ROCKTAPE EDUCATION Partner Courses

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Framework

The Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Framework course provides a comprehensive understanding of how to help your clients recover from pain and injury effectively. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing that every injury and client is unique, which guides how you evaluate, treat, and communicate with them.You will learn to connect the dots between movement dysfunction and treatment models that respect both clinical diagnoses and client-specific plans of care. By integrating these principles into your practice, you’ll enhance your ability to deliver personalized and effective care, making this course a vital part of continuing education for physical therapists, certified athletic trainers, strength coaches, and personal trainers looking to advance their skills.

Exos Performance Specialist Certification

The Exos Performance Specialist Certification is a premier strength coach certification, built on over 20 years of practical experience and scientific evidence in working with athletes, tactical operators, and Fortune 500 companies and their employees. This comprehensive course is designed for coaches, trainers, and physical therapists aiming to elevate their expertise in human performance. As a strength coach certification, it integrates the Exos Training Systems holistic approach, focusing on the seamless integration of Mindset, Nutrition, Movement, and Recovery.Our top-selling course, this strength coach certification guides you through an 8-component training system and a 4-component testing model, making it adaptable to any population or environment. Upon successful completion, you'll earn your Exos Performance Specialist Certification and badge, empowering you to showcase your continued education, implement proven strategies, and elevate your career in strength and performance coaching.

The Exos Model of Recovery

Enhance your recovery strategies with the Exos Model of Recovery course, an advanced personal trainer course designed to elevate your understanding of one of the four pillars of performance. This course delves into the Exos recovery methodology used with elite athletes, providing you with the tools to help your clients recover faster and prepare for optimal performance.Through a series of pre-recorded webinars led by experts in applied neuroscience, nutrition, and movement, you will gain practical insights into how to apply the Exos Model of Recovery. The course also covers how to address mental or physical stress-related issues by understanding the four categories of stress load and their impact on recovery. 

Exos Fitness Specialist Certification

The Exos Fitness Specialist Certification is a comprehensive fitness trainer certification designed to empower personal trainers, group trainers, wellness coaches, and physical therapists with the skills needed to achieve the desired results for their clients. This 10.5-hour course provides a deep dive into the Exos methodology, offering insights into behavior change, effective coach-to-client relationships, and tailored strategies for general fitness clients. By mastering these techniques, participants in this fitness trainer certification will be well-equipped to drive meaningful outcomes and support clients in reaching their fitness goals.Through this fitness trainer certification, you'll not only refine your existing skills but also gain new, cutting-edge knowledge that sets you apart in the competitive fitness industry. Whether your goal is to advance your career or to enhance the quality of service you provide, the Exos Fitness Specialist Certification delivers the tools and strategies you need to excel as a fitness trainer.

Mental Well-Being Certification for Fitness Professionals

Did you know that 78% of people exercise for their mental/emotional-wellbeing? Tomorrows fitness professionals must recognize mental well-being as a necessity.Take the world's first mental well-being certification, grounded in evidence-based research, self care practices, and a psychological perspective on exercise, nutrition, connection and mindfulness. This 20-hour online certification explores effective coaching practices for nurturing client relationships, defining the role of fitness professionals in managing mental well-being concerns, and explaining the protocols for appropriate referrals.The Mental Wellbeing Association has gathered the top minds from the mental well-being and fitness spaces to create this ground-breaking certification. CECs approved by ACE, NASM, canfitpro, AFAA, and SCW.For more information about the certification, please visit https://www.mentalwellbeingassociation.org/fitness

FMT RockPods Glide

by Milica McDowell, DPT

FMT RockPods Glide Certification introduces the concept of skin/fascial gliding and decompression to help improve tissue mobility, enhance movement and modulate pain with the use of gliding myofascial cups. This course will cover the physiological and neurological effects of myofascial cupping on connective tissue gliding, in addition to various treatment strategies with a gliding cup. Interventions using myofascial cupping will be reviewed and informed by current research. Lastly, treatment considerations for back, neck, and extremities will be examined and discussed. This course is intended for performance professionals and therapists with a basic understanding of soft tissue techniques. The Functional Movement Training (FMT) Certification Series are presented by industry leading experts in movement, assessment, and rehabilitation.

