Practitioners Policy

These policies ensure professionalism, consistency, and protection of FP intellectual property for all practitioners.

Client Touch, MFR, and Boundaries
    • Functional Patterns (FP) practitioners are not trained or authorized to provide massage, manual therapy, or hands‑on manipulations as part of the FP method or curriculum. FP coaching focuses on assessment, movement instruction, and exercise programming, not manual treatment.
    • FP shows clients how to perform myofascial release (MFR) on themselves using tools. Practitioners are not taught or permitted to directly administer MFR on clients, and doing so is outside the scope of FP training.
    • Any physical contact with clients must be minimal, professional, and limited to non‑sensitive areas of the body (for example, light tactile cueing for posture or alignment). Touching a client’s private or sensitive areas, or implying that such contact is required for FP training, is strictly prohibited and may result in immediate revocation of practitioner status.
    • Misrepresenting massage, manual therapy, or any form of touching as part of the FP method violates FP policies and may result in disciplinary action, including termination of the License Agreement.
    • Practitioners who are licensed massage therapists or otherwise credentialed to provide manual therapy must clearly communicate to clients that such services are separate from Functional Patterns training. Any manual therapy must be offered, consented to, and billed as a distinct service, even if scheduled back-to-back with a Functional Patterns session.

    Human Foundations – Specific Rules

    • You may create a new FP-dedicated Instagram account under your name (e.g., @firstname_lastname).
    • This account must follow all FP social media rules if used later for the HBS Mandatory Institutional Profile.

    Human Biomechanics Specialist – Specific Rules

    • All clients must sign the FP NDA through the app before training.
    • You must have a dedicated FP Instagram account under your name.
    • You may continue using the account created after HF.
    • If you did not create one after HF, you must create one now.
    • HBS practitioners are provided an FP verification link.
    • This link must only appear on the FP Mandatory Institutional Profile IG account.
    • It must not appear on any other social media or personal pages.

    Functional Patterns – State/City/Town Representation

    • Reserved for hand-selected senior practitioners with proven results.

    Cross-Promotion Rules

    • No promoting or showcasing non-FP brands or businesses on FP accounts.
    • FP accounts must remain separate from personal or business accounts.
    • Do not tag non-FP gyms (addresses may be listed without gym brand names).

    Professional Representation

    • You may advertise yourself as an FP Certified Practitioner (HF or HBS) in:
      • Your Instagram bio (not in name or username)
      • Your website
    • You may not use the FP logo in:
      • Profile photos
      • Apparel
      • Business cards
      • Flyers, documents, or advertisements
      • Any non-FP gym setting
    • You may not create FP-branded social media accounts or websites.

    Enforcement

    Violations may result in:

    • Removal of noncompliant content
    • Loss of verification or directory status
    • Restricted access to further education
    • License termination (with or without notice)

    Violations may include:

    • Unauthorized use of FP trademarks
    • Sharing FP IP, corrective techniques, or confidential information
    • Cross-promotion violations
    • Training banned individuals

    BEST PRACTICES FOR PRACTITIONERS

    Social Media Content Rules

    Not Permitted:

    • Posting, sharing, demonstrating, or teaching any FP corrective techniques, methods, or IP.
    • Posting or revealing FP trade secrets or course-specific information.
    • Posting or interacting with content that contradicts FP methodology with your FP Mandatory Institutional Profile.
    • Showing segmented tempos (loading phase must be under 0.6 seconds).
    • Behavior or associations that create friction or risk to the brand.

    Allowed & Guidelines:

    • Post results, dynamic movements, and reposts from FP channels or FP practitioners.
    • General biomechanics discussion is allowed, but do not explain techniques.
    • If something feels like a grey area, do not post it.
    • Give credit where due. Posting FP concepts or techniques without citing the source communicates a lack of integrity and prioritizes personal recognition over FP’s mission.

    Encouraged and Recommended:

    • Post or repost from main FP channels, FP & PF facilities, or practitioner results.
    • Hashtag and/or tag Functional Patterns, FP as the standard, and the product (if any).
    • Be helpful to people asking genuine questions to learn.
    • Engage and show support with your local community, Doers page, and other practitioners.
    • Follow guidelines and company structure.
    • Demonstrate clear, consistent results that showcase your commitment to the system.
    • Help shape a new standard in human optimization.
    • Aim to deliver the highest quality for customers to ensure clients receive the service and outcomes they deserve.
    • If issues arise, contact the policy team directly to resolve them.

    Acceptance Into Future Courses

    • To ensure the integrity of the FP methodology, progression into advanced courses is contingent upon a practitioner’s demonstrated application of the method.
    • We utilize social media activity as a primary diagnostic tool to assess your adherence to FP principles and the technical quality of your work with clients.
    • If you are inactive on social media or do not regularly document your application of the training, we lack the necessary data to evaluate your proficiency. Consequently, active social media engagement is a prerequisite for application approval into future courses.

     

     

    For questions: fppolicy@functionalpatterns.com
    — The FP Team