Osteopathic Manual Therapist Non-Physician Continuing Education Courses
Overview of Osteopathic Manual Therapy Education
The osteopathic manual therapy courses I teach are designed to develop high-level clinical reasoning, precision palpation, and systems-based treatment strategies grounded in classical osteopathic principles and informed by modern physiology and translational research.
Rather than teaching isolated techniques, these classes train students to see the body as an adaptive, integrated system—where biomechanical, bioelectrical, and biochemical signals continuously interact. Students learn how to assess global patterns, identify primary drivers of dysfunction, apply focused manual intervention, and retest to confirm efficacy.
Core Educational Philosophy
Across all courses, students are trained to:
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Move from global assessment to regional focus to specific dysfunction
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Recognize and interpret adaptive patterns rather than chasing symptoms
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Use scan exams to prioritize treatment and avoid overtreating
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Treat with intention and clarity rather than technique volume
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Integrate structure, neurology, fluid dynamics, and physiology
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Apply the Three Signals of Health:
- Biomechanical – motion, load, strain, and structural adaptability
- Bioelectrical – nervous system tone, autonomic regulation, tissue signaling
- Biochemical – inflammation, perfusion, lymphatics, metabolic environment
1 Day Clinical Skills Testing: MET for CTL/S Pelvis
Are you ready to advance your professional standing as a Certified Clinician or Master Clinician on the pathway to becoming a Certified NeuroBioHacker?
The Clinical Skills Assessment course serves as both an educational experience and an objective evaluation of your clinical proficiency in osteopathic manual therapy. This assessment is designed to identify your current level of competency, refine your clinical reasoning, and support continued professional development.
Upon completion, clinicians are recognized at the appropriate certification level, and this designation is listed on our website. This public directory allows prospective patients to locate practitioners in their area and understand the level of care and clinical expertise they can expect.
This process ensures transparency, clinical excellence, and a clear standard of care within our practitioner community.
Scan Exams and Adpative Patterns
A Precision-Based Osteopathic Approach to Clinical Decision-Making
Scan Exams and Adaptive Patterns is an advanced osteopathic manual therapy course designed to sharpen clinical reasoning, improve treatment precision, and eliminate guesswork in hands-on care. This course teaches clinicians how to systematically assess the body using scan examinations, interpret findings through the lens of adaptive patterns, and apply treatment with clarity, efficiency, and measurable effectiveness.
Rather than relying on exhaustive regional techniques or “treating everything you know and hoping something works,” this course provides a framework that allows the manual therapist to focus from global to regional to specific dysfunction, ensuring that each treatment decision is purposeful and testable.
This course transforms manual therapy from a collection of techniques into a coherent decision-making system—one that respects the intelligence of the body and the responsibility of the clinician.
Scan Exams and Adaptive Patterns
Treat less. See more. Know why. Verify results.
The Cranial–Visceral Axis: Arbuckle’s Cranial Approach with Chapman’s Neuroendocrine Reflexes
The Cranial–Visceral Axis is an advanced osteopathic manual therapy course that integrates Beryl Arbuckle’s approach to cranial osteopathy with Chapman’s neuroendocrine reflexes to address dysfunction along the neurohormonal and gut–brain axis.
This course is designed for clinicians who want to move beyond symptom-based cranial work and develop a precise, test–retest–driven system for regulating autonomic, endocrine, and visceral function. Participants will learn how cranial strain patterns, dural tension, and reciprocal tension mechanisms influence hypothalamic–pituitary signaling, vagal tone, and visceral reflex pathways—and how Chapman’s reflexes provide a powerful peripheral access point into these systems.
Visceral Manipulation 1: Terminal Midgut, Hindgut, and Pelvic Organ Treatment
Visceral Manipulation 2: Supradiaphragmatic Structures
Differential Diagnosis: When to Treat - When to Refer- A Non-Physician's Guide
Chapman's Neuroendocrine Rx 1- Clinical Skills
Core Chapman’s Assessment and Treatment
Palpation of Landmarks and Structures
This class will rely on visual and ultrasound clues to verify which structures. are being palpated. The specificity of palpation is very important, this class helps you to learn to feel then verify that palpation. Both superifcial and deep structures will be used for instruction using the latest in ultrasound technology.
Palpation of Landmarks and Structures
This class will rely on visual and ultrasound clues to verify which structures. are being palpated. The specificity of palpation is very important, this class helps you to learn to feel then verify that palpation. Both superifcial and deep structures will be used for instruction using the latest in ultrasound technology.