Some writing samples of my work at A.T. Still University.
Research Methods
- On Evidence-Based Practice
- On Evidence-Based Practice Icing Guidelines
- An International Evidence-Based Effort: Learning from the Model of Concussion Guidelines in Sports
- How Evidence-Based Methodology May Be Incorporated Into My Daily Practice
- Football Helmets and Concussion: Informed and Aware Personal Choice
- Advertising Dietary Supplements
- Everything Speaks
- On the Importance of Communication Excellence in the Clinical Domain
- Does Cooling and Cryotherapy Aid in Recovery After Intensive Exercise?
Motor Control
- The Road to Expertise
- Nootropics: Physical Performance Gets a Cognitive Boost–Cognitive Enhancers, Smart Drugs, Cosmetic Neurology
- To Chaos and Back: Finding Order Through Dynamical Systems, Somatic Movement, Trial and Error
- Music Therapy in the Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients
- Fundamental Movement Skills
- Coaching: It’s Not All About the Game
- Coachability
- Pyramid of Success
- Coaching Critical Problem Solving: Developing the Full Athletic Potential
- Challenge Point
Summer Institute
- Governance in the Health and Fitness Industry
- A Balancing Act On Paper
- Risk Management: Sovereign Immunity and Campus Sports, Athletics, and Recreation
- Where No Man Has Gone Before: Adventure Obstacle Racing and Liability, Insurance, and Tort Claims
- Walk the Talk: Should FIFA Re-Examine Its Own Protocol?
- Overview of Differences Between Title VII and Title IX
- Bridging the Gap in Sexual Harassment Prevention: From Theory to Reality
- Kaizen
- Avoiding the “Education Mills”
Nutrition
- Fats in Diet
- Dishing the Dirt on Deep-Fat Frying
- Eat for Function
- The Grapefruit or Hollywood Diet
- Behind “Eat for your Blood Type” Diets
- Fortification and the Changing Role of Food
- Sodium
- Dynamical Systems Approach to the Obesity Pandemic
- Fat and Circadian Rhythms
- Pre-Workout N.O. Xplode and Other Nitric Oxide Supplementation
- Hormones, Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss
- Recovery
- Exogenous Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) as Part of an Ergogenic and Recovery Plan to Counter Oxidative Stress and Exercise-Induced Inflammatory Response
Post-Rehab Exercise Prescription
- M3 Summary and Insights: Marumo et al. on Ligamentization
- M3 Summary and Insights: Sharma et al. on Tendinopathy
- Re: M3 Summary and Insights: Marumo et al. on Ligamentization
- On Autografts
- M4 Summary and Insights: Ceroni et al. on Decreased Bone Mass
- M4 Summary and Insights: Paci et al. on Olecranon Stress Fractures
- On Bone Mineral Loss Due to Immobilization
- Common Overuse Injuries in Baseball
- On Facets of Bone Mineral Content and Bone Minderal Density
Corrective Exercise Prescription
- Joint-by-Joint Approach: Mobility
- Stability Introduction
- Reset, upper extremity: Iatrogenic Shoulder-Complex Mobility Restrictions in Breast Cancer (BC) Survivors (BCS)
- Posterior Capsule Tightness
- On Ankle Mobility in Gait in the Older Adult Population
- On Anterior Ankle Pain with Increased Dorsiflexion
- The Author’s Philosophy: Overview Movement Dysfunction and Corrective Exercise
- Prolonged/Stationary Standing Occupational Hazards
- On the Discussion: How Long to Hold Pressure in Trigger Point Therapy
- Prolonged-Sitting/Sedentarism and Lumbar Instability
- General Recommendations: The Pseudo-Myth (or Pseudo-Truth) of Sleeping Posture
- On the Effectiveness of Thrower’s Ten
- Case Study
- Sedentary Behavior and Movement “Amnesia”
- Case Study
- Case Study Final
Advanced Exercise Prescription
- Prescribing Exercise
- Thoughts on Licensure in the Health/Fitness Domain
- On How to Reach the Widest Demographic Regarding Healthy Lifestyles
- Barriers in the Prescription of Cardiovascular Fitness Program
- On the Rate of Perceived Exertion Visual Scale
- Challenges of Developing a Muscular Fitness Program: The Goldilocks Combination
- Train Smarter; “More” Does Not Guarantee “Better” Outcomes
- On Exercise Intensity with Individuals with Elevated Cholesterol and Mobility Issues
- On Looking at More Than Just One Dimension of Human Performance
- The Cognitive Component in Falls Prevention
- On Multimodal Exercise in Falls Prevention
- On Postpartum Exercise and Diastasis Recti
- On Agility Training in the Older Adult Population
- On Motivating the Older Adult Population to Increase Physical Activity
- Fat Mass Loss
- On Social Support and Physical Activity
- Interval Training
- Critical Thought Paper
- Cardiovascular Fitness Program Design: Get Off the Couch!
