There's a reason the best Professional and Collegiate Basketball Professionals attend BSMPG Summer Seminar year after year after year....

"Superb conference. Unique sport-specific emphasis. Very well run. Excellent speaker line-up. I can't wait until the next one!"

- Darryl Eto

Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Houston Rockets

"BSMPG conference is a blend of some of the greatest minds in sports medicine and human performance. It is a must see seminar for cutting edge information and knowledge!"

- Jonas Sahratian

Strength and Conditioning Coach for UNC - Chapel Hil

"What separates these conferences from the rest is that it brought together some of the most well respected coaches and scientists in the field to talk specifically about the elements that I work with daily.  It was a tremendous learning and networking experience that makes me want to come back every year if I get the chance."

- Michael Irr, CSCS
Former Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Charlotte Bobcats

"BSMPG delivers once again. Every year they bring in the top dogs in the industry who are willing to share their knowledge as well as learn from everyone else. This is the only conference that allows great presentations as well as quality social events that allow everyone to mingle, talk shop, and provide a unique opportunity to network with a great bunch of people. "

- Keke Lyles Head Strength & Conditioning - Minnesota Timberwolves

"The Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group symposium entitled "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants" was truly inspirational and educational. I strongly believe that the relationship between Strength & Conditioning and Sports Medicine is extremely important to maximize the performance enhancement potential in any athlete. This event meshed the two worlds seamlessly which in itself sets this event above any other but add in the leaders in their field as speakers and you have one of the highest quality conferences I've ever attended. The intensive track option for those that want more "hands on"  experience is another plus and offers individuals more one-on-one interaction with the speakers. This was the first time that I attended a BSMPG conference but it will definitely not be my last."

- Paul Murata
University of Virginia 
Athletic Trainer for Women's Basketball

Register for the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar and listen to:

Bobby Alejo - S&C coach for North Carolina State

Charlie Weingroff - former S&C coach for the Philadelphia 76ers

Randall Huntington - Topic: Developing Power (kind of important for hoops don't you think?)

Robert Butler - Duke University

Joel Jamieson - Topic: Advanced Recovery Strategies to Maximize Performance.  

Still not convinced? Join Collegiate and Professional strength coaches from across the country as attendees including coaches from the Minnesota Timberwolves, UNC - Chapel Hill, and representatives from NIKE.

This seminar will SELL OUT - so don't delay.

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BSMPG is extending our early bird pricing through this weekend!

At Midnight April 21st Early Bird Pricing is Over - Enjoy our ridiculously low price of $299.00 for 3 more days!

Join Keynote Speakers: Stuart McGill, Adriaan Louw, Marvin Chun, Fergus Connolly and Marco Cardinale as they present alongside the best sports medicine and performance professionals including - Charlie Weingroff, Bill Knowles, Mark Lindsay, Robert Butler, Randall Huntington, Ben Peterson, Bobby Alejo and Kevin Neeld.

Register for this once in a lifetime seminar before seats fill up!

If you are looking to book a hotel room visit our hotel partners by clicking HERE.  Rooms at discounted rates are still available including The Best Western Inn at Longwood.

Thank you to our Sponsors:

Changing The Future Of Patient Care

This past year I was introduced to a company that I believe is changing the future of patient care.  Traditionally, ATC’s, PT’s and other healthcare providers and even performance coaches struggle to communicate with their patients when modifications to exercises need to take place and their patient/athlete is not directly beside them.  With Postwire, you are able to use your cell phone to capture patients performing their rehab exercises, and then with a click of a button you can privately share this video with them so that they can continue to perform while at home and without having to worry about having it stored on your phone; all while being HIPPA compliant!

Being able to conveniently share real-time information, showing progress over time, and having frank conversations with all parties involved, all in one place is a major piece of the future of health care. This is especially important when dealing with athletes where multiple coaches and therapists (Athletic Trainer, Strength Coach, Massage, Skills coach, etc) all see and work with the same athlete but are not able to easily communicate their findings or suggestions to the rest of the care team.   Getting everyone on the same page improves patient care – Period!  If you’re not already using Postwire, you’ll be able to at no cost as an attendee of the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar – Where Leaders Meet.

