Upcoming CMSK Courses [Click the Courses Below to Register]

CMSK Certification Program

The NAIOMT PTA courses will help to advance your clinical judgement and develop your hands-on clinical skills.  Complete the full series to earn a Musculoskeletal Certification.

These classes will include:

  • Learning and progressing skills of neuromuscular re-education exercises for the spine and extremities
  • Learning and progressing manual therapy and soft tissue skills of cervicothoracic and lumbopelvic spine and extremity joints of the upper and lower limbs.


Join us for this series of classes that will help you more effectively treat patients with a wide variety of NMSK (neuromusculoskeletal) issues .


Curriculum

Curriculum for CMSK certification program for PTAs

Program Details

Program structure: 4 courses - 1 day in-person classes (8 hours) with 3 hours asynchronous online learning = 11 hours each and 1 virtual practical exam

Registration: Scroll to top of page to register

2025

Location: Seattle/Bothell, WA

Dates:

  • C-302 PTA Neuro Re-Education Spine [April 5, 2025]
  • C-303 PTA Neuro Re-Education: Peripheral [April 6 2025]
  • C-304 PTA Joint/Soft Tissue: Spine [September 20, 2025]
  • C-305 PTA Joint/Soft Tissue: Peripheral [September 21, 2025]
  • C-330 Oral Practical Exam [November 8-9, 2025] Registration deadline is Friday, September 26, 2025

Instructor

PT, DPT, COMT, OCS, FAAOMPT

Kat Burns

Hello! My name is Kat Burns and I graduated with my Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2014 from Ithaca College and went on to become a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist (OCS) through Therapeutic Associates' residency program in Eugene, OR. I went on to do my Fellowship and became a Fellow of the American Academy of Manual Physical Therapy (FAAOMPT) through the North American Institute of Manual Therapy (NAIOMT). As part of my specialty through this program, I pursued further breathing education and became a Certified Breathing Behavioral Analyst and now help teach others through Breathe Your Truth (BYT)! I have also done certification through the International Schroth Three Dimensional Scoliosis Therapy (ISST). I really enjoy working with patients one-on-one, teaching continuing education courses, and mentoring therapists. Outside of work I have become a certified yoga instructor and really enjoy starting my day with yoga at home (if I don't sleep in!). My husband and I enjoy exploring and hiking near home in the beautiful San Juan Islands or hanging with our energetic cat, Blink.

Courses Overview

C-302 
Therapeutic Exercise and Neuro Re-ed Spine

Therapeutic Exercise and 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 for followed by an intensive one-day in person lab utilizing a case-based approach to learning.

C-303
Therapeutic Exercise and Neuro Re-ed Peripheral

Therapeutic Exercise and 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.

C-304
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.

C-305
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.  

What our Students Say

Daria Davis

I would recommend the CMSK Certification to any Physical Therapist Assistant who is looking to enhance both their hands-on skills as well as their clinical judgement and reasoning. After completing this certification, I am able to better serve my patient population and more accurately address their needs. My skill set not only improved, but my ability to help my patients improved as well.

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The North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy

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.