The Integrated Manual Therapy course is a three-day course giving an in-depth practical knowledge of modern manual therapy techniques.
Drawing on over 35 years of clinical practice, Dr Christopher Norris has produced a detailed course which distils manual therapy into its most clinically effective techniques. Combining work by Cyriax, Maitland, McKenzie and Mulligan, the Integrated Manual Therapy (IMT) course cuts through the traditional dogma which pervades much of manual therapy teaching. In three days you will learn effective techniques for the lower limb, upper limb, and spine giving you confidence to begin treating from day one.
Day one
- The science of manual therapy
- Grading & recording manual therapy
- Techniques for the hip, knee, ankle, and foot
Day two
- Clinical reasoning – what to apply & how to decide
- Techniques for shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand.
Day three
- Progressing techniques and incorporating into an effective rehab programme.
- Techniques for lumbar spine and sacroiliac joint (SIJ), thoracic spine and ribs, cervical spine.
Integrated Manual Therapy (IMT) – list of techniques
Demo of technique followed by guided practical working with partner.
All students must act as subjects for partner except where pre-described medical condition inhibits.
| Day One | Hip | Longitudinal glide using bodyweight and belt Lateral glide using belt Quadrant mobilisation Distraction at 90 degrees hip flexion Rotation at 90 degrees hip flexion Use of glide mobilisation technique during limb movement |
| Knee | AP & PA glide using block Capsular stretch using forearm pivot Traction rotation (loose body) Valgus / varus glide Longitudinal distraction |
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| Ankle | Anterior draw calcaneum using block Sub taloid distraction and glide Use of glide mobilisation technique during limb movement |
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| Foot | Mid-foot glide at calcaneal-cuneiform line Tarsal glides including Cuboid accessory mob Toe distraction |
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| Day Two | Shoulder | Lateral glide Longitudinal distraction Lateral rotation passive stretch Quadrant stretch Use of glide mobilisation technique during limb movement |
| Elbow | Mobilisation of radial head Mobilisation into extension |
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| Wrist | AP glide Lunate / capitate glide |
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| Hand | Phalanx distraction Interphalangeal AP glide. |
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| Day Three Spine and SIJ | Spine (all levels) | PA mob to spinous process all levels Rotation mob to lumbar spine grades 1-4 HVT (grade 5) to lumbar spine Transverse mob to all levels PA pressure to articular pillar (facet joint) all levels |
| Ribcage | Costovertebral mob in sitting Intercostal muscle stretch sitting |
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| Cervical spine isolation | Cervical traction manual supine (alternate hand positions & belt) Cervical rotation mob (grades I-IV) |
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| Pelvis | Leg pull SIJ mob Pelvic spring procedures (prone & supine) Sub-occipital flexion (chin tuck) mob CS lateral glide (lower and upper cervical) |
Available Courses
| Date | Venue | Course organiser | Suitability | Cost |
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| 17 January 2024 1 hour FREE Zoom webinar (7pm – 8pm) | Online | Please see NCore website for information and bookings | Level 4 therapists and above | F.O.C |
| 11-13 March 2024 | Florence Nightingale Community Hospital London Road Derby DE1 2QY | Please see NCORE website for information and bookings | Sports Therapists and Physiotherapists Level 4 and above | £375.00 |