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