ACSM 2017 PRESENTERS:

Dennis Cardone, DO

Title: Biologics and Recovery for Athletes and Novice Exercisers

Description: Current research in regenerative medicine and stem cell advancements for sports injuries and osteoarthritis.

Bio:

I treat people with acute sports injuries as well as non-sports injuries, and I manage injuries that occur in most parts of the body. I choose treatments based on strong evidence of long-term outcomes, and I’m conservative in my approach. In other words, I start with the least amount of intervention that gives the most positive results, and I move forward with additional treatment if necessary.

In addition to seeing patients at NYU Langone, I serve as the head team physician for the athletic programs at NYU and Long Island University, the chief medical officer for the New York City Public Schools Athletic League, and as a team physician for the U.S. Open tennis tournament.

Bethany Ridenhour, PT, DPT, CSCS

Title: Running biomechanics for injury prevention Description: This talk will discuss current research in running biomechanics related to injury risk, and provide realistic practical application of techniques designed to prevent injury and improve running performance. Bio:

Bethany is a staff physical therapist at NYU Langone’s Center for Musculoskeletal Care where

she provides treatment of orthopedic injuries in an active and athletic patient

population. Bethany holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from New York University and is a

Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics. She also is a Certified Strength and

Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Certified Ironman Coach. A former collegiate basketball

player, Bethany is an avid cyclist and triathlete, participating in multiple Sprint, Olympic, and

Half Ironman distance triathlons, the NYC Marathon, and international cycling events. Bethany

serves as a clinician with the Running Lab at NYU Langone Health.

Carolyn Appel MS, CSCS:

Title: Assessing Physiological Readiness for Pregnancy and Postpartum

Description: Childbirth is called "labor" for a reason - it's hard work! When expectant moms stick to light resistance and cardio as their main sources of physical preparation for delivery and motherhood, they are shortchanging themselves. Not only do you want to minimize risk to your pregnant clients but you also want to maximize their performance during labor and their subsequent recoveries.

In order to most effectively design a pregnancy program it is imperative to understand how the body changes throughout the nine months, what it must endure during labor, and how the activities of daily living of motherhood place new stresses on a compromised body. Once you have performed a needs analysis of these three distinct, yet interrelated phases then you will be guided to the appropriate assessments to test for your clients' readiness. These assessments will form the basis of their programs, providing your ladies with the best preparation possible for their big day.

Bio:

After I spent most of my childhood and adolescence smacking balls on a tennis court I decided to channel that athletic passion into a career helping others improve their movement competency. In so doing, I discovered how important those physical tools were to developing the strength and confidence necessary for my clients to pursue their passions.

During my six years at a gym in my hometown of New York City I helped clients experience joyful days of sprinting on the tennis court, negotiating a marathon course, scrambling after grandchildren in the park, kicking butt in the delivery room, digging in the garden, and even scaling the Great Wall of China.

My interest in human movement led me to a Master’s degree in the movement sciences. Then, I joined the faculty of the Equinox Fitness Training Institute and I enjoyed several years of teaching trainers biomechanics, motor learning, and skill development.

Karen Reznik Dolins, EdD, RDN, CSSSD, CDN

Title: Optimizing recovery through nutrition

Description:

This presentation will review the science and practice of recovery nutrition. Topics include:

Energy needs – finding the balance between decreased needs with rest and adequacy for healing

Protein and amino acids – how does recovery affect needs

Anti-inflammatories

Is there a role for dietary supplements?

Creatine

Vitamin D

Calcium

Glutamine

Omega 3 fatty acids

Bio:

Clients have sought her expertise to manage medical needs including diabetes, heart health, and weight management. As a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Nutrition, Dr. Dolins helps athletes from pros to recreational, Masters to grade school, improve athletic performance through science-based nutrition practices. She is adept at evaluating nutrition research within the context of the available literature, and translating science into practical messages for the public.

In addition to her practice, Dr. Dolins teaches graduate level sports nutrition at Teachers College Columbia University and New York University, and created a practicum for Nutrition and Exercise Physiology students where they gain experience at various sites.

