Full Course Description

Session 1 | Prehab instead of Rehab! Reducing Running Injuries by Being Proactive

Advance your treatment options for runners with effective prehab techniques that reduce injuries and keep runners doing what they love. Prehab is more than just stretching and strengthening. With the right combination of mobility, stability, and other important “movement habits”, you’ll gain effective skills that you can implement in clinic right away. Apply the strategies to common injuries such as runner’s knee, ITB syndrome, Achille’s tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis, and more.

Program Information

Objectives

Demonstrate the advantages of healthy running habits, and why a prehab program is essential to decrease injury.
Utilize injury rehab science and therapy to create a prehab program for runners.
Create a well-balanced lifestyle for running injury prevention.

Outline

A Running Lifestyle
- What the research says about running adding to health and longevity
- Why runners run- a runner’s mentality
- Injury statistics
Prehab Design: an Injury Reducer
- Prehab vs Rehab
- Applying similar rehab techniques to prehab program
- Total body prehab program design
  - Mobility
  - Stability
  - Balance
  - Stacking
- Making it stick
More than Rehab
- Balancing prehab with current training program
- Other X Factors of a prehab program
- Applying prehab to a lifestyle
Prehab Techniques for Common Injuries
- Runners knee
- ITB Syndrome
- Lumbar pain
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Plantar fasciitis

Target Audience

Athletic Trainers
Chiropractors
Massage Therapists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/12/2022

Session 2 | Strength Training for Runners - Design Programs your Patients Will Actually Do!

Runners only want to run and obsess over their miles per week. This results in tissues becoming unbalanced and eventually leads to injury. Shin splints, plantar fascia pain, Achilles tendon issue, ITB pain… these can all often be traced back to overuse of some tissues and not enough use of others. Create straightforward, efficient and practical exercises to help your patients develop well rounded strength with these interventions are easy, adaptable and help reduce injuries.

Program Information

Objectives

Demonstrate why strength training is important for runners.
Investigate common tissue imbalances and muscle weaknesses in runners.
Determine how much strength training is necessary to improve performance.
Construct straightforward and efficient exercise programs to improve strength and help reduce running injuries.

Outline

Implications for Runners: Physiological and Biomechanics
- Running injury stats
- Strength training benefits
- Soft tissue imbalances
- Postural considerations
- Strength and stability requirements - research and clinical perspective
Practical Exercises and Techniques for a Balanced Training Program
- Strength training must haves
- Eccentric training
- Kinesiology taping strategies
- Dynamic exercises that address weakness and instability
Targeted Strategies for the Most Common Issues in Runners
- Plantar fasciopathy
- Patellar tendinopathy
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Hamstring tendinopathy
- ITB syndrome
- Medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints)

Target Audience

Athletic Trainers
Chiropractors
Massage Therapists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/13/2022

Session 3 | Foundations of Linear Speed: Why Everyone Should Run

Linear speed drives all the movements and behaviors we coach everyday: gait, balance, lunge, step up, stairs, and of course running. When you break down the mechanics, needs for mobility vs. stability, and patterns of sprinting – you can glean critical insights for all of the patients you treat. In this recording, we’ll establish a map of exercise progressions that go from a basic state of movement through advanced with specific clinical drills you can implement right away. This protocol is guaranteed to provide movement improvement with a long-lasting impact.

Program Information

Objectives

Investigate the mechanics of linear speed.
Evaluate the impact of mobility and stability on linear movement.
Apply appropriate interventions to increase linear speed potential.
Determine programming load and strategies to have successful athlete adaption.

Outline

Fundamentals of Linear Speed
- Mobility requirements of the ankles, hips, thoracic spine
- Stability requirements of the knee, trunk and shoulders
- Assessment techniques for mobility & stability
- Mechanics of linear Speed, acceleration, absolute speed and deceleration
Movement Dysfunction: Solutions for Common Issues You Treat
- Lower extremity injuries
- Achilles issues
- Knee pain
- Hip pain
- Psoas syndrome
- Low back pain
Interventions of Linear Speed and Movement
- Neural preparation for linear movement
- Progressive exercise to facilitate proper mechanics and force transfer
- Triple flexion drills
- Triple extension drills
- Acceleration drills
- Tactical and verbal cuing strategies

Target Audience

Athletic Trainers
Chiropractors
Massage Therapists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/12/2022

