Become a CIMT

Our Certified Integrated Manual Therapist (CIMT) program is designed to create the ideal roadmap towards becoming a great manual therapist. This program will train therapists to assess dysfunction from a whole-body perspective, while “connecting the dots” from where symptoms of dysfunction are appearing to where the driver of pain is actually located, using an eclectic manual therapy approach.

The program includes nine prerequisite courses and culminates in the 4-day Synthesis course. During the first 3 days of Synthesis, registrants will learn new advanced techniques while also reviewing content from the prerequisite courses to help shape mindset about treating dysfunction. The fourth and final day of Synthesis is a comprehensive examination, including written, oral and lab practical sections.

The CIMT program is a high-level manual therapy certification open to Physical Therapists only.

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Thu 11 Dec 2025

4 days, 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM

OH - Toledo

Great Lakes Seminars
2768 Centennial Rd.
Toledo OH 43617
United States

Kelly Poppaw

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Thursday, 11 December 2025 - Sunday, 14 December 2025

08:00 AM - 05:30 PM (4 days)

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Thu 11 Dec 2025

4 days, 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM

OH - Toledo

Great Lakes Seminars
2768 Centennial Rd.
Toledo OH 43617
United States

Kelly Poppaw

  • $1,050.00 incl. Tax
Register2 places remaining

Synthesis Requirements

Our CIMT Certification is open to Physical Therapists (PTs) only.

 

All registrants must complete the nine prerequisite courses listed below before they are eligible to register for Synthesis. There are no requirements for the order of the prerequisite courses or how quickly registrants must complete them.

 

Great Lakes Seminars will supply registrants with general study materials upon registration to Synthesis. We encourage all registrants to ensure there is sufficient time to gain a working knowledge of the study materials before sitting for the Synthesis course. The program will require a considerable amount of independent study for success on the examination.

 

Click here for our Synthesis Registration and Cancellation Policy.

Prerequisite Courses

The nine Synthesis prerequisite courses are listed below. These courses must be completed prior to registering for Synthesis.

Courses marked in blue are required for all registrants.

You must also choose one of the two courses related to Extremities and one of the two courses related to Myofascial Release (marked in purple) for a total of nine prerequisite courses.

We strongly recommend that the prerequisite courses are taken in-person, in order to be best prepared for Synthesis. Please note, our “Express Courses” of the same titles do not count toward Synthesis prerequisites.

Required

Choose One Extremities Course and One MFR Course

Finding Dysfunction CEU Course Instructor Headshot

Meet Synthesis Instructor Kelly Poppaw

Kelly holds a Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from Grand Valley State University. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University, where she was a NCAA Division One athlete and captain of the women’s soccer team. As a Certified Integrated Manual Therapist (CIMT), Kelly is credentialed through Great Lakes Seminars to assess mechanical dysfunction from a holistic perspective, and is very comprehensive in her treatment approach. She uses a wide variety of manual therapy techniques, functional exercise, and patient education to provide people with an exceptionally high quality of care. She treats orthopedically across the entire age spectrum from birth to adult to geriatrics. She has a passion to teach clinicians how to think systematically; find the root of the patient’s problem on day-one, and eliminate the potential for misdiagnosis. Kelly is a Physical Therapist and Clinic Director at Probility Physical Therapy, a Trained Steward of the leadership methodology Intentional Energetic Presence (IEP) and uses her experience in these areas to create and sustain thriving businesses and cultures.

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