Dr. Dolins is the sports nutrition consultant to the NYNJ Track Club and Iona College. She was the Sports Nutritionist for the NY Knicks for 10 years and Sports Nutritionist for Columbia University Intercollegiate Athletics for 2 years. She has provided workshops for the Women’s NBA, NBA Players Association and Cirque du Soleil as well as schools and numerous coaches’ clinics. Merrill Lynch, AT&T, Pepsico, PaineWebber, IBM and Columbia University are among the clients who have benefited from her corporate wellness programs.

As a leader in her field, Dr. Dolins is frequently called upon to create educational materials, serve on committees for her professional organizations, and deliver presentations at professional conferences and major sporting events. She publishes regularly in the professional and lay journals.

Dr. Dolins was among the first to earn the credential of Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She currently serves as Membership Director of the Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness (SCAN) Dietetic Practice Group and is a past Chairperson of the organization. She also is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. In addition to her board position with SCAN, she sits on the board of the MSUD Family Support Group and Meals on Wheels White Plains.

Drew Morcos DPt:

Title: Sports Medicine Secrets: A Movement Science Approach to Pitching

Description: This session will present a practical way to analyzing the pitching mechanics and understanding the importance of key moments in the movement of this overhead motion. Video comparisons of optimal and non-optimal movements will be used to train the eye of the clinician to assess who may be at a higher likelihood of an upper or lower extremity injury. Using movement science and sports examination techniques, the presenter will demonstrate how with the use of mobile apps for movement analysis, impairment based examinations and specific interventions can be integrated to achieve the desired outcomes. Understanding the key differences in success vs durability in a pitcher is the key to achieve full potential.

Bio:

Drew is the Owner and President of MOTUS Specialists Physical Therapy, Inc. in Newport Beach.

He has experience working with top athletes in professional sports including Russell Wilson and Antonio Brown (NFL), Carmelo Anthony (NBA) and Steve Johnson (ATP), to name a few. Prior to opening his own clinic, he was the Director of Rehabilitation at the University of Southern California-Athletic Medicine Department. He continues to serve as an Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy for The Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC. He earned a B.S. in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Athletic Training from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from USC in 2007 followed by completion of a residency in Orthopaedics and a fellowship in Sports Physical Therapy through Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles. He has experience as an athletic trainer and physical therapist in Division 1 Athletics, NFL, USA and AVP Beach Volleyball and the World’s Strongest Man Competition. He is on the board of context

experts to design item questions for the Sports Clinical Specialist exam. He served as the clinical instructor for the USC Division 1 Sports Residency program. He is also a clinical instructor for the Kaiser Permanente Sports Fellowship program. He has published articles in the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT), New York Post and ESPN. He has presented educational sessions for the APTA’S Combined Sections Meeting since 2014. He has been trained through the Professor Vladimir Janda and Professor Vaclav Vojta Approach. He has over seven years of experience in Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) and became a certified practitioner of DNS in 2015.

Itzik Zur, PhD

Title: The Science behind the Mind-Body Relationship in Sports: How Emotions Influence Athletic Skill Execution

Description: In this presentation, Dr. Zur discusses how emotions can impact physical performance, specifically looking at the science behind the mind-body relationship in sports. Although the industry has made significant strides in recent years toward preparing athletes, there is still room for growth, particularly when preparing athletes to manage and process emotion in competitive spaces. Dr. Zur’s call to action is to recognize the importance and power of emotion on physical activity. He argues that it is our first and basic form of communication and that we need to acknowledge its impact on every element of our lives, including sports.

Bio:

Dr. Itzik Zur’s Ph.D. research focused on how emotions, specifically anger, can affect fine motor performance, response-time and accuracy. Dr. Zur conducted the research with two international authorities on emotions and sport performance; Professor Lew Hardy and Professor Tim Woodman from Bangor University, U.K. His research involved comparing various mental elements (i.e., emotions) with physiological bodily responses.

As part of his work, Dr. Zur utilizes a bio-feedback system that records EMG muscle tension and other physiological activities which has deepened his appreciation on the many factors associated with peak performance.

Dr. Zur has worked with athletes from the U.S Olympic team and U.S. Karate team, and he continues to work with athletes of all ages and skill levels. For three years, he served as a full-time Sports Psychologist for the Bney-Yehuda Soccer Club, one of the top youth academies in Tel-Aviv, and helped to train the Israeli counter terror unit. Dr. Zur has also worked with Wall Street traders and start-up teams and currently works with a private practice in New York.

Dr. Zur has a black belt in karate and in his spare time teaches karate at Saint Ann’s school in Brooklyn (when he is not playing soccer with his local team).

