Archive for November, 2008

Hierarchy of Post Rehabilitation Fitness – “How do I manage the post rehab program for clients with multiple medical conditions safely?”

Many post rehab professionals are faced with managing clients with multiple medical conditions. We developed a “Hierarchy of Post Rehab Fitness” to allow you to determine which safety precautions have priority and should be closely followed during the exercise session.
As you can see from the pyramid, the safety guidelines/precautions for cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary disorders have [...]

7 Signs You are Ready to Add a MET/PR Program to your Practice

So, you have been thinking about adding medical exercise training/post rehab fitness to your practice. You aren’t sure if you are ready or if it might too much to handle. Well there are 7 signs your practice is ready to add a Medical Exercise Training/Post Rehab Program. Review the 7 signs below to determine if [...]

Medical Exercise Training….Do I Activate, Release or Stabilize It?

I say do them all….but do what is appropriate for the client based on your assessment. Recently I received a number of questions regarding activation, release and/or stabilization training techniques. All of these techniques fit into the Medical Exercise Training model. We do not exclude or prohibit any of these techniques. The key to [...]

Medical Exercise Specialist Workshop – Sacramento, CA

Our last Medical Exercise Specialist (MES) workshop of 2008 starts tomorrow in Sacramento, CA. The last workshop of the year is always sentimental to me.  On Monday we will post the names of all MES’ and PRCS’ certified this year. The success stories our certified members are relating to us are amazing. Many report businesses [...]