Modern healthcare is evolving — and so must the clinician. The Hybrid Clinician is a 12-hour immersive course designed for healthcare professionals who want to seamlessly integrate rehab, strength training, and preventive fitness into a single, cohesive model of care.

Through a blend of lecture, research review, and hands-on lab sessions, participants will learn how to move beyond symptom management and instead build patients toward lasting function, performance, and longevity.

You’ll explore the complete continuum — Pain → Function → Performance → Longevity — and learn practical frameworks for assessing movement, prescribing exercise, and coaching behavior change. Each session builds from real-world case studies (low back, shoulder, and knee) and culminates in creating individualized progression models that connect rehab to training to lifelong health.

By the end of the course, you’ll walk away confident in your ability to:

Prescribe exercise as medicine for both pain and prevention.
Integrate load management, strength programming, and aerobic training into patient care.
Determine when a patient is ready to transition from rehab to performance.
Communicate and collaborate effectively between clinician and coach roles.
Implement hybrid service models that extend beyond traditional care.

Whether you’re a chiropractor, physical therapist, athletic trainer, or strength coach — this course will give you the tools, systems, and mindset to bridge the gap between rehab, fitness, and longevity.

Format: 12-hour live course (lecture + lab)
CEU Status: PACE Approved for DC CEUs
Audience: Chiropractors, Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers, Strength Coaches, and other rehab or performance professionals

The future of healthcare is strong — literally.

Location Information

Dates and Times
November 14th 2025 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM ESTNovember 15th 2025 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Location Name
ECHO Performance Health
Address
4303 Gallatin Pike Suite 103, Nashville, TN, 37216 US
Directions
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Speakers

Alec Dragelin, DC

Dr. Alec Dragelin is a chiropractic physician and founder of Echo Performance Health in Nashville, TN. Named “Best Chiropractor in Nashville” (2023), he’s known for integrating strength, rehab, and longevity training into modern healthcare. A former athlete turned clinician, Dr. Dragelin helps patients and practitioners bridge the gap between pain, performance, and long-term health. He earned his Doctor of Chiropractic (Salutatorian) from Logan University and holds a B.A. in Exercise Science from UNC–Chapel Hill.

Program Outline

Bridging the Gap Between Rehab, Fitness, and Longevity in Modern Healthcare

Hour 1 — Welcome & Foundations

Theme: The Why Behind Hybrid Care

Personal story: clinician → athlete → hybrid model evolution
The healthcare gap: why exercise is under-prescribed
Overview of the day and participant goals
Core framework: Pain → Function → Performance → Longevity

Hour 2 — The Case for Exercise

Theme: Exercise as Medicine for Pain and Longevity

Research review
Exercise and chronic pain (neuroplasticity, load tolerance, fear avoidance)
Exercise and longevity (VO₂max, muscle mass, metabolic health)
Translating evidence into clinical practice
Discussion: what metrics should we actually track in care?

Hour 3 — The Hybrid Clinician Framework

Theme: Integrating Strength, Rehab, and Healthcare

The continuum: Rehab → Strength → Fitness → Longevity
Defining clinician roles along the continuum
Identifying “where” the patient is on that spectrum
Load management, capacity building, and minimum effective dose
Mini Lab: Movement capacity assessment (plank, squat, hinge, carry)

Hour 4 — Case #1: The Low Back Patient

Theme: From Pain to Strength

Case presentation: 38-year-old office worker with chronic low back pain
Common movement impairments, lifestyle factors, and load intolerance
Hands-On Lab:Assessing hinge, core control, and enduranceTeaching and progressing hip hinge variations
Building posterior chain capacity (RDL, deadlift regressions)
Group Discussion: Exercise selection and progression for back pain

Hour 5 — Case #2: The Shoulder Patient

Theme: Restoring Function & Resilience

Case presentation: 30-year-old CrossFitter with shoulder impingement
Hands-On Lab: Assessing scapular control and pressing patterns
Retraction/depression strength tests
Progressions: landmine press, overhead carry, horizontal pulling balance
Bridging pain-free control → loaded movement → return to sport
Key takeaways for upper quarter programming

Hour 6 — Cognitive Activation & Discussion Break (and Open Q&A)

Encourage discussion: how clinicians are currently bridging rehab & training.

Hour 7 — Case #3: The Knee Patient

Theme: The Hybrid Approach to Knee Pain

Case presentation: 45-year-old recreational runner with patellofemoral pain
Hands-On Lab:Assessing quad and hip strength asymmetries
Step-down and single-leg squat analysis
Loading strategies: isometric → tempo → plyometric progressions
Knee-dominant strength progressions (split squat → lunge → squat)
Coaching cues and regression/progression models

Hour 8 — Programming & Progression Design

Theme: Building the Plan of Care Through the Continuum

Translating clinical findings into exercise prescription
How to periodize rehab like training
Integrating strength & aerobic work into clinical plans
Applied Exercise Lab: Group builds 12-week sample programs for each case
Emphasis on load progressions, RPE, and metrics

Hour 9 — Dismissal Criteria: When Rehab Becomes Training

Theme: Transitioning Patients Into the Fitness Space

Defining “graduation” standards:
Objective markers (strength symmetry, endurance tests, pain-free load tolerance)
Subjective markers (confidence, adherence, movement quality)
When and how to introduce fitness programmingBuilding relationships between clinician & coach
How to communicate the transition to patients
Mini Lab: Evaluate mock patient data to determine readiness

Hour 10 — Coaching for Clinicians

Theme: The Soft Skills of Hard Training

Communication: cueing, intent, and behavioral change
How to create buy-in and shift identity (“You’re not broken — you’re rebuilding”)
Motivational interviewing in a training context
Hands-On Lab: Coaching main lifts — squat, hinge, push, pull with feedback

Hour 11 — Exercise for Longevity

Theme: The Future of Preventive Care

How strength and cardiovascular fitness extend lifespan
Programming VO₂max and strength targets for general populations
Assessing and training aerobic systems in clinic settings
Practical implementation for hybrid care models
Applied Lab: Designing a hybrid week (strength + conditioning + recovery)

Hour 12 — Implementation & Wrap-Up

Theme: Building the Hybrid Practice

Structuring hybrid services (1:1, semi-private, memberships)
Pricing and positioning hybrid care
Implementing systems for continuity of care (App, follow-ups, metrics)
Recap and key takeaways from all three cases
Open Q&A and group reflection
Key Takeaway from the course: “The future of healthcare is strong — literally.”

Tickets	Price
Early Bird Registration Early Bird Registration Ends 11/1/2025 (14 days prior to course date).	$495.00

Regular Enrollment	$595.00

Student Registration	$245.00

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The Hybrid Clinician

Instructor: Dr. Alec Dragelin, DC

November 14-15, 2025