May 10, 2026

EM449: FUNDAMENTALS OF ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE MAITLAND® CONCEPT Level 1

Lisa Mantovani

Pt, MSc, OMPT, IMTA® Teacher
Davide Bettio

IMTA Assistant

The Maitland Concept® is based on a detailed assessment of neuro-musculoskeletal disorders; the continuous evaluation process allows the operator to always be in control of the result of the applied techniques. Besides joints and muscular bands, the Maitland Concept® also gives importance to all the aspects concerning the functionality of the peripheral and central nervous system.
These considerations based on the latest neurobiological and neurodynamical knowledges included in a biopsychosocial model,make this method one of the most advanced concept.

The total time spent between teacher-student-patients is 160 hours.

Theory: 37 hours, practice: 105 hours, examination and treatment of the patient by the participants: 11 hours, demonstrations with the patient by the teacher: 7 hours.

THEORY: Introduction to the 4-hour Maitland Concept, 3-hour movement diagram, general subjective examination, lumbar, cervical, thoracic, sacro-iliac, temporomandibular, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand complex, hip, knee and foot complex 13 hours, general physical examination 1 hour, annotations 2 hours, instability against hypermobility 2 hours, spinal traction 1 hour, osteoarthritis and pathologies from overuse 2 hours, aspects for the home program 1 hour, selection of techniques 4 hours, evaluation aspects and 4 hours revaluation.

PRACTICE: Procedures for the objective examination: 35 hours for musculoskeletal examination of the rachis excluding the combined movements and the differentiation of the functional demonstration, 37 hours for the peripheral joints excluding the differentiation of the functional demonstration. Treatment procedures including treatment progression:

vertebral - treatment techniques with intervertebral accessory movements, spinal traction, cervical rotation, cervical lateroflexion, lumbar rotation, sacroiliac (15 hours).
peripheral joints with accessory and physiological movements used in degrees and in different positions physiological according to teaching techniques (16 hours).
home program (2 hours).

In collaboration with:

28 Seats

Intended for

Doctors and Physiotherapists

€2,928.00

Payments

Deposit €854.00 within 7 days from the registration
2^nd deposit €732.00 by date April 24, 2026
3^rd deposit €732.00 by date August 24, 2026
Balance €610.00 by date November 16, 2026

Total: €2,928.00

160 Hours

Calendar

I Week: 10-14 May 2026
II Week: 29 August-02 September 2026
III Week:24-28 November 2026
IV Week: 09-13 January 2027

50+50 ECM

language

Italian

COURSE LOCATION: BRESCIA @ Edumed . Formazione ECM

PDF course sheet

SCHEDULE

Course Title:

FUNDAMENTALS OF ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE MAITLAND® CONCEPT

Level 1

1^st week – 2^nd week

3^rd week – 4^th week

Number of days:

Total hours in presence:

Total hours of practice:

140

Level 1

Week 1:

Assessment and Management of the Lower Quadrant with Focus on the Lumbar Spine, Hip and SIJ

