American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists

03/15/2026

Join us for the Fellowship Showcase March 16th!
https://aaompt.org/fellowshowcase

03/14/2026

Damian Keter on the Hands onto unpack manual therapy treatment mechanisms and how our profession needs to evolve its education around MT.

03/12/2026

Damian Keter joins the show to unpack manual therapy treatment mechanisms and how our profession needs to evolve its education around MT.

03/09/2026

Edutopia is on March 10th 7pm EST. Coaching One Another: Conversations for the Academic AAOMPT Leader will be presented by Megan Donaldson, Brian Young, Dawn James, and Eric Coley.

https://aaompt.org/Main/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=EDUTOPIA10&WebsiteKey=eb5623db-0250-489d-9dd9-d1471bb0fb38

03/06/2026

Most people want to make improvements for sleep quality and duration, this invites a larger conversation about lifestyle and behavioral factors. Full episode with Mark Shepherd on the Hands on Hands off Podcast.

03/04/2026

Meet at the Summit! IFOMPT is coming to Vancouver, Canada June 1-3, 2028. Save the date and stay up to date here: https://www.ifompt.org/About+IFOMPT/Vancouver+2028.html

After a well-deserved Holiday Break, the 2028 Executive is back with a full to do list for 2026. Please have a look at our accomplishments for 2025 here. Over the next few months the conference website will launch, the committee structure will be finalized, hotel room blocks and airline discounts wi...

03/03/2026

🌟 AAOMPT Member Spotlight: John Seivert, PT, FAAOMPT 🌟

For John Seivert, AAOMPT isn’t just a professional organization—it’s history, evolution, and lifelong commitment rolled into one.

John is Fellow #0074, part of the very first group of AAOMPT Fellows, recognized at the IFOMPT Conference in Vail, Colorado in 1992, when the United States officially established itself within the international orthopaedic manual physical therapy community.

“We had just set up all the criteria for being a member nation. It was very exciting—Ground Zero.”

John completed his fellowship training at Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia in 1990, at a time when U.S. programs were being modeled after established international OMPT university programs. Being recognized as part of that inaugural fellowship cohort—and helping shape what AAOMPT would become—was a defining moment in his career.

“America did not yet have recognition as an international OMPT program. Being part of that first group was incredibly meaningful.”

Now based in Grass Valley, California, John founded Body Logic Physical Therapy in 2001, owning and operating the practice for 25 years before recently transitioning into a part-time clinical role after selling the clinic. With 43 years in practice, he continues to do the work he loves—while also enjoying photography, bike racing, and traveling with his wife.

“The most rewarding part is when patients come back seeking a thorough OMPT evaluation because they value that level of expertise.”

John’s impact is deeply rooted in community. One former pediatric patient—his son’s first-grade classmate—later became a clinic aide, then a clinician, and is now the new owner of Body Logic Physical Therapy.

John remains actively involved in advancing the profession. His current passion centers on motivational interviewing (MI)—a skillset he believes is essential for truly patient-centered care.

“I’ve found my training in motivational interviewing incredibly rewarding.”

Now an educator in motivational interviewing, John travels internationally teaching MI while continuing to instruct orthopaedic manual therapy courses. At the AAOMPT Conference in Reno (November 2025), he will present a two-hour OMPT master class, guiding participants through lessons learned from a career shaped by mentors across America, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.

“AAOMPT conferences are the latest and greatest that manual therapy has to offer—and as healthcare evolves, we must evolve with it.”

👏 Join us in celebrating John Seivert—a Fellow, clinician, educator, and lifelong learner whose career embodies the mission, history, and future of AAOMPT.

📍 Grass Valley, CA
🏥 Body Logic Physical Therapy (Founder)
📧 johnseivert@me.com

03/01/2026

2026 Award nominations are due April 30th! Nominate a colleague today.
https://aaompt.org/Main/Main/Member_Resources/Awards.aspx?hkey=66c6bea2-8aff-4676-8c32-6d56f6dabf16

03/01/2026

Join us March 3rd!
Leadership does not start with a title.
This is not about working harder. It is about aligning values, behaviors, and decisions so careers grow with intention, not anxiety.
📅 March 3, 2026
🎓 Hosted by the TPTA Early Professional SIG
👉 Register Here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/byzc80HZQXeDwP4FaG5NSg #/registration

02/28/2026

Paul Mintken on helping people make sense of their pain. Full expisode on the hands on hands off podcast.

02/27/2026

Call for applications to the IFOMPT Standards Committee. Due March 15th

02/26/2026

The worst pain is unexplained pain - Rethinking diagnosis in the physical therapy profession with Paul Mintken on the Hands on Hands Off Podcast.