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

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Course 1 · OFM Foundations

Foundations of Orthopedic Functional Medicine

When progress stalls, know what to ask next.

Learn to judge what a finding explains, what remains uncertain and which evidence 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

Understand what the findings mean before choosing a tool.

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What you will learn

  • Define Orthopedic Functional Medicine as a diagnostic and decision-making framework
  • Recognize when a diagnosis is sufficient, wrong, or correct-but-incomplete
  • Separate the pain site, problem site, and perpetuating environment
  • Use the Four OFM Lenses selectively rather than as a mandatory checklist
  • Assign findings to six provisional diagnostic roles
  • Build a concise, revisable Root-Cause Map for one defined clinical problem

Who this course is for

  • · Physical therapists and rehabilitation clinicians
  • · Clinicians managing persistent or complex orthopedic pain
  • · Anyone beginning the OFM certification pathway

Curriculum

Full course → 6 modules → 19 lessons

  • A real finding is not the same as a complete explanation
  • Opening case: three knees, similar radiographs, different meaning
  • 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.
Root-Cause Map worksheet
Four-Lens quick reference
Diagnostic roles checklist

Assessment & completion

  • Complete all six lectures
  • Pass each lecture knowledge check
  • Submit the case exercise for instructor review

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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Course 2

The OFM Diagnostic Audit

FoundationsAvailable

A repeatable, five-step audit for diagnostic decision-making: Define, Explain, Weight, Act, Verify.

Dr. Sean Altman, PT, DPT

Course 1 recommended

Duration to be confirmed

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Foundations program $349

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