CTB Clinical Core for the Lower Body

In-Person Training | 17 NCBTMB CEs

Dates: March 28-29, 2026

Location: Greenwood Village, CO

Hours: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Saturday & Sunday)

What’s included with your registration

Your in-person enrollment includes full access to the complete online Clinical Core for the Lower Body course, which serves as a permanent reference for the techniques and protocols taught in class.

Students are encouraged to review the online material before attending to get the most out of the hands-on training.

Course overview

This course establishes the clinical foundation of the CTB Lower Body Protocol, applying the core CTB principles to the most common lower body pain presentations seen in practice.

You will learn to work effectively with:

• Knee pain
• Hip and thigh pain
• Sciatic-type pain
• Most low back and sacral pain patterns
  

As with all CTB clinical core trainings, emphasis is placed on:

• Direct and satellite referral
• Functional muscle relationships
• Identification of key perpetuating factors
• Decision-based treatment cycles and protocols
  
  

Why lower body training is different

The lower body involves larger muscles, higher loads, and more demanding mechanics than the upper body. As a result, effective treatment requires a broader and more refined technical toolkit.

This training places special emphasis on:

• Handsfree-style techniques to reduce strain on the practitioner
• Efficient body positioning and leverage
• Techniques that allow deep, effective work without overusing hands and thumbs
  

These approaches are not only more sustainable for the therapist, but produce fast and lasting results for the client.

CTB treatment protocols

Students are guided through CTB’s lower body treatment protocols, which organize muscles by function and neurological relationship rather than isolated anatomy.

You will learn how to:

• Apply treatment loops to related muscle groups
• Make informed clinical decisions at each stage of treatment
• Progress work by monitoring tissue change and ROM improvements

These protocols are the backbone of the Coaching The Body® approach and are designed to remove guesswork from complex lower body cases.

Instructor & certification

This training is taught by Doug Ringwald, CTB Master Practitioner and Instructor.

Upon successful completion, students receive a certificate providing 17 NCBTMB CE hours.