Nine months of planning and preparation has arrived, and the Mike Robertson’s Bulletproofing Your Client’s Knees and Lower Back seminar is here.

It is so cool to be able to bring the best from around the world to the trainers, coaches, and therapists around Vancouver.

He had a great course planned with a big thick manual of what we were going to go through.

From the start of the course, he started delivering.

He started the day asking:

“What are the Top 10 Questions You Want Answered this Weekend?”

This is the list the group came up with:

• What to do about PFPS (Patella Femoral Pain Syndrome)?
• How to assess function movements?
• What to do about a posterior tilt?
• What are the best exercises for a disc herniation?
• How do you do core regressions?
• What can you do about SI (Sacroiliac) joint issues?
• When should you do rotation exercises?
• Keys to proper squatting.
• What are the key relationships between the knee and hip?
• How do you increase (gluteus maximus) function?

What trainer, coach, and therapist does not want to have one or more of these questions answered by one of the best?

So cool.

I am so excited for the weekend.

I am ready to learn and so is the small group of people, ranging from medical doctors to group fitness instructors, that have come from around the world to be here.

Having your questions answered from the best in the world in an intensive weekend seminar/course is so great.

I love bringing the best to Vancouver and can’t wait to bring more of them, like Justin Price.

I will have some more information on what I learned and some video clips from the course.

Here is a quick clip from today:

Rick Kaselj, MS

Yesterday I looked at new patellofemoral pain syndrome research.

Today I wanted to go through an effective exercise program for patellofemoral pain syndrome or runner’s knee.

Lets look at a research backed exercise program for runner’s knee.

What is an Effective Exercise Program for Runner’s Knee?

What They Looked At

The looked to see if a supervised exercise program helped with respect to recovery, pain, and function in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Exercise Program They Did

People with PFPS were given a standardized exercise program for 6 weeks that was modified to the individual and was supervised by a physical therapist.  They visited the physical therapist nine times in 6 weeks. In addition, they were instructed to practice the exercises daily for 25 minutes over a period of 3 months.

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Before I get to the exercise, I got a few videos for you.

What is the Best Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Exercise?

What is Patellofemoral Femoral Pain Syndrome?

If you are Looking for an Exercise Program to Help you with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, check this one out:

What Exercise is Ideal for Clients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome due to Muscle Imbalances

Approximately 60% of athletes have patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) sometime in their life, and a long line of research has shown that PFPS is primarily caused by muscle imbalances in the vastus medialis oblique (VMO) and vastus lateralis (VL) muscles.

Highlights of the Study

Other Amazing Stats about Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome