- Advanced management and modifications of cervical instability.
- Modifications and revisions regarding manipulation (grade V) of the spine.
- Advanced clinical reasoning, problem solving and pain management strategies.
- Worth eight ECTS points
Examination
1-day final examination
Contains: multiple-choice questions, presentation of a critical assessment of a specialist article, examination of techniques, analysis of a clinical case study and demonstration of satisfactory treatment approach.
Qualification awarded: IMTA Certificate of Competence in Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy Based on the Maitland® Concept
Worth one ECTS point; completion of the entire IMTA training course is worth 30 ECTS points
Curriculum IMTA Course
For patients
The Maitland® Concept belongs to the field of Manual Therapy, a special form of physiotherapy. This type of therapy/concept is principally concerned with the specific examination and treatment of pain and problems in the musculoskeletal system.
As the term “manual therapy” suggests, a “hands-on” approach is taken. The technique allows a problem with the spine, for example, to be mobilised and treated locally and separately. Manual techniques can also be used directly on joints such as the hip, knee and shoulder, allowing movement restrictions and pain to be positively influenced.
Manual therapy can help with the following ailments:
- back and disc complaints
- neck and cervical spine problems
- arthritis e.g. in the hip, knee or spine
- facial pain, headaches and mandibular problems
- nerve irritation such as hands “falling asleep”, sciatica
- knee pain, e.g. as a result of a ligament injury or meniscus damage
- elbow problems, such as tennis elbow
- complaints relating to the hand, e.g. as a result of a fracture or carpal tunnel syndrome
- foot problems, e.g. following a torn ligament
Manual therapy can also help with treatment following an operation or sports injury as well as with workplace design and advice relating to sports activities and movement analyses.
Treatment always begins by carrying out a comprehensive survey of your day-to-day ailments. Your description of the problem is very important to us. A precise physical examination is then conducted to determine the reason for your problems. Examination of a shoulder problem might also lead to an examination of your cervical spine, ribs and thoracic spine.
The examination will take specific account of your problem, especially with regard to its intensity.
Ongoing treatment is specifically based upon this examination. The problems we detect are treated using specially selected methods,
Including, for example.:
- manual joint mobilisation
- techniques designed to achieve better flexibility of nerve tissue
- muscle stretching and/or muscle strengthening
- an explanation of the circumstances giving rise to the problem, in order to ensure that treatment remains successful in the longer term
- training in day-to-day or specific sports-related movement sequences
- home-based exercises and guidance on self-help
Your therapist will carry out regular checks to ensure that these measures achieve the best possible effect. This approach seeks to enable the greatest possible treatment success to be achieved within a short period of time.
We make every effort to expand our own experience by taking account of new scientific findings, with a view to providing you with effective treatment designed to suit your individual circumstances.
For physiotherapists
Geoffrey D Maitland, an Australian physiotherapist and co-founder of the IFOMT (International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists), developed this special treatment concept in the 1950s. The Maitland® Concept is one of the greatest and most significant trends in manual therapy.
We deliberately refer to the Maitland® Concept rather than to Maitland® techniques because its main focus is on a particular thought process and on clinical decision-making processes which form the basis of the Concept’s approach to examination and treatment. Manual therapy is used in a very diverse range of areas, including conservative orthopaedics, post-operative orthopaedics, sports therapy and rheumatology.
Modern manual therapy does not simply restrict itself to articular components. The conductivity and flexibility of the nervous system are examined every bit as much as the state of the patient’s musculature. Individualised, targeted treatment can be planned by integrating modern aspects of pain psychology, allowing physiotherapists to expand and improve their clinical approach in a very practice-orientated manner in the following areas:
- precision in initial treatment
- a thought process that encourages analysis of the patient’s problem on a theoretical and clinical level
- integration of ICF in examination and treatment
- manual examination and treatment techniques for the entire spine and peripheral joints
- examination and treatment techniques for neural structures
- analysis of muscular imbalances
- instruction on movement behaviour and self-management
The integration of new scientific and evidence-based findings makes the Maitland® Concept a dynamic process. We make every effort to find the best form of treatment for our patients and to adapt the treatment to their individual circumstances with a view to achieving maximum benefit for them.
For doctors
Geoffrey D Maitland, an Australian physiotherapist and co-founder of the IFOMT (International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists), developed this special treatment concept in the 1950s. The Maitland® Concept is one of the greatest and most significant trends in manual therapy.
