Building the Foundation CEU Course


Empower your clinical practice with our cutting-edge Performance Physical Therapy course, meticulously designed for fellow clinicians seeking to optimize client outcomes. This course sets the foundation of performance rehabilitation teaching mobility, strength, and stability progressions to ensure you keep your clients moving forward. Dive into the latest evidence-based strategies surrounding rehabilitation while keeping it engaging and tailored to YOUR client’s needs. Led by our expert clinicians, this intensive program offers a comprehensive blend of theoretical insights and practical applications, equipping you with a robust toolkit to design tailored exercise programs and implement innovated therapeutic interventions. Through hands-on workshops, case studies, and interdisciplinary discussions, you’ll deepen your understanding of biomechanical assessments, functional movement screening, and progressive exercise prescriptions. Whether you find yourself working in the clinic or out on the field, this course was designed to bridge the gap between passive treatments and functional fitness and elevate your practice to new heights.


This course will take place at Weston County Health Services in our state of the art treatment facility. Spots are limited as we strive to maintain small class sizes to offer an interactive and personalized learning environment. 

*Student discounts available for active students using code "STUDENTDISCOUNT" at checkout will get you 20% off the standard registration fee. 

*Use code "EARLYBIRD" at checkout for $50 off the course fee if you sign up before December 16th, 2024

Get to Know the Instructor

Erik Hanson PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS 


From an athletic trainer and performance coach for 10+ years to a highly skilled performance physical therapist with Empower U, Erik has a passion for education and sharing it with others. Throughout his clinical career, he's applied his different jobs and perspectives to bring the best educational experience to you. Empower University focuses on high-quality CEU courses that allow you to be hands on with your learning, open minded to your treatment approach, and collaborate with like-minded clinicians to get the best results. Outside of work, Erik enjoys spending time with his family, working out at various CrossFit gyms and cheering on his alma matter SDSU Jackrabbits. 

Course Details

Learn how to perfect your clinical skills and optimize your treatment approach. This hands on course is designed to elevate your client experience from passive treatments to functional fitness utilizing evidence based skilled progression. By attending this course, you will obtain 16 accredited CEUs. Our focus is to maintain small class sizes so you get one on one education and learn in a collaborative treatment environment with likeminded clinicians. For current students, we are offering a 20% off discount with the code "STUDENTDISCOUNT" at checkout. This code is for active students. Here are the details up on the upcoming course! 

Location: Weston County Health Services

Address: 1124 Washington Blvd
Newcastle, WY 82701

Time: 7:30 am to 4:30 pm each day with a 30 minute lunch break

Date: Friday, January 3rd and Saturday, January 4th, 2025.

Cost: $565

Use code "EARLYBIRD" at checkout for $50 if you sign up before December 16th, 2024

Performance Physical Therapy

designed to help you feel and become the BEST version of you! 

1 on 1 Education 

16 Accredited CEUs

Perfect Clinical Skills

Empower U

(605) 961-7250

7303 S Cliff Ave

Sioux Falls, SD 57108