Force Sensing Table Technology (FSTT®) was developed at CMCC as a means to provide valuable objective feedback in the development of manual treatment skills. FSTT® tables are modified chiropractic treatment tables with an embedded force place that, when combined with CMCC’s FSTT® software, can provide important information about force, speed, and loading patterns through the assessment of force-time profiles.

CMCC’s FSTT lab also provides critical opportunities for developing treatment skills, including manual therapy. Historically, practice was generally limited to person-to-person or inanimate objects, such as tables and cushions, however, CMCC developed the Human Analogue Manikin (HAM®), which mimics human tissue compliance as well as landmarks. When combined with the FSTT® tables, it provides the opportunity students endless opportunities to practice their mobilization and manipulation procedures, ensuring that they have adequately developed their psychomotor skills prior to managing patients. Students undergo two labs per undergraduate year in addition to having everyday access to the lab for open practice, affording a safe environment where they can be mentored by experts on how to best perform the variety of manual therapy procedures and treatment approaches that exist.