Avoid the Pain and Expense of an Injury

Move more efficiently, stay stronger, and prevent injuries before they happen.

Protect Your Most Valuable Asset: Your Body

Taking care of your body now is the smartest investment you can make. The truth is, it’s much easier to prevent an injury than to recover from one. By focusing on your body today, you can avoid the bigger, more severe issues that could sideline you for months or even years.

Why Invest in Injury Prevention Training in Michigan?

  • Avoid Painful Setbacks: Prevent injuries early to avoid setbacks and keep making progress without interruptions.
  • Long-Term Savings: Preventing injuries now is far cheaper than paying for treatment and rehab later.
  • Move with Confidence: Give yourself peace of mind, knowing your body is ready for anything.
  • Stay Active and Pain-Free for Life: Invest in your body today to stay pain-free and enjoy your favorite activities for years to come.

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Who Should Utilize Injury Prevention Training

Injury prevention isn’t just for elite athletes or people recovering from injury; it’s essential for anyone who values their long-term health and physical performance.

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Athletes of All Levels

Athletes, casual or professional, face constant strain from intense training and repetitive movements. Injury prevention training helps them stay at peak performance, avoid common sports injuries, and extend their athletic careers.

Key Benefits for Athletes:

  • Prevents the risk of sports-related injuries
  • Enhances strength, flexibility, and coordination
  • Boosts performance by improving movement patterns
  • Supports faster recovery after intense physical activity
Active Adults and Fitness Enthusiasts

Staying active is part of who you are, but constant setbacks can disrupt your progress and limit what you love to do. Injury prevention training isn’t just about avoiding pain; it’s about protecting your body while enjoying the activities that make you feel alive.

Key Benefits for Active Adults:

  • Prevents repetitive stress injuries
  • Strengthens areas prone to injury
  • Improves posture and overall alignment
  • Eases discomfort during and after physical activity
Individuals with Physically Demanding Job

Those in physically demanding careers, such as construction or healthcare, are at high risk for injury from lifting, bending, and repetitive tasks. By investing in training now, you can reduce strain and avoid long-term injuries that can affect your livelihood.

Key Benefits for Physically Active Workers:

  • Reduces strain from repetitive movements and heavy lifting
  • Prevents long-term musculoskeletal issues
  • Improves body mechanics for safer daily tasks
Older Adults

As we age, injury prevention helps maintain mobility and independence by reducing fall risks, improving strength, and enhancing flexibility. It keeps older adults active and pain-free, minimizing the physical effects of aging.

Key Benefits for Older Adults:

  • Boosts stability and coordination to prevent falls
  • Strengthens muscles to support joint health
  • Help manage chronic conditions like arthritis and osteoporosis
  • Prolong independence and increased mobility
Individuals Recovering from Injuries

You never realize how much an injury affects your life until you’re dealing with one. Injury prevention helps you heal fully and ensures you don’t go through the same pain again.

Key Benefits for Injury Recovery:

  • Strengthens injured areas and surrounding muscles.
  • Prevents improper movements that lead to re-injury.
  • Restores mobility and function during recovery.

Preventing Common Injuries for residents in michigan

Prevent Running Injury

How to Prevent Running Injuries

Preventing running injuries requires a proactive approach that focuses on biomechanics, strength, and proper recovery

  • Improve Running Form
  • Strengthen Lower Body Muscles
  • Wear Running-Specific Footwear
  • Incorporate Flexibility and Mobility Work
  • Warm Up with Dynamic Movements
  • Gradually Increase Mileage
  • Prioritize Recovery
Prevent Sports Injury

How to Prevent Sports Injuries

Avoid the pain and frustration of being sidelined with sports-specific injury prevention strategies.

  • Strength Training
  • Proper Warm-Up and Cool-Down
  • Flexibility for Full Range of Motion
  • Correct Movement Patterns
  • Utilizing Appropriate Gear
  • Rest and Recovery
Prevent Knee Injury

How to Prevent Knee Injuries

Keeping your knees strong now through proper care and training ensures they stay healthy and pain-free for a lifetime of movement.

  • Strengthen Supporting Muscles
  • Correct Gait and Alignment
  • Incorporate Low-Impact Activities
  • Target Knee Flexibility
  • Support with Proper Footwear
  • Maintain a Healthy Weight
  • Balance and Stability Exercises
  • Avoid Overtraining
Prevent Ankle Injury

How to Prevent Ankle Injuries

Ankle sprains are quick to happen but slow to heal. These best practices allow you to move confidently.

  • Strengthen Ankle and Lower Leg Muscles
  • Focus on Ankle Mobility
  • Avoid Overuse
  • Train for Quick, Multidirectional Movement
  • Wear Ankle-Supporting Footwear

Why Choose Functional Patterns to Protect Your Body?

We don’t often think about how much injuries can disrupt our daily lives until they do. Simple tasks become challenging, and the activities you love are put on hold. Functional Patterns uses biomechanics to address poor movement and posture before they become injuries, helping you avoid these setbacks altogether.

How Functional Patterns is Different

Unlike traditional training methods that focus on isolated muscle groups or short-term fixes, Functional Patterns takes a holistic approach. We train your body as a connected system, ensuring every movement is efficient and injury-resistant.

Long-Term Pain-Free Life

Invest in a Long-Term, Pain-Free Life

Optimizing how your body moves today means more than avoiding injury; it’s about creating a future where you stay active, pursue your passions, and enjoy life without limitations.

Personalized Training Tailored to Your Body

No two bodies are the same, so Functional Patterns creates customized plans based on your specific needs. Whether recovering from an injury, looking to prevent one, or aiming to improve overall movement, our specialists assess your unique movement patterns and develop a plan that fits your lifestyle and goals.

Proven Success for Injury Prevention

“In a couple of months, I will be 81 years old, and I owe a lot to Move s A human. I am active with Golf, Pickleball, running, and exercise, all because of Move As A Human. If you want to eliminate pain, gain functional muscle mass, become more resilient in the face of stress, etc – go see Victor.”

—Frank

Meet Your Injury Prevention Specialists Serving Michigan

Certified in functional patterns, our injury prevention specialists are trained to pinpoint the root causes of movement inefficiencies that lead to injury.

Dana Smith

Injury Prevention Professional

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Bailey Towler

Injury Prevention Professional

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Elise Sarwarski

Injury Prevention Professional

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Prevent an Injury Today!

Move as a human today

Don’t wait for an injury to stop you. Protect your body with a professional injury prevention specialist at our facility or virtually.

Injury Prevention Service Areas

Move as a Human is located in Royal Oak, Michigan, and helps clients throughout Ann Arbor, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Beverly Hills, Troy, Berkley, West Bloomfield Township, Rochester Hills, Bloomfield Township, Franklin, and Ferndale.

We’re also happy to work with clients virtually upon request!

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