Healing Through Movement is very excited to announce a great course that is coming to Vancouver this fall.  The last time this course was offered in Vancouver was two years ago when it was sold out.  Registration is open and is on a first come first serve basis.  Register early to secure a spot.

Post-Rehab Exercise for Health and Fitness Professionals

DESCRIPTION:

Everyday more and more people are looking to health and fitness industries to improve their fitness and recovery from injury or illness.  In order to ensure the safety and appropriateness of port-rehab exercise program, not only do health and fitness professional need to know exercises, but more importantly how to evaluate the risk of exercise relative to the medical condition, stage of tissue healing and biomechanics.  This course is intended to help educate health and fitness professionals on how to build a post-rehab exercise practice through improving their knowledge base of musculoskeletal injuries and post rehab exercise strategies and algorithms.

INSTRUCTOR:

Terry Kane, BPHE, BSC (Physical Therapy)

- Since 1985, Canadian Physiotherapist Terry Kane has treated over 500 Olympic, Professional and National level athletes as well as spoken at American College of Sports Medicine, Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine, IDEA, CanFitPro, FitPro (UK).

- Graduate of the University of Toronto with degrees in Physical Therapy (1985) and Physical and Health Education (1981).

- Graduate Student, Joint Injury and Injury and Arthritis Research, University of Calgary Medical Sciences Program

- Former Head Therapist with Canadian Olympic Hockey Team and Calgary Flames (National Hockey League)

- Consultant to the National Hockey League Injury Surveillance Program / Injury Analysis Panel

LOCATION:

To Be Announced - in the Vancouver area.

DATES:

To Be Announced

SCHEDULE:

1.  What is post-rehab exercise (PRE)?

2.  PRE Market and Opportunities.

3.  Scope of Practice in PRE.

4.  How to Build a Career in PRE.

a. Projecting Professionalism

b. Acquiring and Projecting Competency

c. Working with Health Care Professionals

5.  Principles of PRE Program Design

a. Stages of Tissue Healing and Implications to Evaluating Exercises

b. How to Evaluate the Appropriateness and Dose of PRE for Clients

c. Exercise Progressions with PRE Client

6.  Hip and Knee Injuries & Conditions

a.  Anatomical Review

b.  Non-operative & Post-operative rehab exercise strategies

i. Arthritis & Joint Replacements

ii. Mensical Injuries & Repairs

iii. Patello-Femoral Pain

iv. Ligament Injuries & Reconstructions

7.  Shoulder / Arm Injuries & Conditions

a.  Anatomical Review

b.  Non-operative & Post-operative rehab exercise strategies

i. Rotator Cuff Tendonitis, Tears and Repairs

ii. Instabilities and Repairs

iii. Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder)

iv. Epicondylitis (Tennis & Golfer’s Elbow)

8.  Low Back Injuries & Conditions

a.  Anatomical Review

b.  Non-operative & Post-operative rehab exercise strategies

i. Mechanical Back Pain

ii. Neurological Back Pain

COURSE FEE:

To Be Announced

COURSE ELIGIBILITY AND PREREQUISITES:

The course is open to all health and fitness professionals (weightroom attendants, personal trainers, group fitness instructors, Strength & Conditioning Coaches, Registered Kinesiologists, Exercise Therapists, Athletic Therapist, Massage Therapists, Physical Therapists, Chiropractors, Doctors, etc.) as well as Kinesiology / Human Kinetics / Physical Education students.

TO REGISTER OR MORE INFORMATION:

On-line Registration

PDF Flyer

Fax & Mail-in Registration Form

For a complete listing of all the courses offered and hosted by Healing Through Movement please visit www.HealingThroughMovment.com

Article written by Rick Kaselj - rkaselj@healingthroughmovement.com

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