Manipalooza Raves!

"I have been comfortably intergrating the manips I learned at Manipalooza on every patient since returning to the clinic yesterday. I have a long way to go before becoming proficient but, thank to you and the other EIM instructors I have the confidence I needed to work on my skills in the clinic. Thanks you so much for your patience, instruction and the work that you put in to make the course such a success. Through the events of the weeked, I have come away with a renewed sense of purpose and direction in my practice and look forward to finding a way to become more involved with EIM and AAOMPT in the days to come. Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. 'Albert Schweitzer' Thank you so much for all that you do for our profession, you are a remarkable man and an inspiration."
-Tonya Olson


"A big shout out here from Eugene! I wanted to thank you, again for your patient help and instruction at Manipalooza. I have been using at least two manips per patient since coming back and my shoulder/neck patients are rather happy with the seated t-spine and c/t junction manips you so masterfully taught. Thank you again for being so helpful and accessible-I feel like the course was worth every minute and that I can be that much more effective in treating my patients, as a result of all y'all's hard work."
-2010 Manipalooza participant


"I wanted to take a moment to thank you fro the talk that you gave and for your participation in what was an incredible course. The points that you made regarding the de-motivating effect of external rewards hit home with me as I made a job change last fall as a direct result of the bonus program and number crunchring at the clinic where I worked. I found it insulting that managament thought the best way to motivate their staff was through self-gain. I have been on 4 international medical mission trips and have been very frustrated that I'm not able to take time off of work to go to Haiti and help where people are in such need. It is heartening to know that others in my profession are stepping up and rendering aid. To be honest, I've been caught up in the day to day worries of life and finances and have not kept up with AAOMPT happenings and my vision of taking this profession by the horns and making the most of it as quickly as possible. Manipalooza re-energized my passion for the profession and I look forward to further involvement with EIM and AAOMPT down the road."
-Tonya Olson


"Best course I've been to! I have already used the majority of the techniques on my patients the last 2 days!"
-Brandie Salverson Rainboth


"Thank you to all of the EIM instructors who were so incredibly helpful at Manipalooza-it was worth every minte, I am using the skills I gained with my patients today, on my first day back. Manipalooza changed my life, my pratice and ultimately will improve my patient outcomes. EIM, Thank you, thank you, thank you!!"
-Tonya Olson


"EIM you guys Rock! Manipalooza was awesome!!!!!!! Thanks for a great course. You guys know how to do it right . I can't wait to get back and put this stuff into practice."
-Greg Alnwick


"With all the different philosophies and theories behind manipulation(many of which seem to contradict each other ), I had found the subject a little overwhelming and confusing. For this reason, I never felt comfortable or confident enough to use these types of techniques in the clinic for fear that I might do the wrong technique, or do the patient harm. I came to Manipalooza hoping that the course would simplify things for me, and separate what the evidence shows, from whats is just theory and speculation. This course far exceeded my expectations! From the simple, evidence based instruction, to the one on one attention during the labs, I now feel confident in my ability to use very effective techniques I have learned in this course to better my patient care."
-Josh Buck, PT


"Great group of instructors, staff, facility, and participants! The oppurtunity provided by this course was unreal. Thanks guys and gals!"
-Andrew Grant

If you would like to relive some of the fun we had in previous years, check out the slide show!