Learn How to Treat the Whole Person

  • NAIOMT's program dedicated to achieving the highest standards of clinical practice for manual physical therapists.
  • Take individual courses in any order — earning 21 CEUs for each Level I and Level II course — or complete your CMPT certification mentored by NAIOMT’s experienced instructors.
  • Experience your career in a whole new, satisfying way as you gain the skills it takes to treat more complex patient problems.


With NAIOMT, You’ll Learn How to:

  • Treat the whole person.
  • Consistently arrive at an accurate functional diagnosis.
  • Provide a safe, effective, quadrant-integrated, hands-on treatment approach with confidence.

 

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"Safe and efficient manual therapy assessments and interventions based on sound clinical reasoning, current evidence, and anatomy and physiology are taught in a comfortable setting with time for hands-on learning and feedback."

Mette Coleman, PT, CMPT, DSc student

 

Courses in New York

Instructors

PT, DSc, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT, CCTT

Liz Henry

Liz is the president of LifeForce Physical Therapy in Wilmington, NC where she specializes in temporomandibular and craniofacial dysfunction, golf injury rehabilitation and golf performance, and dance injury/rehabilitation. She is senior consulting therapist at the Carolina Ballet. In addition to being a member of the APTA, AAOMPT, she is also a member of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain. Liz’s entry-level training in physical therapy was from the University of Vermont in 1981. She attended New York University for graduate studies in biomechanics and completed the Doctor of Science (DSc) in Physical Therapy at Andrews University in 2014. Liz underwent fellowship training with NAIOMT in 2011 and was accepted as a Fellow by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT). Liz has maintained Board Certification awarded by the American Physical therapy Association (APTA) in Orthopaedics since 1991. In 2016 she credentialed as Certified Cervical & Temporomandibular Therapist (CCTT) by the Physical Therapy Board of Craniofacial & Cervical Therapeutics (PTBCCT).

Terry Pratt, PT, MS, OCS, FAAOMPT

Terrance P. Pratt

Terry is a native of Nova Scotia, Canada and graduated from the Southern University in Tennessee with a B.S. in Anatomy and Physiology (1994), and Andrews University in Michigan with a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy (1997). He also has advanced physical therapy distinctions including OCS (2021), FAAOMPT through the NAIOMT program (North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy) in 2013, and his COMT through NAIOMT (2006). He has been a fellowship instructor, course instructor, and examiner for NAIOMT since 2014 teaching over 100 courses across the USA and in Italy. He also has spoken at local community groups, APTA SIG and local APTA conferences. “I always enjoyed being active, so I naturally became interested in physical therapy. Orthopedic physical therapy is like putting together a puzzle. Finding the right pieces to construct a care program to address the needs of the patient while finding the right exercises to help them adapt and recover. I enjoy educating patients on their issues and helping them recognize the impact of their daily activities on their health and wellness. This allows me to tailor a plan to their lives to help them recover and prevent reinjury.” “There’s a long history of “PT” being an acronym for “pain and torture,” but I’ve worked most of my career to change this perception. It’s important to create a safe environment where a patient can express how they’re feeling as we work together to help them reach their optimal health and function.” Outside of the clinic, Terry enjoys family time with his wife, children, as well as running, hiking, traveling, reading, and is a self-described “rudimentary” guitar player.