Virtual learning for your convenience!
The Movement System Syndromes of the Hip Course is open to physical therapists (PT) and physicians (MD) who are already familiar with the lumbar Movement System Syndromes concepts. If you have never taken any Movement System Syndromes course, we strongly encourage you to review the materials in the Lower Quarter Foundation Webinars and the Movement System Syndromes of the Lumbar Spine prior to registering for this course.
- 10/11 ~ 10/12/2025 two days of intensive learning on hip movement system syndromes
- Virtual attendance from anywhere in the world
- Front-row seat for all of the live demonstrations
- Learn the systematic examination of the lower quarter, with specific attention to the hip joint
- 13 hours of CEU (approval pending from California PT Association)
- We strongly recommend that you get a volunteer (family member or a friend, not necessary to have hip pain) to practice the movement tests and modifications during the live event
- 90 days access to the recordings of the live lectures / demonstrations
- Free attendance for the Sahrmann Lectureship (Wednesday 10/10/2025). This year, we have Cara L. Lewis PT, PhD, FAPTA from Boston University. Title of this year's lecture is "Diary of Joint: Adaptation of Hip Structure Overtime."
Speaker Profiles:
Shirley Sahrmann, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Dr. Sahrmann is professor emerita of physical therapy at WashU Medicine Physical Therapy. She received her BS degree in physical therapy, master’s and PhD in neurobiology from Washington University, where she was a clinician and faculty member for 56 years. Her research interests were in disordered motor control and classification of musculoskeletal disorders. Dr. Sahrmann with her colleagues at WashU Medicine Physical Therapy has been a major promotor of the movement system and the development of movement related diagnostic categories to direct physical therapy treatment which formed the basis of her published books. She has lectured extensively nationally and internationally.
Nancy Bloom, PT, DPT, MSOT
Dr. Bloom is professor emerita of physical therapy at WashU Medicine Physical Therapy. After a remarkable 45 years of service to WashU, she retired in 2024. As a superb clinician and educator, Nancy garnered respect from practitioners across the globe as a recognized expert in musculoskeletal conditions of the hip and low back. Nancy was a key leader in developing and presenting musculoskeletal content within Washington University’s DPT curriculum across the decades. She also provided valuable insights for many clinical research projects, resulting in authorship of numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts, textbook chapters and clinical practice guidelines. Nancy had an enormous impact on clinical practice through her work within the Academy of Orthopedic Physical Therapy (AOPT), as Chair of the Education Committee, through service on the Planning Committee for the Annual Orthopaedic Academy Meeting and as a member of the AOPT Board of Directors. Her enduring contributions to the practice of physical therapy were recognized by the American Physical Therapy Association through the Henry O. Kendall and Florence P. Kendall Award and the John H.P. Maley Lecture Award.
Maiko Morotani, PT, DPT, OCS
Dr. Morotani is a physical therapist and president of Nexus Motion and Learn Movement System. She received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Washington University in St. Louis and is a board certified clinical specialist in orthopaedic physical therapy. She has received the Alumni Achievement Award from Washington University in St. Louis in 2016 for her work in spreading Movement System Syndromes in the US and in Japan. She is one of 7 Japanese translators of Movement System Impairment Syndromes of the Extremities, Cervical, and Thoracic Spine (Mosby 2010 / Ishiyaku 2013). She assisted and translated Dr. Shirley Sahrmann’s lecture in Japan in 2008 and Dr. Sahrmann’s keynote speech at the 51st Congress of Japanese Society of Physical Therapy in 2016. She has mentored numerous fellows through the Movement System Clinical Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. She has been teaching the kinesiopathologic principles in Japan and locally in California since 2012. Currently, under Maiko’s leadership, Learn Movement System is collaborating with WashU Medicine PT Program to deliver their flagship continuing education courses in movement system syndromes both virtually and in-person.
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