We are extremely proud and excited to announce that the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has re-accredited NAIOMT’s Clinical Fellowship Program through 2025! If you’re not familiar with our fellowship, it’s a self-directed, part-time, eclectic program that enhances safe, efficient and effective advanced clinical reasoning and management of complex musculo-skeletal dysfunctions. Our strength is the clinical expertise of our… Continue reading Big News At NAIOMT!
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PT Profile: TJ Janicky, SPT
For this week’s PT Profile, let’s say hello to Thomas Janicky, better known as TJ. He is a 3rd year Doctor of Physical Therapy student at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and is an active member of his academic community where he is the current Vice-President of Rutger’s Student Leadership Council and The Co-Director of RUDPT’s Community… Continue reading PT Profile: TJ Janicky, SPT
Benefits of Taking an Advanced Techniques 801 Class
Today we want to address the benefits of taking the NAIOMT level IV/801 Advanced Techniques class. In short, it aims to fine tune your hands-on skills to better interpret motion barriers and enhance all your manual therapy techniques whether you are utilizing high or low velocity, small or large amplitude techniques. The class focus is… Continue reading Benefits of Taking an Advanced Techniques 801 Class
Why It’s More Than Manual Therapy
The manual therapy techniques you use to treat your patients are important. That’s why we teach them so comprehensively, and enhance PTs’ careers through mentorship. But there’s more to it. Much more! Yes, we all want to help heal. But a critical piece to what we do is finding out what’s happening in the everyday lives of… Continue reading Why It’s More Than Manual Therapy
Balance: How do we get there?
As we’ve covered here before, there’s a general feeling that the sheer amount of data that we are being asked to incorporate into our daily ‘evidence based practice’ is becoming almost impossible to absorb, yet there is also very little evidence to suggest that all of this ‘evidence’ has surpassed our creative abilities to think… Continue reading Balance: How do we get there?
How Much is Too Much?
Happy New Year! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. Today I just wanted to pose a few questions as we all dive into another year of treating patients, and learning and growing as physical therapists. Before I do though, keep in mind that the manual therapy courses we teach at NAIOMT are evidence-informed and utilize case-based instruction. I bring up the… Continue reading How Much is Too Much?
A “Tour” of NAIOMT
Want to become a master of manual therapy? Join us in 2015. For those who aren’t familiar with what NAIOMT provides for PTs, our CEO Brett Windsor breaks it down in the video below.
PT Profile: Jasmine Marcus
Through our PT Profile series, we hope to explore a wide range of perspectives in PT, from the most seasoned physical therapists to DPT students just embarking on their careers. Each has something special to offer. So this week, we meet 3rd year DPT student, Jasmine Marcus. Where are you currently studying/practicing? I will graduate in May 2015… Continue reading PT Profile: Jasmine Marcus
Demonstration of Lumbar Gapping: Manipulation of the Larger Patient Part 3
For Part 3 of our “Manipulation of the Larger Patient” series, Stacy Soappman, PT, DSc, COMT, FAAOMPT demonstrates lumbar gapping manipulation. Leave any questions you may have in the comments below. And for our New York-area physical therapist friends, we’re holding a C-516 Cervical Spine I course Dec 13-14 and we’d love to connect there. More information and… Continue reading Demonstration of Lumbar Gapping: Manipulation of the Larger Patient Part 3
Sitting Thoracic Manipulation: Manipulation of the Larger Patient Part 2
Today we’re sharing Part 2 of our video series “Manipulation of the Larger Patient,” addressing various techniques you can use when a patient is larger in stature than yourself. In the video below, Stacy Soappman, PT, DSc, COMT, FAAOMPT demonstrates how to conduct a modified sitting thoracic manipulation. For more hands-on physical therapy continuing education, take a look at our… Continue reading Sitting Thoracic Manipulation: Manipulation of the Larger Patient Part 2
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