Erl Pettman

Erl acquired his first private practice clinic in 1978, from his dear friend and mentor Cliff Fowler.

He continued to clinically direct the clinic for the next 40 years before retiring in 2019. During that time, he treated several generations of grateful patients and educated countless therapists in their pursuit of excellence in orthopedic manual therapy.

Retiring from clinical practice was challenging but with his endless desire to teach it has enabled him to focus on developing a new teaching institute ASPIRE OMT, and continue spreading his knowledge and expertise to therapists, both young and old. This desire was epitomized in 2010 when he received the AAOMPT Freddy Kaltenborn ‘Teach I must’ award. His goal is to expand and improve their clinical skills and cultivate better clinical reasoning, thus improving outcomes for those patients under their care.

Erl was a formative influence in the development of the Orthopaedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, and subsequently helped in the creation of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physical Therapy, of which he is a ‘Life Member’.