Certification: Certification in Orthopedic Manual Therapy (COMT)

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P.O. Box 65179 Tucson, AZ 85728-5179

To become certified through the IAOM-US in Orthopedic Medicine and Manual Therapy, an individual must successfully complete any of the following examinations:Upper Extremity Certification (3 three day courses: Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist & Thumb); Lower Extremity Certification (3 three day courses: Hip, Knee, Ankle & Foot); Complete Extremity Certification (6 three day courses: Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist & Thumb, Hip, Knee, Ankle & Foot); Upper Spine Certification (3 three day courses: Upper Cervical & Headache, Lower Cervical, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Cervico-Thoracic Junction); Lower Spine Certification (3 three day courses: LSI-Acute Lumbar &Sacro-iliac Joint, LSII-Recurrent and Chronic Low Back Pain, Thoracic & Ribs); Complete Spine Certification (6 three day courses: Upper Cervical Spine, Lower Cervical Spine, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Cervicothoracic Junction, LSI-Acute Lumbar & Sacroiliac Joint, LSII Recurrent and Chronic Low Back Pain, Thoracic Spine & Ribs); UE Track Certification I (3 two day courses: UE Hand, UE Wrist Level I, UE Wrist Level II); UE Track Certification II (3 two day courses:(UE Elbow, UE Shoulder, UE TOS/CTJ)

Successful completion of certification for a minimum of three courses (67.5 contact hours) results in a "COMT" Certification. The Certification will become official within two months of the examination date. You will then be entitled to use the initials "COMT" following your name and credentials.

The certification has an education level of an Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree or higher and has a work experience requirement of more than 2 years, or requires obtaining a ‘core’ level certification from the same organization.