Michael Shacklock

Michael shacklock
DipPhysio, MAppSc, FACP

Michael received his graduate qualification at the Auckland School of Physiotherapy in 1980, and completed a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Manipulative Therapy in 1989, and completed a Masters degree at the University of South Australia in 1993. He was awarded a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists for his monograph and international best-seller text book, Clinical Neurodynamics in 2005, and published two other books, Moving in on Pain (Elsevier) and Biomechanics of the Nervous System: Breig Revisited. Michael has authored, co-authored and mentored numerous research studies, editorials, commentaries and clinical papers in peer reviewed journals which have garnered many international awards, including Visiting Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, Barcelo University, Buenos Aires. He was a member of the International Advisory Board of the journal Musculoskeletal Theory and Practice, and is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, USA.

Michael presents keynote addresses and invited conference lectures, trains staff at elite sports medicine facilities and sports clubs, universities, hospitals and private seminars around the world. His special interests are neurodynamics, the mechanics and physiology of the nervous system as it relates to muscuskeletal function, pain and injury. His most valued interest is how to synthesise science and clinical practice using evidence and reasoning. Michael is a clinician of 35 years experience and is recognised as an international leader in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders with a neural aspect.