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Ron Hruska MPA, PT

Ron Hruska is the Director of the Postural Restoration Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska. Ron has a strong interest in myokinematic and biomechanical influences on postural and peripheral adaptation patterns. His 26 years of clinical experience assists him with direct patient interventions based on specific examination and evaluation data that best reflects core stability, trunk symmetry and respiratory balance. He lectures extensively and consults regularly with physicians, physical therapists, researchers, and other health care providers across the United States and Internationally on patterned postural discord and his approach of restoring symmetry throughout the body. His reputation has led to consultations with collegiate and professional athletes from a variety of arenas, states and countries. Ron is the medical inventor of the Protonics® System.

He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Division of Physical Therapy. He currently is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association and the American Physical Therapy Association. Ron serves as the Biomechanical Consultant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln through the Division of Athletic Medicine.

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Val Nasedkin

Val, a former decathlete at the national level for the former Soviet Union, is the co-founder and technical director of Omegawave, a pioneering company in the field of functional preparedness and readiness in athletes. He has been a guest lecturer on the principles of training at numerous sport science and physical education universities around the world, and frequently acts as a consultant to Olympic committees, sports federations and national and professional teams for various sports including Dutch Olympic Committee, United States Track and Field Olympic Committee, EPL, Serie A and La Liga teams (Medical Staff), Autonoma University (Barcelona, Spain), Duke University (North Carolina, USA) and University of Calgary (Canadian National Sports Center).

Dr. Andreo A. Spina B. Kin, DC, FCCSS(C), D.Ac, FRCms

Sports Specialist Chiropractor, Medical Acupuncturist
Certified Personal Training Specialist
Director - Sports Performance Centres Ltd.
Creator/CEO - Functional Anatomy Seminars.com
Creator & Head Instructor of Functional Anatomic Palpation Systems™
Creator & Head Instructor of Functional Range Release®
Creator & head instructor of Functional Range Conditioning™

Dr. Spina holds a Bachelor of Kinesiology degree from McMaster University. He later graduated with summa cum laude and clinic honors from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College as a Doctor of Chiropractic and subsequently completed the two-year post-graduate fellowship in sports sciences. Being the recipient of the 'John W.A. Duckworth Award' for the highest standing in Human Anatomy and Histology, Dr. Spina became the first pre-graduate student to tutor in the cadaver laboratory in the Dept. of Human Anatomy at the Chiropractic College, a position he continued throughout his post graduate fellowship program.

In addition to being both the creator and head instructor of Functional Anatomic Palpation Systems (F.A.P.™), Functional Range Release (F.R.®) Techniques, and Functional Range Conditioning (FRC)™, Dr. Spina has also authored chapters in various sports medicine textbooks, is a published researcher, and internationally renowned speaker on the topics of manual therapy, soft tissue assessment and treatment, mobility/flexibility training, and physical conditioning.

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Dr. Phil Plisky

Dr. Plisky is an Assistant Professor at the University of Evansville and the Vice President of Clinical Excellence and the Residency Program Director at ProRehab, PC in Evansville, IN. He specializes in sports and orthopedic rehabilitation, with emphasis on injury prevention in athletes. He received his Master of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Evansville and his Doctor of Science degree in Orthopedic Physical Therapy from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. He is a board certified clinical specialist in orthopedics through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. He is also a Certified Athletic Trainer and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.

Dr. Plisky has published and lectured internationally on risk factors for injury and injury prevention in athletes. He currently is conducting epidemiological research on comprehensive movement testing and interventions in athletes, soldiers, and school aged children. Dr. Plisky has consulted for numerous collegiate and professional teams for injury risk identification and injury prevention. In addition, he serves as a manuscript reviewer for Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Athletic Training & Sports Health Care, Journal of Athletic Training, and Military Medicine.

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Mark Comerford B Phty., MCSP, MAPA

Mark trained as a physiotherapist in 1980 and ever since has been on a journey searching for the 'holy grail' of trying to understand movement and function. He has developed models trying to understand good movement function, simple and structured ways of assessing and evaluating what goes wrong with movement when pain and disability come to visit, and principles and strategies of movement correction to help evict these unwelcome guests. Being one of the founding Directors of Kinetic Control and Movement Performance Solutions has allowed him to work with and learn from a lot of very talented people like Shirley Sahrmann, Gwen Jull, Paul Hodges and Lorimer Mosley.

He now works with a great team of like minded movement professionals such as Sarah Mottram and the rest of the Kinetic Control and Performance Stability team. He also provides teaching, training, and support for both undergraduate and postgraduate university education in the UK and Australia. He is also a current board member of the of Sports Medicine Australia (Queensland). Mark has also had the opportunity to have worked as a performance and rehab consultant for various sporting and professional organizations including the Chicago Bulls (NBA), Washington Wizards (NBA), West Side Dance & Physical Therapy (New York City Ballet), Vermeil Sport & Fitness (USA) and Athletes' Performance (USA).

Mark's special interest is in the development of clinically relevant models of movement function and dysfunction, understanding the influence of pain on movement and muscle function, and the enhancement of performance. He also believe passionately in the need for clinicians to use diagnostic subgroups of movement dysfunction, and to use clinical reasoning in frameworks based on evidence based practice to improve the standards of therapeutic exercise in 'best practice'.

Gray Cook MSPT, OCS, CSCS

Gray Cook 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" and "Movement: Functional Movement Systems" He is also the author of numerous text book chapters and articles related to these topics as well.

For more information check out his website at FunctionalMovement.com .

