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We often get asked about good corrective exercise resources.
We have great resources in our catalog like the Movement book, which covers the Functional Movement Systems (the Functional Movement Screen and the Selective Functional Movement Assessment), and DVDs like Key Functional Exercises You Should Know, Applying the FMS Model and Essentials of Coaching and Training Functional Continuums, which zoom into more application specifics about corrective exercise and functional training.
But every now and again a great resource we think will be suitable for you pops up on the market.
And Evan Osar’s online course Integrative Corrective Exercise Approach (ICEA) is one of them.
We’ve gone through the whole program from top to bottom, and made a comprehensive review to help you figure out whether it’s right for you.
Note: If you decide to buy Evan Osar’s Integrative Corrective Exercise Approach, there’s a bonus On Target Publication’s offer at the bottom of the page, so don’t miss out on it.
Worth it?
Who should buy it
- Fitness professionals looking to learn about the underlying causes of postural and movement dysfunction, and how to use corrective exercise and smart program design to build an effective and practical training program that improves posture and movement
Pros
- Quality video demonstration of techniques and exercises with real people makes everything easy to understand
- Evan gives plenty of cues and tells you what to look out for as your clients conduct each drill, assessment and exercise
- Course is comprehensive and very well-structured
- Evan covers the principles behind postural and movement dysfunction, corrective exercise and good program design
- Evan gives three detailed case studies to help you see how to apply principles to real-world situations
- NSCA and NASM CEU approved
Cons
- Website hosting can be laggy. Sometimes videos take a bit of time to load.
- No transcripts or audio mp3s of video, which would have been helpful
Final thoughts
- This is a great resource for fitness professionals looking for a comprehensive, understandable and practical course about corrective exercise and how to apply it to real-world training programs.
In-Depth Look Inside
When you first log in to the online portal, you’ll be taken to the menu:
Evan Osar’s Integrative Corrective Exercise Approach is structured as follows:
Main Course
- Introduction
- Principles of Corrective Exercise
- Assessment
- Restoring Optimal Function
- Mindful Release
- Corrective Exercise Patterns
- Progressive Exercise Step Out Patterns
- Progressive Exercise Core Thoracopelvic Canister Patterns
- Progressive Exercise Deadlift Patterns
- Progressive Exercise Squat Patterns
- Progressive Exercise Pulling Patterns
- Progressive Exercise Pushing Patterns
- Program Design
Evan goes through the principles of corrective exercise first. He doesn’t get too bogged down in theory, so don’t worry.
He then covers assessments to identify postural and movement dysfunction and shows you his approach to restoring efficient movement and posture. He goes through both the principles underlying his approach and specific drills and exercises to use with your clients.
These are all clear and well-demonstrated in the video.
He then ties up the course with three detailed case studies of actual patients, showing you how he applies the principles and exercises in real life.
You also get some helpful bonuses to complement the main course:
Bonuses
- Bonus: Proper Sitting
- Bonus: Developing Your Business Model as a Corrective Exercise Specialist
- Bonus: Understanding Thoracic Mobility
- Corrective Exercise Solutions Assessment Manual
- Sample Corrective Exercise Program Template
- Integrative Corrective Exercise Approach Program Systems Manual
- ICEA Program Templates (contained within manual)
- ICEA CEU Exam
Below, you’ll get a deeper look at what Evan covers in each section.
Introduction
What is the ICEA?
