Treating musculoskeletal conditions with a bit of exercise and manual therapy: are you kidding me? It's time for us to evolve again

Editorial

. 2025 Jun;33(3):167-172.

doi: 10.1080/10669817.2025.2494895. Epub 2025 Apr 25.

Jeremy Lewis^{1

2

3}, Paul E Mintken⁴, Amy W McDevitt^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Therapy, Central London Community Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK.
² Musculoskeletal Research, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK.
³ Physiotherapy, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Cyprus.
⁴ Physical Therapy Program, Graduate College of Health Sciences, Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, HI, USA.
⁵ Physical Therapy Program, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
⁶ CU Sports Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Health, Denver, CO, USA.

Editorial

Jeremy Lewis et al. J Man Manip Ther. 2025 Jun.

. 2025 Jun;33(3):167-172.

doi: 10.1080/10669817.2025.2494895. Epub 2025 Apr 25.

Jeremy Lewis^{1

2

3}, Paul E Mintken⁴, Amy W McDevitt^{5

6}

¹ Department of Therapy, Central London Community Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK.
² Musculoskeletal Research, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK.
³ Physiotherapy, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Cyprus.
⁴ Physical Therapy Program, Graduate College of Health Sciences, Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, HI, USA.
⁵ Physical Therapy Program, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
⁶ CU Sports Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Health, Denver, CO, USA.

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