#17 - The Principles of Functional Movement: Applying Barbell training to the Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Populations

In clinical rehabilitation there is often a separation between therapeutic exercises and strength training. Clinicians take a "bottom-up" approach to treatment, starting as simple and gentle as possible, often prolonging the rehab experience or even leaving it incomplete. 

Our philosophy at PRS is that strength training should be the foundation of physical therapy utilizing a "top-down" approach, starting at the highest functional strength training level a patient can tolerate. In order to do so, physical therapists and chiropractors need to be coaches in addition to just therapists. 

There 3 major problems physical therapists and chiropractors face are:

1. Most clinical settings do not have the appropriate equipment for strength training with barbells (even at low levels)
2. Strength training prescription and coaching of any kind is not taught in our education process
3. They treat patients as fragile

Through mentoring clinicians in our Clinical Barbell Coaching Institute since 2019 we've found that an overwhelming majority of them struggle to create an integrated approach to rehab and exercise prescription to effectively rehabilitate clients using a "top-down" approach. 

In this episode, we discussed the importance of having a background in barbell training, exercise prescription, and movement coaching of people without injuries or medical concerns. Because from there, you can then easily modify the movements based on the very unique circumstances of the person presenting to you for rehab. 

In this episode of the PRS Podcast we deep dive into: 

• The problem with viewing the barbell movements as JUST barbell movements applicable to ONLY well-individuals and barbell athletes
• How you can modify the lifts based on the very unique circumstances of each individual
• Building confidence with complex or post-operative cases
• The importance of acquiring the skills of coaching and programming beyond the clinic
• How you can integrate the principles of barbell strength training from a "top-down" approach and in a clinical setting with limited equipment

At the end of this episode you will be equipped with insight and resources so that your critical thinking and clinical outcomes go beyond TherEx and modalities. We want to ensure that your clients get results they deserve and you become the clinician you've always wanted to be.

Free Resources:

• PRS Lifting Manual
• Clinical Coach Starter Kit
• Secret Society of Barbell Mastery

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