- 10 golden rules of corrective exercise
- The most important thing when it comes to corrective exercise
- What corrective exercise really is
- The goal of the integrated corrective exercise approach
- An example of an optimal and non-optimal posture and movement strategy
- Three principles behind the integrated corrective exercise approach
- Why we need corrective exercise
- Drivers of bad postural and movement habits
The 10 Principles of ICEA
- The five things you need to understand when using the Integrative Corrective Exercise Approach
- The Fundamental A, B, Cs of the Integrative Movement System
- Why people get tight
Module 2: The Integrative Corrective Exercise Approach™ —The Principles of Corrective Exercise
Video 1: Introduction to the Principles of the Integrative Movement System™
- How the principles of movement inside the Integrative Movement System were developed
- Three reasons why breathing is important in developing optimal posture and movement
Video 2: Introduction to the Thoracopelvic Canister (Core)
- What parts of the body the core encompasses
- The purpose of the core
- What happens when you lose mobility in the core and how it impacts the rest of the body
- The key to restoring function in the core
- Why maintaining the natural curves of the spine is so important
Video 3: Biomechanics and Control of the Thoracopelvic Canister
- How the deep myofascial system differs from the superficial myofascial system
- The difference between low and high level movement strategies (including examples of movement and exercises)
Video 4: Dysfunction of the Thoracopelvic Canister
- What can cause imbalance between the deep and superficial myofascial systems
- What happens when you lose balance between the deep and superficial myofascial systems
- One of the most common compensatory strategies: a case study of a 30-year-old man suffering from low back pain
- The thing the fitness industry often focuses too much that causes lower back pain, tension and tightness
- A common dysfunction experienced after C-sections, hysterectomy, abdominal surgery and gall bladder surgery (this can cause disc injuries and low back injuries)
Video 5: Dysfunction of the Thoracopelvic Canister (continued)
- An example of dysfunction in the core in a professional athlete
- What causes disc bulges, herniations, sciatica and bone spurs in the low back (and what you need to do to prevent them from happening or getting worse)
Video 6: The Integrative Corrective Exercise Approach™ to Training the Hip Complex
- What makes up the hip complex
- What people get wrong about the psoas
- The primary and secondary function of the psoas
- How the glute max helps provide stability to the lower body
- A key to restoring optimal hip function
Video 7: Biomechanics and Control of the Hip Complex
- What neutral position of the pelvis looks like (this is vital for SI joint and back health)
- What assessment to use to help identify true anterior pelvic tilt (most clients actually have posterior pelvic tilt but look like they have anterior pelvic tilt)
Video 8: Dysfunction of the Hip Complex
- One of the most common compensatory strategies of the hip complex
- How this compensatory strategy causes posterior pelvic tilt
- One easy and obvious way to identify hip dysfunction
- Common postural cues that actually worsen hip dysfunction
Video 9: Dysfunction of the Hip Complex (continued)
- How dysfunction in the hip complex manifests itself in squats and golf swings
- How most people sit, and how common postural cues fail to address the real problem
- Early signs of an anterior hip position (if not fixed, this can cause labrum tears, and eventually the need for joint replacement surgery)
Video 10: The Integrative Corrective Exercise Approach™ to Training the Shoulder Complex
- The four primary joints that make up the shoulder complex
- The only bony attachment of the upper extremity to the axial skeleton
- How hyperextension of the rib cage causes scapular dysfunction
- What neutral position of the scapula is (how far it should sit from the spine and what angle it should sit at rest)
- How the scapula should rotate when the arm moves overhead
Video 11: Biomechanics of the Shoulder Complex
- Why people tend to experience scapular winging when lowering the arm from the overhead position
- How the scapula should move when you protract and retract your shoulders
- What to look for when assessing the shoulder complex
Video 12: Control of the Shoulder Complex and Dysfunction
- What muscles are involved in controlling the scapular (these are the muscles you should pay attention to when addressing scapular dysfunction)
- The three muscles that pull the scapular down and foward
- Common shoulder dysfunction and compensatory strategies that are caused by poor posture, surgery, injury or inflammation in the shoulder area
Video 13: Dysfunction of the Shoulder Complex (continued)
- Which exercises can make neck pain and shoulder dysfunction worse
- An easy way to tell if your clients are using a harmful compensatory shoulder strategy
