Chain Reaction® I Chicago 2026

Workshop

Learning Objectives

· explain the connection between performance and rehabilitation through the lens of authentic human movement

· understand why effective rehabilitation must prepare the body for performance, and why effective performance training must respect the realities of dysfunction, recovery, and compensation

· apply the principles of Applied Functional Science® to analyze movement in all three planes

· use tri-planar movement thinking to better understand how the body loads, reacts, and performs in real-world function

· use 3D movement analysis to identify both dysfunction and opportunity

· recognize where an individual is moving well, where movement is breaking down, and how those findings guide treatment, training, and progression

· distinguish symptoms from causes through Chain Reaction® biomechanics

· identify probable suspects throughout the body and understand how regional limitations and compensations influence pain, inefficiency, and reduced performance

· design movement strategies that improve both mobility and stability within functional tasks

· create treatment and training environments that restore motion, improve control, and build usable movement capacity

· apply transformational-zone thinking to make rehabilitation more relevant and performance training more precise

· use the loading and exploding phases of movement to better reflect the actual demands of walking, running, cutting, rotating, reaching, and returning to activity

· integrate key body regions into a unified movement approach

· understand how the foot and ankle, knee, hips, thoracic spine, cervical spine, shoulder, and elbow work together in both rehabilitation and performance

· progress individuals from controlled success to authentic function

· build from success, apply purposeful movement progressions, and help patients, clients, and athletes move more confidently from the clinic, training space, or table into life and sport

Course Procedure

1. Enroll in the course.
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.

Course Content