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Saturday: 09:00-17:00

Sunday: 08:30-15:30

This course is designed to introduce DNS principles as it relates to exercise and fitness training.

This course is 13 CPD Hours

Please note that our course fee includes the 100 Euros Prague School registration fee.

Course Objectives

• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of developmental kinesiology.
• Describe the relationship between development during the first year of life and dysfunction of the locomotor system in adulthood.
• Discuss and demonstratethe basis of human movement: support, stepping forward, the biomechanics of motor function, the verticalization process & functional joint centration in postural development.
• Evaluate and correct poor respiratory patterns.    
• Assess the integrated stabilizing system of the spine both visually and utilizing dynamic functional tests.
• Integrate corrective exercises based on the DNS functional tests and developmental positions insupine,prone, low kneeling, oblique sit, and quadrupedglobal movements.
• Demonstrate how DNS corrective exercises can be integrated with other exercise strategies.

Day 1 

9.00 – 10.45 Developmental kinesiology, ontogenesis – basic principles & application in sport.

10.45 – 11.00 Coffee break.

11.00 – 12.30 Postural–locomotiom function: definition of optimal and abnormal patterns.

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch.

13.30 – 15.15 Stabilizing system of the spine: DNS tests (workshop).

15.15 – 15.30 Coffee break.

15.30 – 17.00 Basic types of stabilization exercise utilizing optimal developmental positions and
patterns - demonstration.

Day 2

8.30 – 10.30 Active exercise prescription based on developmental positions (workshop).

10.30 – 10.45 Coffee break.

10.45 – 12.30 Active exercise prescription based on developmental positions – modification for
strengthening exercise (workshop).

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch.

13.30– 15.30 Active exercise based on developmental positions: modifications to train basic
sport movements: throwing, jumping, kicking, shooting, stroking (workshop).
FAQ, discussion.

Speaker: Ruud Alsemgeest, DC

Born in The Netherlands, Ruud Alsemgeest graduated from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic, in Bournemouth, United Kingdom in 2002. The next ten years he worked as chiropractor and clinic director of one of the largest private chiropractic clinics in The Netherlands. Here, he was fortunate to be able to become experienced with a large variety of patients, from babies to elderly, from weekend-warriors to international elite athletes.

Ruud was introduced to the work of Professors Karel Lewit and not the least Pavel Kolar in 2009. Ever since then, Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization has greatly influenced Ruud’s scope of practice.

After his move to Stockholm, Sweden, in 2012 he has been working at his private chiropractic and rehabilitation clinic Funktions Fabriken. Here, he combines an array of manual therapy and soft tissue techniques with DNS developmental exercises and evaluation. His biggest interests are movement analysis and performance optimization for athletes.