OPTIM COMT Course Coming to SLU!

The Saint Louis University Program in Physical Therapy and the SLU - SSM Health Physical Therapy Residency want you to know about the following course series offered by Optim Manual Therapy. This course series is to take place over six weekends on the beautiful Saint Louis University campus. With successful completion, participants can earn a Certificate in Orthopedic Manual Therapy (COMT).

Course #	Module	Comments	Dates
1	Foundations I	Patient handling and interview concepts, indications/ contraindications, biomechanics, review of systems, organ and joint palpation, intro to common manipulations, intro to imaging, muscle length and strength testing	Nov 18-19, 2017
2	Foundations II	Patient education, persistent pain, exam of joint, common manipulations, functional movement analysis, imaging	Jan 27-28, 2018
3	Lumbar Spine	Lumbar anatomy and prevalence, lumbar exam, palpation, evaluation, manual therapy techniques, exercise, SIJ anatomy, exam, and treatment, peripheral nerve entrapments	March 24-25 2018
4	Lower Quarter	Hip, knee, foot/ankle: foundation, exam/eval, treatment, lower extremity palpation and nerve biasing, intro to hip movement system impairments, LQ exercise	June 2-3, 2018
5	Cervical Spine	Cervical and thoracic foundations, anatomy, biomechanics, differential diagnosis, exam, cervical and thoracic manual therapy and exercise, intro to cervical movement system impairment and repeated motions	July 28-29, 2018
6	Upper Quarter and Thoracic Spine	Shoulder, elbow, hand/wrist: foundation, exam/eval, treatment, upper extremity palpation and nerve biasing, intro to shoulder movement system impairments, UQ exercise	Sept 29 - 30, 2018

Learn more at http://www.optimfellowship.com/