Course Description:

In this seminar IOMT will teach manual therapy skills, exercise concepts, and patient self-management techniques. Our Seminar is aimed to provide a snapshot view of orthopaedic manual therapy, facilitate thought processes, and reinvigorate licensed physical therapists’ skill sets. All Seminars will be held at host partner, Professional Physical Therapy Woburn, MA location.

Current research has confirmed that a combination of manual therapy, therapeutic exercises and patient education is the cornerstone of physical therapy treatment for patients with spinal dysfunction. However, during daily clinical practice it can sometimes be difficult to decide on optimal clinical decision making.

SEMINAR TOPICS INCLUDE
Anatomy, biomechanics, and pathology
Clinical pattern recognition
Examination techniques- regional and segmental symptom localization
Joint and soft tissue mobilization
Active and passive manual stretching techniques
Exercise concepts related to specific findings
All aspects of patient management
Clinical skills you can implement immediately into patient care