What is neuromuscular therapy neuromuscular therapy nmt is a very specialized form of manual therapy a therapist trained in nmt is educated in the physiology of the nervous system and its effect on the muscular and skeletal systems the neuromuscular therapist also is educated in kinesiology and biomechanics and how to work in a clinical or medical environment by definition neuromuscular therapy is the utilization of static pressure on specific myofascial points to relieve pain this t