Speakers

  • Nicholas Potter, DPT, ATC, LAT
    Nicholas Potter, the assistant director of athletic rehabilitation at Duke University, will be discussing current thoughts on the small stabilizers of the core.

  • Michael Krasnov, DC, CCSP, CCEP
    Dr. Krasnov, a Chiropractor at Chiropractic Partners, will be discussing the evaluation of the core, the signs to watch to see if something is not moving appropriately.

  • Elizabeth Evans, PMA, RYT
    Elle Evans, a Pilates Instructor at Body and Soul Studios at the Athletic Performance Center, will be discussing how to incorporate Pilates with dissociated movements to enhance core stability

  • Darin Padua, Ph.D, ATC
    Dr. Padua, Director of the Sport Medicine Research Laboratory and Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at UNC, will be discussing systematic assessment of trunk stability and neuromuscular control.

  • Jeremy Boone, CSCS, NMT, USAW, MSA
    Jeremy Boone, Athlete By Design, will be discussing core programming from horizontal to Vertical.

  • Michelle Rockwell, MS, RD, CSSD
    Michelle Rockwell, Registered Dietitian specializing in Sports Dietetics and Nutrition at Nutrition on the Move and serves as consultant to North Carolina State’s athletic department, will be discussing nutrition for ideal athletic composition.

  • Chris Eschbach, Ph.D
    Dr. Eschbach, Head of Exercise and Sport Science at North Carolina Wesleyan College, will be discussing sets, reps, number of workouts, types of muscle contractions need to train core muscles from the larger muscles to small stabilizers.

  • William Meyers, MD
    Dr. Meyers, a Physician with Core Performance Physicians, will be discussing Sports Hernia-Prevention-Treatment and Rehabilitation of the issue.

  • Joseph Barker, MD
    Dr. Barker, Sports Medicine Surgeon at Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, will be discussing Hip Dysfunction/evaluation, treatment, prevention and associated problems with the lumbar spine.

  • Doug Bennett, MA, ATC, PES
    Doug Bennett, Assistant Athletic Trainer/ Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Carolina Hurricanes Professional Hockey Team, will be discussing The 'Core' of Musculoskeletal Extremity Injuries

  • Michelle Joshua, PhD, CC-AASP
    Michelle Joshua, Carolina Performance, will be discussing how you mentally get someone to commit to long term change.



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