Brian Mulligan - Profile
FNZSP (Hon), Diploma M.T.

Brian Mulligan is a registered Physical Therapist who lives in Wellington, New Zealand. He has been on the International Lecture Circuit since 1972. At the time of writing he has taught in the USA (over 85 cities) as well as UK, Australia, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Malta, Sweden, Singapore UAE, Italy , Canada, Switzerland and India . He is an honorary teaching fellow of Otago University.

Brian's special interest has always been in manual therapy since being introduced to the field by Stanley Paris in the early 1960s. He acknowledges as his mentor Freddy Kaltenborn but has also found invaluable the contributions to his knowledge from James Cyriax, Geoff Maitland, Robin McKenzie and Robert Elvey.

Brian's favourite quote has always been Louis Pasteur’s;
"In the field of discovery chance only favours the prepared mind"

Manual therapists are fortunate that by chance and his prepared mind Brian discovered and developed a new field within manual therapy he called "Mobilisations with Movement" (MWMs). This was in 1985 and two years later under similar circumstances he discovered "Pain Release Phenomenon" techniques (PRPs).

Brian Mulligan wrote his first textbook on his techniques in 1999 and it is now in its 6th edition (Januray 11, 2010). It is available in Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Polish, Greek, Korean and Japanese. He wrote another book in 2003 titled "Self Treatments for the Back, Neck and Limbs." This was written for the public. It is now in its second edition.

Well over 100 articles supporting Brian's MWM techniques have been published in scientific journals around the world. A regularly updated reference section is available on this web site.

For his services to the Physiotherapy profession in New Zealand Brian Mulligan was made an "Honorary Fellow of the New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists" in 1996.

Brian holds 1st ever Mulligan Seminar in China, May 2011 Read more...

The "World Confederation for Physical Therapy" presented him with an International Service Award in 2007 in recognition for his exceptional contribution to physical therapy.

To meet the huge demand from therapists wishing to learn his techniques and ensure high teaching standards he set up an international organisation in 1995 to accredit teachers. Currently there are 45 Mulligan Concept Teachers Assn (MCTA) members who have met this criteria from 17 nations.
There is also a growing network of accredited Mulligan Practitioners (CMPs) around the world so that those patients wishing to avail themselves of his concepts can be assured of a high standard of treatment.

Brian Mulligan has been married to Dawn for over 50 years. They have a son, two daughters, a grandson and five granddaughters. As a typical New Zealander he loves the outdoors. He enjoys playing golf and his piano. He had his private pilot’s licence, enjoyed flying, but had to give it up due to his multifaceted professional life.

The Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia (MPA), a special group of the Australian Physiotherapy Assn, honoured Brian Mulligan by making him their Teacher/Lecturer for 2008 which involved lecturing and running courses in all the main centres.

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