NAIOMT COMT-5: Lower Extremity [MASTER]

NAIOMT COMT-5: Lower Extremity [Rodic_Messiah University_February 21-22, 2026]

Course in adv lower extremity pathology, and detailed, specific peripheral joint evaluation. Specific focus on detailed analysis of physiological and accessory movement faults. Treatment specific to manip/mob techniques coupled w/adv exercise Rx.

Date & Time

February 21-22, 2026 Saturday: 8:00am - 5:00pm (registration starts at 7:30am) Sunday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Location

Messiah University - Mechanicsburg, PA
Registration: $599

2nd & 3rd Yr PT Students: $349.00

NAIOMT COMT-5: Lower Extremity

This is the last course in a series of 5 courses in the COMT certification.

This case-based, lab-focused course features human movement and high performing PT management of the lower extremity. Participants will screen and analyze the role of lower extremity movement, its relationship to the lumbopelvic spinal quadrant, incorporating the patient's health conditions, pain presentations, and relevant biopsychosocial factors. Mobility patterns of the lower and lower quadrant system are studied, and the central and spinal neurophysiological factors determining normal and abnormal movement patterns. Management strategies include education, activity modification, manual therapy techniques, and individualized neuromuscular rehabilitation prescription, with the goal of restoring optimal function and preventing future health conditions and impairments. Participants will incorporate techniques into evidence-informed clinical practice guidelines for specific lower quadrant movement impairments and interpret relevant outcomes measures to guide treatment progression.

Course Details

This course is 2 days on-site and 7 hours online. Participants will receive an e-link to online coursework 2 weeks prior to the course and to the onsite course materials 1 week prior to the course. Please watch for these links in your email inbox.
CEUs

This course awards 21 CEUs in eligible states. See www.naiomt.com/ceus for details.
Refund Policy

Refunds up to 30 days before event.

Instructor

PT, DPT, DSc, OCS, FAAOMPT

Borko Rodic

Borko graduated from Lebanon Valley College with a Bachelor of Science in 2006 and a Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2008. He then completed an orthopaedic residency program and was recognized as an Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties in 2011. Borko completed a Doctor of Science degree at Andrews University and a NAIOMT manual fellowship program in 2020. He currently works at Messiah University (Mechanicsburg, PA) as an Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. Borko’s research agenda is on topics of clinical reasoning and orthopaedic manual therapy, and his research was presented at the national level. He resides near Hershey, PA, with his wife and three children.

Course Partners

Some of NAIOMT's Partners Across the US

Course Organizer

The North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy, Inc. (NAIOMT) is a private physical therapist-owned organization dedicated to achieving the highest standards of clinical practice for manual physical therapists. NAIOMT specializes in a flexible teaching program, which seeks to promote the utilization of safe, effective and efficient manual physical therapy management of musculoskeletal dysfunction. It further seeks an environment that is conducive to the application of a reasoned approach to manual physical therapy through critical inquiry and the creation of new knowledge and skills based on scientific study and dissemination of that knowledge. NAIOMT strongly supports the union of the clinician, academician and researcher to further facilitate the development of quality patient care, physical therapy education and the development of master clinicians.