5 days

Day 1	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	09.00 – 11.00	T	120	Welcome, intro, learning outcomes and course description, Principles of Maitland® Concept
	11.00 – 11.15			Coffee Break
	11.15 – 12.15	T	60	Surface anatomy, reference points Lumbopelvic area, mobility
	12.15 – 13.00	T	45	Principle of the subjective examination (C/O)
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 16.00	T	120	Subjective examination and theory Lx spine and LBP
	16.15 – 16.30			Coffee Break
	16.30 – 17.15	T	45	Clinical reasoning form: fill in the C/O with notation
	17.15 – 17.30	T	15	Planning of P/E principles of the P/E Lx spine
tot: 7	17.30 – 18.00	P	30	Physical examination Lx: Grades of Movement, including practice of PAIVMs Lx (IV)
Day 2	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 09.30	T	30	P/E Lx, Inspection
	09.30 - 10.45	P	75	P/E FD, active movements
	10.45 – 11.00			Coffee Break
	11.00 – 13.00	P	120	P/E Active movements “if appropriate / if necessary” tests
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 15.00	P	60	P/E Additional tests Neurological examination
	15.00 – 15.15			Coffee Break
	15.15 – 17.00	T	105	Theory neurodynamics: anatomy, biomechanics of the neural structures, SLR, PNF, PKB, Slump
tot: 8	17.00 – 18.00	P	60	P/E PPIVMs (F,E,FL,ROT)
Day 3	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 09.30	T/P	60	P/E Lx: Principles of movement diagram
	09.30 – 10.30	T/P	60	P/E Lx Palpation and PAIVMS
	10.30 – 10.45			Coffee Break
	10.45 – 11.45	P	45	Practice Lx Management: Rx Lx Rot I-II, physiological movements as Rx (F, E, FL)
	11.45 – 13.00	P	75	Lx Principles of Treatment (Rx) Management Lx and LBP: - Rx progression Lx Principles of self-management, education, pain (exercise induced hypoalgesia/mobility/capacity) Self-management and patient education
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 16.00	T	120	Theory “Pain” (before the assessment and treatment demo by the teacher on day 4)
	16.00 – 16.15			Coffee Break
	16.00 – 17.30	T	90	C/O Hip region and theory
tot: 8	17.30 – 18.00	P	30	P/E Hip region pp, inspection
Day 4	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 09.15	P	45	P/E Hip FD- Gait Analysis, Active movements
	09.15 – 10.00	P	45	P/E Additional Tests (physical capacities: squat, step up, jump basic, lower limb strength assessment basic)
	10.00 – 10.45	P	45	Neurodynamics (revision SLR, PKB, Slump)
	10.45 – 11.00			Coffee Break
	11.00 – 13.00	P	120	Patient assessment and treatment demonstration by the teacher + group discussion
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 14.45	P	45	P/E Hip passive physiological movements
	14.45 – 15.30	P	45	P/E Accessory movements hip and Rx Progression
	15.30 – 15.45			Coffee Break
	15.45 – 17.00	T	75	P/E Accessory Movements Hip and Rx progression
tot: 8,5 h	17.00 – 18.30	P	90	Rx / management hip region Active management (exercise progression) Patient education
Day 5	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 09.30	T	60	C/O subjective examination Pelvic region and SIJ
	09.30 – 10.15	P	45	P/E SIJ and pelvic region P/E SIJ additional tests: Provocative test battery
	10.15 – 11.00	P	45	P/E passive physiological and accessory mvts SIJ
	11.00 – 11.15			Coffee Break
	11.15 – 12.00	P	45	P/E accessory mvts symphysis, sacro-coccygeal joint
	12.00 – 12.30	P	30	Rx and management NMSK disorders of the Pelvic region
tot: 4,25 h tot week: 35 hours	12.30 – 13.30	P	60	Final questions End of week 1

Level 1

Week 2

Assessment and Management of the Upper Quadrant with Focus on the Cervical and Thoracic Spine, and Shoulder

5 days

Day 1	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	09.00 – 11.00	T	120	Theory and C/O Cx, revision Maitland® concept and clinical reasoning
	11.00 – 11.15			Coffee Break
	11.15 – 12.45	P	90	P/E Cx (pp, inspection, FD, active moments + “if appropriate / if necessary” tests), OP and localization, combined movements- Rot+LF, F+Rot, E+Rot)
	12.45 – 13.45			Lunch Break
	13.45 – 14.30	P	45	P/E Cx (Additional tests: Neurological examination upper limb)
	14.30 - 15.15	P	45	P/E Neurodynamics: ULNT1 Neurodynamic Slump Cx
	15.15 – 16.15	P	60	P/E PPIVMs C2-7
	16.15 – 16.30			Coffee Break
Tot: 7,5 h	16.30 – 18.00	P	90	Patient assessment and treatment demonstration by the teacher and group discussion
Day 2	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 10.15	P	75	P/E Palpation and PAIVMs C2-T4 (including UAP´s C2-C7) and Rx progression
	10.15 – 11.00	P	45	P/E Palpation and PAIVMs Occ-C2(3)
	11.00 – 11.15			Coffee Break
	11.15 – 12.00	P	75	P/E Principles of Rx Cx Spine Cx Rx: LF and Rot I-II (pillow) Cx Rx: LF IV-III
	12.00 – 13.00	P	60	Principles of Rx for Cx disorders, self-management and exercise
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 16.00	T	120	Subjective C/O shoulder complex
	16:00 – 16.15			Coffee Break
	16.15 – 17.15	P	60	Planning P/E shoulder and procedure (In preparation to the patient’s treatment)
Tot: 8,5 h	17.15 – 18.30	P	75	P/E shoulder complex pp, Insp, FD
Day 3	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 09.15	P	45	P/E, active movements, “if appropriate / if necessary” tests, (OP and combined movements)
	09.15 – 10.00	P	45	Additional tests (eg. strength profile/ assessment, physical capacities: push-pull, grip strength, IR/ER ratio and comparison L/R)
	10.00 – 10.30	P	30	P/E revision neurodynamics: ULNT1
	10.30 – 10.45			Coffee Break
	10.45 – 12.30	P	105	P/E Passive physiological movements shoulder incl Shoulder Q
	12.30 – 13.00	P	30	P/E Accessory movements G/H
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 15.15	P	75	P/E Accessory movements G/H and Rx progression
	15.15 – 15.30			Coffee Break
	15.30 – 17.00	P	90	Patients’ session for learners Group A: Patients Group B: Practice
Tot: 8,5 h	17.00 – 18.30	P	90	Group A: Practice Group B: Patients
Day 4	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 09.45	P	75	P/E continuation GH accessory mvts and Rx progression
	09.45 – 10.45	P	60	P/E Accessory mvts A/C, S/C, Sc/Tx
	10.45 – 11.00			Coffee Break
	11.00 – 12.15	P	75	Rx and Management: shoulder Rx principles Exercise progression, kinetic chain
	12.15 – 13.00	P	45	Rx Lx: Rot III-IV
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 15.45	P	105	Subjective and C/O Tx
	15.45 – 16.15	P	30	Planning Rx 2 of learners’ patients
	16.15 – 16.30			Coffee Break
	16.30 – 17.30	P	60	Group A: Patients Group B: Practice
Tot: 8,5 h	17.30 – 18.30	P	60	Group A: Practice Group B: Patient
Day 5	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 09.30	P	60	P/E Tx (pp, Insp, FD, active movements + “if appropriate / if necessary” tests OP and combined movements)
	09.30 – 10.00	P	30	P/E Additional tests, Neurodynamics
	10.00 – 11.00	P	60	P/E Palpation PAIVMs T4-T10
	11.00 – 11.15			Coffee Break
	11.15 – 11.45	P	30	P/E Ribs (1st -2nd- 3rd)
	11.45 – 12.15	P	30	Assessment and Rx Tx treatment and management
	12.15 – 13.00	P	45	Rx Tx PA screw and AP sternum
Tot: 4,75	13.00 – 13.30	P	30	End week 2