Join Postwire and other health and performance technology leaders at the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar – May 17 & 18^th.

Get Postwire for FREE at the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar!

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Are your feet ready for running this summer?

You might want to think twice before strapping on those traditional clunky sneakers and running around your neighborhood.  Every year millions of Americans take up running as a way of getting off the couch and trim the mid-section only to find themselves right back where they started - but this time with back, knee and foot pain! 

Learn how incorporating barefoot training prior to your next fitness adventure will have your feet singing a much happier tune.

Passage taken from Barefoot in Boston, by Art Horne

"Looks like mom was right – the cheaper shoes do work just as well, and in fact, might just be safer for you too.

If you are starting to feel like I am picking on traditional shoes and their parent companies well, that is because I am and it is about to get a whole lot worse.
In a study conducted by Marti (1989) in which he provided a questionnaire to over 5000 runners of a popular 16-km race, he discovered that expensive shoes accounted for 123% greater injury frequency than the lowest cost models. In fact, the incidence of injury while the subjects were wearing shoes over $95 were twice as high as for those subjects wearing shoes costing less than $40. There may be a number of other factors associated with injury other than just shoe cost but these results included correction for these other influencing factors such as training mileage and history of previous injury! Marti also notes that injuries were not significantly related to race running, speed, training surface, characteristics of running shoes or relative weight. In other words, the fancier the shoe, the more injuries you can expect from them!

So what do “fancy” shoes have that ordinary shoes do not?

The answer may be found in a 2001 study by McKay. Although McKay’s group did not set out to determine the manufacturing differences between lower end and high end shoes, their findings did point to one feature within many athletic shoes that may very well be to blame. In this study researchers sat courtside and watched over 10,000 recreational basketball participants as they played to determine the rate of ankle injury and examine risk factors of ankle injuries in recreational basketball players. Each participant completed a questionnaire which included questions related to: age, sex, height, weight, protective equipment (ankle brace, mouth guard, etc), shoe type (cut low, med, high), age of shoes, whether the participant performed a warm-up prior to playing, and of course questions identifying their injury history.

After analyzing the data, three risk factors emerged:
1. Previous ankle sprain – those athletes with a previous sprain were almost 5 times more likely to sprain again.
2. Players who did not stretch prior to games were 2.6 times more likely to injure their ankles then those that did.
3. Players wearing air cells in the heels were 4.3 times more likely to injure an ankle compared to those with no air cells in their heels."

BSMPG wishes the over 20,000 runners participating in the 2013 Boston Marathon the very best of luck!!

Register for the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar - May 17 & 18th

Early Bird Prices end April 15th so run to a computer after finishing the marathon and sign up to enjoy the discounted prices!

Join the leaders in Sports Medicine and Performance Training at the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar this May 17&18th here in Boston and be entered to win FREE STUFF!

Register before May 10th and be entered to win the following gifts:

• Intervention by Dan John (3-disc DVD set)
• Common Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunction by Evan Osar
• Movement by Gray Cook
• Advances in Functional Training by Mike Boyle
• Functional Movement Systems by Gray Cook (DVD set)
• Strength and Conditioning: Biological Principles and Practical Applications by Marco Cardinale
• Conditioning Blueprint DVD set by Joel Jamieson
• More Prizes are being added daily!!!

Remember to register before April 15th and save - Early Bird prices are gone next week so sign up today!

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Register today for the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar

A quick video to remind us why we all put so much blood and sweat into our work - see you at BSMPG, where innovators meet.

Join the INNOVATORS in Sports Medicine and Performance Training at the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar - May 17 &18 in Boston MA.

A special thanks to:

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Keep your athletes healthy and performing at the top of their game with the most up-to-date and advanced sports medicine and performance information available via the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar - May 17 & 18th in Boston.

Register before April 15th to enjoy early bird pricing.

