Running Rehab courses

Running Rehab Course

Tutor: Dr Christian Barton, PhD, BPhysio (Hon)

In this course, Christian will give you the skills and knowledge to diagnose and manage injured runners. The course explores lower limb biomechanics, provides an overview of how biomechanics can link to injury, and how to identify and address them through running retraining and exercise in the clinic. The evidence behind and practical application of running retraining, exercise, footwear and other adjunctive interventions are explored in relation to both injury and performance.

Early Bird Ends October 16th unless sold out prior

Next Date & Location

Saturday 28 November 2026 & Sunday 29 November 2026

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Complete. Physio Exercise Performance
656 Bridge Road
Richmond, VIC 3121

** Places limited on this highly practical in-person course **

Prof Christian Barton

This course is delivered by Dr Christian Barton, who has a highly respected international research profile, with more than 100 peer reviewed publications. He teaches courses in Australia, the UK and Scandinavia. Clinically, Christian specialises in the management of persistent and challenging knee, tendon and running related injuries, working with a range of elite and recreational athletes and in conjunction with many of Melbourne’s leading orthopaedic specialists. This vital clinical insight ensure you will take away immediately clinically applicable skills.

Learning Objectives

Understand how to complete a thorough biomechanical assessment of the runner, including screening muscle capacity, joint mobility and running technique
Be confident in determining potentially key biomechanical contributions to injury persistence
Understand the benefits, safety, how and when to change running biomechanics, including consideration to proximal and swing phase mechanics
Be able to consider the influence of footwear and potential of barefoot or minimalist running to treat or cause injury
Be able to confidently prescribe adequately loaded exercise programs at home or in the gym to help your runners with injury and performance
Be able to have an evidence-based conversation with runners about the implications of running technique and exercise on performance
Help runners at your clinic run pain free and improve their performance
Be able to apply course principles and clinical reasoning your develop to non-running clinical presentations

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Typical Course Timetable

Day 1

8.45
Register
9.00
Principles of biomechanics and running injury management, including introduction of the RISK framework. Lecture and discussion
9.30
Running biomechanics and consideration to injury – kinetics, kinematics, neuromotor considerations. Lecture, video examples and discussion
10.30
Break
11.00
Efficiently screening the runner for muscle capacity and joint mobility – understanding influence of running mechanics. Practical
12.30
Lunch
13.30
Introduction to running retraining including theory, case examples and practical – understand benefits, safety, when and how to change running biomechanics (step rate, strike pattern, limb stiffness, pelvis, trunk, upper-limb, head, swing phase). Lecture, practical and discussion
15.00
Break
15.30
Running retraining case examples including consideration of barriers and facilitators – tying in running assessment and screening to make a plan
16.30
Considerations related to footwear, barefoot running, and injury management. Lecture, video examples and discussion
17.00
Close Day 1

Day 2

9.00
Review of Day 1 content and ensuring efficiency in running injury screening and running assessment. Practical and discussion
9.30
Exploring the link between kinematics, kinetics and neuromotor factors in running injuries and implications for retraining – a deeper understanding of the management of more complex cases. Lecture and discussion
10.00
Exercise prescription principles for running injury and performance. Lecture and discussion
10.30
Break
11.00
Exercise prescription for the runner – trunk, hip, and knee. Practical, including clinical reasoning of when to use open and closed kinetic chain, and how to restore/optimise muscle power
12.30
Lunch
13.30
Exercise prescription for the runner – foot and ankle. Practical, including clinical reasoning of when to use open and closed kinetic chain, and how to restore/optimise muscle power
14.00
Running technique and performance – consideration to strike pattern, proximal mechanics and other technique factors. Lecture and discussion
14.30
Running retraining – thinking about injury and performance. Practical
15.00
Break
15.30
Case examples related to injury and performance – tying it all together. Videos and discussion
16.00
Applying course principles, including RISK framework to other tasks/problems (e.g. ACL injury)
16.30
Questions
17.00
Close

Accommodation Offer at Amora Riverwalk Hotel Melbourne

Need accommodation? We have an exclusive offer of 15% at Amora Riverwalk, located across the road from the course venue – Complete Physio Richmond.

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feedback

APA Course Participants Survey

Key feedback from 2022-25 APA course participants surveyed across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide (>80% response rate)

96% rated the “Balance between theory, case studies and practical” and “Transferability to clinical practice” as ‘Excellent’.
100% would recommend this course to their colleagues.

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For anyone who sees a lot of running related injuries, this course will help to get a better understanding of the contributing factors to the pathology…. Do this course.

– Melbourne course participant, December 2023

Running Rehab Course March 2025

Another great Running Rehab Course at Complete Physio Richmond on the weekend. There were lots of great interactions and discussion. We had physio, osteo, chiro, exercise physiologist and podiatry attendees. Many went home with their own rehab plans!

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