MANUAL CONCEPT

Founding Directors
Kim Robinson and Toby Hall are the founders and the directors of Manual Concepts. This organization was established to develop and provide a level of excellence in manual therapy education to physiotherapists. Through their expertise in this area Kim and Toby have been awarded the positions of Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists (Fellowship being awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2007), as well as positions as Adjunct Associate Professor and Senior Teaching Fellows at Curtin University of Technology.
 
Kim Robinson
BSc, Grad Dip Manip Ther (Distinctions). Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2009), Adjunct Senior Teaching Fellow (Curtin University), Accredited Mulligan Concept Teacher. Director Manual Concepts, Booragoon, Western Australia.
 
Kim Robinson has developed a reputation as a leading figure in manual therapy education. He was formerly a lecturer and clinical teacher on the Postgraduate Diploma in Manipulative Therapy programme at Curtin University of Technology for many years before establishing Manual Concepts. He now conducts a variety of lectures and clinical programmes around the world. Kim is an active member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association and the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists Association of Australia. Kim is an internationally accredited teacher of the Mulligan Concept. His research interests and publications include manual diagnosis, cervicogenic headache, neck pain and the application of the Mulligan Concept. 
Kim has taught manual therapy in over 35 countries. These courses are well received by physiotherapists who have a wide range of backgrounds and manual therapy experience. 
Please follow the link for a list of his publications and conference presentations.

Toby Hall
PhD, MSc, Post Grad Dip Manip Ther. Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2007), Adjunct Associate Professor (Curtin University), Accredited Mulligan Concept Teacher. Director Manual Concepts, Booragoon, Western Australia.

Toby Hall gained his undergraduate qualification in physiotherapy in the UK in 1985. He traveled to Perth to complete the postgraduate Diploma in Manipulative Therapy at Curtin University in 1990. He then went on to complete a Master of Science by thesis in 1996 and a PhD in 2010. He has taught on Curtin University’s Manual Therapy programs, including the Master in Manipulative Therapy for many years and has lectured extensively within Australia and many overseas countries. He is extensively involved in research at Curtin University and many other centers. He also has many teaching commitments. Toby has presented at many conferences, and is the author of 3 textbooks published by Elsevier. The first titled “Mobilisation with movement: The art and the science, the other 2  are titled The Mulligan Concept of Manual Therapy: Textbook of techniques (in 1st & 2nd Edn). He has also published a range of book chapters as well as more than 110 articles related to research in the area of neural tissue dysfunction, cervicogenic headache and the Mulligan Concept. Toby is on the advisory board of the journal Musculoskeletal Science & Practice and Associate Editor for the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy. Toby has taught manual therapy in over 35 countries. These courses are well received by physiotherapists who have a wide range of backgrounds and manual therapy experience.