Session 4 | Truth, Lies, & Running Analysis: How to be the Running Expert in Your Community

Have you ever wanted to incorporate Running Analysis into your gym or clinic? Join Dr. Mulholland and learn why you should be marketing to runners! Discover how easy it is to:

Perform a ‘low cost’ gait analysis
How to spot the most common biomechanical errors in runners
Identify the type of foot strike that is increasing risk of injury

Lastly, we will “bust” some popular running beliefs. What is the optimal foot strike? What about the “minimalist” running movement? How do I choose the best running sneaker for me? Simple, evidence-based advice to improve your clinical skills immediately!

Program Information

Objectives

Develop an understanding of communication strategy for marketing running services to runners, coaches and parents.
Examine low cost gait analysis strategies, technology and reporting.
Develop proficiency in assessment of several key areas of gait analysis including foot strike, shoe choices and striding.

Outline

Why you should be marketing and treating runners in your office

They’re always hurt! (50-80% injury rate per year)
There is a “running boom” going on
Improves your clinical skills
Runners talk to each other (great marketing for your clinic)
Athletes strive to improve performance

How to do a “low-cost” running analysis in your gym/clinic

What type of equipment do you need (treadmill, camera, etc..)
What type of software do you need (if any?)
What to charge for a session?
How long should a session take?
What services are included in a run analysis session?

Common technique and biomechanical issues with runners

Review and explain the seven most common gait errors and how to correct them
- Over-striding
- Excessive Leaning at waist and/or excessive lumbar lordosis
- Improper arm swing
- Too much vertical motion
- Anterior head carriage and/or excessive thoracic kyphosis
- Asymmetrical stride
- The “cross-over” stride
  - Quick “self-test” to see if you suffer from cross-over gait
  - Demonstrate what type of runners rarely have a cross-over gait

Discuss the current research concerning the “minimalist” running movement

What are the claims being made by the “pro-minimalist” running movement?
Optimal foot strike position
How to choose the best sneaker
Learn when you should replace your sneakers
Break down several running analysis videos using techniques learned earlier

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Massage Therapists
Chiropractors
Athletic Trainers
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Exercise Physiologists

Copyright : 12/11/2020

Session 5 | Foot and Ankle: Quickly Identify and Assess Dysfunction

A deep understanding of foot and ankle anatomy is crucial for correct diagnosis and treatment. You’ll learn assessment strategies for the most common pathologies: plantar fasciitis, posterior tibial tendonitis, Achilles tendonitis, ankle sprains and more! Join Dr. Courtney Conley, founder of Gait Happens, an online education platform specializing in foot and gait mechanics with over 87,000 followers on Instagram as she explores:

The myths of treating tendons
Long term effects of chronic ankle instability – and how to address it!
Effective treatment protocols tailored to each pathology

This recording will leave you feeling poised to handle your next foot and ankle patient. From kinesiology taping strategies to corrective exercises and footwear recommendations, you’ll be able to implement these low cost and game-changing interventions right away.

Program Information

Objectives

Demonstrate a thorough understanding of foot and ankle anatomy
Differentiate common foot and ankle pathologies: Plantar fasciitis, PTTD, Achilles tendonitis, Ankle sprains
Construct treatment protocols for these pathologies

Outline

Foot and Ankle anatomy
- Extrinsic muscles of the foot and their function
- Intrinsic muscles of the foot and their function
- How understanding the anatomy is crucial for correct diagnosis and treatment
4 common foot and ankle pathologies
- Plantar fasciitis
  - What it is and what it is not
  - X-ray findings
  - Assessment
- Posterior tibial tendonitis
  - How this differentiates from PF
  - Assessment
- Achilles tendonitis
  - Myths of treating tendons
  - Tendon research
  - Assessment
- Ankle sprains
  - Prevalence
  - Long term effects of chronic ankle instability
  - Assessment

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Chiropractors
Massage Therapists
Athletic Trainers
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Exercise Physiologists

Copyright : 12/11/2020

Session 6 | Foot and Ankle Dysfunction: Eliminate Foot Pain and Unnecessary Procedures

Why are we telling our patients with foot pain to brace the foot with an orthotic for years at a time? We would never tell our patients with low back pain to wear a back brace for years at a time... Bracing the foot is not always the best option. This recording will present corrective exercise strategies to address both mobility AND stability so that you can customize your treatment plan for the patient in front of you.

