Dr. Angela Gordon: Physical Therapy Considerations for Overhead Athletes

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness
Podcast, Dan is joined by Dr. Angela Gordon to discuss physical
therapy considerations for overhead athletes.


Angela T. Gordon PT, DSc, MPT, FAAOMPT, COMT, ATC, OCS, FMS has
more than 16 years of clinical experience in orthopedic and
sports physical therapy. Dr. Gordon was a high school and
collegiate athlete  suffering several injuries that lead her
pursue a career in physical therapy. She went on to earn her
Bachelor’s degree from Baldwin Wallace College in 2000 for
athletic training, her Masters of Physical Therapy from Andrews
University in 2002, and her Doctorate of Science from Andrews
University 2012. Dr. Gordon earned her orthopedic manual
therapist certification through NAIOMT in 2012. In 2012 Dr.
Gordon received her functional dry needling specialist
certification and in 2014 became Board Certified Orthopedic
Clinical Specialist from the American Physical Therapy
Association. In 2017, Dr. Gordon completed her fellowship
with NAIOMT and is recognized by the American Academy of
Orthopedic Manual Therapists. In April 2013 Dr. Gordon
became a published author for an article in the IJSPT:
Relationships between core strength, hip external rotator muscle
strength, and star excursion balance test performance in female
lacrosse players. Dr. Gordon’s co authored a book chapter
“Physical Therapy considerations Following Regenerative Medicine
Interventions” in September 2017 in the textbook Regenerative
Treatments in Sports and Orthopedic Medicine. Dr. Gordon has
served as the lead physical therapist for the Washington
Nationals Baseball in 2005 and from 2010-2015.  She works
extensively with numerous professional and semi professional
athletes from MLB, NFL, PGA, Canadian Football League, and
European basketball players. She also works closely with
many high school and collegiate overhead throwers and female
athletes. Dr. Gordon is guest faculty with NAIOMT, teaching
a specialty course for rehabilitation of overhead athletes and
she has been invited to speak at a variety annual sports medicine
conferences across the country. Dr. Gordon is the owner and
creator of F. A.S.T. (Female Athlete Sports Training program) and
is physical therapy consultant to George Mason University
Athletics. To keep up to date with everything Dan is doing on the
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media!


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