Course Objectives & Goals

1. The graduates of the program will understand their standard of care/scope of practice and role responsibilities and how to communicate these effectively to consumers of Muscle Health and Exercise services and their community at large.

2. The graduates of the program will understand the dynamics of selling Muscle Health and Exercise services to individuals and conduct a professional initial consultation leading to a clear decision on whether Muscle Health and Exercise services are appropriate.

3. The graduates of the program will understand and apply appropriate legal disclosures and informed consents prior to providing Muscle Health and Exercise demonstrations or services.

4. The graduates of the program will provide and interpret an appropriate and comprehensive pre-Muscle Health and Exercise session screening questionnaire.

5. The graduates of the program will be able to generate communication via, phone, email, and letter to health care professionals associated with a client, writing narratives and obtaining medical clearance when necessary.

6. The graduates of the program will be able to effectively document their initial assessment of a client.

7. The graduates of the program will learn to estimate the Allostatic Load of a client prior to performing an Assessment of Limb/Trunk Motion and subsequent Muscle Health and Exercise assessment techniques.

8. The graduates of the program will learn to analyze and collate assessment data to determine the client plan.

9. The graduates of the program will be able to present their assessment findings and defend their rationale for the client plan objectives and goals.

10. The graduates of the program will be able to educate a client about Muscle Health and Exercise principles and procedures relevant to the individual needs of the client.

11. The graduates of the program will be able to document their daily sessions.

What You Will Learn

Sections 1 through 12

1-01 – Program Introduction and Orientation

1-02 – Selling Muscle Health and Exercise Services

1-03 – First Contact Strategies

1-04 – Conducting the Initial Consultation

Sections 13 through 14

2-01 – Sales System Review and Documentation of Initial Consultation

2-02 – Assessment Philosophy and Methodology

2-03 – Performing the Initial (Phase 1) Intake Assessment and Collecting Client Data

Sections 15-19

3-01 – Conducting an Analysis of Intake Data

3-02 – Writing the Client Plan Objectives and Goals

3-03 – Writing Communicative Narratives

3-04 – Conducting the Client Education and Report of Findings

3-05 – Administering the First Session and Using the Daily Note

3-06 – Introduction to Intra and Inter-Session Decision Making

Sections 20 through 22

4-01 – Performing a Phase 2 Assessment

4-02 – Conducting an Analysis of Phase 2 Data

4-03 – Writing the Client Plan Objectives and Goals

4-04 – Writing Communicative Narratives

4-05 – Conducting the Client Education and Report of Findings

4-06 – Administering the First Session and Using the Daily Note

Sections 23 through 24

5-01 – Making It Work and Controlling Professional Behaviors Necessary for Success

5-02 – Comprehensive Program Review

5-03 – Post Assessment Procedures

5-04 – Mobility/Stability Profile Analysis and Real-Time Decision Making

5-05 – Open Question-Answer Discourse and Exploration of Key Concepts

The practical portion of this course includes 3 hours of supervision with a qualified MSS Instructor. Your course fee includes this practical experience.

The practical portion is mandatory and must be scheduled as soon as possible following completion of the course. If you can not reasonably make arrangements to meet with an approved instructor then a series of Zoom meetings will be scheduled where you will need to find a subject to work with while the instructor observes and guides the practical experience, This is not ideal as the practical skills are technical and nuanced and really require in-person observation and coaching, but we will accommodate as much as possible.

Here is a list of the approved instructors and their locations (you will need to contact the one of your choosing to set the practical date and time):

Greg Mack – gtmack01@mac.com – Columbus Ohio

Charlie Rowe – chazrowe21@yahoo.com – Columbus, Ohio

Brandon Green – branjgreen@gmail.com – New Market Ontario Canada

Dominick Nusdeu – dominicknusdeu@gmail.com – Houston, Texas

Jason Weitzner – jay@symmetryexerciseclinic.com – Naples, Florida

Curtis Van Wyck – curtis.vw@curtisclaytraining.com – Bothell, Washington

Andrew Hoppert – andrew.hoppert@gmail.com – Glendale, Wisconsin

Brandon O’Connor – brandon@austinmusclerestoration.com – Austin, Texas

Tim Livingston – livfit16@gmail.com – Shelton, Connecticut

Hope Gaston – hopegaston@gmail.com – San Diego, California

Course Dates, Times, & Locations

This course is performed as a cohort with the next start date on January 9, 2023, at 3:00 pm EDT.

Students meet weekly with a course facilitator to review the course content progressively over a consecutive 20 week period. (Unless otherwise indicated – See Calendar for Specific Dates and Times for the next course offerings).

The dates for the next cohorts will be (all start at 3:00 pm EDT and last for 60 minutes)

January 9

January 16

January 23

January 30

February 6

February 13

February 20

February 27

March 6

March 13

March 20

March 27

April 3

April 10

April 17

April 24

May 1

May 8

May 15

May 22

Course Pre-Requisites & Other Important Info

Please click on this link to view the course pre-requisites and other important course information

MSS Course Pre-Requisites 5.8.21

MSS Course On-line – What You Get