Eric Chessen, MS

Title: Reinventing the Wheel: Fitness for the Autism Population

Description: 31% of adolescents with autism are clinically obese and nearly every individual with ASD has gross motor and strength deficits. This time is now for the fitness industry to recognize this as a niche population that greatly needs service. In this presentation, Autism Fitness Founder Eric Chessen, M.S., breaks down his PAC Profile approach to Physical, Adaptive, and Cognitive functioning and how fitness professionals can provide the best outcomes for those with autism.

Bio:

I began working with the autism population about a decade ago as a summer camp counselor. Even then, prior to foreseeing my career, I was fascinated with the few children I met with Autism. While taking graduate courses towards a degree in general psychology, a classmate asked if I would be interested in applying my fitness background to a program for teenagers on

the Autism Spectrum. At that time, I was unsure of what I wanted in a career. I was hired to develop and implement fitness programs for several students who, in addition to having autism, exhibited some gross motor challenges. While developing fitness programs for my students, I underwent intensive training in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). I integrated the teaching strategies from ABA with my working knowledge of exercise, and steadily began developing my own model and methods for implementing successful fitness programs for children with Autism. Around the same time, I was researching, or attempting to research the most effective fitness programs for young people on the autism spectrum. I found virtually nothing on the subject. It was at this point I realized what I wanted to do with my career; to be an advocate and resource for bringing fitness to the autism community. My career as the “autism fitness guy” grew slowly. I began working with new clients who made great progress in their physical, emotional, and cognitive health. I started writing for autism publications, speaking at various functions and workshops, and filmed my first DVD. In 2008 I changed from my company name from Theraplay-ny to Beyond Boundaries Fitness, as my goal became to bring fitness to as many children and families as possible. Paul Gallo, Ed.D.

Title: Exercise selection for Parkinson’s disease: An important “step” for quality programming. Description: This tutorial lecture will briefly review the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and associated clinical signs and symptoms that have a negative effect on motor control and walking mechanics. Current evidence-based literature will be reviewed with regard to the selection of aerobic and resistance-training exercises that may result in greatest improvements in motor control and walking mechanics for persons with PD. Attendees will leave this lecture with information that is clinically applicable to safe and effective exercise programming for clients and patients with mild to moderate PD.

Bio:

Dr. Paul M. Gallo has been the director of Exercise Science and Wellness at Norwalk Community College since 2004 and Adjunct Faculty at Teachers College Columbia University since 2011. He holds a doctorate of education in applied physiology from Teachers College Columbia University and is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. Paul is active in research focusing on movement economy and resistance training in both persons with Parkinson’s disease and older adults and has publications in several peer-reviewed journals. Currently, Paul serves as the Assistant to the Editor for the Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology and is the Sponsorship Chair for the New England Chapter of the ACSM. He has also served as an editor and reviewer for textbooks and refereed journals within his area of expertise.

Fred DiMenna, PhD, CSCS

Title: Twenty years of blood flow restricted strength training: Unprecedented hypertrophy or unfound hype

Description: In 1998, Shinohara et al. reported a 26% increase in strength after four weeks of isometric training for subjects who worked at 40% of the maximal voluntary contraction, a stimulus traditionally considered insufficient for strength gain. However, this was only the case when the exercise was performed with blood flow to the working muscle restricted by external cuff. Follow-up studies involving dynamic exercise confirmed this effect and put blood flow-restricted strength training on the “research map” with well over 200 publications on the topic to date. However, despite the obvious potential for low-load hypertrophy training for clinical populations or when other circumstances exist that prevent heavy lifting (e.g., for astronauts during space travel), at present, there is no evidence that blood flow-restricted strength training is being routinely practiced in fitness or rehabilitation facilities except in Japan where “KAATSU” has been adopted in a number of settings. The purpose of this presentation is to review 20 years of blood flow-restricted strength-training research to tease out fact from fiction.

