Altman | OFM — Orthopedic Functional Medicine
Illustrative scene of shoulder imaging and clinical evidence review

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Course 2 · OFM Foundations

The OFM Diagnostic Audit

Turn the findings into a clear next step.

Learn to recognize what the diagnosis explains, what remains unanswered, and which next step deserves priority.

With Dr. Sean Altman, PT, DPT

$349introductory price

Includes both Foundations courses.

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Case-based learning

Practical clinical worksheets

Foundations Certificate upon successful completion

Part of the two-course Foundations program

Make the reasoning explicit, then choose and verify your next step.

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What you will learn

  • Apply the five audit steps: Define, Explain, Weight, Act, Verify
  • Work the six evidence sources: history, examination, imaging/testing, objective function, trajectory, treatment response
  • Define the problem, test the explanation, recognize mismatches and represent uncertainty
  • Choose clinical direction: treat, investigate, refer, collaborate or reassess
  • Select outcomes, set revision rules and verify the plan

Who this course is for

  • · Clinicians who have completed Course 1
  • · Clinicians who want a repeatable workflow for complex or incomplete recoveries

Curriculum

Full course → 11 modules → 31 lessons

  • Patient goals change diagnostic priority
  • Case: "My shoulder still hurts"
  • Knowledge check

Make the call. Then see the reasoning.

Illustrative clinician observing a functional step-down assessment
Illustrative scene, not actual faculty or patients.

Fictional educational case · Practice preview

A patient has a shoulder tear on MRI and a separate tingling pattern that changes with neck position. What is best supported?

Draft practice content for Dr. Altman’s review. This does not count toward an assessment or certificate.

Tools in development

Illustrative study workspace with clinical workbook and shoulder anatomy
Illustrative workspace. Final resource files and recorded lessons are still in production.
OFM Diagnostic Audit worksheet
Clinical Priority Map template

Assessment & completion

  • Complete all lectures
  • Pass each lecture knowledge check
  • Pass the required audit assessment

Purchasing or watching all videos does not on its own award a certificate.

Educational content for licensed clinicians. Apply within your own professional scope and jurisdiction.

Your instructor

Dr. Sean Altman, PT, DPT

Dr. Sean Altman, PT, DPT

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FAQs

Related next steps

A worker describing unresolved shoulder pain to a clinician

Course 1

Foundations of Orthopedic Functional Medicine

FoundationsAvailable

A diagnostic-first framework for identifying the true drivers of pain, dysfunction, and failed healing.

Dr. Sean Altman, PT, DPT

None — recommended starting point

Duration to be confirmed

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Foundations program $349

Normally $399 · two-course program

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