Definitions:
- What is Manual Therapy? Manual therapy, or manipulative therapy, is any physical treatment that involves a practitioner using their hands or bodies to affect tissues with the intent of treating a patient's musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. In contrast, self-administered techniques can be performed by the patient without the assistance of a practitioner.
- What is Integrated Manual Therapy? An evidence-based, systematic approach that selects and combines the most effective manual and self-administered techniques to optimize patient outcomes.
FAQs
- How long does it take to get IMT certified? At the Brookbush Institute, our Integrated Manual Therapist (IMT) Certification program is designed to be self-paced, allowing you to earn credits with each completed course. To achieve certification, you need to accumulate 80 credits. There’s no daunting final exam; instead, you’ll complete short courses with accompanying exams, gradually building your credits. On average, students report spending 50 to 100 hours on their studies, which translates to about 1 hour per credit. This timeframe aligns with other respected programs. Some students complete their certification in as little as a month, while others take several years, enjoying the flexibility to progress at their own pace. Be wary of certification programs that claim to be self-study but require a single final exam, often leading to last-minute cramming and expired exam dates. Choose the Brookbush Institute for a transparent and controlled certification process.
- How much does a personal training certification cost? The Brookbush Institute offers a high-quality, all-inclusive membership plan for just $29.99 per month, allowing you to access self-paced education at an affordable price. Comparable to a Netflix subscription, this flexible plan can be canceled at any time. While a live manual therapy workshop (available via live-stream) is required to complete the full IMT certification and incurs an additional charge, the IMT-candidate (IMT-C) certificate can be completed entirely online. Overall, the cost of the monthly membership and live workshop is around $1200, significantly lower than the $5000 to $11,000 charged by other certification providers, who often impose numerous hidden fees. For more detailed information, visit our page on "The Real Cost of Manual Therapy Certifications ."
- Who can perform manual therapy? In the USA and Canada, performing manual therapy is restricted to certain licensed professionals. These include massage therapists, athletic trainers, physical therapists, chiropractors, occupational therapists, etc.
- Will a manual therapy certification allow me to perform manual therapy? No, a certification cannot alter your scope of practice. If your professional license does not include manual therapy, no certification can grant you that ability. For more information, please refer to our resource on - Certification Cannot Change the Scope of Practice of a Movement Professional
- Can the Brookbush Institute's Integrated Manual Therapist (IMT) Certification Change Your Scope of Practice? The IMT certification cannot expand a professional’s scope of practice and is not intended to bypass licensure requirements. To print the IMT certificate or attend the live IMT workshop, you must provide proof of licensure. The IMT certification is designed as an advanced credential for licensed manual therapists, developed from a comprehensive, evidence-based, systematic, integrated, patient-centered, and outcome-driven approach. Additionally, it incorporates our innovations in educational delivery.
Why Build a New Functional Orthopedic Manual Therapy Certification?
The Integrated Manual Therapist (IMT) Certification was built to help our colleagues achieve more reliable and effective outcomes. Too many manual therapy certifications were founded with the goal of teaching a particular method, school, or technique, despite time and research resulting in the development of more effective approaches. The Integrated Manual Therapy (IMT) Certification was built to be the first evidence-based, systematic, integrated, patient-centered, and outcome-driven approach. Rather than start with techniques, this certification started with systematic research reviews, a clinical decision model, and a systematic approach to developing intervention plans. The selection of techniques resulted from the analysis of randomized control trials (RCTs) and comparisons based on reliable, objective outcome measures. This ensures our colleagues will not waste time learning less effective techniques and can focus on mastering the techniques that most reliably result in the largest effect sizes. In short, the Brookbush Institute did not intend to build a system "that works"; we intended to find the approach that "works best," and we continue to develop in pursuit of that goal.
Better Delivery Too:
The Integrated Manual Therapist (IMT) certification is pre-approved for continuing education credits (CECs) for all of our manual therapy colleagues, is the industry's best-reviewed certification, and is the only manual therapy certification approved by the American Council of Education . But, the best part may be that it is included in the only true monthly membership model in the industry (cancel anytime), with an online platform designed for on-the-go access, an iterative testing and credit system designed to fit any schedule, with multiple media formats designed to accommodate any learning style. For more information visit "The "Real Cost" of Manual Therapy Certifications ". We have one goal: build the education company our colleagues wish existed.
