Online 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.
Audience
Continuing education course for certified professionals in physical therapy, athletic training, fitness, personal training, and strength and conditioning.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Incidence of Running-Related Injuries
Defining an Overuse Injury
Etiology of Overuse Injuries in Runners
Common Running-Related Injuries
Understanding Clinical and Biomechanical Risk Factors
Summary
Chapter 2. Assessing Foot Mechanics
Biomechanics
Atypical Foot Mechanics and Injury
Strength
Anatomical Alignment
Flexibility
Summary
Chapter 3. Footwear Selection
Overview of Running Shoes
Footwear Research Findings
Shoe Fitting
Barefoot Running
Orthotic Devices and Foot Mechanics
Summary
Chapter 4. Assessing Knee Mechanics
Biomechanics
Strength
Anatomical Alignment
Flexibility
Summary
Chapter 5. Assessing Hip Mechanics
Biomechanics
Strength
Anatomical Alignment
Flexibility
Summary
Chapter 6. Proximal to Distal Relationships: Case Studies
Torsional Forces
Frontal Plane Mechanics
Summary
Chapter 7. Can We Influence Gait Mechanics?
Feedback
Strength Training
Revisiting the Case Studies
Summary
Chapter 8. Overview of Clinical and Biomechanical Assessment
Foot, Ankle, and Tibia
Knee
Hip
Summary
Chapter 9. Technical Aspects of Video Gait Analysis
Sampling Frequency
F-Stop and Shutter Speed
Software Options
Summary