Which physical therapy programs have a strong emphasis on manual therapy?

[paulrc]

Hi,

I was hoping the forum could help me out and make a list physical therapy programs that focus on manual therapy. I did a search on here already and did not come up with any conclusive answers. Currently I know of two -

University of St Augustine
Baylor University

Its been my personal experience that physical therapists that have an extensive background in manual therapy get better results than those who don't practice any manual therapy. I am in the process of emailing DPT programs along the west coast and we'll add to this thread when I get a response back from them.

thanks,
Paul

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[okramango]

I know a PT who graduated from Loma Linda in Southern CA, and she told me she felt that her program was very strong in manual therapy compared to other DPT programs.

 

[GMA2013]

Regis University in Colorado is manual therapy based

 

[adh28]

St. Augustine

 

[lineoffire1175]

A pt i work with who graduated from USC said that they are heavily focused on manual

 

[dizzy88]

I really have no way of comparing our program to any others, but our (University of Utah) musculoskeletal course heavily stressed manual techniques.

 

[greco13]

RMUoHP, Provo, UT

 

[paulrc]

Thanks everyone for the responses.

I've received a few emails back and another school that places a strong emphasis on manual therapy is University of Puget Sound (UPS) in Washington. Really beautiful place.

University of Washington, Seattle does not place a particular emphasis on manual therapy. They offer a class or two on manual therapy but nothing to in depth.

So far the schools that stress manual therapy are:

Private Schools:

Univ of St Augustine
Baylor University
Loma Linda University
Univ of Southern California
Regis University
Rocky Mountain Univ of Health Professions
University of Puget Sound

Public School:

University of Utah

I'll try and get this topic as a sticky in a month or two when more respond.

 

[paulrc]

Here are two more that have an emphasis on manual therapy - Pacific University and Duke University.

The trend I'm seeing is that manual therapy is offered more at private schools than public.

 

[jesspt]

Here are two more that have an emphasis on manual therapy - Pacific University and Duke University.

The trend I'm seeing is that manual therapy is offered more at private schools than public.

I would say that public vs private has little to do with it. More likely, those schools that place an amphasis on it have faculty that emphasize it in their research. Look at the bibliographies of the faculty memebers for the schools you are considering and that will liekly tell you what you want to know.

 

[Welsh Wizard]

Thanks everyone for the responses.

I've received a few emails back and another school that places a strong emphasis on manual therapy is University of Puget Sound (UPS) in Washington. Really beautiful place.

University of Washington, Seattle does not place a particular emphasis on manual therapy. They offer a class or two on manual therapy but nothing to in depth.

Interesting. Have you heard anything about EWU and manual therapy?

 

[paulrc]

I was told by a EWU student that they are very hands on but not manual therapy based, there focus is to produce a physical therapist who has a foundation in all types of physical therapy - neuro, muscular, cardiopulmonary -similar to most physical therapy programs.

She said EWU is definitely a solid program.