Sports Rehab to Sports Performance Teleseminar

One interview per week, for eight weeks, starting Wednesday, January 27th. Each interview will last from 45 to 70 minutes (depending on the speaker). 8:00pm EST each Tuesday night through March 24th. If you can't make the call, don't worry! It will be made available for another 24 hours.

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Interview #1: January 27 - Gray Cook and Dr. Shirley Sahrmann discuss the principles behind Functional Movement, Movement Impairment Syndromes, how Relative Flexibility relates to the Joint by Joint Approach, and more... Gray and Shirley are masters at detecting and correcting movement pattern flaws through their evaluation processes. These are two of the best in the field and always on the cutting edge so don't miss this!

Dr Sahrmann is an associate professor of physical therapy and neurology at Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis Missouri. She received her doctorate in neurobiology from Washington University School of Medicine. Dr Sahrmann is director of the Movement Science Program. She has received Washington University's Outstanding Faculty Award. She is a Catherine Worthington Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association and is a recipient of the Association's Lucy Blair Service Award and the Marian Williams Research Award. She has served on the APTA's Board of Directors, many committees, task forces, and as President of the Missouri Physical Therapy Association.

Dr Sahrmann, in addition to her numerous national presentations, has been a keynote speaker at the World Confederation of Physical Therapy the Biennial Manipulative Physiotherapist Conference and the Australian and New Zealand annual conferences. Her research interests are control of movement, factors affecting tone, and the classification of patients with movement dysfunction from neurological lesions and with mechanically induced pain syndromes. She maintains an active practice, specializing primarily in patients with musculoskeletal pain syndromes..

Gray Cook, a practicing physical therapist, has spent his entire career refining and developing functional evaluation exercise techniques. He has taken the Functional Movement Screen and his advanced assessment practices and combined them with reactive-based exercises that enhance motor learning.

Gray's ability to teach at many different professional levels is the result of his diverse background. He is a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist with the American Physical Therapy Association. Gray is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is a Level I coach with the U. S. Weight Lifting Federation. He combines his clinical skills with many years of professional teaching and lecturing experience.

Gray has lectured nationally and internationally in the fields of physical therapy, sports medicine and performance enhancement. He has served as a consultant to numerous universities and professional sports teams in all four major sports. His is author of the book Athletic Body in Balance which serves as a working example of the unique way Cook looks at assessment, movement, and exercise. He is also the author of numerous text book chapters and articles related to these topics as well.

Gray's consulting is not limited to rehabilitation and sports medicine. He is equally sought after for his advice on conditioning and performance enhancement. Gray currently practices physical therapy in Southwest Virginia and continues to publish and present topics related to rehabilitation and exercise. He is also part of the Perform Better expert consulting faculty and an instructor with the North American Sports Medicine Institute.

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Interview #2: February 3 - Robert Panariello talks about the advances in sports physical therapy and sports performance, and also some of the "tried and true" methods we always seem to come back to. Robert also discusses post-op knee rehabilitation, the role of squats and olympic lifting in program design, shoulder rehab, and more...

Robert is a founding partner with Professional Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy with 10 locations in the New York City/Metro area. He is also a founding partner with the Professional Athletic Performance Center, a 20,000 square foot state of the art Athletic Performance Training facility located in Garden City, NY. Rob has more than 25 years of experience in the related fields of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Athletic Training, and the Performance Training of Athletes.

His experience includes the study of the Science of Strength and Conditioning of weightlifters and athletes, in Bulgaria, the former Soviet Union, and former East Germany. He previously held the position of Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at St. John's University of New York (1986-1995), The World League of American Football NY/NJ Knights (1991) and the WUSA NY POWER of the Professional Women's Soccer League (2001-2002). He continues to rehabilitate, performance train, and serve as a consultant to Olympic, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, University and Collegiate athletes, teams, and coaches. His company is also the official physical therapy providers for the NHL New York Islanders.

He has more than 60 peer reviewed Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Research, Sports Physical Therapy Research, and Strength and Conditioning Journal and Book Chapter Publications. Rob has also presented his research at the World Congress of Physical Therapy in Washington D.C. He is nationally renown and lectures throughout the country with regard to the related fields of Sports Medicine Rehabilitation and Athletic Performance Training of Athletes.