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Linda Joy Lee BSC, BSC(PT), FCAMT, MCPA, PhD

Linda-Joy is a physiotherapy graduate from the University of British Columbia, Canada, and UBC Wesbrook Scholar (1996). "LJ" became a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manual and Manipulative Therapists in 1999 with distinction and completed her certification in Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) in July 2001. LJ is a clinical and education consultant at her clinic, Synergy Physiotherapy, in North Vancouver (www.synergyphysio.ca), BC. She sees a wide variety of patients, including all levels of recreational and competitive athletes, and specializes in treating patients with pelvic and spinal dysfunction. LJ is known for her skills in motor control and movement retraining and is experienced in the use of Real-time Ultrasound imaging for assessment and retraining of the pelvic floor and lumbopelvic core muscles.

LJ has worked with internationally known clinician Diane Lee since 2000, and is currently collaborating with Diane on several projects in addition to teaching and developing courses based on the Integrated Model of Function. She developed the "Training the Trainers" course to complement Diane's Postpartum Health for Moms educational program; this course has now been expanded into the two day course "Postpartum Health for Moms: Restoring Form & Function". LJ published a chapter on "Restoring Force Closure/Motor Control of the Thorax" in the book "The Thorax: An Integrated Approach" by Diane Lee and co-authored two chapters in the 3rd edition of "The Pelvic Girdle" by Diane Lee. In addition, she co-produced, along with Diane, a 4.5 hour DVD titled "An Integrated Approach to the Assessment and Treatment of the Lumbopelvic-Hip Region". Information on these education materials is available through this website -- see education products. Passionate about new challenges, LJ is also pursuing a PhD investigating motor control of the thoracic spine and its relation to the lumbopelvic region at The University of Queensland with Professor Paul Hodges.

Dr. Kyle Kiesel PT, PhD, ATC, CSCS

Dr. Kiesel is an Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Evansville. He conducts research related to core function and functional movement testing related to athletic performance and injury prediction. He also conducts research in the use of ultrasound imaging for patients with low back pain. He serves as a consultant for professional, college, and high school sports teams. He has extensive experience teaching lecture and lab courses emphasizing core training and functional movement assessment and intervention including both the FMS and the SFMA. He has authored several articles and a book chapter on these topics. He has 12 peer-reviewed publications and presented numerous abstracts and invited speaking engagements nationally and internationally. He serves as a manuscript reviewer for 6 different peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Kiesel is engaged in patient care in orthopedics and sports at ProRehab in Evansville, Indiana where he serves as Director of Evidence-Based Practice.

Dr. Kevin Wilk DPT, PT, FAPTA

Dr. Kevin Wilk has lead a distinguished career as a clinical physical therapist for the past 29 years, as a leading authority in rehabilitation of sports injuries and orthopaedic lesions. Kevin is currently Associate Clinical Director for Champion Sports Medicine in Birmingham, AL. In addition, he is the Director of Rehabilitative Research at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham and is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Physical Therapy Program at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. Kevin is also the Rehabilitation Consultant for the Tampa Bay Rays' Baseball Team, and has worked with the Rays for 15 years. Dr Wilk received his physical therapy from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, IL., and his DPT from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of HealthCare Professions in Boston, MA.

Kevin is generally regarded as one of the leading sports physical therapists experts in the evaluation and treatment of shoulder, knee, and elbow joint injuries. He is active daily with patient care, research & educational activities. His seminars are extremely well attended and receive excellent reviews based on scientific evidence, clinical experience, innovative approaches, and his interactive and fun approach to seminars. He is continuously updating & changing his seminars to meet the demands of the ever changing health care environment.

Charlie Weingroff DPT, ATC, CSCS

Charlie is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a Certified Athletic Trainer, and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He was most recently the Director of Physical Performance and Resiliency and Lead Physical Therapist for the United States Marines Corps Special Operations Command in Camp Lejeune, NC. He is also Director of Clinical Education for the Vibraflex Whole-Body Vibration and Andante Medical, the makers of the SmartStep, mobile force plate. He graduated from Ursinus College with a degree in Exercise and Sports Science in 1996, and went on to earn an MSPT in 1999 and DPT in 2010 from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

Prior to returning to his home state of New Jersey in the Fall of 2006 after 12 seasons of professional basketball, he was the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach and Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. Among the highlights of his tenure in Philadelphia was being part of the medical staff that ranked 1st in the NBA in Player Missed Games in the 2005-06 season.

Charlie has also produced the popular DVD Training = Rehab, and look for Training = Rehab 2 coming soon!

Patrick Ward MS, CSCS, LMT

In 2006 Patrick created Optimum Sports Performance LLC and opened his training facility in the summer of 2009 in Tempe, AZ. He runs the popular blog site: OptimumSportsPerformance. Patrick is now working at Nike as a SPARQ Performance Expert.

Patrick hold a Masters Degree in Exercise Science, and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, a Titleist Performance Institute Certified Golf Fitness Instructor, Certified Personal Trainer and Performance Enhancement Specialist through National Academy of Sports Medicine, a USA Weightlifting-Certified Coach, and certified FMS.

Nick Winkelman

Nick is the Director of Education at Athletes' Performance where he oversees all mentorship education courses and is a full-time strength and conditioning coach. Nick has a diverse coaching background within the sports performance field working with NFL Combine Preparation, Tactical Athletes, Fire Fighters and many other sports. Nick has had the opportunity to work with the Oregon State Baseball Team that won the 2006 College World Series and was the Strength Coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates Rookie League team in Bradenton, Florida. During his time in Florida, Nick trained under Aaron Mattes, internationally acclaimed stretching authority and developer of Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) Technique. Nick is currently completing his Masters in Strength and Conditioning through Edith Cowan University and through his education has been published in the UK Strength and Conditioning Association's Journal and presented at the NSCA National Conference.

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