FMT Academy
Advanced Palpation & Manual Therapy — postgraduate clinical content for remedial massage therapists and physiotherapists.
New here? Start with Foundations
Before diving into any condition, read Foundations. It covers the clinical philosophy, palpation principles, soft tissue overview, and technique framework that underpin everything else in this course.
Start here — applies to every session
Foundations
Philosophy · Palpation Principles · Soft Tissues · Techniques · Red Flags
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Head, Jaw & Cervical
Session 1
TMD
Temporomandibular Dysfunction — jaw pain, clicking, clenching, and referred headaches from the muscles of mastication.
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Headaches
Cervicogenic & tension-type headaches — upper cervical dysfunction, sub-occipitals, SCM, and the overlap between the two presentations.
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Postural / Tension Pattern
The desk worker’s neck — forward head posture, upper crossed syndrome, and the self-reinforcing cycle of tension and restriction.
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Manual reference — recognition & referral
Cervical Radiculopathy
Neck pain radiating into the arm — nerve root compression, neurological screening, and when to treat versus when to refer.
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Shoulder & Thoracic Spine
Session 2
Coming soon
Rotator cuff dysfunction, thoracic mobility, scapular stabilisation, and the shoulder–cervical interface.
Upper Extremity
Session 3
Coming soon
Elbow, wrist, and hand — tendinopathies, nerve entrapments, and upper limb neurodynamics.
Abdominal, Lumbar & Sacral Spine
Session 4
Coming soon
Low back pain, sacroiliac dysfunction, and the deep stabiliser system.
Lower Extremity
Session 5
Coming soon
Hip, knee, ankle, and foot — glute dysfunction, plantar fascia, and lower limb loading patterns.