Dr. Damian Keter is a clinician, lecturer, researcher and national pain mentor for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. His PhD work investigated person-centered manual therapy and his post-doctoral work has been focused on treatment mechanisms of manual therapy and improving post professional manual therapy education to align with modern principles. Dr. Keter presents frequently on topics related to pain science and manual therapy and has published several peer-reviewed manuscripts on these topics.

Topics/Outline:

1. Discuss the proposed treatment mechanisms occurring with manual therapy including the shift away from emphasis on biomechanical rationale for treatment effects.
2. Discuss how the above influence how candidates for manual therapy should be identified.
3. Discuss how manual therapy training paradigms can be modernized to appreciate the above factors moving forward. 

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