Member Organizations

A Manual Therapy Association or Manual Therapy Federation or a Manual Therapy Committee from each country, which is recognized by the Parent National Physiotherapists Body, which is a member of WCPT and the members of which hold a qualification recognized at national level in that country, may be admitted to membership provided its by-laws are in harmony with, and standards are these laid down by IFOMT.  See the Constitution, in the "About IFOMT" section of this website.

In summary, the following are the requirments for full membership into IFOMT,

• The Manual Therapy Organziation must consist only of Physical Therapists who have passed their OMT examination which is recognised by the Federation.
• All members of the Manual Therapy Organisation must belong to their parent body Physiotherapy Association, which is a Member Organisation of the World Confederation of Physiotherapists (WCPT).
• The Manual Therapy Organization should be conducting or recognising a postgraduate OMT education that complies with the Federation’s Educational Standards.
• The Manual Therapy Organization shall be the one voting on IFOMT matters within their organisation.
• The Manual Therapy Organization shall elect a delegate to represent them within IFOMT.
• The Manual Therapy Organization shall be recognised by their WCPT Member Organisation as the organisation representing that country on IFOMT matters.
• The Manual Therapy Organization shall represent all eligible OMTs and not just one area, group or institution.
• The Member Organisation may be:

            A subsection of the parent body

            A single group or organisation

            An Umbrella organisation consisting of various manual therapy groups within one country

NOTE:

How this group is organised is a National matter provided it complies with these requirements.  Various countries will adopt different solutions to facilitate the representation of all eligible OMTs.

If there is a mixed group, those who have attained the IFOMT educational standard are defined as the group dealing with IFOMT matters and is the Member Organisation.  This Member Organisation must be identifiable and recognised by the parent body as the organisation representing OMT on IFOMT matters in that country.

Before applying for membership, an orthopaedic manipulative therapy group, consisting only of registered Physical Therapists, can apply to be a “Registered Interest Group” by completing the application form available from the Secretariat of the Federation.