Who We Are
What is Manual/Manipulative Physiotherapy?
Our Education
How We Can Help

Who We Are

CAMPT is Canada’s member organization of the International Federation of Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT) which is part of the World Confederation of Physical Therapy and the World Health Organization. CAMPT’s role is to advance orthopaedic manual therapy practice, education and research in Canada, and to monitor Canadian education programs to ensure they continue to meet the standards of IFOMPT

Our members are all physiotherapists, who have chosen to focus their skills in the area of orthopaedics (muscle, nerve and joint problems). We treat our patients using manual therapy and specifically tailored exercise programs, along with other Physiotherapy modalities (acupuncture, ultrasound, etc).

What is Manual/Manipulative Physiotherapy?

All physiotherapists use specifically tailored exercise to treat pain and stiffness. In addition to exercise, Manipulative Physiotherapists are highly trained at using their hands to diagnose and treat restrictions in movement in the spine, arms and legs. Using gentle, hands-on techniques, we can help reduce muscle tightness, improve movement in the joints, reduce pain and improve function.

Our Education

CAMPT physiotherapists are all registered physiotherapists licensed with their respective provincial colleges and members of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. Prior to entering practice, physiotherapists must graduate with an entry-level Master’s degree from a physical therapy education program at one of 14 accredited universities in Canada. For more information on what physiotherapists do, click here to visit the Canadian Physiotherapy Association’s Website.

In addition to our entry-level university education, CAMPT Physiotherapists have completed extensive, internationally recognized post-graduate education focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of complicated muscle and joint problems. This education consists of several years of ongoing courses and standardized examinations, or a return to university to complete a degree in Manipulative Physiotherapy

How We Can Help

CAMPT Physiotherapists are extremely effective in treating muscle, joint and nerve conditions from head to toe. These include headaches, neck and shoulder pain, low back pain, sacroiliac joint and pelvic dysfunction, hip and knee arthritis, foot and ankle pain among many other conditions.

Your physiotherapy assessment may include measures of body functions, strength testing, analysis of your walking patterns, posture, balance, joint movement, and function.

By combining the principles of evidence-informed practice, evaluative skills, clinical and professional judgment, your physiotherapist will work closely with you, and often with other health care professionals, to ensure that your health goals are met.