Guest(s)
Graeme Keys, PT, Dip MDT, COMT
Topic Info
It’s rare to need surgery if you have a back and/or neck condition—that’s why it’s important to understand the non-surgical treatments available that may reduce your pain. Physical therapy is a great option—and it’s much more than a series of simple stretches. Physical therapy is an ideal way to alleviate your symptoms today and prevent pain in the future.
Guest Info
Graeme Keys was born and raised in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. He graduated from the University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, in Physiotherapy in 1995. He immigrated to the USA in 1997 and settled in Knoxville, TN in 2000 to work at a Spine Center of Excellence.
Graeme is a Diplomate of the post-graduate residency program of the McKenzie Institute International (Dip MDT). He is also a Certified Orthopaedic Manual Therapist (COMT) through the Maitland post-graduate program and is enrolled to complete certification in the Mulligan approach, both well-respected approaches to physical therapy involving highly skilled joint and soft tissue mobilizations aimed at reducing pain and restoring function.
Graeme currently guest lectures at East Tennessee State University in their Orthopaedic Physical Therapy department, and also lectures to Physical Therapists statewide on post-surgical management of spinal conditions and integration of manual therapy approaches.
