As many of you may already know, the Oregon Orthopedic Physical Therapy Study Group made the difficult decision to cease their operations at the end of 2014. As such, OOPTSG will no longer be sponsoring the NAIOMT courses. NAIOMT remains, however, completely committed to Portland, Oregon and will be continuing classes uninterrupted. Our new site is… Continue reading NAIOMT Remains Committed to Portland Oregon in 2015!!
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?
PT Profile: Elliot Davis, PT, DPT
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! In this week’s PT Profile, we’ll meet a former flat track motorcycle racing champion, turned physical therapist. After a racing accident that left him with 16 broken bones, Elliot Davis, PT, DPT decided to switch gears in his career. (Nice move, Elliot!) Where do you practice? I am a practice partner and… Continue reading PT Profile: Elliot Davis, PT, DPT
Subtalar Joint Manipulation (Video)
In the manual therapy video below NAIOMT instructor Bill Temes, PT, MS, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT demonstrates manipulation of the subtalar joint. Let us know if you have any questions at all, and for more expert guidance take a look at the manual therapy courses coming up in 2017 in your region.
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
Baby Steps Toward Efficient, Effective & Affordable Healthcare
The LA Times published an interesting article a few days ago focused on the role some large companies are playing — Boeing Starbucks and Costco in particular — in encouraging efficient, effective and affordable healthcare. You can read the full piece by Noam Levey here and take from it what you like, but we wanted to focus today on this little snippet. “Patients with back pain frequently… Continue reading Baby Steps Toward Efficient, Effective & Affordable Healthcare
Cyriax’s Approach to the Shoulder (Video Demonstration)
The below video is an excerpt from Ann Porter Hoke, PT, DPT, OCS, FCAMPT, FAAOMPT‘s presentation at our 2010 Symposium Cyriax’s Approach to the Shoulder: A Masterpiece of Simplicity, where she demonstrates how to assess the shoulder thoroughly and efficiently. If you like what you see, click over to get details on NAIOMT’s 2015 Sacroiliac Joint Symposium!
Keep This in Mind About Manual Therapy
What would you add? For PT comprehensive education and manual therapy techniques with the goal of restoring normal function and preventing disability in patients check out our upcoming course schedule!
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