Level 1

Week 3

Assessment and Management of the Lower Quadrant with Focus on the Knee and the Foot

5 days

Day 1	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	09.00 – 11.00	T	120	Subjective examination and C/O knee complex
	11.00 – 11.15			Coffee Break
	11.15 – 12.15	T	60	C/O Knee (T/F, P/F, sup Tib/Fib)
	12.15 – 13.00	P	45	P/E Knee (pp, insp, FD: gait analysis)
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 15.30	P	90	Patient session for the teacher + group discussion
	15.30 – 15.45			Coffee Break
	15.45 – 16.15	P	30	P/E Knee (active movements, “if appropriate / if necessary” tests)
	16.15 – 17.30	P	75	P/E Additional tests (structural instability tests, strength lower limb, and physical capacity- squat/jump/step up)
Tot: 7,5 h	17.30 – 18.00	P	30	P/E Revision neurodynamic (SLR, PKB, Slump)
Day 2	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 09.30	P	75	P/E Passive physiological movements F, F/Ad F/Abd, E E/Ad E/Abd, Rot
	09.45 – 11.15	P	90	P/E Accessory mvts P/F, sup Tib/Fib
	11.15 – 11.30			Coffee Break
	11.30 – 13.00	P	90	Patient session for the teacher + group discussion (Rx2)
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 15.45	P	75	P/E Accessory movements T/F Knee Rx principles and progression of Rx
	15.45 – 16.00			Coffee Break
	16.00 – 17.15	P	90	Group A: Patients Group B: Practice
Tot: 8,5 h	17.00 – 18.30	P	90	Group B: Patients Group A: Practice and planning Rx 2
Day 3	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 10.30	T	120	Subjective examination and C/O foot & ankle complex
	10.30 – 11.00	P	30	P/E Foot and ankle complex (pp, insp, FD)
	11.00 – 11.15			Coffee Break
	11.15 – 12.45	P	90	P/E Foot & ankle complex: active movements, “if appropriate / if necessary” tests Additional Tests: lower limb / leg stiffness
	12.45 – 13.45			Lunch Break
	13.45 – 15.45	P	120	P/E Passive Physiological Movements DF, PF, Inv, Ev
	15.45 – 16.00			Coffee Break
	16.00 – 16.30	P	30	Planning patients’ session by learners
	16.30 – 17.30	P	60	Patients’ session for learners Group A: Patients Group B: Practice and planning Rx 2
Tot: 8,5 h	17.30 – 18.30	P	60	Group B: Patients Group A: Practice and planning Rx 3
Day 4	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 09.00	P	30	Revision physiological movements with localization of the foot
	09.00 – 10.15	P	75	Accessory movements (ankle-hindfoot)
	10.15 – 10.30			Coffee Break
	10.30 – 11.30	P	60	Accessory Movements (Mid and Forefoot)
	11.30 – 13.00	P	90	Rx and Management: Education, Exercise, Mobilization
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 16.15	P	135	Cx Rx in rotation III-IV PPIVMs C7/T4 Revision Rx Lx rotation
	16.15 – 16.30			Coffee Break
Tot: 8,5 hrs	16.30 – 18.30	P	120	Theory Communication
Day 5	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 09.30	T	60	Manual Therapy: Theory and effects
	09.30 – 11.00	P	60	Biomechanics Upper Cx and PPIVMS Occ-C1 Occ-C2
	11.00 – 11.15			Coffee Break
	11.15-11.45	P	30	PPIVMs Occ-C2
	11.45 – 12.45	P	60	Combined movement Cx: Q upper Cx – Q lower Cx
Tot: 4,75 hrs	12.45- 13.30		15	End of the week

