Amy graduated with honors from The University of Texas Medical Branch in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. In 2002 she earned a Graduate Certificate in Manipulative Therapy from Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. She began teaching with Brian Mulligan in 1998 and was fully accredited as a Mulligan Concept ® Instructor in 2002 by the international body of the Mulligan Concept ® Teachers Association in Rome, Italy. She currently works at Good Samaritan North Health Center in Dayton, OH.
North American Mulligan Concept Teachers
Listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Amy Resler
Amy graduated from the University of Virginia with bachelor’s degrees in Biology and Spanish. She was awarded a research fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control in 1997 and later earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Southern California Department of Physical Therapy and Biokinesiology in 2001. In 2019, she completed a post-doctoral program at the University of Tennessee in Equine Rehabilitation.
She has been in full time clinical practice for 20 years. She is an APTA certified clinical instructor and has been a Certified Mulligan Practitioner since 2006. She is a contributing author to multiple published medical text books and has written post-operative rehabilitation protocols for publication. She is staff at Naval Medical Center San Diego and is a recipient of the Master Clinician Award. She has extensive continuing education including Mckenzie Method, Maitland technique, dry needling and Active Release. She has been an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist since 2001 and has provided care for multiple Olympians. She is passionate about teaching anatomy & biomechanics and believes patient education combined with manual therapy results in restored function.
While not practicing she enjoys horsemanship, skiing and volunteering.
Brian Mulligan
David Mikos DC, PT, MCTA
Dr. Mikos established Quinnipiac Physical Therapy in 1996 with a focus on providing the most comprehensive approach to manual therapy in the region. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy from Northeastern University in 1990 and then went on to receive his Doctorate Degree in Chiropractic from University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic in 1996. In 1998, David became an accredited teacher in the Mulligan Concept ® Teachers Association, which teaches a non-thrust mobilization technique emphasizing immediate restoration of pain free movement. David has continued to teach this concept nationally.
Don Reordan PT, MS, OCS, CMP, MCTA, CIDN
Don is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy in 1981. He is a board certified orthopedic clinical specialist, certified by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. He has over thirty years of clinical experience emphasizing manual therapy, and currently is in independent practice in Jacksonville, Oregon. Don is an accredited member of the Mulligan Concept ® Teachers Association and served as Regional Manager in North America from 1999-2013. He has assisted Brian Mulligan on courses since 1994, and has been the principal instructor in postgraduate manual therapy courses since 1998 throughout the United States and Canada.
Eric Dinkins PT, MSPT, OCS, MCTA, CMP, Cert. MT
Eric is a graduate from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and has been practicing since 2001. He has earned post-graduate certifications in Manipulative Therapy and is a Certified Mulligan Practitioner with the Mulligan Concept ® of manual therapy. He earned his Board Certification as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association.
Eric has an extensive sports medicine background, has worked closely with physicians from the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Denver, and has treated athletes from youth, to Olympic, and professional levels. He is a published author and was a key-note speaker at the International Mulligan Conference in 2009. Other clinical interests include treatments for Restless Legs Syndrome and utilizing the Motion Guidance system to improve visual feedback in rehabilitation. When not practicing, Eric enjoys spending time with his family, mountain biking, and playing guitar.