Rob received the prestigious National Strength and Conditioning Association President's Award in 1998 and was elected to the USA Strength and Conditioning Hall of Fame in 2003.

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Interview #1: February 10 - Dr. Stuart McGill is one of the foremost experts on the lumbar spine in the world, and the Best in the Business when it comes to applying his research to rehabilitating and training 'bad backs'. Dr. McGill talks about the use of the squat exercise and it's many variations, new research on solving the back pain dilemma, and real life strategies you can implement immediately with your patients and athletes.

Dr. McGill is a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada). He lectures internationally and has authored over 200 scientific publications that address the issues of lumbar function and low back injury mechanisms. His advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts and elite athletes and teams from around the world. Difficult back cases are regularly referred to him for consultation. His website is BackFitPro.com for more information on his books, speaking schedule, articles, and to download the interview from the 2009 teleseminar!

Dr. McGill has authored Low Back Disorders: Evidence Based Prevention and Rehabilitation and Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance.

Bonus Interview: Chris Poirier, General Manager at Perform Better, talks about the one day Learn by Doing Seminars and the Perform Better Summits with some of the top speakers in the business. Chris also discusses their facility design programs, and how Perform Better has become an industry leader in performance and rehabilitation equipement.

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Interview #4: February 17 - Dr. Craig Liebenson and Clare Frank talk about their experiences working with Vladimir Janda and Pavel Kolar, how they've used those experiences to develop their Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization programs, and how those principles can be applied to the treatment of athletes.

Dr. Liebenson received his Bachelors degree from the University of Colorado and chiropractic degree from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. He is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Chiropractic, Division of Health Sciences at Murdoch University and a member of the International Association for the Study of Pain and the American Pain Society. The first ever chiropractic member of the McKenzie Institute (U.S.) Board of Directors he has been a frequent lecturer at national and international multidisciplinary meetings. Dr. Liebenson has published extensively in numerous journals and books on the subjects of rehabilitation and chronic pain.

He currently is in private practice in Los Angeles, at L.A. Sports and Spine, where he specializes in acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain including sports medicine and post-operative rehabilitation. He is the author of patient education books on both the neck and low back and editor of the multidisciplinary text Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Practitioner's Manual and the videotape series Rehabilitation of the Spine.

Dr. Frank received her physical therapy degree from Northern Illinois University. She completed the Kaiser Permanente Orthopedic Residency program in 1993 while working on her Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy & Biokinesiology at University of Southern California. She then went on to receive her post-professional doctorate degree from Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California in 2003. She is a board certified specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy (OCS) and a fellow in the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy (FAAOMPT).

Her clinical career has been greatly influenced by Shirley Sahrmann PT, PhD, and the Prague School of Manual Medicine faculty, namely, the late Vladimir Janda MD, Karel Lewit MD, and Pavel Kolar PT, PhD. Dr. Frank practices at a private clinic in Los Angeles, California. She has been instrumental in setting up the Movement Science Fellowship at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles and is one of the primary clinical instructors for the program. She is also a certified instructor for Bands, Balls & Balance, Janda's Approach to Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes and Kolar's Approach to Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization. Dr Frank also serves as an adjunct lecturer at Western University of Health Sciences and Azusa Pacific University. She has presented at both state and national conferences. She currently teaches in the U.S. and internationally.

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Interview #5: February 24 - Mike Reinold gets in-depth with what's new in research on the shoulder joint, applying that knowledge to treating the shoulder, and what we all need to be aware of when treating the overhead athlete. Mike is very involved in both research and rehab at the highest of levels so lots of great information on treating and training the shoulder for maximum performance.

Mike is considered a leader in the field of sports medicine and orthopedic rehabilitation. As a physical therapist, athletic trainer, and certified strength and conditioning specialist, Michael specializes in all aspects of care of shoulder, elbow, and knee disorders. He has worked extensively with a variety of professional athletes with emphasis on the care of throwing injuries in baseball players. In addition to his clinical work, he has made significant academic contributions in the form of laboratory research, biomechanical research, and clinical outcome studies.

