Advanced Dynamic Anatomy: Bridging the Gap Between Anatomy and Treatment

Most PT school programs only teach the actions of muscles. This course covers each muscle’s function and how to use anatomy to quickly find the driver of your patients’ dysfunction. You’ll learn how to palpate muscles to fix hypertonicity, weakness and inhibition so those dysfunctions don’t return, as well as evidence-based treatment for tendinosis and the functional retraining of muscles. All these techniques will enable you to direct your patients to a speedy and more successful recovery.

 

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! Participants should have a basic knowledge of anatomy as this is an applied anatomy course.

Dates and Locations

Saturday – Sunday

October 18-19, 2025

2 days, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Raleigh Orthopaedic Therapy Services

3001 Edwards Mill Road
Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27612

Approved for 16.5 CEUs in most states. Check state approval below.

Instructor: Christian Hoban

$650.00 incl. Tax

Saturday – Sunday

December 6-7, 2025

2 days, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Probility Physical Therapy

180 S Lilley Rd
Canton, MI 48188

Approved for 16.5 CEUs in most states. Check state approval below.

Instructor: Christian Hoban

$650.00 incl. Tax

Saturday – Sunday

February 14-15, 2026

2 days, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Loyola Center for Rehabilitation

1219 W Roosevelt Rd
Maywood, IL 60153

Approved for 16.5 CEUs in most states. Check state approval below.

Instructor: Christian Hoban

$650.00 incl. Tax

Saturday – Sunday

April 18-19, 2026

2 days, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Langford Physical Therapy

8325 2nd St NW, Suite B
Albuquerque, NM 87114

Approved for 16.5 CEUs in most states. Check state approval below.

Instructor: Christian Hoban

$650.00 incl. Tax

Saturday – Sunday

July 18-19, 2026

2 days, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Great Lakes Seminars

2768 Centennial Rd.
Toledo, OH 43617

Approved for 16.5 CEUs in most states. Check state approval below.

Instructor: Christian Hoban

$650.00 incl. Tax

Saturday – Sunday

July 18-19, 2026

2 days, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET

Live Hybrid

Live online via Zoom

Approved for 16.5 CEUs in most states. Check state approval below.

Instructor: Christian Hoban

$600.00 incl. Tax

Saturday – Sunday

September 19-20, 2026

2 days, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Sentara Therapy Center – Williamsburg

301 Sentara Circle
Williamsburg, VA 23188

Approved for 16.5 CEUs in most states. Check state approval below.

Instructor: Christian Hoban

$650.00 incl. Tax

Saturday – Sunday

Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2026

2 days, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Robert Wood Johnson Fitness and Wellness – Rehab

3100 Quakerbridge Road
Mercerville, NJ 08619

Approved for 16.5 CEUs in most states. Check state approval below.

Instructor: Christian Hoban

$650.00 incl. Tax

At the completion of this seminar, the participant will be able to:

  • Confidently palpate and correctly differentiate each of the muscles covered in class in the upper extremity, trunk and lower extremity
  • Independently demonstrate how 10 muscle dysfunctions relate to common symptom patterns found within the body
  • Correctly and independently state and locate the origin and insertion of each of the muscles covered in the class
  • Describe at least 5 functional synergist patterns
  • Independently state at least 3 possible drivers of a dysfunction based on clinical presentations

At the completion of this seminar, the participant will be able to:

  • Confidently palpate and correctly differentiate each of the muscles covered in class in the upper extremity, trunk and lower extremity
  • Independently demonstrate how 10 muscle dysfunctions relate to common symptom patterns found within the body
  • Correctly and independently state and locate the origin and insertion of each of the muscles covered in the class
  • Describe at least 5 functional synergist patterns
  • Independently state at least 3 possible drivers of a dysfunction based on clinical presentations

Saturday


7:30am

Doors Open

8:00am

Lecture: Introduction, palpation principles, functional anatomy principles and differentiation between muscle action and function

10:15am

Lecture: Etiology of muscle strain/injury and functional synergies

12:00pm

Lunch (on your own)

1:00pm

Lab: Palpation/functional anatomy of upper extremity

3:15pm

Lab: Speed palpation for upper extremity

4:00pm

Lab: Case studies for upper extremity

5:00pm

Review of evidence-based literature for today’s topics

5:30pm

Adjourn

Sunday


7:30am

Doors Open

8:00am

Review

8:30am

Lab: Palpation/functional anatomy of neck and trunk

11:00am

Lab: Palpation/functional anatomy of lower extremity

12:00pm

Lunch (on your own)

1:00pm

Lab: Palpation/functional anatomy of lower extremity continued

3:15pm

Lab: Speed palpations for neck, trunk and lower extremity

3:45pm

Lab: Case studies for neck, trunk and lower extremity

4:30pm

Review of evidence-based literature for today’s topics

5:00pm

Adjourn

Approved for 16.5 hours for PTs and PTAs: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MA, MI, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY

Approved for 16 hours for OTs and OTAs: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, ND, OR, PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

Approved for 16 Category A hours by the BOC for Athletic Trainers.

If you do not see your state listed above, please contact us at info@glseminars.com for more information.

Click here for the state and discipline approval list for all courses.

Christian Hoban

PT, DPT, CIMT, TPI Level 1

Christian earned his undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Grand Valley States University in 2018, then completed his Doctorate in Physical therapy in 2021 from Grand Valley State University. He is an outpatient orthopedic therapist at Probility Physical Therapy in southeast Michigan, where his main areas of expertise for treating include concussion management, post-surgical orthopedic rehabilitation, and working with return to sport rehabilitation. Christian became a Certified Integrative Manual Therapist (CIMT) in 2023 and also has certifications through the Titleist Performance Institute for golf-specific rehabilitation. He has worked as a trainer for Great Lakes Seminars courses from 2022-2024 and joined the team as an instructor in 2025 to teach the Advanced Dynamic Anatomy course. He lives in Ann Arbor, MI with his fiancé, Rachel, and two dogs, Larkin and Lilly.

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