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What Makes A
Professional Trainer?
The practice of
designing safe and appropriate post rehab
exercise programs is knowing whether the
load of a given exercise exceeds the tensile
strength of any repair tissue at any given
point in time after injury or surgery.
Simply put, if the load of a given exercise exceeds the
tensile strength - then it's contra-indicated or inappropriate for that
client at that point in time.
The historical reluctance of healthcare professionals to
refer to personal trainers is the fear and the associated liability risk,
that personal trainers do not know how to evaluate exercises for medical
conditions. For example, what is an inappropriate exercise for a
client with spondylolithesis or a client with a disc herniation? Are they
the same? If not, why not?
While 'sexy exercises' or 'the latest exercise equipment'
may be good for your business, it doesn't mean they're appropriate for all
your clients, especially those with a history of injury or surgery.
For this reason, the sign of a truly professional personal
trainer isn't their knowledge of the latest and greatest exercises, it's the
ability to identify 'contra-indicated' exercises for their clients at every
stage of tissue repair and maturation.
Given that inappropriate exercises can result in
re-injury, permanent pain and disability in post-rehab clients, additional
and specialized education is required to understand medical pathologies,
tissue healing, the role of exercise and how to critically evaluate
exercises for their appropriateness or inappropriateness.
If
you're interested in working with post-rehab
clients and acquiring both the knowledge and
skills to work then we can
help you.
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