News

02 December 2025

Congratulations to Adelaide based member Lee Curtis, who successfully completed the final four exams for the Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy; on her first attempt! Lee now joins the select group of clinicians worldwide as a Diplomate of the McKenzie Institute. Well done Lee!

01 December 2025

The Summer 2025-26 issue of MIA Newsletter is available online.

13 November 2023

MII would like to congratulate Mark Cheel and Peter Schoch, on their faculty promotion from Part A & B Instructor to Part A to E Instructor, effective 2024

15 May 2023

At the 2023 Annual General Meeting of MIA held on 13 May, Peter Schoch was acknowledged as a Distinguished Member. This accolade was in recognition of his hard work, dedication and distinguished service to MIA.

15 March 2023

The Autumn 2023 edition of the MIA newsletter is now available. MIA members and colleagues check your inbox for the latest news, meet a member, hear from MIA Chairperson (Mark Cheel) about the upcoming 2023 Education Weekend, literature review, 2023 course schedule and more.

15 March 2023

The Autumn 2023 issue of MIA Newsletter introduces Rachael Beck, PhysioFit (Hyde Park,SA). A quick read, as Rachael shares her McKenzie journey.

05 December 2022

The Summer 2022-23 issue of MIA Newsletter introduces Jodie Zollner, Body Business Physiotherapy. A quick read, as Jodie shares how the McKenzie Method influenced her clinical practice ... and much more

05 December 2022

Have you ever stopped to think about why you continue to use the McKenzie MDT approach in your clinical practice? Georg Supp, Senior Faculty with the McKenzie Institute International and German Branch, did and we thank him allowing us to reprint his reflections in the Summer 2022-23 MIA Newsletter.

01 August 2022

Congratulations to our most recent MDT Credentialed clinicians - John Ma, Cecilia Mizzi and Shaun Miller - on successfully passed the MII Credentialing Exam held on Sunday, 31 July 2022. Instructor Helen Clare indicated their theoretical results "were some of the highest we have ever had". Tim Cathers assisted Helen with the practical and "both agreed that all three performed the techniques extremely well - marks in the range of 90-100".

28 July 2022

It is with great sadness that Colin Davies, Chairman of the MII Board of Trustee informed MIA that Uffe Lindstrom died last Friday on the 22nd of July. He passed away peacefully following an illness.

22 July 2022

The McKenzie Method continues to be one of the most researched conservative approaches to musculoskeletal problems. It has been examined in depth in relation to its utility in the spine, and the research is accumulating in the extremities. Read a selection of some of the most relevant and supportive studies on the approach to date.

08 July 2022

The Winter 2022 edition of the MIA newsletter is now available. MIA members and colleagues check your inbox for the latest news, meet a member, Education Weekend feedback literature reviews ... and recently listed 2022-23 courses.

02 March 2022

The latest edition of the MIA newsletter is now available. MIA members and colleagues check your inbox for the latest news, literature reviews ... and current 2022 course details.

10 December 2021

For your safety and that of our community, all McKenzie Institute Australia teaching Faculty, course tutors and course registrants (or equivalent) must be fully vaccinated with a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine by 31st January 2022, in order to attend our face-to-face courses. Proof of double vaccination or medical exemption, will be required when registering for and checking in to our face to face courses.

01 December 2021

The latest edition of the MIA newsletter is now available. MIA members and colleagues check your inbox for the latest news, literature reviews ... and current 2022 course details.

17 September 2021

One of our long standing members Harry Papagoras recently passed away as a result of a road traffic accident in Melbourne. Harry was a lively and endearing character who was well liked and respected by his colleagues. He will be greatly missed, and our deepest sympathy goes to his family and those close to him.

09 September 2021

The Spring 2021 edition of the MIA newsletter is now available. MIA members and colleagues check your inbox for the latest news, articles, case studies and events.

10 May 2021

The 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the McKenzie Institute Australia Limited (MIA) was held via Zoom meeting on Saturday 1st May 2021 at 3.30pm AEST. Access to the minutes are now available for MIA members.