Manual Therapy Approaches for the Shoulder and Thoracic Spine

Saturday, March 14, 2026, 8:00 AM - 12:15 PM, Miami Valley Hospital North


OPTA CEUs (4.00 hours)

This course is for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants and will focus on best practice techniques for the shoulder and thoracic spine. Participants will learn indications, contraindications, and precautions for manual therapy to this region through best practice evidence. The course will start with lecture material on these topics plus a review of anatomy and hand placement to help with the lab portion of the course. Concepts that will be focused on will be mobilizations to the shoulder, ligamentous testing of the shoulder, first rib assessment and mobility, scapular assessment and mobility, and thoracic spine assessment and mobility. Mobilizations and manipulations will be taught and performed in this class. This is a beginner to advanced clinician level class that is suitable for every clinician who performs manual therapy techniques. Alterations will be made for PTAs to perform only mobilizations. A case study will be utilized at the end of the course to assess learning and put into practice what participants learned from the course into a patient scenario. Post manual therapy exercise techniques will also be highlighted in the course.

1. list indications for manual therapy techniques to the shoulder and thoracic spine based on best evidence-based practice.
2. list precautions and contraindications to manual therapy based on best evidence-based practice.
3. identify mobility deficits based on a shoulder and thoracic assessment scan.
4. identify impairments in their patients and then choose the correct manual therapy technique to utilize.
5. demonstrate proper techniques of the shoulder and thoracic spine to utilize safely and effectively with their patients.
6. assess and demonstrate physical therapy treatment exercises for the shoulder and thoracic spine to ultimately use with their patients.

Participants must register via CloudCME. This educational event is being offered for $25 to Premier Health employees for 4 CEU hours for PT/PTAs. Registration space is limited to 30 participants and reservations must be received by March 13, 2026. 

This course is for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. Physical Therapy CEUs are pending for 4 hours through the OPTA.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be emailed in writing to Qasim Rizvi at [email protected]. Cancellations prior to 2 weeks will be given full refund. Refunds within 2 weeks are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Premier Health-Wright State CME Alliance reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Premier Health-Wright State CME Alliance is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.

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Premier Healthadheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Saturday, March 14, 2026