set your program apart
with astym certification
WHY Astym®?
We are in a new era in preparing clinicians to be effective therapists. Staying at the forefront of research and innovation is crucial.
Astym therapy, backed by extensive research and proven effectiveness, is set to revolutionize how PT Schools prepare students for their careers after graduation.
Be the program that offers more
- Gain a competitive edge by providing students with immediate clinical competency on how to treat a wide range of musculoskeletal issues
- Fits perfectly into curriculum with a focus on science, reliability, and predictability
- Emphasis on evidence-based practice
- Makes your program more attractive to potential new students
- Certify all your students through a hybrid learning experience
Transform Your Students into Master Clinicians
- Provide students with an essential skillset that will immediately boost their clinical success
- Make graduates from your program highly effective and productive upon employment
- Ignite student engagement
- Gives students a "wow" factor
- Increases their chances of getting hired and gives them more flexibilty to choose where they work.
Meet the first program
that integrated astym certification
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
In recognition that excellence brings rewards, Duquesne’s Physical therapy program has added certification in Astym Therapy to its curriculum. Going a step further, Duquesne Athletics has certified its entire athletic training staff in Astym. Science matters, and that is why Duquesne chose Astym therapy.
GO BEYOND WITH ASTYM THERAPY
Astym therapy’s scientific foundation is set to reshape the field of physical therapy. Our mission of delivering a treatment system backed by science, reliability, and predictability aligns seamlessly with Duquesne’s commitment to evidence-based practice.
BEST OUTCOMES IN PHYSICAL THERAPY
EMPOWERED CLINICIANS
PROVEN RELIABILITY BY
LEVEL 1 RESEARCH
47 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES
What YouR STUDENTS WILL Learn
Students in the Astym therapy certification program will receive intensive review of surface anatomy, gain valuable hands-on applicable skills, and learn proven treatment protocols that improve clinical outcomes.
- Identify pathomechanics and fibrosis patterns in kinetic chains
- Learn the physiology and methodology behind Astym therapy
- Determine Astym therapy indications, precautions, and contraindications
- Design appropriate Astym therapy loading programs
Common diagnoses that show excellent clinical results with Astym therapy
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Acute & chronic ankle sprains
- Anterior & posterior tibialis tendinopathy
- Arthrofibrosis
- Non-radicular back pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis
- Hamstring strain
- IT band syndrome
- Post traumatic scar tissue/fibrosis
- Medial epicondylopathy
- Patellar tendinopathy
- Plantar fasciitis
- Post-mastectomy scar tissue
- Post-Op scar tissue
- Rotator cuff tendinopathy
- Scar tissue / fibrosis
- Trochanteric bursitis
- Flexor carpi ulnaris tendinitis
- How to apply Astym therapy to improve the effectiveness when multiple musculoskeletal injuries
- Practice advanced rehabilitation methods
- Treatment system that instills confidence to apply successful hands-on care for patients from day one
- Broadens the scope of conditions a therapist can effectively treat
