The world’s clinical practice guidelines already define how the most common musculoskeletal conditions should be managed. ICF Nexus confirms that the practitioner delivering that care is equipped to follow them.
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Guidelines tell clinicians what to do. Until now, nothing told patients, employers, or payers whether a clinician could do it. An ICF Nexus certification confirms that a practitioner has the knowledge, competency, and skill proficiency to put the guidelines into practice.
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Each tier is a scope of guidelines-based practice, built on the ICF-based clinical practice guidelines. Within each tier, practitioners earn recognition at three levels: Knowledge Competency, Skill Proficiency, and Clinical Mentor. See the full credential.
Tier 1
Guidelines-based Education and Exercise for Prevention and Management of Common Musculoskeletal Conditions. For physical therapist assistants and health and fitness practitioners, including personal trainers, Pilates and yoga instructors, and strength and conditioning coaches.
Tier 2
Guidelines-based Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Musculoskeletal Disorders. For healthcare providers, including physical therapists, rehabilitation specialists, traditional Chinese medical doctors, and Western medical physicians.
Tier 3
Guidelines-based Primary Care for Individuals with Common Musculoskeletal Conditions. For licensed clinicians working as the first point of contact for musculoskeletal conditions.
Chief Technology Officer
Tenured Associate Professor of computer and cyber sciences at Augusta University, where she leads NSF-funded research in applied cryptography and system security. She leads the ICF Nexus platform, security, and AI, and is the owner of ExpertGuard Solutions and Chief Technology Officer of BrainSmith.
Clinical and Guideline Lead
Coordinator and editor of APTA Orthopedic’s ICF-based clinical practice guidelines from 2008 to 2017, a period in which fifteen guidelines were published in JOSPT. One of the original orthopaedic clinical specialists, with over thirty-five years training residents and fellows.
Managing Member
Educator and program builder who has built more than eight hybrid DPT, residency, and fellowship programs. Author on the Academy’s Neck Pain clinical practice guideline and the Cervical Spine monograph in Current Concepts of Orthopedic Physical Therapy. Founder of BrainSmith.
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Every item traces to a published clinical practice guideline, not to opinion.
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ICF Nexus builds and scores the exam and does not sell preparation. Randomized online delivery in four testing windows a year.
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Every active certificant is listed in a free public directory with primary-source verification.
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