FMT Rx: Differential Diagnosis of the Anterior Knee

by Dr. Meghan Helwig

This course introduces the learner to an overview of differential diagnosis and intervention concepts related to the anterior knee region of the human body. It includes a review of current literature supporting the theories that describe and delineate specific concepts related to differential diagnosis of this body region. Interventional techniques to enhance rehabilitation or performance outcomes will be discussed and demonstrated. Evidence based chapters in this course include topics of tissue healing, injury management, differential diagnosis, interventional technique, treatment theory and practical lab experiences in areas such as applying kinesiology tape, use of myofascial cups, and using banded mobilizations. FMT RX: Anterior Knee is an evidence-informed differential diagnosis course that advances students understanding of factors to consider when working with patients or clients with knee region injuries. FMT Rx Anterior Knee methodically examines the research-influenced content basis for a deeper understanding of management of this area of injury. This course is intended for health and fitness professionals with all levels of experience.

FMT Rx: Differential Diagnosis of the Lateral Ankle

by Dr. Milica McDowell

This course introduces the learner to an overview of differential diagnosis and intervention concepts related to the shoulder region of the human body. It includes a review of current literature supporting the theories that describe and delineate specific concepts related to differential diagnosis of this body region. Interventional techniques to enhance rehabilitation or performance outcomes will be discussed and demonstrated. Evidence based chapters in this course include topics of tissue healing, injury management, differential diagnosis, interventional technique, treatment theory and practical lab experiences in areas such as applying kinesiology tape, use of myofascial cups, using banded mobilizations and IASTM. FMT RX: Regional Shoulder is an evidence-informed differential diagnosis course that advances students understanding of factors to consider when working with patients or clients with hip region injuries. FMT Rx Regional Shoulder methodically examines the research-influenced content basis for a deeper understanding of management of this area of injury. This course is intended for health and fitness professionals with all levels of experience.

FMT Rx: Differential Diagnosis of the Posterior Shoulder

by Dr. Milica McDowell

This course introduces the learner to an overview of differential diagnosis and intervention concepts related to the shoulder region of the human body. It includes a review of current literature supporting the theories that describe and delineate specific concepts related to differential diagnosis of this body region. Interventional techniques to enhance rehabilitation or performance outcomes will be discussed and demonstrated. Evidence based chapters in this course include topics of tissue healing, injury management, differential diagnosis, interventional technique, treatment theory and practical lab experiences in areas such as applying kinesiology tape, use of myofascial cups, using banded mobilizations and IASTM. FMT Rx: Posterior Shoulder is an evidence-informed differential diagnosis course that advances students understanding of factors to consider when working with patients or clients with shoulder region injuries. FMT Rx Posterior Shoulder methodically examines the research-influenced content basis for a deeper understanding of management of this area of injury. This course is intended for health and fitness professionals with all levels of experience.

FMT Rx: Differential Diagnosis of the Anterior Hip

by Dr. Milica McDowell

This course introduces the learner to an overview of differential diagnosis and intervention concepts related to the anterior hip region of the human body. It includes a review of current literature supporting the theories that describe and delineate specific concepts related to differential diagnosis of this body region. Interventional techniques to enhance rehabilitation or performance outcomes will be discussed and demonstrated. Evidence based chapters in this course include topics of tissue healing, injury management, differential diagnosis, interventional technique, treatment theory and practical lab experiences in areas such as applying kinesiology tape, use of myofascial cups, using banded mobilizations and IASTM. FMT RX: Anterior Hip is an evidence-informed differential diagnosis course that advances students understanding of factors to consider when working with patients or clients with hip region injuries. FMT Rx Anterior Hip methodically examines the research-influenced content basis for a deeper understanding of management of this area of injury. This course is intended for health and fitness professionals with all levels of experience.