Audio Interview with Angela Gordon

Angela Gordon, PT, DSc, MPT, COMT, OCS, ATC, FMS

Angela is the physical therapist for the Washington Nationals, and in this interview talks about her 'go to' treatments and the influence of the SFMA, NAIOMPT, DNS, and other systems on her treatment approach. She also discusses some of the 'links' in the system that have made a big impact on the way she looks at movement dysfunction in baseball athletes, teaming up with the S&C staff for injury prevention, plus some recommendations for those looking to get more involved in collegiate or professional sports.

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BIO

Angela T. Gordon PT, DSc, MPT, COMT, OCS, ATC, FMS has more than 12 years of clinical experience in orthopedic and sports physical therapy, and has been the lead physical therapist for the Washington Nationals Baseball team in 2005 and 2010 to present. She has worked extensively with numerous elite athletes from Major League Baseball, Canadian Football League, and European basketball players, and also works closely with many high school and collegiate overhead throwers and female athletes.

Dr. Gordon earned her Masters of Physical Therapy from Andrews University in Dayton, Ohio in 2002, and her Doctorate of Science from Andrews University in Berrin Springs, Michigan in 2012. She also earned her orthopedic manual therapist certification through NAIOMT in 2012 and became a certified athletic trainer in 2001. In 2012 Dr. Gordon received her dry needling specialist certification and in 2014 she earned her Orthopedic Specialist Certification from the American Physical Therapy Association.

Dr. Gordon has been an adjunct professor and guest lecturer at George Mason University in the athletic training department and clinical instructor to ATC's and PT students from multiple schools. She has also been a guest lecturer for the VATA conference (2004, 2013), and instructor for continuing education courses for Physiotherapy Associates, Medstar Health, and National Strength Professionals Association. The educational topics she covers include SI dysfunction, Overhead throwers rehabilitation of shoulder and elbow pathologies, ACL rehabilitation and prevention, and Rehabilitation of UCL injuries.

Dr. Gordon is the owner and creator of F. A.S.T.™ (Female Athlete Sports Training program), and in 2013 published an article in the IJSPT related to female athlete injury prevention (Relationship between core strength, hip external rotator muscle strength, and STAR excursion balance test performance in female lacrosse players).