Learning path · 1st–2nd year DPT
Movement Science Foundations
The building blocks every physio needs — explained so they finally make sense.
7 steps · about 60 minutes in total
By the end you'll be able to:
- Predict roll and glide at any joint
- Explain two-joint muscle behaviour with real examples
- Classify and choose open vs closed chain exercises
- Match treatment to the tissue healing phase
Step 1 · Lesson with PNA Teacher · 10 minNext up
The Convex–Concave Rule
Stop memorising roll and glide. See it once and you'll never forget it.
Step 2 · Lesson with PNA Teacher · 8 min
Active & Passive Insufficiency — Feel It in Your Own Hand
Your own hand is the lab. Two quick experiments and this topic is yours.
Step 3 · Lesson with PNA Teacher · 8 min
Open vs Closed Kinetic Chain — The Foot Decides
Look at just one thing — the hand or the foot — and you'll classify any exercise in 3 seconds.
Step 4 · Lesson with PNA Teacher · 11 min
The Gait Cycle Made Easy
Break one step into 8 pieces — and suddenly every limp starts making sense.
Step 5 · Mission · 8 min
Progressive Overload in Rehabilitation
Read the article and write down one way you would progress a squat for a patient. You've just linked movement science to exercise prescription.
Step 6 · Lesson with PNA Teacher · 10 min
Tissue Healing Phases — What to Do and When
Protect, then repair, then rebuild. Match your treatment to the biology.
Step 7 · Mission · 5 min
Daily Clinical Challenge
Checkpoint: take today's 5-question challenge. Whatever your score, read every explanation — that's where the learning is.