Sports Manual Therapy Certification 2026

The course takes place at Mercy Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine.

The listed audience includes sports clinicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists and assistants, occupational therapists, chiropractors, and students in athletic training and physical therapy.

It is most useful for athletic trainers, physical therapists and chiropractors who treat athletes and want a credential in advanced hands-on technique, since the audience list centres on sports clinicians and the course ends in SMTC status. Clinicians who rarely see athletic patients, or students wanting only a quick overview, would get less, because the content targets the sports population and runs as multi-day blocks, though the selectable track format lets working clinicians focus on techniques that match their caseload.

Hands-on manual therapy courses usually call for athletic or clinic attire such as polos or t-shirts with flexible pants or shorts, since participants practise techniques on each other.