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45 YEARS OF PATIENT EMPOWERMENT
How McKenzie Method’s Treat Your Own series has helped generations manage and treat their own pain.
Presented by: Grant Watson, Dip Phys, Dip MT, ADP(OMT), Dip MDT
Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 1pm CT
45 YEARS OF PATIENT EMPOWERMENT
How McKenzie Method’s Treat Your Own series has helped generations manage and treat their own pain.
The recently released 10th edition of Treat Your Own Back marks 45 years in print during which it has been translated into 18 different languages and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Five more patient self-treatment books have followed, all based on the McKenzie Method® of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy®.
Learn the underlying philosophy of the McKenzie Method® and find out how this series of books, written by Robin McKenzie, has empowered patients to manage their own pain and reduce reliance on costly long-term clinical care.
About Grant Watson, Dip Phys, Dip MT, ADP(OMT), Dip MDT
Grant ‘Wattie’ Watson lives in Golden Bay, Nelson, New Zealand, where he fills his heart with his multiple roles in a large extended family and amongst friends, and promotes active ageing through hiking, fishing and gardening, and other outdoor pursuits.
Amongst his many roles within McKenzie Institute International (MII), he was a Senior and International Instructor (1997-2022), Assistant Director of Education (1999-2016), and had the privilege to represent the Institute in more than 40 countries worldwide.
He has acted as Executive Editor for the new editions of both “Treat Your Own Back” and “Treat Your Own Neck”, and is co-author with Robin McKenzie and Robert Lindsay of “Treat Your Own Ankle and Achilles Tendon” (2022), “Treat Your Own Hip” (2019), “Treat Your Own Knee” (2012), and “Treat Your Own Shoulder” (2009).
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