Without a doubt, 2023 was the biggest growth year yet for AAMT! Here is the short of it.

Osteopractic Clinic of the Year Awards: 

Dr. Jay Rosania, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Rosania Osteopractic 
Verona, NJ

Dr. Brent Lockett, DPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Osteopractic Physical Therapy & Pain Relief
Dallas, TX

Dr. Nicholaus Hansen, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Edge Osteopractic Physical Therapy
Ashland, OH

Dr. Ryan Supler, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Supler Osteopractic Physical Therapy
Lyndhurst, OH

 

Dr. Bobbie Zimmerman, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Level Up Osteopractic & Wellness
Naperville, IL

 

Dr. Iyke Anaba, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Elicent Osteopractic Physical Therapy
Yuma, AZ

 

Dr. Julius Marayag, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Osteopractic Physical Therapy of Central Indiana
Fishers, IN

Dr. Anna Staehli-Wiser, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Discover Osteopractic Physical Therapy
Skowhegan, ME

 

Dr. Brittany Forbes, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Alpha Osteopractic Physical Therapy & Wellness
Hampstead, NC

 


AAMT Distinguished Osteopractic Clinician of the Year Award:


Dr. Bryan Dinh, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic

Senior Faculty, AAMT Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy
Oklahoma City, OK


AAMT Osteopractic Physical Therapist of the Year Award:


Dr. Iyke Anaba, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic

Elicent Osteopractic Physical Therapy
Yuma, AZ


Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award:


Dr. Paul Bliton, DPT, OCS, SCS, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic

Associate Director, AAMT Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy
William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI


AAMT Instructor of the Year Award
:


Dr. Christopher Goult, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic

Senior Instructor, AAMT Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy
Atlanta, GA
Dr. Christopher Goult, DPT, FAAOMPT


AAMT Fellowship Leadership Award:


Dr. Michael Nash, DPT, LMT, Dip. Osteopractic

Senior Instructor, AAMT Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy
Stratton Rehabilitation, San Antonio, TX



Dr. Andrew DeStefano, DPT, Dip. Osteopractic

Fellow-in-Training, AAMT Fellowship
Pinnacle Rehabilitation, Plaistow, NH


AAMT Fellowship Most Inspiring Graduate Award:


Dr. Haley Brown, DPT, Dip. Osteopractic

Fellow-in-Training, AAMT Fellowship
Tallahassee, FL



Dr. Konstantinos Mavropoulos, DPT, Dip. Osteopractic

Fellow-in-Training, AAMT Fellowship
Jersey City, NJ


2023 Honorary Fellows of the American Academy of Manipulative Therapy (FAAMT)
:


Dr. Noah Zacharko, DPT, FAAOMPT, FAAMT

Senior Faculty, AAMT Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy
Osteopractic Physical Therapy of the Carolinas, Fort Mill, SC



Dr. Casey Charlebois, PhD(c), DPT, FAAOMPT, FAAMT

Director of Clinical Research, AAMT Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy
Clinton Township, MI


AAMT Fellowship Commitment to Excellence Award:


Dr. Sarah Eads, DPT, Diploma in Osteopractic

Fellow-in-Training, AAMT Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy
San Antonio, TX


AAMT Fellowship Class Officer Award:


Dr. Beili Zhu, PhD, DPT, Dip. Osteopractic

Fellow-in-Training, AAMT Fellowship
Cambridge Health Alliance, Everett, MA



Dr. Claudia Toldo, DPT, Dip. Osteopractic

Fellow-in-Training, AAMT Fellowship
Rockford, IL


10th Annual Osteopractic Graduation Ceremony in Dallas TX


AAMT Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography
(new in 2023)

In 2023, AAMT Faculty & Fellows published the following peer-reviewed journal articles:

  1. Spinal manipulation and electrical dry needling as an adjunct to conventional physical therapy in patients with lumbar stenosis: a multi-center randomized clinical trial. Young I, Dunning J, Butts R, Bliton P, Zacharko N, Garcia J, Mourad F, Charlebois C, Gorby P, Fernandez-de-las-Penas C, The Spine Journal, 2023; Dec 14:S1529-9430(23).
  2. Periosteal dry needling for carpometacarpal osteoarthritis: a prospective case series. Staehli-Wiser A, Dunning J, Charlebois C, Bliton P, Mourad F. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023; 12, 5678.
  3. Physiotherapy screening for referral of a patient with patent foramen ovale presenting with neck pain as primary complaint: a case report. Lopez G, Cataldi F, Bellin G, Dunning J, Fernandez-de-las-Penas C, Galeno E, Meroni R, Maselli F, Mourad F. Healthcare, 2023; 11, 1165.
  4. Novel orthobiologic preparation and regenerative rehabilitation of a complex shoulder injury in a competitive adolescent female athlete. Escaloni J, Mazloomdoost D, Young I. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 2023; 18(1), 1-14.


Most Downloaded Clinical Trial in 2023
:

Dry needling and upper cervical spinal manipulation in patients with temporomandibular disorder: A multi-center randomized clinical trial (Dunning, J., Butts, R., Bliton, P., Vathrakokoilis, K., Smith, G., Lineberger, C., Eshleman, N., Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, C. and Young, I) Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice, 2022; 4,1-14.




In 2024, AAMT faculty will be teaching over 320 courses throughout the USA, Canada and Europe. These are exciting times for all Osteopractors!

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