Dr. Elaine Lonnemann (e-mail, Twitter), President of AAOMPT, and Dr. Stanley Paris (e-mail), a co-Founder and Past President of IFOMPT, are interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding the forthcoming special meeting in August 2021 to vote on an IFOMPT constitutional change, which could result in the name of IFOMPT changing from the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists to the International Federation of Musculoskeletal Physical Therapists. This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to explore the significance of the proposed IFOMPT name change from points of view informed by both historical and contemporary factors.

Additionally, to find the editorial referred to by Dr. Lonnemann please see Volume 29, Issue 4 of the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy. The editorial is titled, “What is in a Name? Perhaps your Professional Identity and Practice - A Call to Maintain IFOMPT as the International Federation of Orthopedic Manipulative Physical Therapists.”

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