Foundation Performance president and co-founder Michael Silva MS, PT, CSCS along with Perform Better Functional Training Institute will be offering a course on Treating and Training the Injured Distance Runner. The course will be held on Saturday, May 9 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Perform Better's West Warwick location on 1600 Division Street. The registration fee is $119.
According to their website, "This course will prepare the health/fitness professional and physical therapists to learn more about running mechanics, running injuries, and addressing the mobility and strength needs of the runner to allow them to be a resource to these athletes. Learn how to assess the athlete, analyze their stride, and implement an action plan."
Silva, a physical therapist, exercise physiologist, and certified strength and conditioning specialist, will be the key presenter for the course. For additional information and to register, click here.
The schedule times of the various topics, subject to change, is as follows:
(Coffee and Bagels/Muffins will be provided)
8 a.m. - Check in
8:30 - Introduction, syllabus, plan for the day
8:45 - Anatomy and Gait Cycle Review
9:45 - Epidemiology of running injuries, evidence, stats. The Who, What, When, Why, Where of running injuries
10:15 - Break
10:30 - Footwear/barefoot/orthotics
11:00 - Screening the Runner/Gait Analysis (with lab)
12 p.m. - Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - Diagnosing & Treating Running Injuries (with lab).
Exercises/manual techniques
Spine, Pelvis, Hip, Knee, Lower leg, Foot/Ankle
2:30 - Return to Runner/Cross-Training
3:00 - Prevention/Educating the runner (with lab)
3:45 - Test and Q&A.