Thoracic Spine Mobility (3 hrs)

Thoracic Spine Mobility Online Course with Eric Beard Thoracic mobility influences shoulder function, overhead movement, rotation, posture, and whole-body movement quality. Thoracic Spine Mobility is an in-depth online master class presented by experienced athletic trainer Eric Beard. It combines assessment, corrective programming, technique development, exercise progression, and reassessment strategies. The course helps rehabilitation, therapy, and fitness professionals identify thoracic mobility restrictions and develop practical, progressive interventions suited to individual client needs. Course Overview This course examines the relationship between thoracic mobility and shoulder movement, overhead-squat performance, rotation, and common compensatory patterns. Eric provides detailed guidance on assessment, corrective exercise selection, technique, coaching cues, progression, regression, and reassessment. Participants will explore how tools such as foam rollers, mobility balls, resistance bands, and proprioceptive training may be integrated into corrective programs. Two hours of online video classes are supported by a fully illustrated 170-page course text, giving practitioners both practical demonstrations and a detailed long-term reference. What You Will Learn Topic Focus Shoulder Mobility Assessment Understanding the relationship between shoulder limitations, thoracic mobility, and overall movement Overhead-Squat Assessment Recognising how thoracic restrictions can affect the overhead-squat pattern Rotation Assessment Identifying mobility limitations, asymmetries, and compensatory rotational patterns Corrective Programming Designing targeted programs that address specific thoracic and related movement limitations Technique and Coaching Applying effective technique, form, execution, and coaching cues for corrective exercises Progression and Reassessment Adapting exercise difficulty and monitoring the effectiveness of interventions Course Content The course combines thoracic and shoulder mobility assessment, movement analysis, corrective programming, exercise technique, progression, regression, and reassessment. Module Focus Thoracic Mobility Foundations The thoracic spine’s contribution to upper-body and whole-body movement Movement Assessments Shoulder mobility, overhead squat, and rotational assessment strategies Corrective Tools and Exercises Using foam rollers, mobility balls, resistance bands, and proprioceptive methods Programming and Technique Exercise selection, execution, coaching guidance, and program design Progressions, Regressions and Reassessment Matching exercise challenge to individual ability and evaluating progress Who This Course Is For This course is suitable for rehabilitation professionals, massage and manual therapists, physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, chiropractors, occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, athletic trainers, and exercise and fitness professionals. Included With This Course Included Details Video Classes Two hours of online instruction and practical demonstrations presented by Eric Beard Illustrated Course Text Fully illustrated 170-page reference covering assessment, mobility, and corrective programming Online Exam Multiple-choice assessment included for course completion Certificate Downloadable CE/CPD certificate following successful completion Lifetime Access Study at your own pace and revisit the course whenever required Subtitles English, French, German, and Spanish subtitles included CE Finder This course has been approved for continuing education by professional boards and associations. Scroll through the list to find your board or association. Course: Thoracic Spine Mobility Approvals Listed: 71 CE Broker Provider: #20-1343912 Approvals in alphabetical order Alabama Board of Massage Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Alabama Board of Physical Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy *General* Approved Hours: 18 Alaska Board of Massage Therapists Approved Hours: 18 American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (ACBSP) Approved Hours: 3 Arizona Board of Athletic Training Approved Hours: 3 Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Arizona State Board of Massage Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Arkansas Board of Massage Approved Hours: 18 Association of Massage Therapists (AMT) Approved Hours: 18 Australian Traditional Medicine Society Approved Hours: 3 Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC) Approved Hours: 3 Canadian Athletic Trainers Association (CATA) Approved Hours: 1.2 Canadian Massage & Manual Osteopathic Therapists Association (CMMOTA) Approved Hours: 18 Certified Registered Massage Therapist Assc (CRMTA) Approved Hours: 18 - Primary CEU/CPD Self-Cert Approved Hours: 3 Chiropractic Board of Australia Approved Hours: 18 College of Complementary Health Professionals of British Columbia (CCHPBC) Approved Hours: 18 College of Massage Therapists of New Brunswick (CMTNB) Approved Hours: 18 College of Massage Therapists of Newfoundland and Labrador (CMTNL) Approved Hours: 9 College of Massage Therapists Ontario (CMTO) Approved Hours: 18 College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC) Approved Hours: 18 Connecticut Board of Chiropractors Approved Hours: 18 Connecticut Board of Massage Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Deleware Board of Massage and Bodywork Approved Hours: 18 Distrcit of Columbia Board of Massage Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Florida Board of Athletic Training Approved Hours: 3 Florida Board of Massage Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Georgia Board of Massage Therapy *General* Approved Hours: 18 Georgia Board of Nursing Approved Hours: 18 Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Indiana Board of Massage Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Iowa Board of Chiropractic Approved Hours: 18 Iowa Board of Massage Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Kansas Board of Healing Arts (Athletic Training) Approved Hours: 3 Kansas Chiropractic Association Approved Hours: 18 Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (Athletic Training) Approved Hours: 3 Maine Board of Massage Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Maryland Board of Massage Therapy Examiners Approved Hours: 18 Massage Therapists' Association of Nova Scotia (MTANS) Approved Hours: 18 Massage Therapy Assc of Manitoba (MTAM) Approved Hours: 18 Massage Therapy Assc of Saskatchewan (MTAS) Approved Hours: 18 Mississippi State Board of Massage Therapy (MSBMT) Approved Hours: 18 Missouri Board of Therapeutic Massage Approved Hours: 18 Missouri State Board of Chiropractic Examiners Approved Hours: 18 Montana Board of Massage Therapy Approved Hours: 18 National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Approved Hours: 3 National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) Approved Hours: 18 Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC) Approved Hours: 18 Nebraska Massage Licensure Board Approved Hours: 18 Nevada Board of Massage Therapists Approved Hours: 18 New Hampshire Advisory Board of Massage Therapists Approved Hours: 18 New Jersey Board of Massage & Bodywork Therapy Approved Hours: 18 North Carolina Board of Massage & Bodywork Therapy Approved Hours: 18 North Dakota Board of Massage Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Ohio Chiropractic Board Approved Hours: 18 Oklahoma Board of Massage Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners Approved Hours: 18 Oregon Board of Massage Therapists Approved Hours: 18 Pennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Prince Edward Island Massage Therapy Association (PEIMTA) Approved Hours: 18 Registered Massage Therapists' Association of Ontario (RMTAO) Approved Hours: 18 South Carolina Massage/Bodywork Panel Approved Hours: 18 South Dakota Board of Massage Therapy Approved Hours: 18 Tennessee Board of Massage Licensure Approved Hours: 18 Virginia Department of Health Professions (Massage Therapy) Approved Hours: 18 Washington Board of Massage Approved Hours: 18 Washington Board of Physical Therapy Approved Hours: 18 West Virginia Massage Licensure Board Approved Hours: 18 Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (Athletic Training) Approved Hours: 3 Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (Massage Therapy) Approved Hours: 18 Approval requirements can change. Please confirm acceptance with your own board, association, employer, or regulatory authority before registration.