Free 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.

Free to watch90 minutes

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 continue to have long-term 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 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 in full, including a real patient case worked through from start to finish.

What you’ll discover

You’ll discover how to:

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.

Identify four common running gait factors that drive patellofemoral pain, demonstrated with slow-motion video so you know exactly what to look for.

Choose and progress evidence-informed knee- and hip-targeted exercises, including technique, common errors, and how to progress without flaring symptoms.

Use a personalised traffic-light system to set load limits your runners actually stick to, walked through step by step.

Get runners back to full training, with a graded return-to-running approach that works with real patients.

Watch Tom work through a real patient case-study, so you can follow and adopt his clinical reasoning.

You’ll finish the webinar able to assess and manage your next runner with patellofemoral pain with more structure, more confidence, and a clear plan to take them through from first session to full recovery.

Who’s presenting

Tom Goom

Physiotherapist, founder of RunningPhysio, and creator of the Running Repairs Online course. 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 want a clearer, more reliable approach to patellofemoral pain, whether you see runners occasionally, want to see runners or your caseload is based around treating running injuries.

Why watch the masterclass

In a video masterclass, we can show you what makes this framework work.

The assessment tests, video gait analysis, exercises and progressions, plus Tom’s clinical reasoning as he works through a real patient case. These are the things audio and notes can’t show you. When you watch the masterclass, you’ll see them all demonstrated.