Learn from a leader in the field! Dr. Courtney Conley, founder of Gait Happens, an online education platform specializing in foot and gait mechanics with over 87,000 followers on Instagram will examine:

How to improve foot function without using an orthotic or brace
Simple and effective taping strategies for the 4 most common diagnoses
How to eliminate foot pain and unnecessary procedures!

She’ll arm you with treatment strategies for the diagnoses you treat all the time: heel pain, ankle pain, bunions, neuromas, pain with walking. You’ll walk away with strategies to help your patients move better and function more efficiently.

Program Information

Objectives

Demonstrate the benefits of kinesiology tape to include decreasing pain and providing decompression to tissues and increasing neurosensory input to improve motor output.
Construct corrective exercise strategies to ensure proper movement patterns in areas of the lower limb that require mobility.
Construct corrective exercise strategies to ensure proper movement patterns in areas of the lower limb that require stability.

Outline

The importance of foot function in rehabilitation protocols
- Why bracing the foot Is not always the best option
Treatment considerations
- Kinesiology taping for each of the 4 diagnoses
  - PF
  - PTTD
  - AT
  - Ankle sprains
- Corrective exercise strategies
  - Sensory awareness and foot positioning
    - Toe yoga
    - Foot tripod/quadripod
  - Mobility
    - Improving ranges of motion
      - First ray
      - Ankle
  - Stability
    - Isolated exercises
    - Integrated exercises
Choosing the appropriate footwear
- What is natural footwear
- Characteristics of proper footwear

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Massage Therapists
Chiropractors
Athletic Trainers
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Exercise Physiologists

Copyright : 12/11/2020

Session 7 | Patella Femoral Pain. Problem Solved

PFP – there are a multitude of factors that contribute to the condition and a litany of unproven strategies to address it. Providers throw the kitchen sink at these patients – just hoping that something will work. With these strategies, you’ll gain clarity on how to narrow in on the true limiting factors and align specific interventions in clinic. No matter how the patient presents, you can get them back to activities and sport pain free with this consistent approach.

Program Information

Objectives

Determine contributing factors of PFP.
Evaluate kinetic force and load tolerance.
Utilize interventions that address the local and systemic factors.
Implement strategies to achieve consistent better outcomes.

Outline

Multifactorial Contributors for PFP: Differential Diagnosis
- Impact of growth and mature skeleton
- Understand kinetic load and energy transfer
- Assess the Arch, ITB, and Hip in a multidimensional way
- Contributions from the trunk and Spine
Treatment Modalities & Interventions
- Local manual tissue strategies for pain and tendon adaption
- Tissue load principles and clinical strategies to elicit change
- Pattern retraining to address the kinetic chain
- Programming interventions
- The when and why: injection, bracing, taping, specific immobilization

Target Audience

Athletic Trainers
Chiropractors
Massage Therapists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants

Copyright : 05/12/2022

Session 8 | Knee Secrets: Progressions and Assessments from the Table to the Field

Patient care requires the ability to assess individuals with the big picture in mind while also finding limiting factors that prevent optimal performance of your patient's goals. Clinicians are tasked with progressing individuals, often times from a painful state to the goal of high performance. Join Dr. Tony Mikla for a recording that will highlight approaches for individuals with knee limitations. He will present:

The full spectrum of knee assessment and intervention for every patient type and ability level
How to organize the evaluation and assessment process to achieve consistent diagnosis.
Functional exercise progressions that work!

You’ll learn how to assess an individual, determine what needs to be a key focus, and implement a sound plan to effectively reach your patients’ goals. Packed with mobility interventions, strategies to develop stability and control and advanced strength, power & return to sport strategies – this recording will give you tactics to employ immediately.

Program Information

Objectives

Develop respect for the biomechanics, joint contributions, and myofascial layerings that influence lower quarter performance and health
Demonstrate proficiency in movement and tissue capacity assessments as well as appropriate selection of interventions for the knee based on assessments
Develop proficiency implementing exercise progressions and regressions along the Kime rehabilitation to performance continuum

Outline

Knee and Lower Extremity Evaluation and Assessment. Determining the nature and stage to develop a functional path.
Mobility intervention strategies
Developing Stability and Control
Advanced Strength, Power, and return to sport strategies that are practical and specific

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Massage Therapists
Chiropractors
Athletic Trainers
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Exercise Physiologists

Copyright : 12/10/2020

Session 9 | Running After Pregnancy: The 4th Trimester and Beyond: Evaluate and Address Postpartum Symptoms

The body doesn’t just simply “bounce back” after a pregnancy. The physiological impacts can last for months or even years.

