Gregg Johnson is a nationally recognized specialist in the area of pain management and functional rehabilitation. Gregg has been actively involved in the treatment of patients and development of state of the art evaluation and treatment techniques since 1972. His teaching organization, the Institute of Physical Art, offers over 100 seminars nation-wide and trains thousands of physical therapists each year in soft tissue and joint mobilization (Functional Mobilization), movement reeducation, body mechanics, and exercise training. Each year this organization certifies a select group of therapists as Certified Functional Manual Therapists (CFMT). These therapists have completed extensive training through the Institute of Physical Art and those therapists are recognized nationally as some of the countries most accomplished therapists. Annually, a CFMT therapist is selected to participate in the Institute of Physical Art Functional Manual Therapy Fellowship at Johnson & Johnson Physical Therapy. Gregg serves as senior faculty for the fellowship program and serves as a consultant for complex patients.
Gregg graduated from the University of Southern California in 1972. He spent seven years at Kaiser Rehabilitation Center in Vallejo, CA, studying and teaching PNF under Maggie Knott, PT. In 1976, Gregg began teaching continuing education courses in Functional Manual Therapy which reflect his extensive studies in orthopedic physical therapy. Those studies include most physical therapy manual therapy approaches, osteopathic systems, and alternative therapies such as Rolfing, Feldenkrais, and Aston Patterning. Together with Vicky Johnson, he founded the IPA in 1978 and developed the PNF I, PNF II, BET, FO I, FO II, and FM courses. The integrated principles and techniques of these courses form the IPA Functional Manual Therapy approach. In addition, Gregg combined his knowledge of the articular, neuromuscular and soft tissue systems to develop the Functional Mobilization treatment system. Gregg has authored and co-authored several chapters and publications, and has lectured at many APTA, AAOMPT (keynote speaker in 1999) and State conferences. He is actively involved in research projects related to the validation of the Functional Manual Therapy Approach. Gregg and Vicky have owned and operated clinics in Marin County, San Francisco, and presently live in Steamboat Springs, CO where they manage their practice Johnson & Johnson Physical Therapy. In addition to teaching, they developed with a board the CFMT certification program in 1997. That same year, Gregg developed the year-long Functional Manual Therapy Fellowship program. This program, which is for CFMT graduates, is certified through the APTA and AAOMPT. Gregg has also been named adjunct faculty for the University of St. Augustine, Touro College and Chatham College.

Vicky is a nationally recognized specialist in the area of movement reeducation and exercise training. She has been actively involved in the treatment of patients, the development of Back Education and Training (BET), and corporate training programs since 1977. She co-owns Johnson & Johnson Physical Therapy and the Institute of Physical Art with Gregg Johnson. At, JJPT, she serves as a consultant for complex patients. At the Institute of Physical Art she oversees the development and management of ten separate courses taught over 100 times per year by a faculty of over 50 therapists nation-wide.
Vicky graduated in 1977 from the Medical College of Georgia. She completed the six-month PNF training program at Kaiser Rehabilitation Center in Vallejo, CA, under the direction of Maggie Knott, PT. Her primary interest and study in orthopedic manual therapy have been in movement reeducation and exercise prescription. Saliba Johnson founded the Institute of Physical Art (IPA) with Gregg Johnson in 1978 and began teaching PNF nationwide. In 1986 she developed and began teaching Back Education and Training through the IPA. She has co-authored several chapters; spoken at many APTA sponsored events and lectured at the 1994 FOMT Convention. She has studied many manual therapy approaches including Maitland, Paris, Grimsby, McKenzie, and Rocabado. She previously was co-owner and co-director of Preventative and Rehabilitative Physical Therapy, The Back Clinic and Resource Center, and Marin Spine and Orthopedic Center in Marin, CA. In addition to teaching, Saliba Johnson co-directs the Functional Manual Therapy Certification and Residency programs through the IPA.

Dean is a California native and avid basketball player. He received his B.S. degree in Psychobiology at UCLA and his Master's degree in physical therapy at Azusa Pacific University. Dean started his career working in acute rehabilitation at Centinela Hospital in California. Most of his career has been spent working in the orthopedic setting in private practice.
A great majority of his professional education has been through the Institute of Physical Art. Dean received his certification for Functional Manual Therapy (CFMT) with the highest overall score during testing in August of 2003. Dean continued to seek more mentorship and made his way to Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Dean has had the opportunity to work closely with Gregory Johnson. Dean completed his fellowship in September 2005. For more than six years, Dean has been one of the directors and senior faculty of the fellowship program in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. In September of 2011, Dean has been relocated to New York City as a partner and continued senior faculty of the second fellowship site, now located in Manhattan. Dean also serves as a faculty member for the Institute of Physical Art and teaches 5 to 10 courses a year across the nation. Outside of his incredible passion for physical therapy he has also discovered a love for the outdoors. He enjoys snowboarding in the winter and fly-fishing in the summer.

Brad has been practicing orthopedic & sports physical therapy since graduating from New York Medical College in 2000. He has worked in a variety of settings treating patients with various neurological, orthopedic and sports injuries. In 2004, he completed a clinical doctorate in upper quarter & hand therapy from Drexel University. Brad follows the approach of a Functional Manual Physical Therapist treating movement dysfunction. His focus is on restoring efficient mobility and strength while integrating patients back to their highest level of function. He enjoys working with all diagnoses and has extensive experience treating both pre- and post-surgical patient populations. In 2010, he completed an intensive certification in functional manual therapy (CFMT) through the Institute of Physical Art.  In 2011, he began his fellowship training in Functional Manual Therapy.  Brad has worked with many professional athletes as well as collegiate and recreational. He is a managing partner of Elite Health Services, located in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.  He is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association, as well as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy. He lectures throughout the community on injury prevention and ergonomics while promoting a healthy lifestyle. He is a faculty member with the Institute of Physical Art teaching several courses each year. He enjoys a multitude of sports and completed his first NYC Marathon in 2008.