Discover how Physical Therapy students at California State University, Long Beach are using TrueCoach to expose students to training apps used in premier rehab, fitness, and sports settings.
“TrueCoach has given students exposure to training apps that are used in fitness and sports settings. This is valuable for students to experience modern techniques for program delivery and client engagement prior to entering the workforce.”
Jackie Kiwata Dawson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
California State University, Long Beach
In summary
Problem
Physical Therapy programs around the world are using dated methods of exercise prescription and patient monitoring, often using clunky HEPs (Home Exercise Programs) and delivering programs via e-mail and spreadsheets. As the times evolve, CSU Long Beach’s Physical Therapy program was looking for a more modern way to prepare students for the workforce.
Solution
Jackie Dawson, PhD implemented TrueCoach for her students to give them exposure to training apps that are used in rehab, fitness, and sports settings. Rather than using dated systems to write and prescribe HEPs and workouts, her students can experience modern techniques for client engagement and program delivery with TrueCoach.
Results
The implementation of TrueCoach into the core curriculum of the Physical Therapy program at CSU Long Beach made it easy for Jackie to integrate modern technology into her course and learning objectives, while providing practical application of a tool used in the ever-evolving industry of Physical Therapy.
Overview
Jackie Diwata Dawson, PhD is an assistant professor of Physical Therapy at California State University, Long Beach. With her research interests falling at the intersection of exercise science, computer science, and cardiometabolic disease, she is primarily interested in technology-based exercise strategies to improve physiological and functional outcomes in individuals with chronic metabolic disease.
As the industry of Physical Therapy and education continue to progress, Jackie was looking for a way to introduce her students to modern techniques for client management and exercise prescription. Seamlessly implementing TrueCoach into her curriculum, Jackie was able to align a technology-based approach to teaching her students how to improve patients’ physiological and functional outcomes with the help of a state-of-the-art client management and exercise prescription app.
The Problem
Physical Therapy programs around the world are using dated methods of exercise prescription and patient monitoring, often using clunky HEPs and delivering programs via physical paper, e-mail, and spreadsheets. As the times evolve, CSU Long Beach’s Physical Therapy program was looking for a more modern way to prepare students for the workforce.
“TrueCoach has given students exposure to training apps that are used in fitness and sports settings. This is valuable for students to experience modern techniques for program delivery and client engagement prior to entering the workforce.”
Jackie Dawson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
California State University, Long Beach
The Outcome
The implementation of TrueCoach into the core curriculum of the Physical Therapy program at CSU Long Beach made it easy for Jackie to integrate modern technology into her course and learning objectives, while providing practical application of a tool used in the ever-evolving industry of Physical Therapy.
The Solution
TrueCoach is a leading fitness and personal training platform that 20,000+ fitness professionals from around the world use to manage their personal training and coaching businesses. The program is designed to help fitness coaches and healthcare professionals learn to prescribe exercise and monitor patient progress at scale, implementing a modern and scalable approach to patient management and exercise prescription.
With TrueCoach, California State University, Long Beach Physical Therapy students now have access to state-of-the-art exercise prescription and patient management tools, including:
- HEP, Workout Design, and Execution – TrueCoach’s drag-and-drop workout builder allows coaches to create a completely customized program in under two minutes.
- Goal Progress & Analysis – The comprehensive dashboard allows coaches to see client progress and analysis all in one place.
- Client Management – The success of any coach hinges on this. See client engagement, success, and performance at a glance from your home screen.
- Personal Branding Business Management – The health and fitness industry is a competitive one, which means getting to grips with the ins and outs of finance, business management and personal branding in an app designed to be customized.
- Nutrition & Habit Tracking – Prescribe custom nutrition plans and create individual habits for clients to focus on their success in and outside the gym, fuelled by TrueCoach’s MyFitnessPal integration.
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Article by TrueCoach
First published: April 10 2024
Last updated: May 12 2024