Michael is currently the Rehabilitation Coordinator & Assistant Athletic Trainer of the 2007 WORLD SERIES CHAMPION Boston Red Sox Baseball Club. He is also the Coordinator of Rehabilitation Research and Education of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine Division, of Massachusetts General Hospital at the MGH Sports Center in Boston, MA. In addition, Michael is Adjunct Faculty at Northeastern University in the Doctorate of Physical Therapy program. Michael was formerly the Facility Director of Champion Sports Medicine and the Coordinator of Rehabilitative Research & Clinical Education at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, AL.

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Interview #6: March 3 - Greg Rose DC talks about the Titleist Performance Institute, TPI's model for treating injured golfers, and performance training using the Functional Movement Screen and the Joint-by-Joint approach. If you want to grow your business working with golfers you can't afford to miss this interview.

Greg Rose is a board certified Doctor of Chiropractic and holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering from the University of Maryland. Greg specializes in 3-D biomechanics, strength and conditioning, manual therapy, rehabilitation, nutritional supplementation and therapeutic exercises as they relate to golf.

Over the past twelve years he has helped thousands of golfers, at all different skill levels, reach their peak performance through physical conditioning and nutritional support. His unique form of functional training combined with golf-specific motor learning drills has made him one of the top strength and conditioning coaches for golf in the United States.

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Interview #7: March 10 - Mike Boyle updates his training methods for maximum performance from his new DVD "Functional Strength Coach 3.0", prevention of low back pain, how he uses mobility and flexibility circuits with his athletes and clients, and his take on conditioning. Mike is one of the best at bridging the gap from rehab to performance so a 'must listen' for all PT's, ATC's and strength coaches.

Mike is an internationally recognized expert in strength and conditioning, and is the co-owner and content editor for StrengthCoach.com the world's leading resource for performance enhancement information. He is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for ice hockey at Boston University and with the US Gold Medal Olympic Teams in Women's Soccer and Women's Hockey. Mike also trains athletes and clients at his facility Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning.

Mike is the author of Functional Training for Sports and Designing Strength Training Programs and Facilities, as well as over 20 instructional DVDs which can be found at

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Interview #8: March 17 - Gary Gray gives his unique take on functional training and working the entire kinetic chain from the top down and from the bottom up. Gary is one of the pioneers in functional training so hear it first hand from one of the best therapists, and greatest individuals, in the field.

Gary Gray is the originator and developer of many nationally-acclaimed educational programs, including the "Chain Reaction" series of seminars. Often referred to as the "father of function" and the leading pioneer and authority in rehabilitation and training, Gary is a respected physical therapist, trainer, educator, author, coach and successful inventor. Check out all of Gary's great work at Gray Institute.com

Interview #9: March 24 - Eric Cressey's passions are baseball and weight lifting, and he blends the two seamlessly. This would have been sacrilege in the past, but he turns out one great player after another and they stay injury free. In this interview Eric discusses the importance of hip mobility in athletics, his "Low Back Savers" articles, medicine ball drills, and what he's doing differently this year with his athletes.

Eric is the owner of Cressey Performance, which has two Boston-area locations in Hudson and Framingham, MA. Specializing in baseball training and corrective exercise, Cressey is a highly sought-after coach for healthy and injured athletes alike from youth sports to the professional and Olympic ranks. A powerlifter himself, Cressey has deadlifted 650 pounds at a body weight of 174. Behind Eric's expertise, Cressey Performance has rapidly established itself as a go-to high-performance facility among Boston athletes -- and those that come from across the country and abroad to experience CP's cutting-edge methods. www.CresseyPerformance.com

Cressey received his Master's Degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science through the University of Connecticut Department of Kinesiology, the #1 ranked kinesiology graduate program in the nation. In addition to lecturing both nationally and internationally, Eric has created two DVD sets and authored three books, most recently Maximum Strength. www.EricCressey.com

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Remember, this is a FREE Teleseminar so Take Advantage Now!

These men and women have been perfecting their skills in the trenches for years. It's not just speculation and theory. They have the science and experience to back it up.

Each and every one of the speakers has contributed to my growth as a therapist and coach in a profound way. It's no accident they are invited to speak all around the country, and in many cases the world. They've been gracious enough to spend some time with us and share their knowledge. Don't miss out on this opportunity!