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Upcoming Events
Saturday, September 11th-12th, 2026 from 8am – 5pm
CC’s Physical Therapy
207 West Front Avenue Bismarck, ND, 58504 United States (map)
Reconciling Biomechanics with Pain Science
This is a two-day Biomechanics and Pain Science course designed to simplify injury and pain management using an evidence-based, biopsychosocial approach. Through lecture, case studies, and hands-on learning, participants learn when biomechanics matters and how to integrate therapeutic neuroscience education without abandoning traditional skills.
The course helps clinicians reconcile biomechanics within the BPS model—enhancing treatment, exercise prescription, and patient education while addressing the multidimensional nature of pain.
Objectives:
Simplify and strengthen the role of biomechanics and therapeutic neuroscience in pain care
Apply biomechanical treatment within a biopsychosocial framework
Improve exercise prescription using pain science principles
Integrate therapeutic neuroscience into traditional practice
Apply current research on tendon pathology, symptom modification, and graded motor exposure
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Target Audience: Physiotherapists, Chiros, Massage Therapists , Osteopaths, Sport Therapists, Movement Pros/Teachers and Strength Coaches
Past Events
Included are the events CC’s Physical Therapy has held for professional development. We pride ourselves on innovative excellence and bringing light to new topics in the care and wellbeing of those we care for, and colleagues throughout the area. We strongly encourage you to reach out if you see a course we have previously hosted, that you would like to see on the calendar again.
Evidence in Motion : Functional Dry Needling L2
This seminar covers current best evidence in the physical therapist’s Successful completion of this advanced level of the dry needling course of study will deem you competent and proficient in becoming a Functional Dry Needling (FDN) Practitioner. Similar to the class model of FDN Level 1, this course includes theoretical and laboratory sessions which incorporate instruction in safety, needling technique, treatment rationales for various diagnoses, and education in contraindications, precautions, and possible complications of dry needling. Content is taught in a blended format including both pre-course online content and hands-on lab-intensive weekend course.
June 2022 | February 2024
Intro to Vestibular Rehab by Great Lakes Seminars
Therapists often have scattered pieces of knowledge about vestibular rehabilitation. This course will help you put those puzzle pieces together in a way that enables you to quickly assess and provide treatment for a patient with vestibular dysfunction. We’ll start with the comprehensive anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system then practice different diagnostic tests to assess vestibular dysfunction and guide your treatment. BPPV is covered at great length in this course, from diagnosis to treatment. Concepts will apply to clinicians without any vestibular rehabilitation experience, while still maintaining the interest and expanding the capabilities of more experienced clinicians!
June 2023
ICE : Clinical Management of the Fitness Athlete
Our friends from The Institute of Clinical Excellence are bringing this much-anticipated course to Bismarck and we couldn’t be more excited to host! This-two day course is designed to educate participants on proper technique of the fundamental movements in Fitness Athlete programming. Learn coaching, analysis, and breakdowns of the squat, deadlift, push, pull, and basic olympic lifts. Through the use of multiple models the instructors will cover each movement beginning with proper performance and then highlighting commonly seen mistakes. Students will learn how to correct these common mistakes through coaching, and as needed through breaking down the movement to identify relevant physical impairments and addressing these through targeted mobility and stability exercises.
September 2023
Herman and Wallace Pelvic Floor L1
Clinical Management of the Fitness Athlete: Pregnancy and Postpartum
This live two-day course will teach participants how to appropriately treat and manage the female athlete from preconception to postpartum return to sport. There are more females pushing the boundaries of sport through motherhood. Female athletes are wanting to continue to participate in and return to sport after baby. As clinicians, we need to understand the needs of these athletes and help empower them to return to sport whenever they wish to.
This course will be structured in lectures and labs that will teach you basic internal intra-vaginal techniques to guide your plan of care, pelvic floor anatomy, common pelvic floor issues in female athletics, coaching for the female athlete with or without pelvic floor dysfunction and planning treatment to get them back to the sport they love!
ICE Modern Management of the Older Adult
Designed for rehabilitation and fitness professionals who want to elevate their skill set in the management of older adults. The size of this population is growing rapidly, unfortunately the desire to manage them with cutting edge evidence guided treatment has lagged well behind. Too often we see our older adults getting under treated, both with exercise and manual therapy, apparently as a consequence of both fear and ignorance.
Take a deep dive into exploring myths and misconceptions of aging while laying out a clear current best evidence pathway to enable our older adults to not only survive but to thrive. A special emphasis is placed on progressive functional fitness in this population to stave off functional decline.
May 2024 | March 2026
Great Lakes Temporal Mandibular Dysfunction (TMD)
At a loss about how to treat your patients with jaw pain? Come learn a straightforward and practical approach to treat these underserved patients and expand your treatment population!
This course will provide you with a thorough understanding of temporomandibular joint anatomy, biomechanics and dysfunctions, and how they can create pain in the jaw, head and neck. Through this, you’ll see that treatment of TMJ dysfunction is really no different than the treatment of other joints. Treatment techniques include joint mobilization, myofascial release, posture re-education and exercises. As with all our manual therapy courses, this course is at least 75% hands-on lab, and will give you skills you can use immediately upon returning to the clinic.
August 2024
ICE Extremity Management
This seminar covers current best evidence in the physical therapist’s management of the most common extremity syndromes seen in a general outpatient orthopedic practice. A special emphasis will be placed on fitness forward treatment progression and exercise prescription.
