Maitland Shoulder
Maitland Shoulder
Maitland Shoulder
Maitland Approach
IN THIS LECTURE
• About Maitland
• Basic General concept
• Shoulder Joint basics
• Assessment of
Shoulder Joint
• Shoulder Joint
Mobilization
Technique
Maitland Concept
• Geoffrey Douglas Maitland was
born in Adelaide Australia in 1924.
Maitland Concept
• He trained as a
physiotherapist from
1946 to 1949 after
serving in the RAAF
(Royal Australian
Airforce) during the
second World War.
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• In 1954 he started with manipulative therapy
teaching sessions.
Maitland Concept
• In 1964 his work was
published in the first
edition Vertebral
Manipulation which
followed by a second
edition in1968. The first
edition of Peripheral
Manipulation was
published in 1970.
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• He was one of the
cofounders, in 1974, of the
International Federation of
Orthopedic Manipulative
Therapists (IFOMT), a
branch of the World
Confederation of
Physiotherapy (WCPT).
International Maitland Teachers Association
Maitland Concept
“ When trying to
improve the quality of
the sick joint’s
movement by a
passive movement
technique it is
necessary to put your
mind inside the joint
area and involve
yourself emotionally
with what the joint is
trying to tell you”
Maitland Grading
Scale
• Grading based on amplitude of movement &
where within available ROM the force is applied.
• Grade I
– A small amplitude movement performed at the
beginning of range of movement
• Grade II
– A large amplitude movement performed within
resistance-free part of the available range
Maitland Grading
Scale
• Grade III
– A large amplitude movement performed up to the
limit of the available range
• Grade IV
– A small amplitude movement performed into
resistance or at the limit of the available range
• Grade V – (thrust technique) -
Manipulation
– A small amplitude high velocity thrust performed
usually, but not always, at the end of the available
Normal Motion
Grades of Oscillations
(Maitland)
Indications for
Mobilization
• Grades I and II - primarily used for
pain
–Pain must be treated prior to
stiffness
–Painful conditions can be treated
daily
–Small amplitude oscillations stimulate
mechanoreceptors - limit pain
perception
Indications for
Mobilization
• Grades III and IV - primarily used to
increase motion
–Stiff or hypomobile joints should be
treated 3-4 times per week – alternate
with active motion exercises
SHOULDER JOINT MOBILIZATION
Overpressure
Overpressure
Apprehension test
(anterior instability)
Anterior Draw Test
Posterior Draw Test
Sulcus Sign
Isometric testing of the rotator cuff muscle,
differentiation and palpation
Isometric testing of the rotator cuff muscle,
differentiation and palpation
Isometric abduction (supraspinatus) with
acromiohumeral distraction.
Palpation of rotator cuff tendons
Palpation of rotator cuff tendons
Palpation of rotator cuff tendons
LOCKING POSITION AND QUADRANT
TREATMENT TECHNIQUES
Flexion and quadrant
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Abduction
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Abduction
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Abduction with Compression
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Lateral Rotation
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Lateral Rotation
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Medial Rotation
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Medial Rotation
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Hand Behind Back Extension
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Hand Behind Back Medial Rotation
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Hand Behind Back Adduction
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Horizontal Adduction (Flexion)
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Horizontal Adduction (Flexion)
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Horizontal Extension
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Longitudinal movement Caudad
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Longitudinal movement Caudad
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Longitudinal movement Caudad
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Longitudinal movement Caudad
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Longitudinal movement Caudad
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Longitudinal movement Caudad
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Posterior Anterior Movement
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Posterior Anterior Movement
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Posterior Anterior Movement
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Posterior Anterior Movement
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Anterior Posterior Movement
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Anterior Posterior Movement
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Lateral Movement
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Lateral Movement
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