Specialized

Physical Therapy Education

Offering quality educational opportunities to practicing clinicians in the area of musculoskeletal physical therapy and rehabilitation.

WHY SPTE?

SPTE prides itself on developing clinical partners to improve access to Orthopaedic Residency Education and Continuing Education in the greater Midwest area. Our multi-site program assists independent clinics and facilities in creating a traditional style residency program for continued staff development and engagement for optimal patient-centered care.

Practicing clinicians

SPTE offers several different educational opportunities including:

Accredited Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Program
Opportunity to attend face to face continuing education courses
Opportunity to attend online continuing education courses

clinic partners

SPTE offers several different opportunities for partnership:

Clinical partnerships to offer orthopaedic residency training to current staff or through an annual position.
Opportunity to host continuing education courses

Our mission

Provide accessible high-quality neuromusculoskeletal education to clinicians in the area of therapeutic rehabilitation and movement.

Our vision

Advance Physical Therapist’s and other health professional’s post-professional development to become providers of choice in neuromusculoskeletal medicine.

Our History

In 2011, Dr. Paul Reuteman and Dr. Matt Haberl set out to increase access to quality education services for Physical Therapists and other health providers. Together the two have a combined 40+ years of clinical and educational experience in Physical Therapy. Dr. Reuteman and Dr. Haberl recognized a continual challenge for Physical Therapists to maintain minimal education requirements to maintain licensure as well as the significant shortage of Physical Therapy residency programs across the nation. Since 2011, SPTE has developed partnerships across Wisconsin and into Iowa creating greater access to quality orthopaedic residency training and continuing education. Check out our growing number of clinical partners, faculty, and resident graduates!

Upcoming Courses

Introduction to Dry Needling
Sat, Jan 30
Dynamic Performance and Therapy
Jan 30, 7:30 AM – Jan 31, 2:30 PM
Dynamic Performance and Therapy, 1500 Green Bay Street La Crosse, WI 54601
Introduction to Dry Needling course: Hybrid Model

Utilizing Clinical Reasoning and Manual Therapy in the Management of Lumbo-pelvic Conditions
Fri, Feb 19
Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy
Feb 19, 8:00 AM – Feb 20, 3:00 PM
Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy, Des Moines, IA

Becoming an Expert in the Application of Dry Needing Techniques for the Upper Quadrant
Sat, Mar 20
Dynamic Performance and Therapy
Mar 20, 7:40 AM CDT – Mar 21, 3:10 PM CDT
Dynamic Performance and Therapy, 1500 Green Bay Street La Crosse, WI 54601
Progress your skills with the application of Dry Needling through this case- based treatment of muscles of the upper extremity and cervicothoracic spine.

Utilizing Clinical Reasoning and Manual Therapy in the Management of the Elbow, Wrist and Hand
Sun, Mar 28
Southwest Health Medial Center
Mar 28, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Southwest Health Medial Center, 1400 Eastside Rd, Platteville, WI 53818, USA
The purpose of this course is to improve the clinician's ability to use evidence based practice and hands on techniques to manage patient's with elbow, wrist and hand pain and impairments.

Becoming an Expert in the Application of Dry Needing Techniques for the Lower Quadrant
Sat, Sep 18
Dynamic Performance and Therapy
Sep 18, 7:30 AM CDT – Sep 19, 3:00 PM CDT
Dynamic Performance and Therapy, 1500 Green Bay Street La Crosse, WI 54601
Progress your skills with the application of Dry Needling through this case- based treatment of muscles of the lower extremity and lumbopelvic region.