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Maitland-Australian Physiotherapy Seminars (MAPS) offers a wide range of manual therapy courses designed to provide physical rehabilitation practitioners with more efficient and effective assessment treatment skills to deliver the best evidence-based care. Whether you’re a seasoned clinician looking to refresh or upgrade your manual therapy skills, or a new graduate interested in additional credentials, you’ll earn approved CEUs that expand your capacity to heal meaningfully. 

Select from this dropdown list of course events to find a class near you, or download our one-page course schedule or full brochure to review later. MAPS physical therapy seminars are hands-on intensives that combine the best manual therapy classes with directly supervised hands-on laboratories taught by world-recognized clinical experts.

Courses for PTs, PTAs, ATs, OTs, COTAs
Courses for PTs Only

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WEB MMT: MECHANISMS OF MANUAL THERAPY

Course Fee: $125; 4.1 Remote Learning Hours / Also open to PTAs, ATs and OTs

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Entry Level Live, In-Person Courses (No Prerequisites) No previous experience required

MT-1 Essential Peripheral Seminar
Open to ATs*, COTAs, DCs, OTs, PTs, PTAs*s
Course Fee:$650
33 CE Hrs = 3.3 CEUs

Recommended as the first orthopedic manual therapy course in the MAPS Certification series, and an ideal introduction to the evidence-based Maitland-Australian approach. MT-1 is a two-day course in which participants learn skills to more effectively assess and treat upper and lower limbs affected by neuro-musculoskeletal disorders.

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MT-2: Essential Spinal Seminar
Open to ATs*, COTAs, DCs, OTs, PTs, PTAs*
Course Fee:$650
35 CE Hrs = 3.5 CEUs
MT-2 may be taken as the first or second course in the MAPS Certification series. A great introduction to the Maitland-Australian approach to manual therapy for assessing and treating neuro-musculoskeletal disorders of the spine. This two-day physical therapy seminar provides clinicians with a systematic clinical reasoning framework and dozens of evidence-based hands-on manual therapy skills designed to treat patients more efficiently and improve patient outcomes.
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MT-FMC: Motor Control Strategies to Maximize Rehabilitation and Function
Open to ATs, COTAs, , DCs, OTs, PTs, PTAs
Course Fee:$675
26.4 CE Hrs= 2.6 CEUs
An instructor-led critical evaluation of the functional anatomy and the corresponding philosophies of spinal and peripheral stabilization and motor control strategies to maximize function. The focus is on the patient evaluation and choosing the most effective and efficient specific, exercise regime to ensure graduated and specific muscle facilitation, retraining, strengthening, and endurance. This two day laboratory is 90% Direct Contact Hours.
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MT-O: Evidence-Based Orthopedic Diagnostic Evaluation Seminar
Open to ATs, COTAs, DCs, OTs, PTs, PTAs
Course Fee:$650
26.5 Hrs; 2.6 CEUS

Learn more effective orthopedic assessment using evidence-based medicine to boost differential diagnosis skills through screening, special tests by region, and diagnosis in this intensive hands-on laboratory using the Maitland Approach to manual therapy.

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MT-G: Manual Therapy in Older Adults Seminar
Open to PTs, PTAs, ATs, DCs, MDs, DOs
Course Fee:$625
28.8CE Hrs = 2.9 CEUs
This 90% hands-on seminar addresses common diagnoses among the geriatric population, and the vital role of manual therapy intervention in treatment. Evidence-based best practices are explained in relation to conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis, joint replacements, degenerative disc dysfunction, and others.
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MT-M: Spinal and Peripheral Manipulation
Open to PTs, MDs, DCs, and DOs.
Course Fee: $695
29.3 CE Hrs= 2.9 CEUs
This manual therapy course examines three different approaches to thrust manipulation of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine (Maitland, Cyriax, and UK Osteopathic). Students learn, compare, and practice all three assessment and treatment approaches. This course will emphasize safety, including indications, contraindications, precautions, and the VBI protocol.
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MT-SIJ: Sacroiliac Joint & Pelvis Seminar
Open to PTs, MDs, DCs, DOs, PTAs, and ATs
Course Fee:$625
20 CE Hrs= 2.0 CEUs
This two-day physical therapy seminar is an introduction to assessment and treatment of the SIJ and Pelvis. MT-SIJ emphasizes “best evidence” and differential assessment of the lumbar spine, hip, SIJ, and pelvis in an 90% laboratory setting.
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Advanced Live, In-Person Courses (Prerequisites Required)

MT-1 Skills Check Lab
Open to ATs, COTAs, DCs, PTs, PTAs,
Pre-Requisites: MT-1 Remote Live or MT-1
Course Fee: $300
15.25 CE Hrs

Lab practice/skills check laboratory for those who have taken the remote live version of MT-1, or those who wish to refresh their peripheral manual therapy skills learned in the live, in-person MT-1. Required for those who wish to advance or sit for the COMT Exams.

