Mastering Movement Disorders
Because 42 million people deserve your help*
What do you do if a client has a movement disorder? Learn the most common disorders that affect millions of clients and how to address them as a fitness or rehabilitation professional.
What You’ll Learn From This Course:
Upon completion of this Mastering Movement Disorders Course, you will:
Know some of the most common movement disorders affecting the peripheral nervous system, such as peripheral neuropathy and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
Understand widespread movement disorders involving the central nervous system, including Parkinson’s disease, hypertonia, and spastic cerebral palsy.
Be able to explain frequently occurring connective tissue disorders that can affect movements, such as rheumatoid arthritis, ligament laxity, and scleroderma.
Learn the most common psychogenic movement disorders, such as fibromyalgia, idiopathic neuropathy, and inflammatory disease.
Gain a better understanding of how to work with clients who have a movement disorder, whether for fitness or rehabilitation.
How You Can Use It:
Movement disorders affect 42 million people in the U.S., making it highly likely that one of your clients is dealing with this type of issue. As a trainer, it’s important to understand the impact that movement disorders can have on your clients’ physical function. Applying this information in a fitness setting helps you create a more specialized and safer exercise or rehabilitation program.
This course is taught by Dr. Emily Splichal, a functional podiatrist who is also a human movement specialist. Dr. Splichal goes over some of the most common movement disorders in today’s world, how they change how people move, and how to work with these clients in a way that helps versus hinders their physical condition.
This course can set you apart from other trainers lacking this specialized knowledge. It also prepares you to better help clients with movement disorders, maybe even igniting your passion for creating a fitness program specifically for this demographic.
There are numerous ways to apply the information learned in this course. All of them can help boost your income as a personal trainer, increase your authority, and ultimately help the millions of people who could use your expertise to help them reach their fitness goals—even if they have movement-related issues or limitations.
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INSTRUCTOR BIO
Dr. Emily Splichal, Podiatrist and Human Movement Specialist, is the Founder of the Evidence Based Fitness Academy, Creator of the Barefoot Training Specialist®, BarefootRx® and BARE® Workout Certifications and Inventor of Naboso Barefoot Technology. With over 16 years in the fitness industry, Dr. Splichal has dedicated her medical career towards studying postural alignment and human movement as it relates to barefoot science, foot to core integration and from the ground up training.
Dr. Splichal actively sees patients out of her office in Manhattan, NY with a specialty in sports medicine, functional medicine and regenerative medicine (www.dremilysplichal.com). Dr. Splichal takes great pride in approaching all patients through a functional approach with the integration of systemic function, diet, vitamin supplementation and corrective exercise.
Dr. Splichal is actively involved in barefoot training research and barefoot education as it relates to athletic performance, injury prevention and movement longevity. Dr. Splichal has presented her research and barefoot education both nationally and internationally, with her Barefoot Training Specialist® Program in over 35 countries worldwide and translated into 12 languages.
Due to her unique background Dr. Splichal is able to serve as a consultant and expert for some of the top fitness, footwear and orthotic companies including Aetrex Worldwide, Bunion Bootie, Crunch Fitness, Lissom Footwear, NIKE Innovations, PowerPlate USA, RAD Roller and Trigger Point Performance Therapy.
Degrees/Certifications: Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM), Master's Human Movement (MS), NASM-CES, NASM-PES, NSCA-CPT
