Neurokinetic Therapy® (NKT) Level 1 – Mastering Motor Control & Movement Assessment

Unlock the missing link in your clinical reasoning: how the brain organizes, compensates, and protects movement through complex motor-control patterns.

Neurokinetic Therapy® Level 1 introduces you to a powerful assessment and treatment framework that helps you identify why certain muscles overwork, why others shut down, and how these dysfunctional patterns drive persistent pain, mobility restrictions, and performance loss.

This course is the essential starting point for physiotherapists, manual therapists, sports therapists, and movement professionals who want to work with the root cause of dysfunction rather than symptoms alone.

Why Neurokinetic Therapy?

Chronic or recurrent issues often do not come from isolated tissue problems—they come from learned motor programs. NKT helps you uncover the neurological hierarchy behind your patient’s limitations by integrating:

• Muscle testing with motor-control theory
• Compensation pattern mapping
• Inhibition–facilitation relationships
• Hands-on assessment with immediate retesting
• Corrective strategies aimed at re-educating the brain

The method gives clinicians a precise, test-retest decision-making process that quickly reveals hidden dysfunctions and makes your treatments more targeted and efficient.

What You Will Learn

NKT Level 1 teaches you to confidently apply the core framework:

• Understand the neurophysiology of motor control and the role of the cerebellum, motor cortex, and limbic system
• Perform structured manual muscle testing and compensation analysis
• Identify inhibited muscles and overactive synergists
• Build treatment sequences using soft-tissue release + targeted motor-control exercises
• Apply the NKT assessment to common clinical cases: low back pain, hip and shoulder dysfunction, neck pain, post-injury compensations, and more

You will leave with a repeatable clinical algorithm you can use the next day in practice.

Is This Course for You?

This training is ideal for clinicians who:

• Work with complex, recurrent, or unexplained musculoskeletal issues
• Want to integrate brain-based reasoning into their assessment
• Prefer a test–retest approach with immediate clinical feedback
• Are ready for a structured system that complements manual therapy, rehabilitation, or sports performance

Whether you work with athletes, chronic pain patients, or movement-based rehabilitation, NKT offers a diagnostic clarity that few methods provide.

Course Format

• Level: Foundational (required for Level 2)
• Duration: 2 days, hands-on and practical
• Style: Interactive learning, partner testing, clinical case breakdowns
• Instructor: Certified NKT Level 3 / Lead Instructor
• Accreditation: CE points (depending on country/association)

How can you best prepare for the class

Take the Online Anatomy and Kinesiology Course and Test.

Study the Anatomy and Kinesiology in the book “NeuroKinetic Therapy® “

Familiarize yourself with the muscle tests in the book “NeuroKinetic Therapy® “

Here are some suggestions when preparing for the class:

Required Reading

“NeuroKinetic Therapy”, book by David Weinstock

Suggested Reading

“Movement” by Gray Cook

“Assessment and Treatment of Muscle Imbalance” by Phillip Page

“Anatomy Trains” by Tom Myers