Definitions:
- 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.
- Integrated Manual Therapy: An evidence-based, systematic approach that selects and combines the most effective manual and self-administered techniques to optimize patient outcomes.
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.
