What Makes Our Course Unique?

• Passive Clinical Observations: Shadowing working therapists in the clinic throughout the year to gain firsthand experience in evaluation, treatment, and clinical decision-making.
• Long-term Patient Case Studies: Following real patient progress over time—from initial assessment through ongoing treatment adjustments.
• Direct Therapist Mentorship: Learning alongside experienced clinicians during active treatments to deepen your understanding of real-time clinical reasoning.
• Hiring Priority: Graduates receive priority placement opportunities with our partner workplaces (subject to job requirements and screening).
• AI-Powered Learning App: Dedicated AI assistance to help you review, practice, and master course concepts throughout the week.
• Comprehensive Online Student Portal: Centralized access to all learning materials for self-paced study and review between sessions.
• Two Dedicated Practice Spaces: A clinical room equipped with treatment tables for hands-on manual skills, and a fully equipped functional gym space for exercise-based rehabilitation.
• Optional Expanded 2-Year Track: Opportunity to combine the foundational program with advanced continuing education in Dry Needling and Manual Therapy.

What Will You Learn?

• Anatomy and physiology, kinesiology and biomechanics, patient intake and functional assessment, sports injuries and load management, massage therapy, strapping and taping, therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation, alongside patient communication, documentation, and professional ethics.
• The curriculum is taught in a progressive and integrated sequence—from understanding body anatomy and movement to applying this knowledge in the clinical process, continuously bridging the gap between treatment table work and practical rehabilitation.

Course Structure

Total Duration: 600 academic hours, spread over approximately 44 weeks in a hybrid format combining online Zoom sessions and in-person practical classes.

Hour Breakdown: 220 Zoom hours and 380 in-person hours.

Core Modules:

• Anatomy (60 hours): Foundational terminology, bones, joints, muscles, regional anatomy, and palpation.
• Physiology (30 hours): Body systems, muscle function, energy systems, exercise physiology, and recovery.
• Orthopedics & Neurology (60 combined hours): Musculoskeletal injuries, fractures, joints, the nervous system, referred pain, head injuries, and concussions.
• Foundations of Movement & Exercise Instruction (40 hours): Training methodology, foundational movement patterns (squat, lunge, push, pull), dosage, and exercise progressions.
• Kinesiology & Biomechanics (30 hours): Joint mechanics, forces and moments, gait analysis, running biomechanics, and exercise analysis.
• Intake & Functional Assessment (40 hours): History taking, range of motion, strength testing, balance, and functional clinical tests.
• Sports Injuries & Load Management (40 hours): Injury mechanisms, acute vs. overuse injuries, injury prevention, and load monitoring.
• Classic, Medical & Sports Massage (100 hours): Ergonomics, indications and contraindications, advanced massage techniques, and personalized treatment design.
• Strapping & Taping (20 hours): Kinesiology taping and rigid taping, skin preparation, safety, and re-evaluating treatment response.
• Therapeutic Exercise, Rehabilitation & Return-to-Play (80 hours): Motor control, region-specific rehabilitation, progression criteria, and athletic return-to-sport protocols.
• First Aid & Emergency Response (20 hours): CPR, AED operation, head trauma protocols, and practical simulation scenarios.
• Ethics, Communication & Documentation (20 hours): Scope of practice, expectation management, patient privacy, clinical documentation, and referrals.
• Nutrition, Recovery & Lifestyle (20 hours): Sports nutrition, hydration, sleep hygiene, and active recovery strategies.
• Basic Pharmacology (10 hours): Common drug classes, side effects, and their impact on physical activity and exercise response.
• Integration & Capstone Clinical Practicum (30 hours): Clinical simulations, rehabilitation program design, clinical reasoning, and a final capstone project.