Module 1: Integrative Movement System™ Foundations - Self Study
Module 1: Integrative Movement System™ Foundations
Course Overview
One of the most challenging aspects when working with the general population is knowing where to begin and how to appropriately progress them towards their goals. In this interactive, virtual intensive, you will discover the foundation for helping your clients optimize their performance to effectively and safely accomplish their health and fitness goals.
During this 15-hour intensive online workshop, you will be guided through the Integrative Movement SystemTM, our systematic approach to assessments, corrective exercise, and functional exercise progressions for the core, hips, and shoulders.
- You will learn why a systematic process is far more valuable and reliable than a toolbox full of random exercises. We will add to your exercise library, but more importantly, you will know when and how to use the most appropriate exercises and progressions.
- You will be able to apply the core principles of IMS – alignment, breathing, and control – to create both short- and long-term changes in your client’s posture and movement while alleviating chronic tension and improving performance.
When you have completed this workshop, you will:
- Understand and be able to work with clients with common medical issues such osteoarthritis (of the spine, hip and shoulder)
- Be able to apply best-practice approaches to training clients with low back tightness, disc problems, and spinal stenosis.
- Understand how to apply a consistent and reliable process to assess, address, and progress your clients with chronic shoulder and hip issues.
- Leave with the tools and strategies to differentiate yourself in the marketplace and attract more individuals who want and need your expertise.
Course Schedule
Anatomy
Prior to starting the course, you will learn more in-depth about the anatomy covered in this program.
The Core
Discover how the principles of the Integrative Movement System™ – alignment, breathing, and control – are key to the development of optimal posture and movement.
At the end of Part 1 you will be able to:
- Perform a functional assessment of your client’s core (thoracopelvic cylinder) to determine range of motion and stability of the trunk, spine, and pelvis.
- Apply the principles of the Integrative Movement System™ and the most appropriate corrective and functional exercise progressions to improve core function.
The Lower Extremity
Learn how the principles of the IMS™ – alignment, breathing, and control – apply to the development of optimal function of the hip complex and lower extremity.
At the end of Part 2 you will be able to:
- Perform a functional assessment of your client’s hip to determine range of motion and stability of the lower extremity.
- Apply the principles of the IMS™ to identify the most appropriate corrective and functional exercise progressions to improve hip, knee and ankle-foot function.
The Upper Extremity
Understand how the IMS™ principles can be utilized to develop optimal function of the shoulder and upper extremity.
At the end of Part 3 you will be able to:
- Perform a functional assessment of your client’s shoulder complex to determine range of motion and stability of the upper extremity.
- Utilize the principles of the IMS™ to identify the most appropriate corrective and functional exercise progressions to improve shoulder function.
CEU CREDITS
- ACE: 2.20 CECs
- NASM: 1.9 CEUs
- AFAA: 15 contact hours
- FAI
Completion of all assignments and passing grades on each quiz are required for CEU/CEC credit.
Frequently Asked Questions
This Integrative Movement System™ Foundations course is a self-study course. All materials will be found in your online library.
A passing grade on the exams are required to receive CEU/CEC credit. There are no exceptions.
The Integrative Movement System™ (IMS) was developed by Dr. Evan Osar, Chiropractic Physician, author and speaker and Jenice Mattek, Licensed Massage Therapist, author, and speaker.
The duo developed the IMS because early in their careers they couldn’t find a reliable and consistent strategy for training real-world folks: the Active Aging (baby boomer and seniors), clients with an extensive medical history, and those individuals coming out of rehab and still experiencing chronic tightness, weakness, and inability to perform at the level they wanted.
The IMS is based upon the principles that guide the development of optimal posture and movement. It is a three-phase process:
- Guides a client through history and assessment to discover underling habits contributing to chronic tightness, discomfort, and or inability to perform at an optimal level.
- The individual is given the most appropriate corrective exercises so s/he develops more optimal posture and movement habits.
- The individual is progressed through the fundamental movement patterns – squatting, lunging, bending, rotating, pushing, pulling, balancing, walking, and carrying.
This process empowers the IMS professional to assist clients to progress towards effectively and safely accomplishing their health and fitness goals.
The IMS has successfully helped thousands of individuals reach their health and fitness goals and enabled professionals to differentiate themselves in the industry.
This course can be taken as a stand-alone course or as part of the comprehensive Integrative Movement Specialist Certification.
If you are ready for the complete IMS course, please reach out to our director Jenice Mattek
We are confident you will not look at your training – or your education – the same after completing this program.
There are no refunds.
