Running Biomechanics

Joseph Villena, PT, MPT, OCS, CSCS, COMT

Online Course

Includes all course content in digital format

Prerequisites Required
1 hour - Provided by Summit Professional Education

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Description

Research shows that up to 40 million people run regularly in the United States alone with more than 10 million people running at least 100 days a year. Running is one of the world’s most popular exercises because of its low cost, easy accessibility, and its effectiveness in providing multiple health benefits. Despite these many advantages, it comes with a high risk of injury with as much as two thirds of runners sustaining at least one injury during a year. The expectations for rehab professionals who treat running injuries is to utilize an evidence-based approach for evaluating and determining appropriate exercises and progressions for treatment. This innovative 1-hour course will help participants expand their clinical skills and knowledge of basic running biomechanics.Participants will be able to provide appropriate treatment strategies that not only help their patients return to running, but also optimize their running performance.

Highlights

  • Develop a thorough understanding of running biomechanics to help you identify major impairments during the gait cycle and its implications for treatment
  • Strengthen your clinical decision making when determining appropriate exercise progressions based on your run analysis
  • Obtain alternative treatment tools such as a return to run algorithm, run/walk interval program, and cadence modification training to help your patient safely and effectively return to running after an injury
  • Immediately apply effective treatment and training techniques to help optimize your patient’s running performance

Learning Objectives

  1. Utilize an evidence-based approach to analyze a patient's running biomechanics.
  2. Identify major impairments during the gait cycle.
  3. Develop appropriate exercises to address the patient's biomechanical faults to alleviate their pain, increase their strength and endurance, and optimize their running performance.

Course Content

Running Biomechanics
SCORM Package
Next Steps
Module
  1. Running Biomechanics
    1. Run analysis set up
    2. Ground reaction forces and gait cycle breakdown
    3. Step by step analysis
      1. Ankle and foot mechanics
      2. Knee mechanics
      3. Hip mechanics
      4. Spine position and vertical displacement
      5. Foot progression angle
  2. Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
    1. Return to run algorithm
    2. Modified run programs
      1. Interval run/walk program
      2. Cadence modification training
    3. Q&A

Joseph Villena PT, MPT, OCS, CSCS, COMT, graduated cum laude from the University of San Francisco in 1998 with a Bachelor of Art degree in Exercise and Sports Science. He received his Master of Physical Therapy degree from Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles in 2001. Joseph has over 20 years of clinical experience and has worked in a variety of orthopedic practices. In 2008, Joseph completed the yearlong course for Australian Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy and obtained his specialization as a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist. He obtained additional specializations as an APTA Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist in 2011 and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist in 2016.

Joseph was a Senior Physical Therapist for Stanford Outpatient Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy where he was recognized as an Advanced Clinician. He was a faculty instructor and primary mentor for the Stanford Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency Program, assisted physicians with patient care during clinic hours, and was involved with a Stanford wellness program for runners. Joseph is an adjunct instructor for Samuel Merritt University's Doctor of Physical Therapy Program where he teaches orthopedic management and sports medicine. He works for the Kaiser Permanente Sports Medicine Center in San Francisco, California where he contributes to the development of their ACL and sports rehabilitation programs.


DISCLOSURES

FINANCIAL: Joseph Villena is compensated by Summit as an instructor.

NONFINANCIAL: Joseph Villena has no non-financial relationships to disclose.

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