Interview with Dr. Tom Hyde

Tom and his FAKTR-PM program (Functional and Kinetic Treatment with Rehabilitation, Provocation and Motion) have come highly recommended by other members so got him on to talk about his program, using movement and eccentric loading with instrumented soft tissue techniques, kinesio-taping, a few case studies, and much more.

FAKTR-PM was developed by Tom Hyde DC, Greg Doerr DC, and Vince DeBono DC in 2002. To learn more about the program, check out their site: FAKTR-PM

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Thomas E. Hyde, D.C., D.A.C.B.S.P.

Dr. Hyde practices in Aventura, Fla. He received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Logan College of Chiropractic in 1977 and his Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Florida State University in 1973.

Dr. Hyde served as the chiropractic coordinator for the United States Powerlifting Federation, International Powerlifting Federation, and United States Weightlifting Federation for many years. In 1986 he was selected to attend the two-week Sports Medicine Internship in Colorado Springs' United States Olympic Training Center. In 1987 he was selected as the chiropractor for the Pan American Games.

Dr. Hyde served on the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and was appointed to serve on the Pan American and Olympic Task Force for the state of Florida.

He served as president and executive director of the ACA Sports Council for eight years and served as the secretary general for the Federation International de Chiropratique du Sport (FICS). He is currently the liaison between FICS and the World Olympians Association.

Dr. Hyde was twice named Chiropractor of the Year by the Dade County Chiropractic Society in 1982 and 1988. He worked at team physician for several high schools and one major college and served as the chiropractic consultant for the Miami Dolphins for seven years. He has written many peer-reviewed articles and two chapters in two different books, and he co-edited Conservative Management of Sports Injuries, published by Williams and Wilkens. He is currently writing the second edition with other contributors, with an expected January 2005 publication date by Jones and Bartlett.

Dr. Hyde has lectured all over the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Denmark, the UK, France, Switzerland, Australia, and South Africa.