COMT Certification – Integrative Mastery Approach

Course Outline

Each workshop day will have the following course outline:

1. Grand Rounds – Class works collectively as a whole interactively with guidance from the instructor to review assessment skills using an actual patient or student and explore comprehensive assessment and treatment strategies. Students will work with the instructor to create an assessment protocol flow chart for developing a critical thinking model for practical application in their manual and movement therapy practice.

2. Small Group Assessment Strategy Development – Class divides into smaller work session groups to practice/workshop the assessment skills for developing treatment strategies.

3. Group Presentation of Assessment Strategies – Groups come together to present their assessment findings to the entire class for interactive discussion with the instructor for critical evaluation for the development of treatment strategies going forward.

4. Small Group Treatment Strategy Development – Class divides back into their smaller work session groups to develop treatment strategies for their respective cases.

5. Group Presentation of Treatment Strategies – Groups come together to present their proposed treatment findings to the entire class for interactive discussion with the instructor for critical evaluation of their treatment strategies.

6. Small Group Treatment Workshopping – Class divides back into their smaller work session groups to implement/workshop their treatment strategies for their respective cases.

7. Group Presentation – Class meets as a whole to discuss the flow of assessment and treatment strategies.

Note: Cancellation Policy: All fees paid for workshops are non-refundable. You may find someone to take your place, but must notify us in advance of the person’s name and contact information.

Dr. Joe Muscolino has been conducting continuing education workshops for more than 30 years. These workshops are designed for manual and movement therapists/instructors/trainers.

All workshops offer continuing education credits (CEUs) through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB). CE credits are also awarded for the states of New York and Florida for massage therapists.

• Dr. Muscolino is a licensed soft-tissue oriented chiropractic physician with a private practice in Stamford, CT. He has been in practice since 1985.
• Dr. Joe taught anatomy and physiology at Purchase College, State University of New York (SUNY) for five years.
• He also taught kinesiology and musculoskeletal and visceral anatomy, physiology, and pathology courses at the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy (CCMT) from 1986 – 2010.
• Dr. Muscolino is also an approved provider by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) for continuing education (CE) credit for massage therapists and bodyworkers and runs numerous advanced study workshops.
• He offers multiple levels of Certification in Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy (COMT) around the US and the world.
• COMT is open to all manual and movement therapists/instructors/trainers, including massage therapists, Rolfers, physical and occupational therapists, Pilates and yoga instructors, fitness trainers, and university professors. COMT covers orthopedic and palpation assessment, body mechanics for deep soft tissue manipulation, stretching (beginner and advanced), and Arthrofascial Stretching (AFS) – Soft Tissue (Grade IV) Joint Mobilization.
• He also has a video streaming subscription service for manual and movement therapists called LearnMuscles Continuing Education (LMCE).
• LMCE contains the content of all of Dr. Joe’s DVDs, as well as full lectures and workshops, PDFs of two of his books, all his published articles, and shorter video lessons.
• LMCE contains over 2500 video lessons with ten (10) new video lessons added each and every week! And all of the old content always remains! LMCE also contains over 250 hours of free CE credit through the NCBTMB. And, once you sign up, the price is a lifetime-guaranteed price that will never go up (as long as you remain subscribed)
• And Dr. Joe Muscolino created Anatomy Master Classes in Bones and Joints (BAJAMC), Muscles (MAMC), Kinesiology (KMC), and Visceral Anatomy (VAMC).
  • Bone and Joint Anatomy Master Class (BAJAMC) contains more than 50 hours of videos and lecture presentations accompanied by pdf slide presentations.
  • Muscle Anatomy Master Class (MAMC) contains more than 1,000 videos, including 40 hours of lecture presentation accompanied by pdf slide presentations.
  • Kinesiology Master Class (KMC) contains more than 100 hours of lecture presentation accompanied by pdf slide presentations.
  • Visceral Anatomy Master Class (VAMC) contains the essential visceral anatomy that is needed by manual therapists and movement professionals. Thirteen visceral systems are covered with lecture accompanied by pdf slide presentations. (Coming Soon).
• LMCE and all Master Classes can be subscribed to by educational institutions with access for all their students.

He also runs in-services for instructors of massage therapy, covering topics such as how to teach muscles, muscle palpation, kinesiology, and more; as well as in-services for Pilates and yoga instructors and fitness trainers on all subjects of musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology, and kinesiology.

• Dr. Muscolino served as a subject matter expert on the Exam and Continuing Education committees of the NCBTMB.
• Dr. Muscolino is the author of eight major publications with Mosby of Elsevier Science and two major publications with Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.
  • The Muscle and Bone Palpation Manual with Trigger Points, Referral Patterns, and Stretching, 2nd Edition
  • Kinesiology, The Skeletal System and Muscle Function, 3rd Edition
  • The Muscular System Manual, The Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body, 4th Edition
  • Manual Therapy for the Low Back and Pelvis: A Clinical Orthopedic Approach
  • Advanced Treatment Techniques for the Manual Therapist: Neck
  • Musculoskeletal Anatomy Coloring Book, 3rd Edition
  • Flashcards For Bones, Joints, and Actions of the Human Body, 2nd Edition 
• And he has also contributed to and written the foreword for multiple textbooks by other authors in the field of manual and movement therapy.
• Dr. Muscolino writes a regular feature article for Massage & Bodywork Magazine. He has also written articles for the Massage Therapy Journal (mtj), the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (jbmt), Massage Magazine, Massage Today, the Journal of the Australian Association of Massage Therapists, the Australian Journal of the Association of Massage Therapists, Massage Australia Magazine, Terra Rosa e-magazine, and the e-newsletter Deep.
• Joe Muscolino’s wife, Simona Cipriani, is a certified Pilates Instructor and has been teaching Authentic Pilates since 1995. She owns and runs her own Pilates Studio, The Art of Control in Stamford, CT at Synergy Health & Fitness. She is also a licensed Massage Therapist in the states of Connecticut and New York and a Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner.