Continuing Education Courses for PTAs
Advance Your Clinical Judgment & Develop Your Hands-On Clinical Skills
NAIOMT's PTA courses are designed to help you advance your clinical judgment and develop hands-on manual therapy skills specific to PTA outpatient orthopedic practice. Delivered in-person, each course gives you real-world, practical experience you can apply immediately in the clinic. Take individual courses to build specific skills, or complete the full series and pursue optional CMSK Certification.
What You'll Learn
Build practical skills to more effectively treat patients with a wide variety of neuromusculoskeletal (NMSK) issues. No certification commitment required — take any course individually.
Neuromuscular Re-education
Learning and progressing skills of neuromuscular re-education exercises for the spine and extremities.
Manual Therapy Skills
Learning and progressing manual therapy and soft tissue skills for cervicothoracic, lumbopelvic spine, and extremity joints.
Take Courses Individually
Each course stands on its own. Enroll in any course to gain specific skills — no commitment to the full series required.
Flexible Learning Format
Each course includes 8 hours of in-person lab instruction plus 3 hours of asynchronous online learning (11 hours total).
Case-Based Learning
Intensive in-person labs utilize a case-based approach to learning for real-world clinical application.
Optional CMSK Certification
Want to go further? Complete all 4 courses and a virtual exam to earn your CMSK Certification.
Upcoming PTA Courses
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C-302 PTA Therapeutic Exercise/Neuro Re-Ed: Spine
This course is designed for the Physical Therapist Assistant to enhance their clinical judgement in utilizing and progressing... View Full Description
C-303 PTA Therapeutic Exercise/Neuro Re-Ed: Peripheral
This course is designed for the Physical Therapist Assistant to enhance their clinical judgement in utilizing and progressing... View Full Description
C-304 PTA Joint/Soft Tissue: Spine
Access complete course syllabi here. Course Details This course is 1 day on-site (8 hours) plus 3 hours... View Full Description
C-305 PTA Joint/Soft Tissue: Peripheral
Joint/Soft Tissue Peripheral: This course is designed for the Physical Therapist Assistant to enhance their clinical judgement and... View Full Description
Course Details
Explore the full range of PTA continuing education courses available
Therapeutic Exercise & Neuro Re-ed: Spine
This course is designed for the Physical Therapist Assistant to enhance their clinical judgement in utilizing and progressing therapeutic exercises and neuromuscular re-education interventions for the cervicothoracic and lumbopelvic regions.
Teaching will include 3-4 hours of online content followed by an intensive one-day in person lab utilizing a case-based approach to learning.
Therapeutic Exercise & Neuro Re-ed: Peripheral
This course is designed for the Physical Therapist Assistant to enhance their clinical judgement in utilizing and progressing therapeutic exercises and neuromuscular re-education interventions for the shoulder girdle, hip, knee and ankle/foot.
Teaching will include 3-4 hours of online content followed by an intensive one-day in person lab utilizing a case-based approach to learning.
Joint/Soft Tissue: Spine
This course is designed for the Physical Therapist Assistant to enhance their clinical judgement and improve their hands-on manual therapy skills including traction, graded joint mobilization, and soft tissue mobilization for the cervicothoracic and lumbopelvic regions.
Teaching will include 3 hours of online content followed by an intensive one-day in person lab utilizing a case-based approach.
Joint/Soft Tissue: Peripheral
This course is designed for the Physical Therapist Assistant to enhance their clinical judgement and improve their hands-on manual therapy skills including traction, graded joint mobilization, and soft tissue mobilization for the shoulder girdle, hip girdle, knee, and ankle/foot.
Teaching will include 3 hours of online content followed by an intensive one-day in person lab utilizing a case-based approach.
Want to Earn Your CMSK Certification?
If you complete all four courses above, you have the option to take a virtual oral practical exam (C-330) to earn the Certified Musculoskeletal (CMSK) credential. Certification is entirely optional — the courses are valuable on their own.
Meet Your Instructor
Learn from an experienced FAAOMPT clinician and educator
Kat Burns
PT, DPT, COMT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Kat Burns graduated with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2014 from Ithaca College. She became a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist (OCS) through Therapeutic Associates' residency program in Eugene, OR, and went on to complete her Fellowship through NAIOMT, becoming a Fellow of the American Academy of Manual Physical Therapy (FAAOMPT).
As part of her specialty, she pursued further breathing education and became a Certified Breathing Behavioral Analyst through Breathe Your Truth (BYT). She has also done certification through the International Schroth Three Dimensional Scoliosis Therapy (ISST). Kat really enjoys working with patients one-on-one, teaching continuing education courses, and mentoring therapists.
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