Strength Training Essentials for Physiotherapists Level 1: Injury Rehabilitation
Melbourne 31st Aug - 1st Sept 2024
Presented by John Contreras
To register your interest fill in the online form below or contact courses@physiosports.com.au
Coach With Confidence
Strength Training Essentials for Physiotherapists Level 1: Injury Rehabilitation.
Join us for this in-person practical workshop, presented by John Contreras, an APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist and Strength and Conditioning coach. This workshop is designed to equip health and fitness professionals with the knowledge and skills to seamlessly integrate strength training principles into their patients' injury recovery programs.
During this comprehensive workshop, attendees will gain invaluable insights into the critical role strength training plays in optimizing and consolidating injury recovery. You will learn to design and coach strength training programs that facilitate patient recovery, develop health literacy, improve movement skills, and progress strength and fitness.
The workshop will guide you through clinical reasoning, program design, and implementation of a comprehensive strength training and athletic development regimen for various common musculoskeletal presentations. By exploring current rehabilitation and injury management guidelines, evidence-based exercises, and concepts of exercise prescription and program design, you will examine the integral role strength training plays within today’s healthcare model.
This course extends beyond the initial phases of injury management, delving into the use of strength training for facilitating return to activity and long-term musculoskeletal health. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your professional practice and empower your patients with effective, evidence-based strength training techniques.
This workshop is ideal for all health and fitness professionals routinely involved in the use of exercise therapy. This includes new and recent graduates, through to the experienced clinician looking to refresh their approach. All health and fitness professionals, students and new graduates are welcome.
Presenter: John Contreras (APA Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist, S&C Coach. Pilates Coach & Educator). More info
Course Format
This workshop consists of:
An introductory online module
In-person workshop - see schedule for date/venue
PDF workbook and access to online resources
3 months unlimited access to online content
Strength Training Essentials for Physiotherapists Level 1: Injury Rehabilitation
Workshop includes:
A Physio’s Guide to Strength Training
Assessing Your Strength Training Patient
Progressing from Rehab to Training
Coaching Your Patients
Strength Training Exercise Prescription and Program Design
Strength Training Movement Skills
Lower and Upper Limb Strength Training
Explosive and Reactive Strength Training
Strength Training Case Study
Melbourne 31st Aug - 1 Sept 2024
To register your interest fill in the online form below or contact courses@physiosports.com.au
Course Presenter
John Contreras
B.Physio (Hons) B.Sc M.ExSci (S&C) M.Sports Physio
John is an APA Sports & Exercise Physiotherapists who graduated from The University of Melbourne in 2001. He completed a Master of Exercise Science (Strength & Conditioning) in 2011 from Edith Cowan University and a Master of Sports Physiotherapy from Latrobe University in 2016.