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The McKenzie Method finds the specific movements that ease your pain, and teaches you to manage it yourself. It’s one of the most researched approaches for back, neck, and limb pain.
The McKenzie Method, or Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT), is a system for assessing and treating spine and limb pain. Your therapist finds your directional preference, the movement direction that reduces or centralizes your pain, and builds a program of repeated movements and posture correction that you can do yourself. There is moderate-to-high-quality evidence it reduces pain and disability in chronic low back pain.
“Highest-quality people providing the most evidence-based medicine that produces the best outcomes and creates the best value.”
We identify the movement direction that reduces or centralizes your pain.
You learn to treat and prevent your own symptoms between visits.
Classification is based on how you move and respond, not just imaging.
Backed by moderate-to-high-quality evidence for chronic low back pain.
MDT is used for spine and limb pain, including:
Acute and chronic low back pain, including disc-related pain.
Mechanical neck pain and related symptoms.
Pain that radiates into the arm or leg, often centralized with the right movements.
Pain from prolonged positions and posture.
Shoulder, hip, knee, and other limb pain assessed mechanically.
Learning to manage and prevent flare-ups yourself.
See a physical therapist directly, no referral required in most states.
Call us or book online. No referral. No authorization delay.
Your first visit is a full evaluation with a licensed physical therapist.
Evidence-based, personalized to your body and your goals.
Better outcomes. Fewer visits. Back to doing what you love.
A movement direction that reduces or centralizes your pain; the McKenzie Method builds your program around it.
No, MDT is used for the neck, spine, and extremity (arm and leg) pain too.
Yes, a core goal is teaching you to manage and prevent your own symptoms.
If you have mechanical spine or limb pain, an MDT assessment can classify it and guide treatment.
In most cases, no. Rules vary by plan and state.
Your first visit is a full evaluation, your therapist reviews your history, watches how you move, and builds a plan around your goals. In most states you can come directly, no referral needed.
McKenzie Method (MDT) is offered at the 4 clinics listed below. Services vary by location, so call ahead to confirm availability before your visit.
