Training from the Ground Up: Improving Lower-Body Kinetic Chain Function for Knee and Hip Pain
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Training from the Ground Up: Improving Lower-Body Kinetic Chain Function for Knee and Hip Pain

What percentage of your clients have aches, pains or diagnosed injuries? This course will dig into the anatomy and biomechanics of the lower-body kinetic chain and offer insight as to how to apply and progress lower-extremity exercises to decrease hip and knee pain and effectively meet the needs and goals of clients of all fitness levels, from beginners to athletes. 

Sam Berry

My passion for health and wellness stems from an active childhood and love for sports. It has grown to educate clients, members, trainers and friends how to move well first before moving often. Having been in the industry for 10 years, my thirst to learn more about how the human body moves and responds to all components of wellness grows daily!
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Learning Objectives


  • Discuss the "why" behind hip and knee pain with clients.
  • Describe the screening sequence to find baseline movement dysfunction and imbalances.
  • Prioritize movement repatterning for inefficient and asymmetrical movements.
  • Optimize kinesthetic cues to improve movement efficiency.
  • Apply progressive transitional mobility sequences.


Course Procedure

  1. Enroll in the course.
  2. View the course content.
  3. Take the test. (You must score 80% to pass. If you do not pass, you may retake the test.)
  4. Print your certificate of completion.

Course Content

  • Training from the Ground Up: Improving Lower-Body Kinetic Chain Function for Knee and Hip Pain
  • Training from the Ground Up: Improving Lower-Body Kinetic Chain Function for Knee and Hip Pain Exam

Available Course Credits

ACTION0.1
ACSM1
ACE.1
AFPA1
AFAA1
BCRPA1
CHEK1
FAI/ISSA1
IFPA1
NASM0.1
NAFTA1
NAFC0.1
NCEP1
NCCPT1
NCSF0.5
NESTA0.1
NETA1
NFPT0.2
NIEW0.1
NSPA1