- Common postural cues you shouldn’t use with clients (these perpetuate poor patterns)
- Do your clients suffer labrum tears? What to pay attention to
Module 3: The Integrative Corrective Exercise Approach™ — Assessment
Video 1 – Postural Assessment – Lateral Alignment
- What to look out for when conducting a lateral postural assessment
- A quick way to prepare and make sure your client is in the most neutral alignment possible before conducting the assessment
- What you typically see in clients who work out a lot
- An easy way to help clients determine whether they’re in anterior or posterior pelvic tilt (requires no equipment)
Video 2 – Postural Assessment – Posterior Alignment
- What to look out for when conducting a posterior postural assessment
- How glutes look when clients have dysfunction
- What you typically see in clients who are flat footed
Video 3 – Postural Assessment – Anterior Alignment
- What to look out for when conducting a anterior postural assessment
- How the hip, knee and ankle should be aligned
- Why so many people have IT band, hamstring and arch problems
Video 4 – Postural Assessment – Shoulder Alignment
- Where the scapular should sit on the thorax
- How the scapular should be angled
- Why clients tend to get shoulder issues
Video 4a – Scapular Alignment and Control
- Where the scapular should lie in relation to spinal segments
- What you shouldn’t see when a client raises and lowers the arms
- How the scapula should move in horizontal pushing and pulling movements
Video 5 – Postural Assessment – Seated Knee Alignment
- How to tell whether a client’s tibia is externally rotated relative to the femur
- Why clients tend to have an externally rotated tibia
- What stops the femur and tibia from aligning properly when running, walking and squatting
Video 6 – Postural and Breathing Assessment – Lying Posture and Breathing
- What you’ll typically see in clients when they’re lying down
- How your clients should be breathing (and how most clients actually breathe)
- How to assess rib cage mobility
Video 7 – Lying Assessment of Internal and External Rotation – Hips and Shoulders
- How to assess rotation of the hips and shoulders in a lying position
- Usual differences in internal rotation of the left and right legs
- How far people can usually internally rotate their shoulders
- What restrictions people usually have when they suffer from forward shoulder position
Video 8 – Overhead Length Assessment
- How to conduct the overhead length assessment and what to look for
- A sign that your client has short lats and thoracolumbar fascia
- An indication of tightness in the lat and teres major
Module 4: Utilizing the Principles of the Integrative Movement System™ to Restore Optimal Thoracopelvic Canister (TPC) Function
Video 1 – Developing Optimal Thoracopelvic Canister (TPC) Alignment
- How to align the thoracopelvic canister (TPC)
- Where to position your client’s leg when helping to align the TPC
- The easiest position to get someone to relax when aligning the TPC alignment
Video 2 – Developing Optimal Three-Dimensional Breathing
- How to help your clients optimize abdominal breathing
- What to do if clients can’t relax their hips
- How to help your clients optimize lateral breathing
- Why people may feel dizzy and light-headed when working on three-dimensional breathing
- How to help your clients optimize anterior-posterior breathing
- How many times you should get your clients to practice new breathing strategies each time
Video 3 – Developing Optimal Three-dimensional Breathing (continued)
- What order to work on each breathing dimension (anterior-posterior, lateral, abdominal)
- What good three-dimensional breathing should look like
- Mouth-breathing vs nose-breathing—which to use during these exercises
Video 4 – Developing Optimal Control – Incorporating the Psoas
- How teach clients to use the psoas without over-activating the superficial hip flexors
- Cues to activate the psoas without using the hip flexors
- How to tell whether the psoas is activating properly
Video 5 – Developing Optimal Control – Psoas Activation
- How many sets and repetitions to do when performing the exercise
Video 6 – Developing Optimal Control – Modified Happy Baby Pattern – Level I: Alternate Leg Lift
- Conducting the alternate leg lift
- What to look out for in the alternate leg lift
- How many sets and repetitions to do
Video 7 – Developing Optimal Control – Modified Happy Baby Pattern – Level II: Leg Suspension with Three-dimensional breathing
- Cues for the leg suspension exercise
- What to look out for in the leg suspension exercise
- How your clients should breathing throughout the exercise
Video 8 – Developing Optimal Control – Modified Happy Baby Pattern – Level III: Dead Bug Progression
- How to cue your clients as they move their arms and legs in the dead bug progression
- How many sets and repetitions to do
Video 9 – Developing Optimal Control – Modified Happy Baby Pattern – Level III: Pullovers
- How to load the modified happy baby pattern