They say the early bird gets the worm, but at BSMPG there are no worms - just the best sports medicine and performance professionals from around the world! See speakers such as Mark Lindsay, Joel Jamieson, Charlie Weingroff, Stu McGill, Adriaan Louw and Marco Cardinale all under one roof followed by our incredible social Friday night and the best sports science, equipment and nutrition suppliers in our vendor area throughout the two days.

Don't miss out on our EARLY BIRD SPECIAL - After April 15th price of admission is $349 (pending seat availability)

Stu McGill Workshop Added to 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar!!

BSMPG is pleased to announce the addition of a small group workshop at the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar led by professor Stu McGill. Stu McGill is set to deliver his keynote presentation the morning of the 18th to all attendees with his workshop scheduled for the afternoon.  Attendees interested in attending this workshop must sign up and register separately for this portion of the program.

This small group session is sure to fill up FAST! Sign up today to avoid disappointment.

56 days until the start of BSMPG 2013 - See you in May!!! 

Remember: Book your HOTEL TODAY!!!

STU MCGILL, PHD

University of Waterloo

Topic: Why Everyone Needs Core Training: Implications For Performance & Injury Prevention

Workshop: Hands-on Demonstrations. This small workshop will have a limited number of seats and will take place in the afternoon of the 18th.  Additional registration is required.

Stuart McGill is a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo. He has been the author of over 200 scientific publications that address the issues of low back function, injury mechanisms, development of evidence-based rehabilitation and performance exercise, diagnosis, and the formulation of injury avoidance strategies. As a consultant, he has provided low back expertise to various government agencies, many corporations, elite athletes and teams from many countries, and legal firms. Working at the interface between basic foundational science and clinical practice, he is one of the few scientists who is regularly asked for consult by the medical community regarding particularly difficult back cases, and by world-class athletes from around the world.

See Stu and other top Sports Medicine and Performance professionals from around the world at the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar - May 17&18.

Remember: McGills Workshop has a limited number of seats.  Register today before this once in a lifetime opportunity fills up.

Learn from Stu McGill in a small group workshop setting at the 2013 BSMPG Summer Seminar.

 Early Bird Pricing is still Available

Join us April 27-30th for DNS Course B here in Boston.  Seats are limited but still available.

Click HERE for complete course details.

Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization Course "B"

The “Prague School of Rehabilitation and Manual Medicine” was established by keyneurologists/physiatrists, all of whom were giants in the 20th century rehabilitation era i.e. Karel Lewit and the late Professors Vaclav Vojta, Vladimir Janda & Frantisek Vele.  Based on groundbreaking neurodevelopmental and rehabilitation principles by these men, Professor Pavel Kolar has successfully integrated the work of his predecessors in proposing the underlying neurodevelopmental mechanism for how the movement system develops hand-in-hand with CNS maturation.  This complex approach is “cutting-edge” in that it provides a window into provides a window into the complexity and plasticity of the CNS and its effect on the movement system.  The DNS approach can be used in the rehabilitation of a myriad of neurologic, musculoskeletal pain syndromes as well as performance athletic training.

For more information on this approach please check out www.rehabps.com 

Clare C. Frank DPT, MS, OCS, FAAOMPT

Dr. Frank received her physical therapy degree from Northern Illinois University. She completed the Kaiser Permanente Orthopedic Residency program in 1993 while working on her Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy at University of Southern California. She received her post-professional doctorate degree from Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California 2004. She is a board certified specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy and a fellow in the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy. Her clinical career has been greatly influenced by Shirley Sahrmann PT, PhD, and the Prague School of Manual Medicine faculty, namely, the late Vladimir Janda MD, Karel Lewit MD, and Pavel Kolar PT, PhD.

Dr. Frank practices at a private clinic in Los Angeles, California. She has been instrumental in setting up the Movement Science Fellowship at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles. She has served on the medical team for the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles, as well as the injury prevention team for the Chinese Olympic Teams 2010/11. She currently teaches in the U.S. and internationally and has co-authored “Assessment and Treatment of Muscle Imbalances: The Janda Approach”

Click HERE for complete course details.