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WELCOME TO THE INSTITUTE OF
THERAPEUTIC SCIENCES
 The
Institute of Therapeutic Sciences (ITS) was established
in 2003 in Livonia, Michigan, with a musculoskeletal
practice philosophy combining the concepts of
traditional physical therapy and traditional osteopathy. The institute received accreditation from the APTA in 2005, hence the first accredited orthopaedic physical therapy residency program in the state of Michigan. At the ITS the clinician is trained to determine appropriateness of
individuals for musculoskeletal intervention. Hence,
identifying non mechanical, in addition to mechanical
sources of neuro-musculoskeletal dysfunction is stressed
upon. The outcome: a constant reinforcement of the role
of the physical therapist as a primary care
musculoskeletal practitioner.
The institute claims to be the first orthopaedic manual
therapy philosophy to describe how hands on
interventions actually influence the primary
musculoskeletal clinical diagnosis. Other credits
include the first time description of clinical syndromes
and clinical tests (musculoskeletal), which are
published in peer reviewed journals and indexed in
medline. The institute boasts holism to an extent where
all (eclectic) musculoskeletal treatment approaches out
there are made sense of in treating the clinical
diagnosis at hand.
The programs of the institute are recommended for the
motivated clinician, who desires to possess strong
clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills in
musculoskeletal practice. The programs assure the
clinician, the ability to be able to incorporate all
treatment approaches out there within the scope of
musculoskeletal physical therapy. The goal: to encompass
all treatment approaches, intervene with the simplest
and least iatrogenic methods; yet be logical and
effective with treatment outcomes.
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