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WELCOME TO SMARTCARE EDUCATION™

A letter from the founder.

Hello, happy to have you here!

My name is Dr. Thomas Kauffman and I'm the founder of SmartCARE Education™.  If you are like me, you want your education to make a difference in your patient's life and in your practice.  You want every course you pay for to give you actionable tools, and strategies to serve your patients, and level up your practice. 

That's why SmartCARE Education was founded. I was tired of attending seminars and courses that didn't meet the needs of my fitness-forward practice.  So I decided to change that.

SmartCARE Education™ aims to provide you, the fitness-forward doctor, up-to-date education, resources and guidance in the treatment and management of orthopedic and sport related conditions.  While giving you the tools necessary to level up your practice and improve your bottom line.

Our Certified Dry Needling Practitioner™ program, and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation courses deliver actionable education you can implement the next day to improve patients outcomes, elevate your clinical skills, and take a closer step to financial freedom.

Our courses have been designed with the business professional in mind.  I know you are busy providing the best care to your patients, growing a practice and spending time with your family and friends.  You can pause, play and complete lectures and modules from the comfort of your own home, during your break, or getting your cardio in.

Our goal is to provide you with the most complete sports medicine and musculoskeletal education so you can focus on what matters most.

Each course is grounded in current scientific principles, research, and a vast amount of clinical pearls and experience.

Our courses have been designed to meet PACE and APTA standards for chiropractors and physical therapists. However, individual state approval may be required for some states.  

I look forward to having you in our courses and watch you level up your practice.  If you have questions about any of our courses, please e-mail us at:  [email protected]

Stay sharp. Stay ahead. 

DC. CDNP. CSCS. FRC

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WHAT PROFESSIONALS ARE SAYING.

“You will walk away from these two weekends with an INCREDIBLE amount of knowledge and experience regarding dry needling. The meticulous attention to detail with each muscle palpation and needle insertion helped my clinical confidence grow much quicker than I thought it would! Great working and learning environment created, Dr. Kauffman is an exceptional teacher and provides you with a bank of resources for long after the course. Cannot recommend this dry needling course enough to any future and current DCs, PTs, and ATCs! ”

Sports Chiropractor

Dr. Ally

“I took the strength and conditioning course for rehabilitation. Great course to learn how to assess an athletes program when they come from a powerlifting or strength background. Would love to learn more about the endurance side! Can't wait for the next course! ”

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Dr. Mark

“I showed up with expectations that were met and exceeded. Dr. Kaufman is considerate of everyone’s time & addresses lots of different learning style/techniques with his presentation/demonstration. I developed effective needling skills AND I took away invaluable palpation knowledge that (as a student) I’ll be able to carry into practice. ”

Doctor of Chiropractic

Dr. Hope

“Dr. Kauffman is an amazing teacher who’s knowledge of soft tissue modalities goes far beyond just dry needling and exercise. Take this course if you’re interested in dry needling. ”

Doctor of Chiropractic student

Cameron G.

“Dr. Kauffman is very personable and all about you learning all you can while doing your best. He has the course very organized and in an easy learning order. It is super nice that he keeps it with a small cohort to get lots of hands on and one on one learning with Dr. Kauffman. Highly would recommend any of his courses but especially the Dry Needling course! ”

Doctor of Chiropractic

Dr. Abigail

“I entered the program with skepticism and left feeling confident about the practice of dry needling and my skills to deliver it. I also appreciate Dr. Kauffman being transparent about the mechanisms associated with DN and its integration into an adapting holistic healthcare treatment model. ”

Doctor of Chiropractic

Dr. Logan

“What a great course, such much knowledge, the instructor was so knowledgeable in this field and willing to be versatile to ensure learning. Would highly recommend to anyone who wants to get into needling!”

Doctor of Chiropractic

Dr. Jake

“This was by far the best outside of school soft tissue course I have taken. Dr. Kauffman was super in depth and did a great job teaching. You get tons of hands on time and I felt confident leaving the weekend headed to treat patients. Highly recommend this course! ”

Doctor of Chiropractic (student)

Case W.

“I would recommend this course to any clinician looking to learn more about dry needling and how to incorporate it into a multimodal practice model. The course is set up in a way where you can easily digest all of the information and get in plenty of practice time. I left the first weekend confident and excited to start using everything I learned on my patients the very next day. There were so many courses I could've chose to learn dry needling but I am so happy that I chose this one with Dr. Kauffman! He is a wonderful teacher and I am excited to take more courses from him in the future. ”

Doctor of Chiropractic

Dr. Sydney

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