2024 was the biggest year yet for AAMT! Here is the short of it.
- 368 in-person courses taught throughout the U.S., Canada & Europe
- 8,472 course attendees (PT, DC, MD, AT, NP, PA) in 2024
- 82 physical therapists earned the Diploma in Osteopractic
- 57 physical therapists graduated from the 12-month AAMT Fellowship
- 6 published research articles by AAMT faculty in peer-reviewed journals
AAMT Emerging Leader Award:
Dr. Bryan Dinh, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Senior Faculty, AAMT Fellowship in OMPT
Oklahoma City, OK
AAMT Distinguished Osteopractic Clinician of the Year Award:
Dr. Sarah Zemen, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Graduate, AAMT Fellowship in OMPT
Colorado Springs, CO
AAMT Fellowship Commitment to Excellence Award:
Dr. Matthew Underwood, DPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Fellow-in-Training, AAMT Fellowship in OMPT
Atlanta, GA
AAMT Osteopractic Physical Therapist of the Year Award:
Dr. Samuel Fischer, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Senior Faculty, AAMT Fellowship in OMPT
Active PT & Sports, Rochester, MN
AAMT Fellowship Leadership Award:
Dr. Ernesto Mendez, DPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Fellow-in-Training, AAMT Fellowship in OMPT
Voorhees, NJ
AAMT Fellowship Class Officer Award:
Dr. Angela Waltman, DPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Fellow-in-Training, AAMT Fellowship in OMPT
Denver, CO
AAMT Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award:
Dr. Raymond Butts, PhD, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Senior Faculty, AAMT Fellowship in OMPT
Fort Lauderdale, FL
AAMT Fellowship Professionalism Award:
Dr. William Aaron Weller, DPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Fellow-in-Training, AAMT Fellowship in OMPT
Northlake, TX
AAMT Instructor of the Year Award:
Dr. Samantha Fallon, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Senior Instructor, AAMT Fellowship in OMPT
Contrology Physical Therapy, East Greenwich, RI
AAMT Fellowship Most Inspiring Graduate Award:
Dr. Jean M. Cofino, DPT, Dip. Osteopractic
Fellow-in-Training, AAMT Fellowship in OMPT
Las Cruces, NM
2024 Honorary Fellows of the American Academy of Manipulative Therapy (FAAMT):
Dr. Jacob Erekson, DPT, FAAMT, Dip. Osteopractic
Fellow, American Academy of Manipulative Therapy
Salt Lake City, UT
Dr. James Escaloni, DPT, FAAOMPT, FAAMT
Associate Director of Clinical Research, AAMT Fellowship
Fellow, American Academy of Manipulative Therapy
Versailles, KY
Dr. Ian Young, DSc, PT, FAAMT
Director of Clinical Research, AAMT Fellowship
Fellow, American Academy of Manipulative Therapy
Tybee Osteopractic & Wellness, Tybee Island, GA
Dr. Joseph Indrieri, DPT, FAAOMPT, FAAMT
Fellow, American Academy of Manipulative Therapy
Dynamic Spine & Sport Rehabilitation, Las Vegas, NV
11th Annual Osteopractic Graduation Ceremony in Dallas TX
AAMT Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography (new in 2023)
In 2024, AAMT Faculty & Fellows published 6 peer-reviewed journal articles:
- Letter to the JOSPT Editor: Comment on Which Portion of Physiotherapy Treatments’ Effect is Not Attributable to the Specific Effects in People with Musculoskeletal Pain? A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials (Saueressig T, Dunning J, Mourad F, Bliton P, Young I) Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 2024;54(12):1-2.
- JOSPT Cases – Musculoskeletal Imaging: Barbotage of Subscapularis Calcific Tendinopathy (Ehrenfried, Dunning, Young, Barnard, 2024)
- Dry Needling in the Management of Chronic Tension-Type Headache Associated with Levator Scapulae Syndrome: a Case Report (Gagnon P, Dunning J, Bliton P, Charlebois, Henry N, Gorby P, Mourad F, 2024)
- Percutaneous Tendon Dry Needling and Thrust Manipulation as an Adjunct to Multimodal Physical Therapy in Patients with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial (Dunning J, Mourad F, Bliton P, Charlebois C, Gorby P, Zacharko N, Layson B, Maselli F, Young I, Fernandez-de-las-Penas C, 2024)
- Spinal Manipulation and Electrical Dry Needling as an Adjunct to Conventional Physical Therapy in Patients with Lumbar Spinal 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, 2024)
- Recognition of a Patient with Neck Autonomic Dysfunction: Findings from a Rare Case Report of Harlequin Syndrome in Direct Access Physiotherapy (Mourad F, Scotto I, Dunning J, Giudice A, Maritati G, Maselli F, Kranenburg, Taylor A, Kerry R, Hutting N, 2024)
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