Dear Colleagues and Course Participants:

Welcome to the May 2009 edition of Manual Therapy Horizons the official newsletter of Hands-On Seminars.

We wish to extend to all of you our best wishes for a great Memorial Weekend and for a relaxing Summer season.

Many of you have been affected by the economic crisis and our broken health care system. Physical and Occupational therapy businesses try very hard to survive. At the same time the new White House administration is developing proposals that will change the health care system in our country for the years to come.

The only thing that we know with certainty is that we are moving towards a reimbursement system that will reward outcome based and evidence based physical therapy.  More and more insurance companies will start paying for PT and OT services based on patient outcomes.  Acquiring and/or perfecting your Manual Therapy skills will equip you with what you need to achieve better patient outcomes and demonstrating your true value as a clinician.

Take advantage now of our SPECIAL REBATE PRORGAM and of our FREE MANUAL THERAPY SEMINAR Clinical Rounds program and stay ahead with your continuing education units and enhance your career and job opportunities by acquiring advanced manual therapy skills.

We are here to help you.

Here is a taste of our new programs geared to help you reach your goals at an affordable price:

Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT degree) with Manual Therapy Electives
In conjunction with Hands-On Seminars (HOS), Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) is offering the transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree with manual therapy electives. RMUoHP’s limited-residency model allows students to balance professional, personal, and academic commitments. For this program, students complete two semesters of coursework, each of which includes a one-week instructional module at our Provo, Utah campus. All coursework is completed from the student’s home community. Significant discounts are offered to HOS students who have completed some or all of HOS courses. For additional information please visit our web site: www.handsonseminars.com 
Apply NOW before the application deadline!

FREE Manual Therapy Course to benefit APTA’s PT-PAC
Hands-On Seminars in an effort to increase awareness about Manual Therapy is proud to present this FREE Manual Therapy Seminar with immediate Clinical Applications.

CLINICAL ROUNDS WITH DR. KOSTOPOULOS

Manual Therapy expert Dr. Dimitrios Kostopoulos, PT, PhD, DSc will tour several cities around the country disseminating very important and clinically applicable Manual Therapy techniques for the most common clinical scenarios that therapists face daily. Instead of a tuition for this seminar Dr Kostopoulos and Hands-On Seminars, ask course participants to visit APTA's PT-PAC donation site and make a $50 minimum donation to the American Physical Therapy Association. For the NY courses make your minimum $50 donation to NYPT-PT-PAC. You can make the donation with a check or credit card during the course or you may bring a receipt of your online donation.
 

For detailed course information and to Register in this FREE Manual Therapy course Click Here

DATES & LOCATIONS

$225 Manual Therapy Seminar - NOW FREE- Clinical Rounds with Dr Kostopoulos January 9, 2011-Astoria, NY

PT-01: An Intensive Training on MyoFascial Trigger Point and Proprioceptive Therapy June 23-24, 2012-Derby, CT July 14-15, 2012-Astoria, NY July 28-29, 2012-Chicago, IL August 11-12, 2012-San Pedro, CA August 25-26, 2012-Fort Worth, TX September 8-9, 2012-Miami, FL September 15-16, 2012-San Antonio, TX September 29-30, 2012-Astoria, NY December 1-2, 2012-Astoria, NY January 26-27, 2013-Astoria, NY

Special Trigger Point Course with Dr Kostopoulos New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (516) 739-1545 http://www.nyctcm.edu/alumni/ceu.htm NEW DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED

PT-02: A Comprehensive Manual Therapy Approach for Cervical Spine Pathology June 2-3, 2012-Chicago, IL July 14-15, 2012-San Antonio, TX July 14-15, 2012-Lakeland, FL August 11-12, 2012-Astoria, NY October 27-28, 2012-Astoria, NY

PT-03: A Comprehensive Manual Therapy Approach for Lumbar Spine Pathology June 2-3, 2012-San Antonio, TX June 9-10, 2012- Astoria, NY June 9-10, 2012-Miami, FL July 21-22, 2012-San Pedro, CA July 28-29, 2012-Fort Worth, TX August 18-19, 2012- Lakeland, FL September 8-9, 2012-Astoria, NY November 17-18, 2012-Astoria, NY

PT-04: A Comprehensive Manual Therapy Approach for Shoulder-Elbow and Hand Pathology July 28-29, 2012-Astoria, NY August 4-5, 2012-Chicago, IL August 11-12, 2012-Miami, FL August 18-19, 2012-San Antonio, TX September 8-9, 2012-Derby, CT September 15-16, 2012-Fort Worth, TX September 22-23, 2012-San Pedro, CA October 13-14, 2012-Astoria, NY November 3-4, 2012-Lakeland, FL December 15-16, 2012-Astoria, NY

PT-05: A Comprehensive Manual Therapy Approach for Hip, Knee & Foot Pathology June 2-3, 2012-Warwick, RI August 25-26 ,2012- Astoria, NY September 29-30, 2012-Lakeland, FL October 13-14, 2012-San Antonio, TX October 20-21, 2012-Chicago, IL October 27-28, 2012-Miami, FL November 3-4, 2012-Astoria, NY November 3-4, 2011-Derby, CT November 17-18, 2012-Fort Worth, TX November 17-18, 2012-San Pedro, CA

PT-MCMT Mastery Certification in Manual Therapy June 23-24, 2012-Astoria, NY December 1-2, 2012-Miami, FL December 8-9, 2012-Chicago, IL December 15-16, 2012-San Antonio, TX January 12-13, 2013-Lakeland, FL January 12-13, 2013-Derby, CT January 19-20, 2013-Astoria, NY January 26-27, 2013-San Pedro, CA February 2-3, 2013-Fort Worth, TX

International MCMT Accelerated Program BRAZIL April 19-20, 2012-Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy and Proprioceptive Therapy- Sao Paolo, Brazil April 21-22, 2012-Advanced Dry Needling Course-Sao Paolo, Brazil SOUTH AFRICA DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED TURKEY May 17-20, 2012-CAMT Part 2- Advanced Manipulative Therapy for the Lumbar Spine, Pelvis and Lower Extremity-Smirne, Turkey CONFERENCES – CONVENTIONS - PRESENTATIONS