Participants will apply the assessment skills and treatment techniques learned in the MT-1 manual therapy course in a two-day, 100% hands-on laboratory to refine their manual skills through directly supervised feedback from an expert instructor.

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MT-2 Skills Check Lab
Open to ATs, COTAs, DCs, PTs, PTAs
Pre-Requisites: MT-2 Remote Live or MT-2
Course Fee: $300
15.25 CE Hrs

Lab practice/skills check laboratory Required for those who have taken the Remote-Live version of MT-2 or wish to refresh their spinal manual therapy skills learned in the live, in-person MT-2. Required for those who wish to advance and/or sit for the COMT Exams.

Participants will apply the assessment skills and treatment techniques learned in the MT-2 manual therapy course in a two-day, 100% hands-on laboratory to refine their manual skills through directly supervised feedback from an expert instructor.

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MT-UC: Upper Cervical Dysfunction Seminar
Open to PTs, PTAs, ATs, OTs, or COTAs
MT-2 is a required prerequisite
Course Fee: $675
32 CE Hrs.= 3.2 CEUs
Learn advanced skills to recognize and treat upper cervical conditions and dysfunctions, including cervicogenic headaches and dizziness, concussions, vertigo, and TMD disorders during this two-day manual therapy course.
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MT-3: Intermediate Spinal Seminar
Open to PTs and DCs
MT-2 is a required prerequisite.
Course Fee: $695
32.9 CE Hrs = 3.3 CEUs
This seminar builds upon the skills and knowledge gained in MT-2. Participants refine their examination and treatment skills of the spine and are introduced to thrust manipulation. Emphasis is given to applying and selecting techniques, special tests, and treatment progression using the Maitland-Australian Method to differentiate cervical, thoracic, and lumbar conditions of the Spine.
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MT-4: Differential Assessment & Clinical Reasoning Seminar
Open to PTs and DCs
MT-1, MT-2, and MT-3 are required prerequisites
Course Fee: $695
28.5 CE Hrs = 2.8 CEUs
Participants in the MT-4 seminar integrate the clinical reasoning techniques introduced in previous physical therapy seminars (MT-1, MT-2, and MT-3), and combine them with more advanced applied techniques to better target treatments through differentiation of pathologies in the spine and upper and lower limbs.
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MT-MC: Master Class
PTs, DCs, MDs, and DOs only
MT-1, MT-2, and MT-3 are required prerequisites. PTs who are current FAAOMPTs are also qualified to join.
Course Fee: $725
20.8 CE Hrs.= 2.1 CEUs
Designed for PTs, MDs, and DOs with a strong foundation in the Maitland-Australian approach to managing neuromusculoskeletal spinal and peripheral conditions. Learn new skills and refine those you already know using the Maitland-Australian approach. Taught by the most experienced MAPS senior teaching faculty.
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MT-R: MAPS Review Seminar
Open to PTs, DCs, MDs, DOs
Fee: $675
20.0 CE Hrs = 2.0 CEUs

This laboratory allows participants to review skills and competencies learned in MT-1, MT-2, MT-3, MT-FMC, MT-O, and MT-4 in a 90% hands-on intensive. Recommended (but not required) for those preparing to sit the COMT Exams.

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Live, Remote Learning Courses

MT-1: Essential Peripheral Seminar - Remote Live
Also open to PTAs & ATs. Equivalent to MT-1 Full Course when combined with MT-1 Skills Check Lab
Course Fee: $450
27 CE Hrs=2.7 CEUs
This remote-live version of MT-1 (see MT-1: Essential Peripheral Seminar description) offers a vital introduction to the Maitland-Australian method. The same MT-1 skills are taught, but without hands-on lab practice. Equivalent to the full MT-1: Essential Peripheral Seminar when combined with the MT-1 Skills Check Lab.
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MT-2: Essential Spinal Seminar - Remote Live
Also open to PTAs & ATs. Equivalent to MT-1 Full Course when combined with MT-1 Skills Check Lab
Course Fee: $450
30 CE Hrs=3 CEUs
This remote-live version of MT-2 (see MT-2: Essential Spinal Seminar description) introduces neuro-musculoskeletal disorders of the spine, considerations, assessment, and treatment. All the same MT-2 skills are taught, but without hands-on lab practice. This online manual therapy course is equivalent to the full MT-2: Essential Spinal Seminar when combined with the MT-2 Skills Check Lab.
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Remote, On-Demand

Web-MMT: The Mechanisms Of Manual Therapy – The Truths Revealed
Also open to PTAs, ATs and OTs
Course Fee: $125
4.1 Remote Learning Hours

This exclusive webinar condenses evidence-based information from hundreds of articles as well as the most current research to explore the application of manual therapy and its effects. Available on-demand, when you are. Get cutting-edge research explained by Duke University professor Dr. Chad Cook and MAPS Fellowship Program Director Dr. Chris Showalter.