NAIOMT COMT-3: Thoracic Spine [Lubbock]2025

NAIOMT COMT-3: Thoracic Spine [Lubbock]2025

This is the third course in a series of five courses in the COMT certification series.

By North American Institute ofOrthopedicManualTherapy

Date and time

Location

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

3601 4th St. Lab 3c139 Lubbock, TX 79430

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 30 days before event.

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 day 9 hours

COMT-3: Thoracic Spine - Integrated Concepts & Modern Management

This case-based, lab-focused course features human movement and high performing PT management of the thoracic spine and rib cage. Participants will screen and analyze the role of the thoracic spine in upper and lower quadrant movement, incorporating the patient's health conditions, pain presentations, and relevant biopsychosocial factors. Mobility patterns of the upper 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 upper and lower quadrant movement impairments and interpret relevant outcomes measures to guide treatment progression.

Course Details

This course is 2 days onsite of lecture with hands on technique lab and 1 day asynchronous online. Participants will receive an e-link to the online course materials 2 weeks prior to the course and an e-link to the onsite course materials 1 week prior to the course. Please watch for the links in your email inbox.

Course Schedule:

Saturday - 8:00am - 5:00pm CST (registration begins at 7:30am)

Sunday - 8:00am - 4:30pm CST

Instructor: Gary Kearns, PT, ScD, OCS, FAAOMPT

Read his bio here

Registration: $599.00

  • 2nd & 3rd Yr PT Students: $349.00

Organized by

North American Institute ofOrthopedicManualTherapy

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.

$349 – $599
Oct 18 · 7:30 AM CDT