Chain Reaction® | Chicago 2025

Workshop

Learning Objectives

Identify the three fundamental sciences of Applied Functional Science^® and understand how they influence individual patient, client, or athlete care.

Perform a comprehensive 3D Global Movement Analysis that covers all three planes of motion, emphasizing the importance of flexibility, mobility, and strength/stability within movements.

Ascertain the functional abilities of major body segments, including the foot/ankle, knee, hips, lumbar spine, thoracic spine, cervical spine, and shoulder/elbow/wrist, based on the results of a 3D Global Movement Analysis.

Design progressive treatment and training programs that utilize all three planes of motion, derived from insights gained through 3D Global Movement Analysis.

Understand the differences between Traditional and Functional Biomechanics (Chain Reaction^®) for various body segments, thereby facilitating more effective interventions.

Develop 3-dimensional treatment and training plans tailored to the specific needs of the following body parts: foot/ankle, knee, hips, lumbar spine, thoracic spine, cervical spine, and shoulder/elbow/wrist.

Distinguish and utilize the various variables of movement such as action, environment, position, driver, direction, height, distance, load, rate, and duration, in designing functional movement strategies.

Understand and implement prevention, performance, and rehabilitation strategies – including potential movement progressions for common conditions like hip flexor strain/tightness, hamstring strain, ankle sprain, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, patellar tendonitis, ACL issues, low back pain/tightness, thoracic spine dysfunction, whiplash/acute cervical pain, elevation impingement, tennis elbow/lateral epicondylitis, and more.

Grasp the evidence-based research supporting Applied Functional Science, enhancing your ability to apply scientifically-backed methods in your practice.

Explore applications of Chain Reaction biomechanics in Fascia and Functional Strength, as well as in Functional Isometrics, to broaden the scope of functional movement applications in clinical and training environments.

Course Procedure

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2. View the course content.
3. Take the test. (You must score 80% to pass. If you do not pass, you may retake the test.)
4. Print your certificate of completion.

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