Running Mechanics and Gait Analysis Online CE Course

Course components are delivered online:

• Running Mechanics and Gait Analysis eBook

• Online video

• Continuing education exam

Running continues to be one of the most popular sports, despite the fact that up to 70 percent of runners will sustain overuse injuries during any one-year period. Therefore, it is imperative for certified professionals working with athletes and clients to stay informed on running mechanics, injury prevention, and optimal treatment methods. Running Mechanics and Gait Analysis Online CE Course is a convenient e-book and exam bundle that presents this critical information and allows readers to earn continuing education credit.

Referencing over 250 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts, Running Mechanics and Gait Analysis eBook supplies professionals with an array of clinical applications. Certified professionals will come away with an understanding of ways to build on standard practice while gaining a new appreciation for the performance benefits that gait analysis can provide. The text has the following features:

• A discussion of the complexities of running biomechanics as they relate to muscular strength, flexibility, and anatomical alignment for the purpose of providing an advanced clinical assessment of gait

• Guidelines for assessing, treating, and preventing a range of common and not-so-common running injuries

• A detailed analysis of running biomechanics to help professionals identify the interactions of the kinetic chain and the causes of overuse injuries

• A video library featuring 33 clips that demonstrate 15 of the biomechanical patterns discussed in the text

• Documented clinical examples to help practitioners apply the wealth of information in the book to their own practice

Early chapters introduce readers to the basics of running-related injuries, foot mechanics, and shoe selection before progressing to discussions of knee and hip mechanics, ways to influence gait mechanics, and technical aspects of video gait analysis. Via a detailed joint-by-joint analysis, the book pinpoints common problem areas for runners and describes protocols for treatment. Later chapters present case studies of injured runners to guide professionals through a detailed biomechanical analysis and treatment recommendations, and an overview chapter summarizes the interrelationships of movement patterns at each joint with anatomical, strength, flexibility, and kinetic chain factors.

After reading the e-book, a 20-question exam on the content of the text follows. Upon successful completion of the exam, a certificate of completion may be retrieved for submission to a certifying organization. Instructions for downloading the e-book and retrieving the certificate will be e-mailed once the order is complete.

Reed Ferber, PhD, CAT(C), ATC, is an associate professor in the faculties of kinesiology and nursing at the University of Calgary and cofounder and director of the Running Injury Clinic in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Since 2003, he and his colleagues at the Running Injury Clinic have been among the world’s leaders in 3-D gait assessment and technology. Ferber received his PhD in biomechanics from the University of Oregon in 2001. He is a research associate for the Institute of Sport and Recreation Research in New Zealand and a certified member of the Canadian Athletic Therapists’ Association and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. He has won several awards in teaching excellence and has authored or coauthored 43 articles appearing in Clinical Biomechanics, Gait and Posture, Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, and other publications.

Shari Macdonald, BSc, PT, MSc, has worked for over 15 years as a physical therapist specializing in the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. She has earned postgraduate certifications in manual therapy, dry needling techniques, and sport. Shari is the chairperson for the Alberta section of Sport Physiotherapy Canada and is a national board member. Since 2009, Shari has been the clinic director at the Running Injury Clinic in Calgary, Alberta, where they specialize in assessing gait biomechanics and the treatment of running injuries. Shari earned her master of science degree in biomechanics from the University of Calgary.