MT9 Advanced Manipulation of the Spine (Seattle, Washington)
01 Aug 2026 - 02 Aug 2026
The practice of spinal manipulation requires a commitment to ongoing improvement. It is a lifestyle of constantly improving spinal manipulation skills. Whether you are a novice or seasoned clinician, continued practice and mentoring are required to develop the hands and clinical thinking associated with the best in spinal manipulation. This course is the next step in manipulation training, following the MT6 Spinal Manipulation course. This course is associated with the Manual Therapy Fellowship program but anyone who has taken MT6 can take this course. It is designed for clinicians who have demonstrated entry-level competencies and basic level manual therapy clinical skills and advanced clinical decision making. This course is taught by senior faculty utilizing manual therapy in the clinic every day.
This course introduces the integration of several types of spinal manipulation techniques. The traditional Norwegian approach will emphasize locking all joints to ensure that forces are impacted on only one joint. British School of Osteopathy concepts creates barriers for manipulation in mid-range, rather than end range. Ola Grimsby has outlined an integration of different schools organized our sciences of biomechanics and neurophysiology to teach the clinician how to modify techniques they already know, add new clinical tricks and learn concepts to assist in creating your own technique modifications. Our senior faculty, with over 20-30 years of clinical practice and teaching, will share their experience, knowledge, and love for manual therapy in this engaging and inspiring weekend course. Take this course on your path to ever refining your practice of spinal manipulation.
This course is open to credentials of PT, MD, DO.
Course Details
Registration Open (UTC): 2026-03-02 (08:00 AM)
Start Date (UTC): 2026-08-01 (08:00 AM)
End Date (UTC): 2026-08-02 (08:00 PM)
Course Fee: $499
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Faculty Details
Alec Kay
Faculty (PT, DMT, OCS, ATC, FAAOMPT)
E-mail: akay@olagrimsby.com
Alec has been practicing physical therapy for over 25 years and currently works full time in a clinical practice at United Physical Therapy in Anchorage, Alaska. He is the current president of that organization. Working as an athletic trainer prior to PT school, he continues to enjoy working with athletes as his interest in sports rehabilitation continues to evolve. His post-graduate studies included completion of a Master of Orthopedic Manual Therapy in 1997 and a Doctor of Manual Therapy degree in 2000, with a dissertation on the lumbar multifidus, leading to multiple publications. After completion of his DMT, Alec was appointed to the faculty of the Ola Grimsby Institute Post-Professional Consortium and is currently teaching advanced techniques in manual orthopedic physical therapy locally and in other states, as well as presenting as an invited speaker both nationally and internationally. In addition to teaching, Alec shares his expertise working as a clinical mentor for residency, fellowship students in both manual therapy and Family Practice Medicine.