Nordic or Orthopedic Physiotherapy.

Andrew is trained in both Australian (G.D. Maitland), and advanced Nordic or Orthopedic methods of mobilisation, traction and manipulation of the spine and peripheral joints.

Geoffrey Maitland, a South Australian has contributed much to the development of manual therapy in physiotherapy in Australia and the world. He has developed and refined joint mobilisation techniques and ways of grading and specifying these techniques.

Nordic Physiotherapy (developed in Europe), more recently called Orthopedic Physiotherapy was largely introduced to Australia by Bill Atkinson. It developed mainly by the work of Freddy Kaltenborn and Olaf Eventh.

Kaltenborn learned from and modified joint mobilisation and manipulation techniques from his contemporaries, in physiotherapy, osteopathy and chiropractic. Olaf Eventh worked largely with muscle release techniques localised to the joints. Orthopedic physiotherapy places emphasis taking pressure off the joints when mobilising them, and always addressing the muscles involved.