Brian Mulligan fisioterapeuta formado na Nova Zelândia em 1954, engajado no interesse em terapia manual por Stanley Paris, ainda na década de 60. Aluno dedicado do norueguês Fred Kaltenborn, estabeleceu contatos com os principais expoentes internacionais da terapia manual, tais como Maitland, Cyriax, Elvey, McKenzie. Vem ensinando seus conceitos desde 1972 em diversos países como Nova Zelândia, Austrália, Inglaterra, Alemanha, Holanda, Singapura, Portugal. Manual Therapy - NAGS, SNAGS, MWM, etc, livro de sua autoria, está entre os mais vendidos dentro da terapia manual. Graças à facilidade e eficácia, as técnicas de Mulligan vem sendo cada vez mais utilizadas nacional e internacionalmente.www.bmulligan.com

Anual therapists are fortunate that by chance and his prepared mind Brian discovered and developed a new field within manual therapy he called "Mobilisations with Movement" (MWMs). This was in 1985 and two years later under similar circumstances he discovered "Pain Release Phenomenon" techniques (PRPs). Brian Mulligan wrote his first textbook on his techniques in 1999 and it is now in its 5th edition. It is available in Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Polish, Greek, Korean and Japanese. He wrote another book in 2003 titled "Self Treatments for the Back, Neck and Limbs." This was for the public. It is now in its second edition. Well over 100 articles supporting Brian's MWM techniques have been published in scientific journals around the world. A regularly updated reference section is available on this web site. For his services to the Physiotherapy profession in New Zealand Brian Mulligan was made an "Honorary Fellow of the New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists" in 1996. The "World Confederation for Physical Therapy" presented him with an International Service Award in 2007 in recognition for his exceptional contribution to physical therapy. To meet the huge demand from therapists wishing to learn his techniques and ensure high teaching standards he set up an international organisation in 1995 to accredit teachers. Currently there are 45 Mulligan Concept Teachers Assn (MCTA) members who have met this criteria from 17 nations.
There is also a growing network of accredited Mulligan Practitioners (CMPs) around the world so that those patients wishing to avail themselves of his concepts can be assured of a high standard of treatment. Brian Mulligan has been married to Dawn for over 50 years. They have a son, two daughters, a grandson and five granddaughters. As a typical New Zealander he loves the outdoors. He enjoys playing golf and his piano. He had his private pilot’s licence, enjoyed flying, but had to give it up due to his multifaceted professional life. The Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Assn. (MPA), a special group of the Australian Physiotherapy Assn, honoured Brian Mulligan by making him their Teacher/Lecturer for 2008 which involved lecturing and running courses in all the main centres.