We deliberately refer to the Maitland® Concept rather than to Maitland® techniques because its main focus is on a thought process and on clinical decision-making processes which form the basis of the Concept’s approach to examination and treatment.
A doctor’s diagnosis principally contains information regarding affected structures and pathologies as well as on (very importantly from our point of view) contra-indications and precautionary measures. This information allows the physiotherapist to focus on movement analysis when carrying out his/her assessment.
We regard ourselves as specialists in the analysis of movement dysfunctions. We evaluate the extent to which the patient is restricted in his/her daily activities and what psychosocial effects might subsequently arise.
This approach gives rise to the following indication areas:
- acute and chronic spinal disease, radicular syndrome
- craniofacial dysfunctions (mandibular problems, headaches…)
- degenerative problems with peripheral joints (coxarthrosis, osteoarthritis…)
- soft-tissue problems around peripheral joints (tennis elbow, irritation of the rotator cuff, Achilles tendon problems…)
- peripheral nerve entrapments (carpal tunnel syndrome, tarsal tunnel syndrome…)
- post-operative conditions after prosthetic fitting, osteosynthesis, osteotomies, ligament operations, spinal surgery
These indication areas show that assessment does not refer solely to articular components. The conductivity and flexibility of the nervous system are examined every bit as much as the state of the patient’s musculature. Targeted treatment can begin once modern aspects of pain psychology have been integrated.
The various stages of treatment must be understandable and transparent to our patients. Only in this way can we motivate them to assume personal responsibility. We regard instruction on and changes to day-to-day movement behaviour as being just as much part of the treatment as individually adapted joint manipulation techniques.
We make every effort to harmonise our own clinical experience and the latest scientific and evidence-based findings, and to use this knowledge and these skills in a manner specific to each individual patient’s circumstances.
Our cooperation partners
Maitland Konzept Kurs
Burgenland
MSc Physiotherapy Management in Vienna
by René Bakodi
Some weeks ago, the coordination meeting for a new Master Course – MSc Physiotherapy Management has taken place in the “Physiozentrum für Weiterbildung” in Vienna. Together with experts of the ESP Education Network (sportsphysiotherapy), the collaboration partners AIM Austrian Institute of Management of the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland and the initiator of this Programme, Martin Metz, and his Team and IMTA members defined the objectives and priorities for the Master course MSc physiotherapy management.
The aim was to create a new and unique Master programme with 120 ECTS for physiotherapists which allows the graduates to develop own programmes for rehabilitation centres, insurance companies and different clients. Beneath improving soft skills like communication and economical skills, the focus will be set on recognizing clinical pattern of patients and in health promotion and the knowledge how to manage them with active and passive measures. A big part will also be to get better screening skills to recognize red flags. Physiotherapists in the free praxis and physiotherapists in leading position will improve from this new Master course. Of course nothing will change in the IMTA’s practically orientated manual therapy training from Level 1 to 3, but we think that we can therefore have an attractive additional offer and it’s planned to start in autumn 2016 with this German language programme in Vienna.
There are still some question marks and some regulatory requirements but the very good and constructive atmosphere seems to make a successful realization realistic.
Click here for more information.
A big thank you goes to the initiator Martin Metz and his team (Physiozentrum für Weiterbildung), Harald Bant, Robert van den Berg (ESP), Gerti Bucher-Dollenz, Maria Brugner-Seewald, René Bakodi (IMTA) and Ute Maurer (University of Applied Sciences Burgenland).
Osnabrück
Cooperation with the University of Applied Science Osnabrück (Germany)
Recognition of previous achievements for MSc Manual Therapy and module requirements of master graduates for certification exam at DVMT.
Previous achievements, associated verifications and additional examinations of Manual Therapy Maitland classes can be allowed for the Master of Science at the University of Applied Science Osnabrück (D) with immediate effect.
Prerequisites for study are a Bachelor degree or a comparable degree and a officele Physical Therapy training.
The modules master graduates have to pass successfully to get the possibility to participate in a certification exam of DVMT are additionally depicted.
