As part of our commitment to learning, TRIA is pleased to host the following continuing education courses.
Dungeons and Dynamometers: A Force Course
Instructor: Chris Juneau, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS, CPSS
May 16, 2026: 8:00am – 5:00pm
May 17, 2026: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Location
TRIA Conference Center in Bell Plaza (next door to the TRIA clinic)
3800 American Blvd., Suite 200
Bloomington, MN 55431
Cost: $700.00
Employees of TRIA, HealthPartners and Park Nicollet: You will need a code to register. Please contact Alecia Klatt at alecia.r.klatt@healthpartners.com or go to the Rehab Share Point site to find the code.
Description
Objective testing has taken the physical medicine domain by storm, prompting clinicians to explore more deliberate testing strategies in order to better test, track, and compare client outcomes. At the core of this initiative was a graduation from subjective “strength” testing, commonly seen as manual muscle testing, into more organized force testing areas, like dynamometry. While this agenda was a necessary and important component to evolve the profession, it unintentionally created a dilemma and challenge for clinicians in the field seeing clients. “How can I collect objective data using a dynamometer within my budget of time, resource, cost, and current understanding?” Thus, “Dungeons and Dynamometers: A Force Course” was created.
This course is designed and organized with practitioners in mind. It will systematically build a narrative around force testing; specifically the why, how, and when one should use it. Finally, it will culminate with allocated time to practice, explore, and troubleshoot integrating force testing into practice immediately. The goal is to demystify the process and make this modality usable and pragmatic through practical cases and sandbox style lab-based learning. Improving these concepts will not only improve clients’ experiences and outcomes, but it will continue to progress the profession towards more objective interventions.
We hope you are as excited for this course as we are. You can count on plenty of laughs, exceptional memes, and witty puns, but we guarantee useful information and real-world skill learning. “Dungeons and Dynamometers: A Force Course” is exactly what you were looking for. Let’s have some fun.
This 15.0-hour course will include lecture and lab demonstration to explore the nuances of data collection, dynamometry, set-up, execution, troubleshooting, and interpretation. The lab component will be a lab-based session intended to be sandbox-style learning and exploration with dynamometry using various cases and instructor-led objectives. This is designed to be fun, engaging, and purely practical. We know that lab practice is the good stuff, so we are making it the focal point! This content is presented in a progression that allows the learner to understand theory, improve technical expertise, and achieve the repetitions needed to improve their clinical decision-making and outcomes.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the principles behind data collection using force testing
- Identify the key components of a valid and reliable test using handheld and in-line dynamometry
- Select the appropriate testing parameters for force testing around the hip, knee, ankle, and shoulder
- Develop a systematic approach to using dynamometry that reduces the risk of common user-related errors
CE
This course is designed for physical therapists, physical therapy assistants and athletic trainers.
This educational activity is pending approval by the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy for a maximum of 15.0 continuing education hours.
TRIA Orthopedic Center, BOC AP# P2937, is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Certified Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of 15.0 BOC Category A credits (CEUs).
If you should have any questions regarding how this accredited event pertains to your license, including therapists not licensed in Minnesota, please contact the licensing board in your state for further information.
Participants can only claim the hours they were actually in attendance for CE credit.
A registration confirmation will be emailed to you. Please contact us if you don’t receive it, as you may be experiencing a firewall. Conference details will be sent the week of the event, and to claim credit following the event, so it’s important to make sure our emails are reaching you.
For more information regarding any of TRIA’s course offerings, or if you have an idea for a future CE course, contact TRIA Research and Education Center at 952-806-5603 or triaeducation@tria.com.