Many of your female patients have the goal to return to running and Julia Mitchell, PT is here to share her go-to, practical postpartum and external pelvic health strategies that help you address these issues with confidence! You’ll learn an evidence-based approach to:

Determine when to return to running
Exercise progressions that increase strength, stability and mobility
Techniques that aid in quickly mitigating poor running mechanics

This seminar is a unique blend of both external pelvic health and orthopedic perspectives that will give you strategies you can use immediately in clinic. And here’s the kicker - these strategies can be used by women at ANY stage postpartum, whether they had a baby 6 weeks ago, 6 months ago, 6 years ago.

Program Information

Objectives

Investigate common postpartum changes, and their effect on a running preparation program.
Evaluate common postpartum issues and create strategies to address them and prepare for running.
Determine relative and absolute contraindications to running postpartum.

Outline

The 4th Trimester: Postpartum Period

Musculoskeletal postpartum changes
Early vs late postpartum
Subsequent pregnancies

Adding Impact: Progression Strategies

When is it safe to return to running?
MSK and time based considerations
Relative and absolute contraindications
How to increase running capacity
Best strategies for incorporating the stroller
Running mechanics and cadence

Practical Guide to Identify and Address the Most Common Issues

Breathing pattern dysfunction
Posture
Diastais recti
C-section scars
Pelvic girdle pain
Lumbopelvic stability
Hip mobility
Trunk rotation mobility and stability
When to refer to a pelvic floor specialist

Target Audience

Athletic Trainers
Chiropractors
Exercise Physiologists
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Personal Trainers
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Physicians
Physician Assistants
Strength and Conditioning Coaches

Copyright : 05/21/2021

Session 10 | Runner's Toolkit: Find the Faults, Fix them Fast

Running can lead to both chronic and acute injuries. In this recording, we’ll focus on screening runners to identify gait, equipment and training faults. Dr. Milica McDowell and triathlon coach Paul Herberger, CPT will bring practical and innovative approaches to:

Quickly identify the root cause of the running fault
Tactics that correct common running faults
The aftermath: lower extremity mobility and stability techniques
Low-cost interventions that get results fast, like kinesiology taping

From 5K newbies to ultra-distance runners, our approach will help improve your confidence and skills working with these athletes. Treatment and training tactics will be discussed so you will leave this class with skills you can implement immediately in live visits or Telehealth.

Program Information

Objectives

Differentiate causes for common gait, equipment and training faults in runners.
Assess and support objective and subjective drivers for common running injures and limitations.
Apply and analyze training tactics to correct common running faults.

Outline

Why do you run
- Physical Health
- Mental Health
- Social Participation
- Competition
Before you run
- Training and Prep
- Shoes/Surface
- Screening of Biomechanics
  - Static Assessments
  - Dynamic Assessment
While Running
- Gait and Mechanics assessment and correctives
  - Sagittal Plane
  - Frontal Plane
  - Transverse Plane
The Aftermath
- Lower Extremity Mobility
- Lower Extremity Stability
- Kinesiology Tape Interventions
- Recovery

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Massage Therapists
Chiropractors
Athletic Trainers
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Exercise Physiologists

Not Your Grandma's Mobility Class: The New Frontier of Foam Rollers and Mobility tools

An updated framework and fun approach for determining why, how, when and where to roll, this class is not your Grandma’s Foam Rolling course. Explore the science behind rolling and mobility work for improved rehabilitation and performance outcomes, this class will teach you how to teach others how to best use mobility tools to enhance their performance or recovery. Updates on science and technique will be presented, reminding you just how awesome a tool a foam roller, ball or stick can be. This recording will re-invigorate your passion for recommending this quick, safe and affordable tool to your patients and clients, providing you more ways to connect with your athletes and patients. It will equip you with broad concepts and skills to apply mobility techniques in the clinic, on the field or on the road. View Dr. McDowell and Coach Paul for a massive update that will surprise you and dramatically change how, when, why and where you are recommending foam rolling and mobility work.

