Choose Your ASPIRE Specialty
Course & Elevate Your Practice

Time & Location:

October 19, 2025 | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Symbio Physical Therapy, 25 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011

Overview:

Do you have patients who complain of hip pain when running? Back pain when they are trying to return to exercising? Pain in their lumbopelvic hip region that is not enough to stop them from doing daily life activities but is enough to stop them from enjoying activities? Can you quickly assess these types of patient complaints and decrease their pain so they can return to sport?

This lab-intensive course applies clinical reasoning and biomechanical musculoskeletal assessment and examination skills of the lumbar spine, sacroiliac joint and hip joint utilized by the physical therapist in the clinical setting based on the recognition of signs and symptoms of lower extremity pathology, the participant will formulate a provisional differential diagnosis while demonstrating how to rule out serious pathology, which may mimic lower extremity musculoskeletal dysfunction. Additionally, the participants will demonstrate appropriate treatment and management skills utilized by the physical therapist in the clinical setting management including joint articulation stability and mobility techniques, including manipulation, as well as neuromuscular reeducation and therapeutic exercises to reinforce all manual therapy techniques. Format:

7 CEU hours

7 hours in the classroom with Stacy!

No asynchronous coursework.

Time & Location:

October 11, 2025 | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Lennar Medical Center at University of Miami. 5555 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33146

Overview:

Are you treating patients with neck pain? Chances are they have suffered from cervicogenic dizziness. After pain, dizziness and unsteadiness are the most frequent complaints in those with persistent problems following a whiplash trauma, up to 70% reported.

This 1-day course is designed to bridge the gap among PT specialists in the management of patients with cervicogenic dizziness. Whether you specialize in the treatment of orthopedic, neurologic, concussion, or vestibular conditions, you will leave this course grounded in effectively identifying and treating patients with cervicogenic dizziness.

This course is intended for physical therapists with experience managing patients with dizziness who wish to improve their skill in differential diagnosis, manual examination, and treatment of those patients whose dizziness has a cervicogenic element.

Format: 1 day in-person

CEU credits: 8 hours

Meet Your Instructor: Dr. Christopher Thurston, PT, DPT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT

Dr. Chris Thurston brings over a decade of clinical expertise in orthopedics, vestibular dysfunction, and concussion rehabilitation. A Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists and a Certified Orthopedic Manipulative Therapist, Chris blends deep manual therapy knowledge with a passion for mentorship and evidence-informed care. He currently practices at the University of Miami and was honored with the FCCE Outstanding Clinical Instructor Award in 2024. Attendees can expect a dynamic, hands-on learning experience grounded in both clinical precision and a patient-centered approach.

Time & Location:

Details coming soon!

Overview:

This course will cover manual therapy interventions for the extremities, both lower and upper. The course will be primarily in a lab format and will focus on joint mobilizations, and also include soft tissue release techniques, and neuromuscular re-education interventions. There will be suggestions and problem-solving for body mechanics/handling techniques to minimize stress on the clinician's hands and body. There is an asynchronous online portion (3 hours) covering biomechanics, arthrokinematics, and documentation. There will be two days of instruction in person (7 hours each). Participants will be able to employ learned techniques immediately in the clinic.
Format: 2 days onsite (14 hours) + 3 hours with asynchronous online content = 17 contact hours
1.7 CEUs

Time & Location:

Details coming soon!

Overview:

This course is designed for PTAs to enhance skills when treating patients with cervical, thoracic, or lumbosacral diagnoses. The course will review common spinal pathologies/injuries and typical patient presentations. The course will focus on safety with certain patient populations, and interventions specific to a spinal region.
Interventions will include functional exercise, specific exercise, patient education, taping/bracing, passive range of motion, soft tissue mobilization, as well as clinical pearls.
Format: 1 day onsite = 8 contact hours

Time & Location:

Details coming soon!

Overview:

This course includes manual therapy interventions for the entire upper extremity, from the shoulder girdle to the fingers. Joint mobilization techniques, soft tissue techniques, and self-mobilization exercises will be included. Technique modifications can be made in real time based on the needs of the clinician and clinic. Manual techniques will be followed up with valuable neuromuscular re-educational exercises. The course will include a review of biomechanical principles and manual therapy terminology. The aim is to have practical applications that the clinician can confidently use immediately in the clinic. This course is open to hand therapists and non-hand therapists.
Format: 1 days onsite (8 contact hours)