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Apply the four-pillar framework — load management, education and empowerment, progressive rehab, and graded return to running — as one integrated decision system rather than four separate steps.
Free live masterclass · with Tom Goom
Free Patellofemoral pain masterclass: the four pillars of lasting recovery in runners
Discover the four-pillar framework you can use to assess and treat runners with patellofemoral pain, from the first consult through to full return to running.
14 July 202610am UK time · 7pm AESTLive onlineFree to attend
Why do some runners recover, and others keep coming back “no better”?
Patellofemoral pain is one of the most common injuries you’ll see in runners — and one of the most likely to come back. More than half of patients still have symptoms years later, even after rehab that you’ve successfully used with other patients.
So what separates the runners who recover from the ones who, despite your best treatment, experience flare ups whenever they run?
It’s rarely the exercises alone.
It’s how load management, education, rehab and return-to-running fit together into one coherent rehab plan. And knowing how to apply it with each individual runner you treat, incorporating their goals, physiology, psychosocial factors and motivation.
You’ll build and refine your clinical reasoning, not just learn a generic protocol.
In this live masterclass, Tom Goom walks you through his “Four pillars” framework of running injury treatment, applied to a real runner with patellofemoral pain. You’ll see the assessment and differential diagnosis, gait analysis, exercise progressions and clinical reasoning demonstrated live, including a real patient case worked through in front of you.
What you’ll discover
Across 90 minutes, Tom will show you how to:
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Read the four running gait factors that drive patellofemoral pain — over-striding, high knee flexion, vertical oscillation and medial collapse — demonstrated live with slow-motion video so you know exactly what to look for.
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Use a personalised traffic-light system to set load limits your runners actually stick to, walked through live.
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Select and progress the knee- and hip-targeted exercises the evidence supports — with live demonstrations of technique, common errors, and how to progress without flaring symptoms.
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Get runners back to full training — easy runs, intervals and their sport — with a graded return-to-running approach that holds up under real-world load.
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Watch Tom work through a live audience case in real time, so you can follow the clinical reasoning as it happens.
You’ll leave able to assess and manage your next runner with patellofemoral pain with more structure, more confidence, and a clear plan from first session to full recovery.
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Tom Goom
Physiotherapist · RunningPhysio
Who’s presenting
Tom Goom
Physiotherapist, founder of RunningPhysio, and creator of Running Repairs Online. Tom has taught running injury assessment and rehab to thousands of clinicians worldwide and is one of the most recognised voices in running rehabilitation.
Who this is for
This masterclass is for physiotherapists, physical therapists and other health professionals who treat runners and want a clearer, more reliable approach to patellofemoral pain — whether you see runners occasionally or build your caseload around them.
Why attend live
Much of what makes this framework work has to be seen — the gait deviations on slow-motion video, the exercise technique and progressions, and Tom’s clinical reasoning as he works through a live case. These are the things audio and notes can’t carry. Attend live and you’ll see them demonstrated, and have the chance to submit a case and ask your questions in real time.
Save your free place
14 July 2026 · 10am UK time, 7pm AEST · Live online. Register below and we’ll send you the joining link.