Spine Manual Therapy

$79.99 | CEU Course for Physical Therapists

Transform how you use manual therapy in spine care—confidently, effectively, and with purpose.

Manual therapy doesn’t need to be mysterious or memorized. In this CEU course built for physical therapists, you’ll develop a clear, evidence-informed framework for spinal manual therapy that’s grounded in clinical reasoning—not just technique.

Whether you’re treating the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine, you’ll gain the tools to know when manual therapy works, why it works, and how to integrate it into real-world rehab.

What You’ll Learn:

  • What manual therapy really is—beyond the buzzwords and outdated biomechanics

  • How manual therapy works: neurophysiological & mechanical mechanisms

  • When to apply manual therapy—and when not to—based on diagnosis and response

  • Differential diagnosis strategies to sharpen clinical decision-making

  • Step-by-step hands-on techniques for the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine

By the end, you’ll not only be performing techniques—you’ll understand their purpose, application, and place in a broader, patient-centered plan of care.

Course curriculum

    1. How to use this course

    2. Before we begin...

    3. Spine Manual Therapy Notes

    4. Tips for Success

    1. Lesson 1.1 - Intro to Spine Manual Therapy

    2. Lesson 1.2 - Course Objectives

    3. Lesson 1.3 - How Does Manual Therapy Work?

    4. Lesson 1.4 - The Effects of Manual (and How to Educate Patients About It)

    1. Lesson 2.1 - Differential Diagnosis: Mechanical

    2. Lesson 2.2 - Differential Diagnosis: Radiculopathy

    3. Lesson 2.3 - Differential Diagnosis: Central

    1. Lesson 3.1 - The Basics of Manual Therapy

    2. Lesson 3.2 - Supine Thoracic Gapping

    3. Lesson 3.3 - Supine Thoracic Opening

    4. Lesson 3.4 - Supine Rib Manipulation

    5. Lesson 3.5 - Supine CT Junction

    6. Lesson 3.6 - Prone Thoracic Closing Manipulation

    7. Lesson 3.7 - Prone Rib Manipulation

    8. Lesson 3.8 - Prone CT Junction

    9. Lesson 3.9 - Seated General Thoracic

    10. Lesson 3.10 - Side Lying Gapping (TL Junction)

    1. Lesson 4.1 - Side Lying Opening (Direct)

    2. Lesson 4.2 - Side Lying Opening (Indirect)

    3. Lesson 4.3 - Side Lying Gapping

    4. Lesson 4.4 - Side Lying Closing

    5. Lesson 4.5 - Half-prone Lumbar Distraction

    6. Lesson 4.6 - Prone Lumbar Distraction

    1. Lesson 5.1 - Tips for Cervical Safety and Successful Manipulations

    2. Lesson 5.2 - Prone "Snake"

    3. Lesson 5.3 - Supine Rotational

    4. Lesson 5.4 - Supine Gapping

    5. Lesson 5.5 - Supine Rotational C2-3

    6. Lesson 5.6 - Supine Rotational AA

    7. Lesson 5.7 - Side Lying OA

    8. Lesson 5.8 - Prone Unilateral PA

    9. Lesson 5.9 - Supine OA Release

About this course

  • $79.99
  • 43 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

Who This Course is For:

  • New grads seeking clarity and confidence in hands-on treatment

  • Clinicians ready to move from memorization to mastery in spinal care

  • Any PT looking to build strong reasoning skills in manual therapy for spine

Course Format:

  • 100% online CEU course via Thinkific

  • Immediate access upon registration

  • Video demonstrations, frameworks, and downloads

Ready to sharpen your spine manual therapy skills?

Join today and start applying what you learn in clinic tomorrow.

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