ICE Orthopedic Certification

ICE Physio Certified

Orthopedics

The backbone of exceptional outpatient orthopedic care lies in efficient management of spine and extremity conditions. The ICE Physio Orthopedic Certification provides the most direct route to learn our “Fitness forward, manual therapy skilled, and psychologically informed” method to achieving exceptional outcomes in outpatient practice. At only a fraction of the cost of orthopedic residency programs you’ll become armed with a comprehensive skill set that places you among the most progressive and sought after clinicians in the country.

Why Choose the Orthopedic Certification?

Applicability

Learn From the Best

Learn from the best practicing clinicians in the country. All of our faculty are also clinicians who treat every week between courses, holding themselves accountable to proving daily what we teach is effective in the real world.
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ICE Physio is founded on the principle of COMBINING manual therapy interventions with precision progressive loading. ICE Physio flips the script and places exercise prescription front and center alongside effective manual techniques.

Lifetime Access

Lifetime Access

Courses come with lifetime access, including all updates. You heard that right, every time we update our certification courses you can access the new content FOR FREE.
Learn to treat the whole human

Learn to Treat the Whole Human

Unhealthy tissues are attached to unhealthy humans” is a classic ICE Physio quote, and our solution is having challenging conversations with patients about their lifestyle choices and pain/performance. Throughout the Cert Ortho coursework we deliver abundant evidence allowing you to create informed narratives and shift patient lifestyle habits opening up levels of progress unachievable with clinical interventions alone.

Technique Manual

Technique Manual

Alongside the course content you’ll receive recorded videos of all cervical and lumbar techniques enabling you to sit back and enjoy the class without worrying to film or scribble down reminders on nuances. The high quality videos in this manual make it easier than ever to practice after the course with colleagues and solidify your new skills to make them clinic ready!

How the Orthopedic Certification Works

1

Complete the four courses

Lumbar Management, Cervical Management, Total Spine Thrust Manipulation, and Extremity Management. Take the four live weekend courses in any order.

2

Pass the in-person examination

A mock evaluation & treatment plus a written exam at an Orthopedic Certification Testing Weekend. A $795 testing weekend ticket is required. Testing at live courses is honored through March 31, 2027.

3

Earn your certification

Become ICE Physio Certified: Orthopedics. Total cost is the four courses plus the testing weekend ticket; the course package locks in current pricing.

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Upcoming Lumbar Management Course

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Upcoming Cervical Management Course

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Upcoming Total Spine Thrust Manipulation Course

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Upcoming Extremity Management Course

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Orthopedic Certification Testing Weekend

In addition to the four courses, an in-person examination consisting of a mock evaluation & treatment plus a written exam is required to complete the certification. The examination takes place at an Orthopedic Certification Testing Weekend, and a ticket to a testing weekend is required.

We will honor testing at our live courses through March 31, 2027 for anyone completing the live test portion of their certification. Beginning April 1, 2027, a ticket to a testing weekend must be purchased.

Upcoming Orthopedic Certification Testing Weekends

Orthopedic Certification: Testing Weekend

Orthopedic Certification – Testing Weekend

May 1-2, 2027
ICE Physio – Weaverville, NC
$795.00

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Orthopedic Certification: Testing Weekend

Orthopedic Certification – Testing Weekend

October 2-3, 2027
ICE Physio – Weaverville, NC
$795.00

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Orthopedic Certification Course Package

Purchase the Orthopedic Certification Course Package

Lock in the current pricing by purchasing all of the Orthopedic Certification courses at once, safeguarding against annual price increases.

Four Live Courses

Course Curriculum and Requirements

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Lumbar Management

Comprehensive manual therapy, exercise, and lifestyle management approach to treating low back pain

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Cervical Management

Comprehensive manual therapy, exercise, and lifestyle management approach to treating neck pain

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Total Spine Thrust Manipulation

Further refine your manual therapy skills while learning alternative techniques & positions for yourself and your patients to optimize care
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Extremity Management

Learn a systematic, joint-by-joint approach to treating the extremities including manual therapy management, exercise & loading progressions, and lifestyle interventions
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What Others Are Saying

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who is eligible to obtain the certification?
Individuals who hold a healthcare license that allows for the independent evaluation & treatment of a patient. Generally, this includes physical therapists, occupational therapists, physicians, chiropractors, and athletic trainers.
Does it matter what order I take the four courses in?
No, you are welcome to enter the course series with any of the offerings and takes each class in an order that is most convenient for you.
When does certification testing take place?

Certification testing takes place at an Orthopedic Certification Testing Weekend after you have completed all four courses. The in-person examination consists of a mock evaluation & treatment plus a written exam, and a ticket to a testing weekend is required.

We will honor testing at our live courses through March 31, 2027 for anyone completing the live test portion of their certification. Beginning April 1, 2027, a ticket to a testing weekend must be purchased.

Is recertification required?
No. In the interest of conserving clinician resources we have intentionally made all updated content available to our cert graduates in order to stay up to date without forcing them to pay additional money and time to continue using their hard earned credentials.
Does this course series include soft tissue techniques?
Yes! Expect a broad range of soft tissue techniques including myofascial decompression (“cupping”) along with traditional massage techniques for specific dysfunctions and clinical presentations.
Am I required to receive thrust manipulation?
No. If you are uncomfortable receiving thrust manipulation or these techniques are contraindicated, you are still able to successfully complete the certification.

Earn Your Orthopedic Certification

Join thousands of your colleagues who are taking their practice and business to the next level.