Our PTs Have Advanced Training

Manual therapy, orthopedics, and sports therapy require additional specialization and training beyond simply graduating from physical therapy school. After graduation, most therapists choose an area of specialty, taking additional seminar training to advance their clinical skills. True advanced clinical skills are acquired through longer post-graduate programs that involve didactic, as well as clinical mentorship. MTI employees have completed post-graduate programs and are actively teaching and mentoring current program participants throughout the world. Standards for clinical Residency and Fellowships have been set nationally by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT), and the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT).

Our physical therapists that elect to work at MTI enter an Orthopedic Residency or Sport Residency and continue their clinical skill development in a Manual Therapy Fellowship. After graduating and beginning their physical therapy career, these additional programs involve one to three years of classroom education and clinical mentoring while working a full-time caseload. Having advanced clinical training is not the norm in the industry but is part of our company culture. Our practice model of one-to-one care, having the therapist see only one patient for 45 minute, allows for ample time for teaching, mentoring, practice and professional development. This pace of practice and availability of mentorship greatly accelerates the therapist’s skill set well beyond their years of training.