Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization
Exercise/Sport 2
This course runs from April 11-12, 2026
We will meet in-person at:
San Diego, CA
Course Time:
Saturday 9 am – 5 pm
Sunday 9 am – 5 pm
Course Fee’s:
Early bird price: $695
After March 10: $795
This course is designed to introduce DNS principles as it relates to exercise, Sport and fitness training. We will be going over specific assessments, and active exercises that are designed to enhance movement performance and preparation.
Target audience: Clinicians, trainers, coaches, body work therapists, exercise physiologists & kinesiologists. Please contact the local organizer if you are part of a group that is not listed.
Course Objectives:
- Review of developmental kinesiology in the context of adult optimal posture, sports performance, and global motor patterns to enhance outcomes in sport and human movement.
- Demonstrate exercises in higher developmental positions – tripod, bear, squat, lunge, step up and its modifications & training of body awareness.
- Demonstrate exercises utilizing the principles of developmental kinesiology with elastic bands, barbells, weights, and physioball
- Discuss & demonstrate DNS exercises for specific sport techniques: throwing, jumping, stroke, skating etc.
- Students who want to work towards DNS Trainer certification must pass an online test after DNS Exercise course part II, and before taking DNS Exercise course part III.The online test consists of 30 multiple choice questions, 10 picture and 5 video questions. To pass the test the student must answer 32 out of the 45 questions correctly. The student gets a maximum of three attempts to pass the test. Students are recommended to retake DNS Exercise II course and then to take the online test again in case of failing to pass the test on the three attempts. As soon as submitting the test the student receives results by email. Passing the online test is a prerequisite before taking the Practical test at the DNS Exercise Course part III, and being certified as a DNS Exercise Trainer.
*Space will be limited in order to provide an ideal ratio between instructor and students.
Course Itinerary:
Day 1
- 9.00 – 10.30: Review of developmental kinesiology principles to achieve optimal postural stabilization as primary prerequisite for sports performance. Ipsilateral and contralateral sport patterns.
- 10.30 – 10.45: Coffee break.
- 10.45 – 12.30: Postural analysis – advanced DNS tests to recognize a “weak link” in the postural-locomotion pattern.
- 12.30 – 13.30: Lunch.
- 13.30 – 15.00: DNS techniques to achieve optimal stabilization of the supporting segments and balanced co-contraction of core stabilizers.
- 15.00 – 15.15: Coffee break.
- 15.15 – 17.00: Analyze postural-locomotion function and determine treatment strategy to treat painful syndromes, prevent its recurrence and enhance sport performance.
Day 2
- 9.00 – 10.30: Review of developmental kinesiology principles to achieve optimal postural stabilization as primary prerequisite for sports performance. Ipsilateral and contralateral sport patterns.
- 10.30 – 10.45: Coffee break.
- 10.45 – 12.30: Postural analysis – advanced DNS tests to recognize a “weak link” in the postural-locomotion pattern.
- 12.30 – 13.30: Lunch.
- 13.30 – 15.00: DNS techniques to achieve optimal stabilization of the supporting segments and balanced co-contraction of core stabilizers.
- 15.00 – 15.15: Coffee break.
- 15.15 – 17.00: Demonstration and analyze postural-locomotion function and determine treatment strategy to treat painful syndromes, prevent its recurrence and enhance sport performance. Putting it all together!
Dr. Michael Rintala is one of the Prague School of Rehabilitation Primary Instructors teaching Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) in the United States. He is also a DNS Certified Exercise Trainer (DNSET).