MCTA-Accredited Course
LQ
Lower Quadrant
Mulligan Concept Mobilizations With Movement for the lumbar spine, hip, knee, ankle, and foot. Indicated for clinicians treating mechanical low back pain, hip impingement, knee meniscal symptoms, ankle sprain residuals, and plantar heel pain.
Duration
2 days
CE credit
14 CEU hours
Format
80% hands-on
Upcoming
6 dates
Next available
Phoenix, AZ
Jun 13, 2026 · with Mark Thomson
From $695
The curriculum
What you'll learn
- 01
Apply MWMs to the lumbar spine, hip, knee, ankle, and foot
- 02
Use Mulligan SNAGs and bent-leg raise techniques for the lumbar spine
- 03
Select MWMs by clinical reasoning rather than recipe
- 04
Document and progress MWM-based care across a treatment series
Pedagogy
How it's taught
Two-day in-person course. Hands-on time exceeds 60% of contact hours.
Live patient demos
Each technique is shown on a real patient before you practice it.
Coached partner labs
80% of class time is hands-on with instructor coaching at every station.
Case discussions
Small-group case workshops anchor the technique back to clinical reasoning.
Take-home protocols
You leave with taping strategies and home-program handouts ready to use.
Your instructors
Clinicians who still see patients
Every LQ date is taught by an MCTA-accredited instructor who treats patients full-time.
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Upcoming dates
Jun
13
Phoenix, AZ
Jun 13, 2026 — Jun 14, 2026 · with Mark Thomson
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$695
Jun
27
Austin, TX
Jun 27, 2026 — Jun 28, 2026 · with Mark Thomson
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$695
Aug
22
Rockford, IL
Aug 22, 2026 — Aug 23, 2026 · with Jarrod Brian
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Sep
12
Des Plaines, IL
Sep 12, 2026 — Sep 13, 2026 · with Jarrod Brian
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Sep
19
Allentown, PA
Sep 19, 2026 — Sep 20, 2026 · with Mark Thomson
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Oct
17
Cleveland, OH
Oct 17, 2026 — Oct 18, 2026 · with Jarrod Brian
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$695
Continuing education
Credit you can use
Every LQ date counts toward your state and national continuing-education requirements.
14 CEU hours
Physical Therapists
Approved for state PT continuing-education renewal in your state. We provide your CEU certificate by email within 48 hours of course completion.
Athletic Trainers
Nationally approved by the BOC. Recognized for ATC renewal in every state.
Chiropractors & DOs
Most state chiropractic boards accept Mulligan Concept manual-therapy CEUs. Confirm with your state board.
CMP Pathway
Counts as one step toward the international Certified Mulligan Practitioner registry.
After this course
Recommended next
Continue the pathway
Advanced Mulligan Techniques →
An integrative, case-based advanced course for clinicians who have completed Upper Quadrant and Lower Quadrant. Refines technique selection, progressions, and the integration of MWMs with other manual therapy approaches.
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Lower Quadrant
Next available: Phoenix, AZ · Jun 13, 2026 · with Mark Thomson