- Muscular Fitness Program Design: Get Stronger to Move Well (Falls Prevention)!
- Weight Loss Program Design: Cultivate, Nuture, and Grow!
Applied Sport Psychology
- Beyond Motivation: Flow State
- On Motivation to Actionable Steps
- Expectation-Performance Model
- On Connotations Associated with “Mental Toughness” and “Resiliency”
- On Training the Physical and Mental “Game”
- Authenticity Blended with a Dose of Servant-Leadership
- On Leadership in the Workplace
- On the Effectiveness of Transformational Coaching
- What is the Optimal Mind-Body-Spirit State in Human Performance?
- Peak Performance
- Goal Setting
- From Goals to Goal Attainment
- Imagery
- Imagery
- Clutch or Choke: The Role of Attention in Optimal Performance
- Quiet Eye: Anxiety and Attention
- On Perceived Control
- Burnout in Youth Sports
- When to Refer Out
- Helping Athletes Transition Out of Their Sport
- On Self-Awareness
- The Effects of Perfectionism, Passion, and Coping on Athlete Burnout
- Psychological Skills Training Plan: Two Case Studies
Current Topics
- Licensure Just the Tip of the Iceberg
- Apprenticeship and Mentoring Framework
- Biometric Devices for the Consumer
- Privacy and Security of Health Monitoring Devices
- The “Quantified Self”: Security Risks of GPS/Fitness Tracking Devices
- On Gluten-Free
- Gluten-Free Lifestyle
- Labeling Obesity as a “Disease”
- Classifying Obesity as a Disease Alters Perceptions
- CrossFit: Over-Hyped Industry
- CrossFit: The Transfer of Training
- On Anti-Doping
- Benefits of Stevia
- Stevia: The Controversial Sweetener
Exercise Science
- Cold Weather Provocation of Exercise-Induced Respiratory Issues
- Airway/Respiratory Issues of Swimmers
- NFL Hyperhydration
- Firefighters Face Extreme Duress in Their Occupation
- Brown Fat
- Children and Resistance Training
- Children and Olympic Lifting
- Children’s Biological Readiness and Explosive Lifting
- Preventative and Prescriptive Measures for Metabolic Syndrome
- Part 1: A Chaos and Systems Perspective on the Cardiometabolic Pandemic
- Part 2: A Closer Look at Urbanization and Economics
- Part 3: It Starts At Home
- The Educational System for Obesity and Cardiometabolic Prevention and Intervention
- Labelling Obesity
- The Long Walk
- The Ironman
Functional Assessment
- Case Study: Regional Interdependence
- Case Study: Posture
- On the Scapula in Relation to Spinal Dysfunction
- Case Study: Gait
- On Janda’s Approach
- On Effects of Sleep Position on Breathing
- FMS
- SFMA
- On Cook’s “3R” Approach
- On Cook’s Three Levels of Information
- Toe-Touch
- Janda Concept Paper
- FMS Concept Paper
Functional Anatomy
- Flexed Posture and Walking in Seniors
- Spinal Curvature in Cycling
- Flexion-Based Society
- Bridging Exercises in Spinal Stability
- Postural Characteristics Associated with Emotions
- Part 1: Empty Can or Full Can?
- Part2: Empty Can or Full Can?
Human Movement Dysfunction
- On the Tensegrity Perspective
- Tensegrity Viewpoint for Load Transfer Through the Sacroiliac Joint
- Applied Tensegrity: Chen-Style Taijiquan
- Case Study
- On Diabetic Neuropathy
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- On Lisfranc Injuries
- Lisfranc Injuries
- Turf Toe
Motivating Older Adults
- Physical Activity for Older Adults: General Recommendations and Theory-Based Interventions
- Three Types of Motivation
- What Does Exercise Mean to Older Adults and Baby Boomers?
- Kaizen Approach
- Mediators of Change
- On Engaging Older Adults in Physical Activity
- Case Study
- Goal-Setting
- Resetting Goals
- Imagery and Self-Efficacy
- Group Exercise Programs
- Reinvigoration
- Goal Setting
- Importance of Sense of Community
