Orthopedic Physical Therapy Skills Workbook: Manual Therapy, Exercise, and Post-Surgical Protocols

Orthopedic physical therapy skills are built through deliberate study and structured practice. This hands-on workbook walks through manual therapy, exercise prescription, and post-surgical protocols with templates and case-based exercises. By the end of this course you will have structured templates for manual therapy decision making, exercise prescription frameworks, post-surgical protocol study guides, and case-based examples. What you will learn: - Principles of joint mobilization and soft tissue techniques within scope - Exercise prescription principles including dosage, progression, and load management - Therapeutic exercise progressions for tendinopathy, osteoarthritis, and post-surgical conditions - Study frameworks for common post-surgical protocols including ACL reconstruction and rotator cuff repair - Approaches to chronic pain management within scope - Patient education frameworks for home programs - Documentation that supports continuity and funding requirements The course is structured as a workbook. Each module covers one skill area, provides templates, walks through a filled example, and guides you to complete your own version with practice cases. This course is written for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants building orthopedic practice. It does not replace supervised clinical training or specialty certification. By the end you will have a structured personal toolkit for studying orthopedic physical therapy.