Faculty Video Demonstrations

In these videos NAIOMT instructors Stacy Soappman and Terry Pratt discuss and demonstrate some of the skills and techniques that will be covered in the upcoming courses.

Does your patient have difficulty turning their head to the right to check traffic when driving? Join NAIOMT faculty Stacy Soappman for a brief demonstration. This technique is taught in the C-616 Cervical Spine II course.

Is it a mobility or stability issue in the lumbar spine? Watch Stacy Soappman's video below to find out. 

Upper motor neuron signs - watch Terry Pratt's video below shot during a recent C-516 Cervical Spine I course.

Muscle testing 3 different ways? Listen to NAIOMT's Stacy Soappman as she explains the difference.

Meet Your Instructors

Stacy Soappman, PT, DSc, COMT, FAAOMPT

Stacy Soappman, PT, DScPT, COMT, FAAOMPT received her physical therapy degree from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI in 2001 and went on to receive her DScPT degree from Andrews University in 2011. Stacy received the designation of Certified Orthopedic Manipulative Therapy (COMT) in 2009 and later completed her fellowship training through NAIOMT in 2011.

Read more about Stacy here.

Terry Pratt, MS, PT, COMT, FAAOMPT

Terry received his MSPT from Andrews University in 1997 and his FAAOMPT in 2013 through the NAIOMT Fellowship Program. He is a Faculty, Clinical Fellowship Instructor and Examiner for NAIOMT. He teaches core NAIOMT courses primarily in the Northeast, and has presented specialty course for the Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire APTA sections and SIGs. Terry has been adjunct faculty for The University of Maine System, Southern New Hampshire University and Medbridge Education. He has taught courses in Clinically Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology, Anatomy and Physiology and Bridging the Gap: Between Evidence Based Research and the Reality of the Clinic and most recently “A Collaborative Approach to Evaluation and Treatment of the Lumbar Spine.

Read more about Terry here.