- What to look out for when conducting the modified happy baby pattern pullover
Module 5: The Integrative Corrective Exercise Approach™ to Release Myofascial Restriction – Mindful Release™
Video 1: Introduction to Mindful Release and Self Myofascial Release
- Which muscles people with low back pain typically grip with
- Which muscles people with shoulder issues typically grip with
- Which muscles people with hip, knee and ankle issues typically grip with
- The difference between foam rolling and the mindful release technique
- The three steps that make up the mindful release technique
Video 2: Foam Roller Release of Lower Extremity
- Where people tend to get tight
- Which muscles to release to help people suffering from knee problems
- How to roll the glutes, hamstrings and calves
- Which part of your leg you SHOULDN’T foam roll
Video 3: Mindful Release for the Hamstrings
- Why people tend to have short, tight hamstrings
- What effect short, tight hamstrings have on posture and movement
- How to conduct mindful release of the hamstrings
- How much of a stretch people should feel when doing mindful release of the hamstring
Video 4: Mindful Release for the Latissimus Dorsi and Teres Major
- What muscles to release in people who have forward shoulder position
- The best position to release the lats and teres major
- How many repetitions to perform
- How to target either the teres major or lat by changing hand position
- How to breathe during mindful release of the lat and teres major
Video 5: Mindful Release for the Pectoralis Minor
- The effect a tight pec minor has on posture
- How to conduct mindful release of the pec minor
- How the scapular should move during the exercise
Module 6: The Corrective Exercise Patterns
Video 1: Muscle Activation Strategy: V.I.P.B.™
- The V.I.P.B.™ method for activating inhibited muscles
- Examples of coaching cues to tap into the deep myofascial system and create new movement patterns
- What strategy to use to improve movement learning and programming
Pattern Videos
- What each exercise helps teach and improve
- How to perform the exercise
- Coaching cues for the exercise
- What to watch out for during the exercise
- How to modify the exercise according to common client needs
- How many sets and repetitions to perform
Video 1a: Modified Dead Bug – Level 1: hook lying
Video 2: Modified Dead Bug – Level 2: legs lifted
Video 3: Modified Dead Bug – Level 3: with heel drop
Video 4: Lying Ball Curls – Level 1: isometric hold
Video 5: Lying Ball Curls – Level 2: ball curl
Video 6: Modified Clam Shell
Video 7: Modified Side Lying Hip Abduction with Leg Slide
Video 8: Hip Hinge Bridge
Video 9: Hip Hinge Bridge – Progression
Video 10: Marching Bridge
Video 11a: Single Leg Bridge
Video 11b: Supported Squat
Video 11c: Squat – Bodyweight
Video 11d: Squat Pattern – Depth Considerations
Video 11e: Hip Hinge
Video 12: Prone Lengthening
Video 13a: Modified Quadruped
Video 13b: Modified Quadruped with Elbow Extension
Video 14: Modified Wall Plank
Video 15: Modified Wall Plank with Arm Slide
Video 16: Modified Wall Plank with Rotation
Video 17: Lying Arm Slides
Module 7: The Progressive Exercise Patterns
- What each exercise helps teach and improve
- How to perform the exercise
- Coaching cues for the exercise
- What to watch out for during the exercise
- How to modify the exercise according to common client needs
- How many sets and repetitions to perform
Core (Thoracopelvic Canister) Patterns
Video 1a: Lateral weight shift
Video 1b Lateral weight shift with Band Resistance
Video 2a: Chop Pattern – High to Low Chop
Video 2b: Chop Pattern – Low to High Chop
Video 3a: Squat Pattern with Isometric Band Hold
Video 3b: Split Squat with Isometric Band Hold – oblique
Video 3c: Split Stance with Isometric Band Hold – overhead
Squat Patterns
Video 1: Split Stance Position into the Split Squat (front view)
Video 2: Split Stance Position into the Split Squat (side view)
Video 3: Split Stance Position – Common Dysfunction and Correction
Video 3a: Split Stance Position – Common Dysfunction and Correction
Video 4: Split Stance Position – Knee Considerations
Video 5: Split Squat – Dumbbell Loaded
Video 6: Split Squat – Elevated Rear Leg
Video 7: Goblet Squat
Deadlift Patterns
Video 1: Stiff Legged Deadlift
Video 2: Traditional Deadlift
Video 3: Deadlift – Common Dysfunction and Correction
Step out Patterns
Video 1: Lateral Step Out
Video 2: Lateral Step Out with Band Resistance
Video 3: Lateral Band Walks
Step Patterns
Video 1: Step Down/Step Up
Video 2: Step Up
Video 3: Lateral Step Off
Pushing Patterns
Video 1: Overhead Dumbbell Press
Video 2a: Overhead Dumbbell Press Corrections
Video 2b: Overhead press with Band Resistance
Video 3: Suspended Fallouts
Video 4: Suspended Fallouts – Common Dysfunction and Corrections
Video 5: Suspended Fallouts Progression
Video 6: Push Up
Video 7: Push Up – Common Dysfunction and Corrections
Video 8: Dumbbell Chest Press
Video 9: Dumbbell Chest Press – Common Dysfunction and Correction
Video 10: Dumbbell Chest Press – in Happy Baby Position
Video 11: Standing Chest Pr
