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Guest Speaker BiographyLaurie McLaughlin
Laurie graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and received her Advanced Diploma of Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association with distinction in 1988. She has developed and taught continuing education manual therapy courses in Canada since 1987, joined the North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (NAIOMT) faculty in the United States in 1992 and more recently has taught courses in Europe and Australia. Her areas of interest include Spinal Manipulation, Manual Therapy for the Fascial System and Breathing Evaluation and Retraining. Since 1992 she has been a national examiner for physiotherapists specializing in orthopaedics for NAIOMT and in Canada serving as a Chief Examiner for Canada from 1999 to 2005. Laurie completed a Doctor of Science in Physical Therapy at Andrews University in Michigan in 2007 and is a member of the HaNSA (Head and Neck, Shoulder, Arm) research team at McMaster University. She works as an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist as well as being a Senior Consultant for LifeMark Health. |