Program Information

Objectives

Determine when and where to use mobility tools when working with patients or athletes.
Demonstrate and apply mobility techniques correctly to an athlete who wants to use them for a recovery session.
Create and design foam rolling exercise programs for pre-activity warm up for a variety of athletes.

Outline

History of Foam Rolling and Mobility Tools
- The Old School Ways Need a Huge Update
- Research Review
- Mobility Mechanisms, mechanical, neuro and chemical
- Rolling Safety
- Assessment of when, where and how to use Mobility Tools
- Contraindications to Mobility Work
Mobility for Athletes (Pre, Post, Rehab applications)
- Mechanisms, Demo, Assessment, Reassessment
Mobility for Patients in Pain (Pre, Post, Rehab applications)
- Mechanisms, Demo, Assessment, Reassessment
Mobility for Patients for Recovery (Pre, Post, Rehab applications)
- Mechanisms Demo, Assessment, Reassessment
Where to Learn More

Target Audience

Athletic Trainers
Chiropractors
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants

Unilateral vs. Bilateral Strength Training: Neurological Ramifications & Practical Applications

For decades, strength programs have focused on bi-lateral symmetry…but that strategy may actually be hindering performance. Modern day neuroscience has unlocked the potential of unilateral training as an essential component of peak performance for many of today’s athletes. Set yourself apart with these neurologic foundations that are underutilized by today’s performance professionals.

Improve motor strength and transfer by specific targeting neural systems
Customize solutions for your programming based on client’s presentation
Use strength training as a pain-relief tool
Determine exactly when to use what type of contraction – and does it really matter?
Improve motor coordination by adding perturbation variables to strength work

You’ll also learn re-assessment skills that streamline your treatment plans while instilling confidence for both the practitioner and patient. This session provides a powerful training approach that incorporates neurologic techniques for a faster improvement timeline. It’s the ultimate recipe for specificity: the right kind of strength, for the right kind of person at the right time.

Program Information

Objectives

Investigate fundamental sensory and motor neurological processes as they relate to strength training.
Determine the 2 critical neurological pathways related to strength training applications.
Assess key client history and neurological presentations suggestive of the need for unilateral strength training.
Appraise 4 unilateral strength training progressions and how to assess training response.

Outline

Fundamentals of Sensory and Neurological Processes for Strength

Neural processes
Critical pathways: Corticospinal and reticulospinal
Implications for programming

Evaluation Tactics to Identify the Need for Unilateral Training

Key components of client history: pain and tissue injury
Neurological presentations
Postural indications
Unilateral strength testing

Strength Training Progressions that Expand the Athlete’s Capabilities

Threat modulation
Graded training progressions
- Isometric
- Concentric
- Eccentric
- Pertubation
Pre & post-training assessments for programming

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Athletic Trainers
Chiropractors

BFR for Performance: Advanced Drills for Next Level Treatment

If you’re looking for new and innovative ways to work with your patients, then you must add blood flow restriction (BFR) to your practice today and join an elite group of peers who are already applying this therapy.

Tap into muscle fatigue that you never even comprehended was possible. When a cuff is used to reduce blood flow, your patient gets both mechanical and metabolic stimulation at the same time – more bang for your buck! View this session to watch Ed dive into common lower extremity injuries and how to use BFR to accelerate recovery in:

Achilles tendon injuries
Jumper’s knee
Hamstring issues

In this training, you’ll learn advanced drills for pushing your clients to the next level. Help your clients build strength, hypertrophy and endurance while increasing your opportunities for career advancement and patient referrals.

Program Information

Objectives

Differentiate BFR versus non BFR based rehabilitation.
Assess the benefits of using BFR to your late stage BFR rehabilitation programming.
Evaluate the use of ischemic pre-conditioning prior to high intensity and plyometric type training.

Outline

Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training

Physiological impacts of occlusion
Implications for strength and hypertrophy
Clinical applications of BFR

Adding BFR to Your Late Stage Rehab Programming

Perspectives on priming the system
Offsetting higher loading volumes
Reducing risk with lighter loads

Implementing Ischemic Pre-Conditioning

Common techniques for pre-exercise
High intensity/plyometrics

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Athletic Trainers
Chiropractors