The Manipulation Education Manual: Support for Evidence-Based Education

Patricia W. King

DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2005.0107

The Manipulation Education Manual (MEM) is an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) document developed last year by the Manipulation Education Committee of the APTA Manipulation Task Force. The purpose of the MEM is to support and enhance manipulation instruction in physical therapist education programs. In fact, it was the realization that patterns in physical therapist education related to manipulation were not always consistent with the evidence regarding the safety, effectiveness, and legality of high-velocity thrust joint manipulation that led our committee to examine the resources available to faculty responsible for orthopaedic manual therapy instruction.

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2005; 35(7):407-408. doi:10.2519/jospt.2005.0107

Key Words: education, evidence-based practice

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