Program Design
The IOMT uses the Norwegian National Program in orthopaedic manual therapy approved by the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists (IFOMT) as its model for curriculum design. Students enrolled in the Level I Certificate Program receive training in this approach eight hours per week for 47 weeks, the equivalent of 25 typical weekend seminars. Class size is limited to twelve to secure individual attention.

The fellowship program, which promotes the efficient, effective management of musculoskeletal disorders and the practical application of academic theory, is made up of two levels. The Level I Certificate Program allows students to enhance their evaluation, manual therapy, exercise therapy and problem-solving skills well beyond the opportunities afforded by short-term courses. The Level II Program builds on Level I learning by helping students continue to refine their clinical assessment and problem-solving skills and by introducing spinal thrust manipulation techniques. Students receive ten hours of training per week for 47 weeks. Completion of both levels is needed to graduate from the fellowship program.

The first twelve weeks of Level I focus on concentrated academic study, lectures and intensive classroom practice sessions. This style of learning continues through the remainder of the academic, enhanced by supervised, hands-on patient treatment in a modern, private clinic setting. In all, students receive 217 hours of classroom instruction and 143 hours of clinical practice as part of the program. Weekend seminars offer additional hours of classroom instruction and clinical practice.

Daily Schedule :
Level I

 

Level II

Level I Curriculum Overview:
Theory
Instructors review the history of manual therapy, clinical biomechanics, functional radiology, the clinical relevance of histology, clinical anatomy, pathology, therapeutic exercise therapy principles and communication skills in patient management.