Jim Rivard is the founder, co-owner and President of MTI Physical Therapy. Four years of post-graduate training specializing in orthopedic manual therapy has made him an expert in a wide range of orthopedic issues: sports rehabilitation, post-surgical rehabilitation, spinal injury, headache, TMJ disorders, work injury and motor vehicle collision. His passion for learning and development of clinical skill culminated in the establishment of MTI Physical Therapy as a teaching clinic for post-graduate training. His clinical achievements have been recognized with the attainment of Fellow in the AAOMPT in 1995 and a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist in 1996, at the time one of only 210 physical therapists to achieve this board certification. He has been honored to currently serve as the President for the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy, recognized internationally as the primary organization for manual therapy in the United States. Jim Rivard is also the Program Director and a Faculty member of the MTI Physical Therapy’s Sport Residency Program.

In addition to a clinical practice, Jim Rivard has extensive experience teaching and lecturing on manual therapy and exercise. He has been an instructor for the Ola Grimsby Institute (OGI) since 1992. In 2013 he, along with two associates, has assumed an operational role for the OGI as its Chief Academic Officer. His extensive teaching experience has been shared in more than 250 courses throughout the United States and Internationally in eleven countries. Jim’s post-graduate training has included 1 and 2-year Residency and Fellowship programs leading to masters and doctorate degrees.

In 2016, Jim Rivard, received the Physical Therapy Association of Washington (PTWA) Award for Clinical Excellence! This award is presented to an individual who has been engaged in clinical practice for at least ten years and has made outstanding and long lasting contributions to the clinical practice of physical therapy. To add to the fun, our very own Robin Schoenfeld, one of our Magnolia Clinic Managers and Vice President of PTWA, presented the award to Jim along with the President of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), Sharon Dunn.