Structured, measurable advancement — one region at a time.
Participants report a 30–39% increase in clinical confidence, measured on pre- and post-course surveys. Five distinct specialty tracks, so you choose the region that fits where you treat and where you want to grow.
30–39% Confidence Increase
8 Weeks
40 Contact Hours
$599
PT & PTA
Each earns its own credential. Take one, or stack them over time.
✅ APTA MA approved
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Over eight weeks you build a genuine framework in one region — not a scattered collection of techniques from a single weekend, but a progressive curriculum with clinical reasoning and skill refinement woven through it from the first week to the last.
The result is measurable, and we measure it: participants report a 30–39% increase in clinical confidence on pre- and post-course surveys. Those gains show up as a clearer examination strategy, more structured treatment planning, and a stronger command of complex regional presentations.
Clinicians seeking deeper regional expertise without committing to a full certification pathway
Therapists who want structured frameworks, not scattered techniques
Practitioners preparing for leadership, specialization, or OCS pursuit
Open to PTs and PTAs. PTAs apply all content within the established plan of care, applicable state rules, and the PT/PTA collaborative model
Every weekend runs the same three-part structure, regardless of region. It's the reason the skill survives the drive home.
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Structured Virtual Modules
Eight weeks of progressive, evidence-based modules that build a clear evaluation and management framework for the region. Self-paced, so you fit them around a full caseload.
Roughly 3–4 hours per week
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Live Case-Based Sessions
Four live sessions with faculty working real patient cases — clinical reasoning out loud, treatment decisions challenged and refined against how you'd actually manage the patient on Monday.
Four sessions, eight weeks
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Immersive Weekend Lab
One two-day, in-person lab of deliberate practice on manual and exercise technique, with direct faculty feedback so the skill actually transfers to the clinic.
40 contact hours total
Each track stands alone — none is a prerequisite for another. Dates, price, contact hours, and the full syllabus are here so you can decide before you open a registration form.
A structured approach to lumbopelvic patients: synthesizing the subjective exam, symptom behavior, neurological screening, movement assessment, functional testing, and reassessment into one clear plan of care.
Neck pain, thoracic pain, arm symptoms, headaches, dizziness, TMJ/TMD-related complaints, and aging-spine presentations—with neurologic and safety screening built into the examination framework.
Depth, one region at a time — not all of it at once.
Many clinicians complete two or three tracks over time. Each stands alone and earns its own credential, so there’s no order to follow and no pathway to commit to up front — you take the region you’re treating most, then come back for the next one when you’re ready.
That modularity is the point. These tracks deliver elements of the residency and COMT curriculum in a format that fits around a full caseload, and they can support progression toward either pathway when it aligns with your goals.
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A single half-day in one region. The lighter-weight step before eight weeks.
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Eight weeks of depth in one region. Stack two or three over time.
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The full advanced pathway. These tracks can support progression toward either.
A deep regional anatomy and biomechanics knowledge base
A structured examination and reassessment framework you'll use with every patient in the region
A manual therapy technique library with video modeling you can return to after the course ends
An exercise prescription progression system, not a list of exercises
Complex case reasoning practice with direct expert feedback
The regional certification credential on completion
Self-paced virtual modules — roughly 3–4 hours per week
Four live case-based sessions with faculty across the eight weeks
One two-day weekend lab in Cranston, RI
40 contact hours total — 24 for the Pain Management track
Full syllabus published before you enroll
Certificate and credential on completion
Documentation for employer CE reimbursement
Faculty access throughout the eight weeks, not just at the lab
Hybrid — self-paced virtual modules, live case sessions, and a 2-day in-person weekend lab. The Pain Management track is virtual/didactic only.
8 weeks · 40 contact hours per regional track · 24 contact hours for Pain Management
$599 per regional track · $149 for Pain Management
APTA Massachusetts approved. CE applicability varies by state and should be verified by each participant.
Licensed PTs and PTAs in good standing. PTAs apply all content within the established plan of care, applicable state practice rules, and the PT/PTA collaborative model.
Highbar Physical Therapy, Cranston, RI
Roughly 3–4 hours per week, self-paced, plus four live sessions
Written and taught by Highbar board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialists (OCS)
Each track earns its own named specialist credential on completion
All five. Including the ones you take later.
Every region-focused certification is covered for current Highbar clinicians through your employee code — and that holds for clinicians stacking two or three tracks over time, not just the first one. At $599 a track, a clinician who takes three has had roughly $1,800 of specialist training covered.
Not on the team yet? We’re a teaching practice, and this is what that looks like from the inside.
Every certification track, free — including stacked tracks, via your employee code
24 structured mentorship hours in your first twelve weeks, with a named mentor
One-on-one care, every patient, every session — no double-booking
A 100% residency board-pass record if you keep going up the pathway
No. Many clinicians complete two or three over time to build a broader specialty skill set. Each track stands alone, earns its own credential, and none is a prerequisite for another — so there’s no order to follow. Start with the region you’re treating most.
You work through self-paced video modules over eight weeks, roughly three to four hours a week. Four live case-based clinical reasoning sessions with faculty run across that period. The regional tracks conclude with a mandatory two-day in-person weekend lab at our Cranston, RI location. The Pain Management track is virtual and didactic only and has no lab.
Because it’s a different amount of course. It’s 24 contact hours rather than 40, and it has no two-day in-person weekend lab — which is the single most resource-intensive component of the regional tracks. The price reflects the structure, not the value of the material.
Yes. Licensed PTs and PTAs in good standing are both welcome. PTAs apply all course content within the established plan of care, applicable state practice rules, and the PT/PTA collaborative model.
40 contact hours per regional track, or 24 for the Pain Management track. APTA Massachusetts approved. CE applicability varies by state and should be verified against your own licensing board’s requirements.
Yes — every track publishes its full syllabus as a PDF, linked on its card in Choose Your Track. At $599 and eight weeks, you should read it before you enroll, not after.
Join that track’s waitlist, and we’ll contact you when the next cohort is posted. Tracks run on a rotating schedule, so a region without a listed date now will come back around.
Tell us where you want to grow, and we'll help you identify the specialist track that fits your goals and your caseload.
Each earns its own credential. Take one, or stack them over time.
✅ APTA MA approved
🔒 Secure registration
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