Level 1

Week 4

Assessment and Management of the Upper Quadrant with Focus on the Elbow, Wrist and Hand and TMJ

5 days

Day 1	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	09.00 – 11.15	T	135	Theory and revision of The Maitland®Concept principles, Subjective examination, and C/O elbow region
	11.15 – 11.30			Coffee Break
	11.30 – 13.00	P	90	P/E elbow region (pp, Insp, FD, Active mvts, “if appropriate / if necessary” tests)
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 15.30	P	90	P/E elbow (Additional tests: Physical capacity Upper Limb, revision week 2 + focus on elbow e.g. Grip strength/extensors/flexors/pronators, tests battery for Epicondilalgia..)
	15.30 – 15.50	P	15	P/E Elbow region: revision ULNT1
	15.45 – 16.00			Coffee Break
	16.00 – 16.45	P	45	P/E Elbow Passive Physiological Movements (Differentiation in mvt direction)
Tot: 7,5 h	16.45 – 18.00	P	75	P/E Elbow Accessory movements H/R, H/U, R/U prox
Day 2	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 09.30	P	60	P/E Elbow accessory P/E Rx progression Rx principles including E/add-E/abd assessment and Rx
	09.30 – 11.00	P	90	Patient session for the teacher Rx 1 + group discussion
	11.00 – 11.15			Coffee Break
	11.15 – 11.45	P	30	Management of disorders in the elbow region (load progression)
	11.45 – 13.00	T	75	Subjective examination and C/O Wrist and Hand
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 15.15	P	75	P/E Wrist and Hand (pp, Insp, FD, Active movements)
	15.15 – 15.30			Coffee Break
	15.30 – 17.00	P	90	Patients session for learners Group A: Patients’ session for learners Group B: Practice
Tot: 8,5 h	17.00 – 18.30	P	90	Group A: Practice and planning Rx2 Group B: Patients
Day 3	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 10.30	P	120	P/E Wrist and Hand (“if appropriate / if necessary” tests, Additional test: neurological examination specific for Median nerve, radial nerve, ulnar nerve, including CST)
	10.30 – 10.45			Coffee Break
	10.45 – 11.45	P	60	P/E Wrist and Hand (ULNT1 revision) Passive physiological movements+ localization and differentiation per mvt directions
	11.45 – 13.00	P	75	P/E Wrist and Hand Accessory movements
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 15.30	P	90	Patients’ session for teachers Rx2
	15.30 – 15.45			Coffee Break
	15.45 – 17.00	P	75	P/E Rx and Management of wrist and hand disorders
Tot: 8,5 h	17.00 – 18.30	P	90	Revision (preparation of the formative assessment)
Day 4	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 09.30	T P	15 45	Formative assessment of learners
	09.30 – 10.30	T P	15 45	Formative assessment of learners
	10.30 – 10.45			Coffee Break
	10.45 – 11.45	T P	15 45	Formative assessment of learners
	11.45 – 13.00	T P	15 60	Formative assessment of learners
	13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
	14.00 – 15.30	T	90	Subjective and C/O Temporo-Mandibular Joint
	15.30 – 15.45	T	15	Planning P/E TMJ
	15.45 – 16.00			Coffee Break
	16.00 – 16.30	P	30	Planning Rx2
	16.30 – 17.30	P	60	• Group A: Patients session for learners Rx2 • Group B: Practice
Tot: 8,5 h	17.30 – 18.30	P	60	Group A: Practice Group B: Patients session for learners Rx2
Day 5	Time	Lesson	Minutes	Sequence
	08.30 – 09.00	P	30	P/E TMJ pp, insp, FD
	09.00 – 10.00	P	60	P/E TMJ active movements, if necessary tests, additional tests
	10.00 – 11.00	P	60	P/E TMJ palpation, passive physiological movements, accessory mvts TMJ
	11.00 – 11.15			Coffee Break
	11.15 – 12.15	P	75	TMJ Rx management (Passive, active, education)
Tot: 4,75 h	12.30 – 13.30		60	Final course evaluation and reflection End of the course and presentation of certificates

EM449: FUNDAMENTALS OF ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE MAITLAND® CONCEPT Level 1

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