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City: Western Canada , Online  Dates: Apr 12 – 19, 2026
Type: Part A Course #: CA26A002
Instructor: Fiona MacKenzie
PT, Dip. MDT 		Course Cost: $695.00
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McKenzie Institute Canada
Online
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 Cosponsor: Aileen Conway
McKenzie Institute Canada

Schedule and Other Important Information

The course includes 4 online training sessions. Eligibility: Please see the Eligibility Policy on our website. This course is open to eligible clinicians practicing in Canada. Due to the start and end times, this course is best suited for clinicians residing in the western provinces and territories of Canada. Another online course better suited for the Eastern and Atlantic time zones will be posted soon.


This course will also include 3-4 legitimate patient demonstrations. The course will be instructed in English with English course material. A pdf version of the course manual is supplied for all online courses. Course sessions are not recorded. Registrants are required to attend all live instructed sessions.

Session 1: You will complete by yourself online at your own pace, complete by 10APR, 2026

Session 2: 12APR26 (SUN) will take place online, with live instruction
8.00am until 4.15pm Pacific Time (Please adjust for local time zone)

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Sessions 3: 18APR26 (SAT) will take place online, with live instruction
8.00am until 4.15pm Pacific Time (Please adjust for local time zone)

Sessions 4: 19APR26 (SUN) will take place online, with live instruction
8.00am until 1.00pm Pacific Time (Please adjust for local time zone)


Registrants will require an adult asymptomatic practice (patient) model for 2 hours during Session 3. The time for the patient model will be advised shortly. The practice patient model can be a friend, a family member, a work colleague or another course registrant. Patient models must be considered adults in the province they are residing. All patient models will be required to sign a consent waiver. Clinicians practicing on a patient model must adhere to their scope of practice during the online practical session. As such, depending on your profession there may be some techniques you may not be able to practice on a patient model.

MICanada reserves the right to adjust the course schedule as necessary. Registrants will be advised by email if the course schedule is changed.

Course status: Pending Confirmation


This course introduces the theoretical aspects and concepts of the McKenzie Method in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT), as it is applied to the musculoskeletal system. The focus of this course is the assessment, classification and management of patients with complaints of low back, related referred pain and functional limitations. The principles of MDT and how they apply in the context of the biopsychosocial framework of managing patients with musculoskeletal pain and functional limitations will be a key focus. The participants will explore and extensively practice the MDT assessment, classification and management process through lectures, workshops, discussions, and patient demonstrations. The classifications of Derangement, Dysfunction and Postural syndromes are described in detail and appropriate management plans are discussed, with emphasis on the use of patient self-treatment procedures and education. Indications for the use of clinician procedures will also be discussed and the procedures demonstrated and practiced. Follow-up patient demonstrations will illustrate the reassessment process and allow participants to get a realistic feel and understanding of the impact of the MDT system on differing patient presentations over 2-3 treatment sessions.

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