What is an Injury Exercise Specialist?

An Injury Exercise Specialist (IES) is someone who has completed all three levels of exercise training at NIHS. If you become an IES, you will be in high demand because you can help the most common injuries (see below) by using evidence-based assessments and corrective exercise programs that achieve optimum functioning. You will also be a very rare breed of professional who can figure out the causes of many people's pain and dysfunction, and then write a specific program for them to meet their goals.

List of Competencies for an Injury Exercise Specialist
(In addition to all of the individual competencies of each level)

Develop high performance exercise programs for non-acute and Dr. approved clients for:

• - Low back disorders
  • Stenosis
  • Herniation
  • Facet syndrome
  • Many more
• - Elite athletes
• - General population
• - Upper extremity injuries
  • Rotator cuff tears
  • Tennis elbow
  • Neck strains
  • Many more
• - Lower extremity Injuries
  • Meniscus tear
  • ACL tear
  • Hip surgery
  • Many more