Overview for recognition of previous achievements for MSc Manual Therapy:
1st module: “Consolidation and application in evidence based practice: lumbar spine and lower extremity”
= 5 ECTS and 60 contact hours á 45 minutes
2nd module: “Consolidation and application in evidence based practice: cervical spine and upper extremity”
= 5 ECTS and 60 contact hours á 45 minutes
3rd module: “Motor Rehabilitation and Re-education”
= ECTS and 45 contact hours á 45 minutes
Zürich
Neue Perspektiven
in der muskuloskelettalen Physiotherapie in der Schweiz…
…mit einem Maitland-Kurs zum OMT-Master!
In enger Zusa
mmenarbeit mit der ZHAW (Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften), svomp, IMTA und GAMT, wurden attraktive Übertrittmöglichkeiten nach der Absolvierung von IMTA- oder GAMT-Kursen zum MAS Muskuloskelettale Physiotherapie und MSc klinischem Schwerpunkt MSK mit OMT svomp®Abschluss, an der ZHAW vereinbart.
Nach dem Motto «kein Abschluss ohne Anschluss» haben wir das Kurswesen der IMTA neu mit dem Masterstudium an der ZHAW verknüpft. Leistungen, die Sie in unseren IMTA-Kursen erbringen, können Sie sich an das Masterstudium anrechnen lassen und erwerben mit dem Masterdiplom (MSc oder MAS) zugleich den Titel Manualtherapeutin/-therapeut OMT svomp®, der vom Internationalen Dachverband für Manipulative Therapie (IFOMPT) anerkannt ist.
Auf Februar 2018 ist ein neuer Start für den CAS 1 für die Erlangung eines Masterdiplom MAS msk an der ZHAW in Winterthur/ Schweiz geplant.
Somit besteht die Möglichkeit für den erleichterten Übertritt für die Teilnehmer von IMTA Kursen. Ab den Grundkurs werden gewisse Tage anerkannt. Für Absolventen ab dem Level 2A werden im CAS 15 Tage anerkannt, welches einer Gebühren- Reduktion von 4750.- SFr. entspricht.
Voraussetzungen für den Übertritt an die ZHAW:
- Bestandener IMTA Level 2A oder 2B oder 3
- Bachelor in PT
- Portfolio mit bestandener IMTA Prüfung und zusätzlich:
- 2 Clinical reasoning Formulare
- 4 Clinical Pattern
Nach dem bestandenen Kurs Level 2a hast Du nun die Möglichkeit eine Brücke zur Fachhochschule zu schlagen und Deine Leistungen an einCertificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) oder Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) anrechnen zu lassen.
Mit dem MAS-Studium bietet sich Dir die Möglichkeit mit dem Diplomabschluss den Titel der Manualtherapeutin, des Manualtherapeuten OMT svomp® zu erwerben.
Eine Anrechnung der Prüfung IMTA – GAMT an die ZHAW ist bis 5 Jahre nach Kursabschluss möglich.
Für das im Februar 2018 startende CAS „Klinische Expertise in Muskuloskelettaler Physiotherapie “ werden Dir zwei Module vollumfänglich angerechnet. Du brauchst nur das Modul 3 „Medizinisches Spezialwissen“ zu besuchen, welches an sieben Einzeltagen stattfindet: 10.02.18, 24.03.18, 28.04.18, 26.05.18, 12.06.18, 14.06.18, 25.08.18 und 14.09.18 (Theorieprüfung).
Die nächste Gelegenheit um mit dem MAS Studium für muskuloskelettale Physiotherapie zu starten, biete sich mit dem CAS Gesundheitswissenschaften, welches im September 2017 startet.
Weitere Informationen findest Du unter:
https://weiterbildung.zhaw.ch/de/gesundheit/programm/mas-muskuloskelettale-physiotherapie.html
Hildesheim
Interdisziplinärer Masterstudiengang
Im Rahmen einer Kooperation zwischen der IMTA, dem DVMT e.V. (Deutscher Verband für Manuelle Therapie) und der Fachhochschule Hildesheim HAWK unterstützen IMTA und DVMT e.V. den interdisziplinären Masterstudiengang Physiotherapie, Ergotherapie und Logopädie an der Fachhochschule Hildesheim HAWK (siehe auch hier).
Die Kooperation eröffnet den Studierenden im Schwerpunktmodul OMT-DVMT einen international (durch die IFOMPT) anerkannten OMT Abschluss zu erlangen. Hierzu bieten DVMT e.V. und IMTA Studieninhalte an, die inhaltlich Level 2b und Level 3 der IMTA Weiterbildung sowie den Supervisionen der DVMT-OMT Weiterbildung nahestehen. Die Inhalte sind Teil des Studiums.