We will challenge several traditional philosophies regarding the assessment and treatment of orthopedic conditions. The laboratory component will focus on enhancing manual therapy and exercise skills, while the lectures will highlight the most up to date literature in extremity management.
August 2024
ICE Lumbar Spine: Manual Therapy Management
This course will cover current best evidence in the physical therapy management of low back pain. Laboratory sessions will focus on the safe and effective delivery of thrust and non-thrust manipulation to the lumbar spine, thoracolumbar spine, and lower ribs. Additional labs will cover an introduction to the McKenzie approach, management of lumbar radiculopathy, thoracolumbar junction dysfunctions, and progressive exercise concepts with particular emphasis on performance and incorporation of the deadlift. Mobility and motor control exercises will be included to complement the manual therapy techniques.
November 2024
ICE Dry Needling: Upper Body
Upper Body Dry Needling by ICE brings a modern approach to dry needling education with contemporary methods and tactical e-stim applications for the upper quadrant. This weekend lab intensive will initially focus on safe and effective dry needling technique for the cervico-thoracic spine, anterior and posterior shoulder girdle, upper arm, and forearm; and then highlight strategic e-stim applications for common upper quadrant conditions. Quickly become a confident and proficient dry needling practitioner equipped with the tools, training, and knowledge to help your patients with everything from pain relief, to improved function and mobility, to athlete recovery.
Participants will also have access to pre-course lecture content including an introduction to dry needling, safety standards, current research-based rationale of therapeutic mechanisms, and advocacy; as well as video demonstration prep materials for the lab intensive component.
January 2025
ICE Total Spine Thrust
This course will cover current best evidence in the use of thrust manipulation to treat common clinical syndromes. Laboratory sessions will focus on the safe and effective delivery of thrust manipulations to the lumbar spine, sacroiliac joint, thoracic spine, and cervical spine. Lecture material will focus on the developing body of literature regarding safety of thrust manipulation, clinical examination, the use of thrust manipulations with commonly treated patient presentations, and where manipulation fits into the overall plan of care.
Additional lectures will cover the neurophysiological effects of manipulation and the importance of a fitness forward approach to patient care.
March 2025
Myofascial Decompression: Level 1 & 2
Level 1: Step into the world of Myofascial Decompression (MFD) Techniques in our signature “What the Cup?” course. This dynamic workshop explores skin/fascia properties, trigger points, and the strategic use of negative pressure tools. Unleash the power of fascial mobility and neuromuscular re-education, optimizing motion efficiency.
Level 2: Build on your Level 1 foundation and achieve MFD mastery with our Level 2 course. Designed as a seamless progression, this advanced program deepens your understanding of the precision MFD pump, targeting specific tissue layers with expertise. Uncover advanced applications in lymphatic flow, muscle inhibition, and kinesthetic awareness, blending MFD techniques with neuromuscular re-education principles. Navigate through the intricacies of treating specific sport populations and applying intermediate re-education in our Level 2 course.
April 2025
ICE Rehabilitiaton of the Injured Runner
This course will provide an evidenced-based and practical approach to the evaluation and treatment of the injured runner. Didactic lectures will focus on current literature pertaining to epidemiology, running mechanics, and therapeutic exercise. Video-based case studies will also be presented to enhance the lectures and provide the “big picture” view of the injured runner. An overview of gait-analysis and running mechanics will be provided. Strategies for gait re-training will also be discussed. Participants are expected to have a basic understanding of biomechanics and gait analysis, and are encouraged to review basic biomechanics of gait prior to the course.
May 2025
ICE Cervical Spine: Manual Therapy Management
This course will cover current best evidence in the physical therapy management of neck pain. Laboratory sessions will focus on the safe and effective delivery of thrust and non-thrust manipulation to the cervical spine, cervicothoracic spine, and upper ribs.
Additional labs will cover evaluation and treatment of the thoracic spine, management of cervical radiculopathy, upper cervical thrust manipulation/mobilization, and progressive exercise concepts with particular emphasis on performance and incorporation of the overhead press. Mobility and motor control exercises will be included to complement the manual therapy techniques.
September 2025
ICE Dry Needling: Lower Body
Lower Quadrant Dry Needling by ICE brings a modern approach to dry needling education with contemporary methods and tactical e-stim applications for the lower quadrant. This weekend lab intensive course will initially focus on safe and effective dry needling technique for the thoraco-lumbar spine, hip, anterior and posterior thigh, and lower leg; and then highlight strategic e-stim applications for common lower quadrant conditions. Quickly become a confident and proficient dry needling practitioner equipped with the tools, training, and knowledge to help your patients with everything from pain relief, to improved function and mobility, to athlete recovery.
Participants will also have access to pre-course lecture content including an introduction to dry needling, safety standards, current research-based rationale of therapeutic mechanisms, and advocacy; as well as video demonstration prep materials for the lab intensive component.
October 2025
EIM Manual Therapy of the Nervous System
Neurodynamic is the physical ability of the nervous system allowing it to move, slide, glide and accommodate human movement and function. Compared to more traditional manual therapy models focusing on joints and muscles, neurodynamic is new and vitally important in restoring normal movement and function. To understand the physical movement of nerves, neuroscience knowledge is explored to understand how pain works from a neurobiological and neurophysiological perspective.
November 2025
FREE consults are always available and remember, physical therapy does not require a prescription or referral in most cases. Come and see us today!
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