Bio:

Fred DiMenna earned a PhD in exercise physiology from University of Exeter in the UK in 2010. His PhD supervisor was Andy Jones and his research was in the field of oxygen uptake kinetics. After returning to the U.S., he continued to work with the group at Exeter in addition to assuming a position as a Research Associate at the New York Obesity Research Center at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital in Manhattan. He is also currently working with researchers at the Lung Institute at the Sheba Medical Center in Israel and the Faculdade de Ciências at São Paulo State University in Brazil. Prior to his PhD studies, DiMenna, who is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Movement Sciences at Columbia University Teachers College, had a 20-year career as a competitive bodybuilder including 10 years at the professional level. During this tenure, he won two drug-free United States titles as an amateur and was runner-up in the heavyweight class of the 1998 WNBF Pro Natural International as a professional.

Cassie Reilly-Boccia, MS

Title: Redefining the youth athlete: How to train and assess movement in a team setting

Description: Discussion and hands on demonstration of handling the various needs of a large volume of athletes varying in skill, motivation and movement competency

Bio:

Cassie Reilly-Boccia is currently the Director of Research and Development at Athletes Warehouse in Pleasantville, NY. She has helped build the company from its inception by helping creating the curriculum and standards in which the team of staff members trains youth athletes. Cassie is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach and a Titleist Performance Institute Level 1 Coach. She graduated with her Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Alabama in 2012 and completed her

Masters degree in Biomechanics from the University of Northern Iowa in 2013. She is currently an adjunct professor at Mercy College where she teaches Biomechanics and Kinesiology. Cassie is also the lead author for a paper published in The Sports Journal, “Swing Kinematics Described in Division I Female Softball Players.” She is the author of the book, "Finished It A Team's Journey to Winning It All" which highlights the Alabama Crimson Tide Softball teams National Championship season in 2012. During her time with the Crimson Tide she lead the team to three Southeastern Conference championships and one National Championship.

April O’Connell, OTR/L

Title: Shoulder assessment and corrective exercise. Description: Hands on demonstration and discussion of identifying abnormalities in upper extremity movement, and how to select exercises to improve. Focus will be spent mainly on the shoulder. Bio: April is an Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist at NYU Langone’s Center for Musculoskeletal Care where she provides treatment of orthopedic injuries in athletes and active individuals of all ages. April earned her Occupational Therapy degree at Boston University. April is a Certified Hand Therapist and is certified by the American Council of Sports Medicine (ACSM) as a clinical Exercise Specialist. She has lectured to physicians and therapists on current concepts of orthopedic rehabilitation of the shoulder, elbow, and hand and has a special interest in the treatment and prevention of injuries in the overhead athlete.

Rick Richey, MS

Title: Practical Applications of Corrective Exercise

Description: This is an active hands on session that will address the concepts of corrective exercise and how to implement them with your clients and patients.

Bio:

A combination of Southern charm and a passion for health and fitness education has made Rick an entertaining personality in the fitness industry. Rick has been in the fitness industry for over 15 years as a trainer, training manager, educator, orthopedic massage therapist, college and university professor, fitness industry presenter, as well as a subject matter expert and talent for fitness industry educational videos and written content. He is regularly used by media outlets for quotes and content regarding fitness and wellness. Rick has also written chapters in the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Essentials of Personal Training textbook. He is currently a doctoral candidate in the Health Science and Exercise Leadership program at California University of Pennsylvania. He has fought professionally in the World Kickboxing and Karate Association (WKA) in Muay Thai, and is a course educator for the NASM MMA Conditioning Specialist and the Everlast FIT certifications. Rick is the owner of Independent Training Spot, personal training gyms located NYC, and co-owner of several other fitness brands such as The Daily Move Challenge, Human Movement Science (HMS) Resources, and Omnia Training & Wellness. Rick also works with Fusionetics and has offered fitness assessments for professional athletes, the NBA Players Association in NYC, and the Mets organization.

Nicholette Ivezaj, B.S. & Mark A Caselli, DPM, FACSM

Title: GNYRC-ACSM College Campus Walk for Success: A Project to Promote Movement

Description: A presentation on the results of a multi-site project to promote physical activity and a healthy life style amongst students on our college campuses based on research that has shown that students who went for a brisk walk before studying recalled 25% more that those who sat.

Bios:

Nicholette Ivezaj, B.S.

B.S. Ramapo College 2017

Biology and Neuroscience Major

Student Bowl Committee (2014-Present)

Mark A Caselli, DPM, FACSM

Immediate Past President, GNYRC-ACSM

Chairman, Student Bowl Committee

Adjunct Professor, Ramapo College of New Jersey

Adjunct Professor and Past Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Sciences, New York College of

Podiatric Medicine