WHAT IS MEDICAL EXERCISE SPECIALIST?

The first Medical Exercise Specialist (MES) workshop and certification was offered by the Medical Exercise Training Institute (METI) in Washington, DC in 1994. The course was designed to train fitness professionals and personal trainers to develop safe and effective exercise programming for clients with musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular and/or metabolic disorders after physical therapy, chiropractic, or medical care ends.

With changes in health care reimbursement, the need for MET has grown faster than we ever thought when we started back in 1994. Now we have Medical Exercise Specialists on six continents around the world. They all are “Bridging the Gap Between Health Care and Fitness”. MESs work in personal training studios, chiropractic offices, PT clinics, corporate fitness centers and even go to client homes. The need keeps growing with more diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis, obesity, and low back pain diagnoses, and total joint replacements performed. In the future MET will grow into a new health profession. 

MEDICAL EXERCISE SPECIALIST STUDY GROUP

These are 12 live MES Study Group webinar sessions meeting on alternating Tuesday evening at 9pm ET. The study group sessions are live-streamed during which Dr Mike reviews the MEST Online lessons. Each session looks at a different region. The sessions have Q & A to answer all your questions. There are also two sessions dedicated to MES final exam review. The MESSG sessions include:

1. MESSG Session 1 - Medical Exercise Foundations – MEST Lessons 1 – 5
2. MESSG Session 2 – MET Guidelines for the Shoulder – MEST Lessons 6 – 11
3. MESSG Session 3 - MET Guidelines for the Elbow & Hand – MEST Lessons 12 – 16
4. MESSG Session 4 – MET Guidelines for the Cervical and Lumbar Spines – MEST Lessons 17 – 21
5. MESSG Session 5 – MET Guidelines for the Hip – MEST Lessons 22 – 26
6. MESSG Session 6 – MET Guidelines for the Knee – MEST Lessons 27 - 31
7. MESSG Session 7 – MET Guidelines for the Ankle/Foot – MEST Lessons 32 – 36
8. MESSG Session 8 – Managing Medical Conditions – MEST Lessons 37 – 40
9. MESSG Session 9 – Medical Exercise Skills – MEST Lesson 42 - 44
10. MESSG Session 10 – Developing a MET Practice – MEST Lessons 41, 45 – 49
11. MESSG Session 11 – MES Final Written Exam Review
12. MESSG Session 12 – MES Practical Exam Review

MEST 2-Day Hands-On Workshop

This is our world renowned 2-day MEST onsite workshop. This 2-day workshop provides hands on learning in medical exercise techniques, exercise protocols, assessment techniques and client management. June 26th thru 27th are the dates for the MES workshop in Houston, TX at Medical Fitness Pros (MFP). MFP is one of the premier medical exercise facilities in the world.

Register for the Medical Exercise Specialist Workshop Now!!

Don’t wait……medical exercise training will grow exponentially over the next 20 years. Here are the stats:

• The most common total joint replacement procedure in the United States is the total knee replacement (about 700,000 a year) followed by total hip replacements (about 400,000 a year). Each client requires MET after physical therapy is done.
• Spine surgeries have grown significantly in the past decade. 650,000 to 700,000 spinal surgeries are performed per year, roughly 280,000 to 300,000 are done on an outpatient basis. Each of these clients’ needs a supervised exercise program after physical therapy is over.
• It is estimated diabetes affects 30.3 million people in the United States. 73.6% of individuals aged 18 years or more with diabetes, also have hypertension. Each of these clients needs an ongoing exercise program and lifestyle education.
• The number of cancer survivors continues to increase because of the aging of the population as well as advances in early cancer detection and treatment. Most of these clients will need medical exercise training to return to their previous level of function after chemo, radiation or surgery. Each of these clients will benefit from medical exercise training.
• Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have strokes. About 610,000 of these are first time strokes. About 185,000 strokes occur in those with a previous stroke. 90% of these clients need a structured exercise program after PT and OT are concluded.
• Thousands of Covid – 19 survivors will need training to improve and restore their function.

Every indicator says…..Medical Exercise Training will grow well into 2030’s…are you ready??

Attend the MEST Onsite Workshop June 26 & 27, then begin to review the 50 MEST online videos and join us on Tuesday evenings for the 12 live MES Study Group webinars to reinforce the information learned in the MEST lessons and onsite workshop. 

The MEST gives you ALL the MET skills/knowledge needed to get referrals, manage clients, and increase your income. It starts with the MEST Onsite workshop June 26 & June 27. Here are some of the BENEFITS of the MEST Series:

BENEFITS OF THE  MEDICAL EXERCISE SPECIALIST TRAINING SERIES:

The benefits of joining the Medical Exercise Specialist Training series are huge……this is the most comprehensive educational program for medical exercise professionals available today. This is the first step in moving from personal training to medical exercise training. The MEST gives you the skills, knowledge and techniques manage a wide range of medical conditions using exercise.

• Develop MET assessment skills, guidelines and their interpretation
• Understand how and when to apply exercise with medical conditions
• Recognize the keys to exercise progress with medical condition
• Learn all the pieces to MET management in one education system rather dozens of workshops
• Remove all your doubts and reluctance when working with MET clients
• Gain the confidence to community with medical professionals
• Learn to effectively write and send reports to medical providers and document MET sessions
• Identify the functional outcome measures to review to determine client progress
• Understand how to identify red flags and when to refer to a medical professional
• Clearly recognize the role of physicians, therapists and where and where the MES fits in.

Yes, I want to join the Medical Exercise Specialist Training Series!!

I ALSO want to attend the 4-Day AMES Workshop  November 11 – 14, 2021 in Houston, TX

$400

Advanced Medical Exercise Specialist Workshop – Houston, TX

November 11 – 14, 2021

Register me for the Advanced Medical Exercise Specialist Too!!