^{Dr. Sean Flannagan}

MPTA/iM.IT Founder, Senior Instructor & HMNS/AACP Accredited Tutor
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Accredited Tutor – Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists
Post Graduate Certifications in Spinal Manipulation & Dry Needling
Certified Vestibular Rehabilitation Specialist
Graduate Diploma in Sports Extremity Manipulation
Founder/CEO of www.OneAccordPT.com in Arizona, USA

Dr. Sean Flannagan graduated from A.T. Still University in 2001 and is the founder of One Accord Physical Therapy in Arizona (est. 2004). Since 2009 he has assisted in teaching spinal manipulation and dry needling within the U.S. and since 2010 he has taught and facilitated an ongoing free long-term spinal manipulation and manual therapy training group in Phoenix, AZ.  He is passionate about personal and professional development along with advocacy for private practice owners.

As a member of the AzPTA Dry Needling Task Force, he aided in the development of the Arizona Physical Therapy Association’s dry needling definition and also served as a dry needling expert on the FSBPT Dry Needling Competency Committee in 2015. In 2014 he was awarded the APTA State Legislative Award for his efforts in the Arizona dry needling victory. Currently, Dr. Flannagan serves as an adjunct faculty and clinical mentor within the Arizona School of Health Science’s Orthopedic Residency Program of A.T. Still University in Mesa, AZ.
Dr. Flannagan has extensive manual therapy, spinal manipulation, and dry needling training including:

Gibbons & Tehan (course series 1¬-3 & Master’s Class)
Laurie Hartman’s Master Class Series
Spinal Manipulation Institute (Courses 1-4)
Graduate Diploma in Sports Extremity Manipulation
Phoenix Manual Therapy Long Term Course taught by Tim Fearon, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT
The Advanced Course Series offered by the European CRAFTA organization in Craniomandibular/Craniofacial Assessment and Treatment
Various other individual manual therapy courses (including the Ola Grimsby Institute, Institute of Physical Art, ATSU Ortho Residency, etc.)
Myopain Seminars (Courses 1-3)
Dry Needling Institute (Courses 1-3)
Acupuncture Association of Charted Physiotherapists (UK) 300-hour Foundations Course
British Medical Acupuncture Society
Dr. Anthony Campbell’s Medical Acupuncture/Dry Needling Course

Dr. Flannagan is a co-author of “Dry Needling: A Literature Review with Implications for Clinical Practice Guidelines” published in the international peer-reviewed journal Physical Therapy Reviews.  Additionally, he co-created and developed the following APTA accredited Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy courses:

Upper and Lower Extremity Dysfunction: Evaluation and Management with HVLA Thrust Manipulation and Exercise
Instrument-Assisted Soft-Tissue Mobilization for Spinal & Extremity Conditions: An Evidence-Based Approach
Biopsychosocial & Pharmaceutical Aspects of Pain Management
Manual Therapy in Developing Nations and Underserved Populations