Voraussetzungen für eine Bewerbung in den Masterstudiengang mit Studienschwerpunkt OMT sind ein abgeschlossener Level 2a im Maitland Konzept (oder ein Zertifikat in einem anderen Manuelle Therapie Konzept) und ein anerkannter Bachelor Abschluss.
Da der Studiengang im Sommersemester eines jeden Jahres startet, ist der Anmeldeschluss jeweils Mitte Januar. Als Studiengang an einer staatlichen Fachhochschule fallen nur Studiengebühren nach dem niedersächsischen Hochschulgesetz an.
Kontaktadresse:
Karoline Munsch, M.Sc.
HAWK Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst
Fachhochschule Hildesheim / Holzminden / Göttingen
Fakultät Soziale Arbeit und Gesundheit
Studiengang Ergotherapie, Logopädie, Physiotherapie
Goschentor 1
D-31134 Hildesheim
E-Mail: karoline.munsch@hawk-hhg.de
Österreich
Der Österreichische Verein für manuelle Physiotherapie (ÖVMPT) stellt sich vor
Der 1996 gegründete ÖVMPT mit Sitz in Wien vertritt österreichweit die Physiotherapeutinnen und Physiotherapeuten, sowie die Manualtherapeutinnen und Manualtherapeuten, die im Maitland® Konzept ausgebildet wurden und nach diesem arbeiten. Er fühlt sich den ethischen Richtlinien des WCPT, des Weltdachverbandes der Physiotherapeuten, verpflichtet.
Aufgabenbereich:
Die Aufgaben und Ziele des ÖVMPT umfassen die Durchführung von Vorträgen, Vorführungen, Lehrgängen, Tagungen, Diskussions- und anderen Veranstaltungen ebenso wie die Kontaktaufnahme und -pflege zu Verbänden gleicher oder ähnlicher Art in Österreich und im Ausland.
Im Jahre 2000 gründete der ÖVMPT in Zusammenarbeit mit der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Manuelle Therapie im ÖPV (Physio Austria), die in Österreich das Kaltenborn/Evjenth-Konzept vertritt, eine gemeinsame Dachorganisation, den österreichischen Verein für orthopädische manuelle Therapie (OEVOMT). Dadurch konnte Österreich als 16. Nation in den Weltverband für Manuelle Therapie für Physiotherapeuten (IFOMT) aufgenommen werden.
Seitdem ist es auch in Österreich möglich die postgraduale, von der International Federation of Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT) anerkannte, OMT–Ausbildung zu absolvieren.
Derzeit führt der ÖVMPT in Kooperation mit dem DVMT (Deutscher Verband für Manuelle Thearpie) die OMT Ausbildung durch.
Kontaktadresse und weitere Informationen:
Österreichischer Verein für manuelle Therapie
Hetzendorferstraße 48 / Stg. 8 / EG
A-1120 Wien
www.oevmpt.at
office@oevmpt.at
The Austrian Association for Manual Physiotherapy (ÖVMPT)
The ÖVMPT, founded in Vienna, Austria, represents the physiotherapists and the manualtherapy specialists in Austria, which are graduated in the Maitland® concept. It feels committed to the ethical guidelines of the WCPT, the umbrella organization of physiotherapists.
Tasks and objectives:
The ÖVMPT gives lectures, courses and presentations as well as organizes conferences and other events. A further objective is the establishing of contacts to organisations and associations inside and outside of Austria which share the same interests.
In 2000 the ÖVMPT established in cooperation with the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Manuelle Therapy (ÖPV), which represents the Kaltenborn / Evjenth concept in Austria, a joint umbrella organization, the Austrian Association for Orthopedic Manual Therapy (OEVOMT). Therefore Austria could be admitted as the 16th nation to the World Association for Manual Therapy for Physiotherapists (IFOMT).
Since then, it is possible to complete the postgraduate OMT training, recognized by the International Federation of Manipulative Physiotherapists (IFOMPT) in Austria.
Currently the ÖVMPT organized and carried out the training program for OMT in cooperation with the DVMT (German Association for Manual Therapy).
For contact and further information
Österreichischer Verein für manuelle Therapie
Hetzendorferstraße 48 / Stg. 8 / EG
A-1120 Wien
www.oevmpt.at
office@oevmpt.at