Dave Bender PT, DPT, FAAOMPT
Serves as the Manual Therapy Fellowship Program Director for IMPACT. Dave and his assistants Jim Meadows, Gail Molloy and Fred Stoot developed the online curriculum for IMPACT’s Manual Therapy Certificate Program and Manual Therapy Fellowship Programs. Dave is a member of the ABPTRFE Residency and Fellowship Accreditation Services Council and is an External Auditor for the Academy of Orthopeadic Manual Physical Therapy. Dave in a partner at Peake Physical Therapy.
Eric Skarda PT, DPT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT
Eric works for Denver Physical Therapy with a focus on spine rehab and chronic overuse injuries. He has also has developed manual therapy programs for weekend warriors, including golfers and overhead throwers. Eric graduated with his doctorate from Regis University in 2008, then completed manual therapy certifications in both 2010 and 2011 with the North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy (NAIOMT). In 2012 he graduated from the NAIOMT fellowship program and at the time was the youngest manual therapy fellow in the country. Currently, he serves as teaching faculty with IMPACT, as well as acting as a clinical fellowship instructor and examiner for IMPACT certification programs.
Scott Gallant PT, FAAOMPT
Scott graduated in 1998 from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada with a B.Sc (physiotherapy) degree and has worked in a outpatient musculoskeletal practice since that time. Scott completed his NAIOMT level III certification in 2001 and gained Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT) status in 2003. He is an American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy (AOMPT) Fellow and graduate of the North American Institute Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Fellowship program. He has presented nationally, published in peer-reviewed journals and co-authored a chapter in a text book. His clinical interests include the neurophysiological effects of manual therapy.
Fred Stoot, BMR (PT), FCAMT, COMT
Fred’s current focus is the integration of a multidisciplinary approach to reduction of cost of spinal pathology- partnership with major insurance companies, physicians, physical therapists, and chiropractors. He is a National examiner of manual therapy certification candidates (oral/practical) and a National instructor of various manual therapy courses. Fred is also a regional college instructor for cadaver dissection.
Jim Meadows, BScPT, MCPA, FCAMT
- Former chair of the Canadian Orthopedic Divisions Education and Specialization Committees for 12 years and a past Examiner and Instructor with the Canadian Orthopedic Division.
- Past faculty member of the University of Alberta, Texas Womens University, Andrews University, the Massachusetts Institute of Health Sciences, and the University of Maryland at Baltimore.
- National and International presenter on Manual Therapy.
- Published in numerous journals and wrote the textbook Orthopedic Differential Diagnosis in Physical Therapy.