Anterior Knee Pain

Learn to identify, assess, and prevent anterior knee pain

Take this online course to become the go-to expert in treating anterior knee pain

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Become the go-to expert in treating anterior knee pain

Gain the knowledge, tools, and expertise you need to identify, assess, treat, and prevent anterior knee pain.

By the end of this online course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the best-practice management of knee pain, based on the latest research evidence.
  • Understand the anatomy and biomechanics of our knee. (Bones, ligaments, movement, muscles).
  • Identify, assess, treat, and train people suffering from Anterior knee pain.

A snippet of the course content

Developed by Muscle and Motion in collaboration with sports physiotherapist Dave O’Sullivan.

Course progression overview

Understand the importance of the big 3: The Soleus, The Hamstring, and The Hip’s role in Knee Pain

General assessment

In this chapter, you will learn some simple assessments to gain clarity and confidence on where to start with your program design.

What’s inside the course?

Introduction of the knee

Introduction

In this chapter, Dave talks about the importance of muscle balance between the Vastus, Lateralis/Gastrocnemius for anterior shear forces, and Soleus/Hamstrings for posterior shear forces.

The Anatomy Of The Knee Joint

The Anatomy of the Knee Joint

Watch in 3D the Origin, Insertion, and Actions of all the muscles that connect to our knee. The course material is accompanied by advanced 3D animations that ensure you will understand the theory and successfully put it into practice.

Assessments For The Personal Trainer

Assessments For The Personal Trainer

In this chapter, you will learn some simple assessments to gain clarity and confidence on where to start with your program design. You will learn how to perform and interpret the following tests such as Quadriceps Length Assessment, Supine Knee Flexion Test, and more.

Patient Education And Explanation

Patient Education And Explanation

In this chapter, you will learn how to explain the findings to your client for maximum buy-in and adherence to the full treatment plan, even when the pain eases. You will learn the psychology and the framework for giving your client clarity on the problem, solution, and treatment plan.

Rehabilitation Progressions

Rehabilitation Progressions

In this chapter, we will go through some great rehab exercises and we will show you how these exercises will help your clients. We will do it step by step using 3D animations so you will understand the “why” behind each exercise and not only the “how”, You will learn how to start and build a solid foundation, and more phases to become an expert.

How To Instruct Your Patients

How To Instruct Your Patients

This bonus chapter includes all the exercises of the progressions proses we learned in this online course, but this time Dave demonstrates all exercises with a partner in order to show you how to instruct your clients, step-by-step, so you will be able to work with your patients like a movement professional once you finish this online course!

Path to certification

This course is designed for individuals who want to help clients who are experiencing knee pain (especially front knee pain).

Enroll in the course.

As soon as you enroll in, you will have full lifetime access to the course material. (No time limitation)
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View the course content.

Follow along with engaging, structured video lessons. Access with a computer, tablet, or smartphone.
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Take the test

You must score 75% to pass. If you do not pass, you may retake the test.
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Get your certificate of completion

A certificate of completion by Muscle and Motion will be provided to each participant upon completion of the course.
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Earn continuing education credits/units

When enrolling in Muscle and Motion online courses, you get continuing education credits/units from several different institutions.
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Instructors

Meet your course instructors

David O’Sullivan online course

David O’Sullivan

Physiotherapist

Dave O’Sullivan is a Chartered Physiotherapist and holds a master’s degree in Strength and Conditioning. Graduate of the University of Huddersfield with a degree in Physiotherapy. Dave has had an impressive range of professional sports and clinical experience including work as a consultant rugby physiotherapist for the England Rugby Union.

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Gain the knowledge, tools, and expertise to treat Anterior Knee Pain

Enroll > Pass the test > Get your certification

This course is approved for CEUs

Frequently asked questions

This course is designed for personal trainers, physiotherapists, fitness trainers, coaches, and movement therapists who want to help clients who are experiencing knee pain (especially front knee pain).

  • Personal Trainers & Coaches
  • Strength & Conditioning Coaches
  • Athletic Trainers
  • Orthopedics
  • Chiropractors
  • Movement Specialists
  • Physical & Occupational Therapists
  • Pilates & Yoga Instructors
  • Massage Therapists

Gain the practical knowledge you need to treat Anterior Knee Pain in one comprehensive course!

By the end of this online course, you will be able to:

  • Identify, assess, treat and train people suffering from Anterior knee pain
  • Incorporate unique exercises designed to prevent AKP into your training plans
  • Easily perform essential assessments on your trainees
  • Describe the best-practice management of knee pain, based on the latest research evidence
  • Understand the anatomy and biomechanics of our knee
  • Develop confidence in order to enhance the lives of your clients!

When enrolling in our “Anterior Knee Pain” online course, you get:

  • Enroll in the course.
  • View the course content.
  • Take the test. (Score 75% to pass. If you do not pass, you may retake the test.)
  • Print your certificate of completion by Muscle and Motion

This Course Includes:

  • Full lifetime access
  • Access with a computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Of course!

A certificate of completion by Muscle and Motion will be provided to each participant upon completion of the course.

Please note, in order to get a certification at the end of our online courses, you must score 75% to pass.
If you do not pass the final test, you may retake the test:)

The subscription model is only for our apps, not for the online courses.

The online courses are one-time payment only that gives you full lifetime access to the course materials.

Yep! 30% Off for current subscribers.

For our app subscribers, doesn’t matter if you have an active subscription to all our apps or only to one of our apps, as long as your yearly subscription is active, you get 30% Off the regular price when enrolling in our online courses.

How to get the discount?

Contact us at sales@muscleandmotion.com with your username to the app that you subscribed to (Yearly subscriptions only), and ask for the 30% discount code for our online courses.

We will reply to you back ASAP.

Our online courses are available in English, and include subtitles in these supported languages:

Korean, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian.