GPS Academy/Healthy Posture for Healthy Movement - 2 - Foundation Course

  • €220

Healthy Posture for Healthy Movement - 2 - Foundation Course

  • Course
  • 24 Lessons

Learn how to conduct assessments, what measurements can be made, how to interpret results and present them to patients, and integrate them in the therapeutic process. 

Click here to watch lesson #21, “Knee position”, for free. This lesson is part of the chapter “Assessment of posture in the sagittal plane”.
Scroll down to see what you will learn in part 2 of this Foundation Course.

Product code: 3576

24

Number of lessons included

6.5 h

Total duration of the course

Second

Course level

Video trailer

What will you learn?

  • Preparing your patient for a GPS Postural assessment (Lesson 18 - part A)
  • Preparing your patient for a GPS Postural assessment (Lesson 18 - part B)
  • Vertical body position (Lesson 19)
  • Sagittal body alignment (Lesson 20)
  • Knee position (Lesson 21)
  • Pelvic tilt (Lesson 22)
  • Sagittal plane lumbar and thoracic spine assessment (Lesson 23)
  • Shoulder position (Lesson 24)
  • Cervical alignment (Lesson 25)
  • Head alignment (Lesson 26)
  • Ankle position (Lesson 27)
  • Knee posture assessment in the frontal plane (Lesson 28)
  • Pelvic alignment (Lesson 29)
  • Spine assessment in the frontal plane (Lesson 30)
  • Waist folds and triangles (Lesson 31)
  • Shoulder and scapular alignment in the frontal plane (Lesson 32)
  • Head position (Lesson 33)
  • Footprint analysis (Lesson 34)
  • Weight distribution (Lesson 35 - part A)
  • Postural sway analysis (Lesson 35 - part B)
  • Reporting global posture assessment and analysis results to patients (Lesson 36)
Lessons EXTRA
  • Placing markers for your global posture assessment (Lesson EXTRA A)
  • Complementary tests and assessments (Lesson EXTRA B)

Description

Part 2 of the Foundation Course is practically oriented and consists of 24 lessons. We introduce and explain fundamental measures than can be used to assess and analyse global posture. We demonstrate how these measurements can be accurately made using a GPS Postural Lab.

For each parameter we discuss interrelationships within global posture, recommend normative values, and suggest briefly what kind of therapeutic interventions can be made. We explain how deviations from the norm can increase injury risk and reduce physical performance.

This course will help therapists and clinicians quickly and easily understand how treatment protocols can be improved to increase therapeutic gain. Our Advanced Courses will continue from the Foundation Course content and will introduce treatment concepts for various posture-related disorders and injuries, within the GPS Pathways for Rehabilitation concept.

Lecturer

Mr. Stef Harley
Global Posture Systems expert
Master in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy
(Vrije University Brussels - Belgium)
Stef holds a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. He is an international speaker, lecturer and researcher on postural re-education, injury prevention, performance optimisation and therapeutic pathways as a global, holistic approach to the patient, in which healthy, correct global posture plays a central role. In his own private physiotherapy practice in Slovenia, he treats a wide variety of patients, injuries and disorders. 

Among his large patient base there are also many top professional athletes, world and Olympic champions. Since 2008, global posture assessment and analysis have played a central role in Stef’s therapeutic thinking and clinical reasoning. 

In his practice he relies on state-of-the-art global posture assessment and therapeutic equipment and devices, supplied by Chinesport s.p.a. of Udine (Italy).

Who can be interested in this course?

Conventional diagnostic and therapeutic approaches often fail to address the underlying causes of posture-related injuries and disorders. This can lead to treatment failure and frequent relapses. Many therapists have found that including the patient’s global posture in the clinical reasoning paradigm is key to an effective, fast and efficient treatment process. 

Performing a detailed global posture analysis is an essential part of a more holistic therapeutic approach and treatment strategy. Global posture represents a common language among the various medical disciplines. There is always value in considering and observing the patient as whole, whether from a curative or preventive viewpoint. That is why global posture assessment and analysis is key in an interdisciplinary approach to the patient. This course is thus recommended for the following professional categories:
  • Chiropractor
  • Dentist
  • ENT specialist
  • General practitioner
  • Kinesiologist
  • Massage therapist
  • Ophthalmologist
  • Orthopaedic specialist
  • Orthopaedic technician
  • Osteopath
  • Pediatrician
  • Physiatrist
  • Physical therapist
  • Podiatrist
  • Posture expert
  • Researcher
  • Speech therapist
  • Sports medicine physician
  • Sports scientist

Contents

Preparing your patient for a GPS Postural assessment

Lesson 18a - Preparing your patient for a GPS Postural assessment
Lesson 18b - Preparing your patient for a GPS Postural assessment

Assessment of posture in sagittal plane

Lesson 19 - Vertical body position
Lesson 20 - Sagittal body alignment
Lesson 21 - Knee position
Preview
Lesson 22 - Pelvic tilt
Lesson 23 - Sagittal plane lumbar and thoracic spine assessment
Lesson 24 - Shoulder position
Lesson 25 - Cervical alignment
Lesson 26 - Head alignment

Assessment of posture in frontal planes

Lesson 27 - Ankle position
Lesson 28 - Knee posture assessment in the frontal plane
Lesson 29 - Pelvic alignment
Lesson 30 - Spine assessment in the frontal plane
Lesson 31 - Waist folds and triangles
Lesson 32 - Shoulder and scapular alignment in the frontal plane
Lesson 33 - Head position

Weight distribution and postural sway assessment

Lesson 34 - Footprint analysis
Lesson 35a - Weight distribution
Lesson 35b - Postural sway analysis
Lesson 36 - Reporting global posture assessment and analysis results to patients

Extra

Extra A - Complementary tests and assessments
Extra B - Placing markers for your global posture assessment

Test

Final Test - fill in the questionnaire!

Course certificate

Get your course certificate! After completing two-part Foundation course you will be able to test your knowledge on the covered global posture topics, in our online questionnaire. 

When you pass the test you will receive a course certificate issued by the GPS Academy®. 

The course certificate can only be issued if you have completed both parts of the Foundation Course and if you have successfully completed our online questionnaire.

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Testimonials

The course seems to me an excellent initiative and I see the format well. The slides supporting the concepts expressed and the muscles mentioned are truly important.

Massimiliano Scerra (Dominican Republic)

Good idea. It is very useful.

Dr. Bogdan Ambrožič (Slovenia)

Very systematic explanation of concept of posture from basic to advance level (highly recommended). Most important for me was to understand clinical implication of poor posture on Musculo-skeletal system.

Sandeep Sailli (Singapore)

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