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What You'll Gain
From This Course…
The Pain-Free Movement Specialist Course equips fitness professionals with the knowledge and tools to help clients overcome chronic pain through targeted, corrective movement strategies. Delivered online and self-paced by Anthony Carey, this course blends evidence-based theory with practical application to improve movement quality, reduce discomfort, and enhance performance. You will gain:
- A proven system to assess and correct movement dysfunctions.
- Skills to design personalised, pain-reducing exercise programs.
- Practical tools, including videos, webinars, and The Pain-Free Program book.
- Confidence to work with clients experiencing back, neck, shoulder, and joint pain.
- A recognised certification to enhance your professional credibility.
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Course Overview
The Pain-Free Movement Specialist Level 1 course is an online program designed for fitness professionals who want to work confidently with individuals experiencing pain. Across six comprehensive modules, you’ll gain the essential foundations of the PFMS approach, learning how to help eliminate pain by addressing the body as a whole and recognising that pain is unique to each individual. This is the only exercise-based program built specifically on a Biopsychosocial approach, exploring how pain impacts a client’s physical biology, social interactions, and psychological state. You’ll develop the skills to coach effective exercise sequencing based on each client’s readiness and to progress them through changing movement patterns, building on their successes to restore functional, pain-free movement.
The Pain-Free Movement Specialist Level 1 course is ideal for fitness and health professionals who want to confidently work with clients experiencing pain, including those in personal training, rehabilitation, Pilates, yoga, and other movement-based practices. It’s perfect for anyone looking to expand their expertise with evidence-based corrective strategies and a whole-person, Biopsychosocial approach to improving movement and reducing pain.
Duration 12 Hours
Certificate of Completion
What's Inside the Course
The Pain-Free Movement Specialist Level 1 course is made up of six comprehensive modules that blend science, assessment, and practical application. You’ll learn how to address pain through a whole-person approach, using proven strategies to assess, coach, and design corrective exercise programs that get lasting results.
Module 1: Functional Anatomy & Biomechanics – A Unified View
Discover how functional anatomy and whole-body biomechanics provide a deeper understanding of movement and unlock powerful results for clients, patients, and athletes.
Module 2: The Sensory-Motor System
Understand how stability and mobility work together through the nervous system, and learn how sensory-motor integration drives effective, pain-free movement.
Module 3: Coaching Necessities
Learn to build strong relationships and understand the emotional, mental, and physical impact of pain, with strategies from leading experts in client communication and motivation.
Module 4: The Function First Approach to the Client & Pain
Gain a science-based understanding of pain from a biological, psychological, and social perspective, and learn why no two pain experiences are the same.
Module 5: The Function First Approach to Movement Assessments
Master the assessment process to identify each client’s unique movement profile and select the most effective corrective strategies
Module 6: Corrective Exercise Programming Essentials
Design targeted, whole-body corrective programs with clear objectives, progressing clients from conscious learning to automatic, pain-free movement.
Prerequisites and Certification
- Registered with the American Council on Exercise (ACE) for CEUs.
- Recognised by AUSactive for CECs in Australia.
- Claiming CECs: Complete the course → receive ACE certification → submit to AUSactive for verification.
- For details, visit: AUSactive Affiliated Education
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course author
Anthony Carey is a renowned expert in movement science, specializing in pain management and functional movement. With over 25 years of experience, he has worked extensively with clients to help them overcome pain, improve mobility, and achieve better overall movement. As the creator of the Pain Free Movement Specialist course, Anthony combines his deep knowledge of biomechanics, neuroplasticity, and therapeutic exercise to provide effective solutions for pain management. His approach focuses on correcting dysfunctional movement patterns to alleviate pain and improve quality of life, empowering professionals to help individuals achieve lasting pain relief and enhanced performance.