Building the Healthy Runner

Running is one of the world's most popular exercises because of its low cost, easy accessibility, and its effectiveness in providing multiple health benefits. It is estimated that running and jogging exceeded 50 million participants in 2024 in the US alone. Despite running's manyadvantages, it is associated with a higher risk of injury versus other forms of aerobic exercise such as walking, swimming and cycling.

The expectations for rehab professionals who treat running related injuries are to utilize an evidence-based approach for evaluation and treatment, prescribe appropriateexercises, and develop a successful return to run program. This innovative course will help attendees expand their knowledge of basic running biomechanics and enhance their clinical skills with performing a video run analysis. Attendees will also learn appropriate treatment strategies and progressions to take their running rehab to the next level.

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Athletic Trainers

Delivery Format: Synchronous, Live in-person course to be attended at a physical location

Highlights

• Enhance your abilities to perform a thorough video runanalysis
• Strengthen your clinical reasoning by connecting identified impairments to appropriate treatment and exerciseinterventions
• Immediately apply clinical pearls for strength training andloading progressions for rehab
• Learn about three alternative training strategies to help your patient safely and effectively return to running after an injury
• Develop evidence-based training programs to appropriately progress running mileage and optimize your patient's run performance