The Maitland® Concept | Level 1 | Foundations of Manual Therapy

The Maitland® Concept | Level 1 | Foundations of Manual Therapy kicks off at The Physios on Friday 30 October, 9 am. It's the first step in a long-haul course that runs from that date right through to 5 September 2027, with the training broken into weekend sessions. If you're working full-time, that's the bit that makes it doable: you don't have to clear your calendar for weeks on end, just a few days at a time over the next year.

Level 1, Foundations of Manual Therapy, covers 20 days of training in total. To pass, you'll need to complete at least 80% of the course, so there's a bit of leeway if a weekend doesn't work out, but you'll still want to be there for the vast majority of it. The Maitland Concept itself is a structured, patient-centred way of assessing and managing movement-related disorders, and it blends detailed clinical examination with an evidence-informed treatment process and hands-on techniques. It's taught to the standards of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manual Therapists (IFOMPT) and is accredited by the International Manual Therapy Association (IMTA).

The course runs out of The Physios, at 1 Beech Hill Road, Sheffield S10 2SA. The first session starts at 9 am on Friday 30 October, and from there it's a series of weekend blocks stretching across the months to come. It's designed for the busy clinician, so you can fit the training around your practice rather than the other way around. The cost is £2,250 for the full Level 1 course.