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Summary

I am a founding partner in Fivemajor, LLC, Sports Center Physical Therapy, PC, and Paradigm Health Systems International, Inc. I have a Bachelor of Science from the State University of Buffalo at New York and a Doctor of Philosophy in Allied Health from Pacific Western University.

 

I am a published author in scientific journals, have written chapters for physical therapy books, currently manage two blogs, The View from Sports Center and Exerciseology, and just published my first book, The Little Book of Sparks.

Work History

Fivemajor, LLC

Austin, TX, United States
Present
Founder 

Fivemajor is currently developing a new concept in the general field of fitness and wellness.

Sports Center

Austin, TX, United States
Jan 2003 - Present
Founder 

Sports Center is a physical therapy practice devoted to people who hurt when they exercise or cannot exercise due to an injury or surgery and return them to an active lifestyle. We deal only with orthopedic and sports injuries in people age ten and over. 

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, OK, United States
Aug 1996 - May 1999
Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs 

I taught in both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the Department of Physical Therapy.

Texas State University-San Marcos

San Marcos, TX, United States
1986 - 1992
Instructor 

I taught Functional Anatomy, Orthopedics, and Spinal Mobilization within the Department of Physical Therapy.

Paradigm Health Systems International, Inc.

Austin, TX, United States
1996 - Present
Founder and President 

Paradigm produces and sells the Newton Speed Trainer, my second patent on anti-gravity technology.

SOMA, Inc.

Austin, TX, United States
1987 - 1996
Founder and President 

SOMA produced the ZUNI Incremental Weight Bearing System, my first patent in anti-gravity technology, and served as the organizer for most of the seminars I taught in the late 80's and into the mid-90's.

Brackenridge Hospital

Austin, TX, United States
Aug 1981 - Aug 1983
Staff Physical Therapist 

Certifications

Orthopedic Certified Specialist

(American Board of Physical Therapy Specialites)

Check out my blogs

The View from Sports Center

Blog

A practical blog about pactically anything on injuries, health, and life.

Exercise:ology

Exerciseology_cv

Exercise:ology is about the art & science of fitness and human performance. It offers insights, techniques, tools, and tips to get fit and stay fit; how to deal with injuries, post-operative rehab, the mental and emotional roller coaster that all of us go through (clients and practitioners) and how I've dealt with all of these things over my career which, as of today, is closing in on 28 years.

My Books

12 Things I Believe

Inventions and Patents

Zuni Incremental Weight Bearing System

Zuni

I received my first patent in 1993. This machine reduced the effect of gravity while walking or running on a treadmill.

Newton Speed Trainer

Newton

This was my second anti-gravity patent in conjunction with my colleagues Ed Tyson, MD and Ryan Smith, PT.

Cervical spine motion measurement

Cerical spine motion measurement

This is a goniometer that measures movement of the neck by attaching to the head and permits measurement of all motions (rotation, sidebending, flexion and extension). This version was developed in 1989.