Bridge The Gap: Optimal Knee Health

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Bridge the Gap in Knee Care

Self Paced. Online. Everything you need to know to bridge the gap in building a healthy knee.

This course is a part of the Bridge the Gap series where we dive into motion assessment of the knee, a process for regression/progression of movement and exercise towards meeting the intended goal - while having a guiding framework in place for testing to help the coach and clinician make safe and educated decisions when progressing their clients. You will learn testing protocols, exercise regressions and progressions, coaching cues, and practical strategies to incorporate.

Course Objectives

● Appreciate the Joint-by-Joint approach, Thomas Meyers Anatomy Trains, and biomechanical perspective of a multi-joint complex.

● Develop respect for the biomechanics, joint contributions, myofascial layerings that influence an individual’s performance and health

● Develop understanding of appropriate exercise progression along the rehabilitation and performance continuum.

● Develop understanding of the assessment process for necessary movement quality prior to introducing a client to high level fitness.

Instructional Methods

● Watching pre-recorded videos as primary method of instruction

● Reading digital material associated with each module

● Completing a quiz following the completion of the course to demonstrate understanding

Course Curriculum

1. Introduction
1. Performance Continuum
2. Conditioning Programming
3. Knee Anatomy
4. Fascial Anatomy
5. Neural Recruitment
1. Introduction to the Evaluation
2. Joint Assessment
3. Fascial Line Assessment
4. Functional Movement Assessment
1. Hands On Pain Management
2. Manual Therapy Tools
3. Achieving Full Joint Motion
4. Addressing the Posterior Fascial Line
5. Open Chain Knee Extension Pathway
6. Closed Chain Knee Extension Pathway
7. Addressing the Anterior Fascial Line
8. Open Chain Knee Flexion Motion
9. Early Closed Chain Knee Flexion Pathway
1. Introduction to Single Leg Stance Development
2. Assessment and Simple Interventions
3. Dynamic Stance Intervention
4. Reactive Stance Intervention
5. Introducing the Squat Pattern
1. Introduction to the Single Leg Plank
2. Emphasizing the Basics
3. Addressing Hip Mobility Deficits
4. Diving into the Tactical Frog
5. Addressing Ankle Mobility Deficits
1. The Need for Testing
2. The T Hold
3. The Lunge Hold
4. Single Leg Front Plank
5. Side Plank with a Leg Lift Hold
6. The Dynamic Warm Up
7. Slow Form Running
8. Bungee Resisted Drills
1. Fascial Line Mobility Prep
2. Assisted Squat Progression
3. Loaded Squat Progression
4. Assisted Hinge Progression
5. Loaded Hinge Progression
6. Step Up Progression
7. Lunge Progression
8. Single Leg Squat Variations
1. Initiating the Speed, Impact, and Run Progression
2. Pre-Speed Development Testing Protocol
3. Form Running
4. Bounding Progression
5. Hop and Stick Series
6. Linear Agility Progression
7. Multidirectional Agility Progression
8. Reactive Agility Progression
9. Clearance Assessments
1. Kinetic Linking
1. Evidence
2. Knee Mobility Assessment
3. Knee Stability Assessment
4. Evaluate Strength
5. Evaluate Tightness
6. Knee Strength Interventions
7. Knee Strength-Speed-Power: Assessments
8. Knee Strength-Speed-Power: Coaching Interventions
9. Knee Advanced Motion Coaching Interventions
1. Optimal Knee Health Quiz
2. Course Evaluation

About this course

$249.00
66 lessons
8 hours of video content

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