Mike Cicero, PT graduated from California State University – Sacramento in 1998, with his degree in Physical Therapy. Mike worked as a staff therapist in an outpatient setting for several years. He then opened two private Outpatient therapy clinics over the following years. In 2005, he merged his business with another private practice group in Folsom, California. Mike is currently working as the Director of Acute and Outpatient Operations for this company and treats in one of the clinics. Mike was a volunteer PT at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Track and Field Trials. Additionally, he volunteered as a P.T. for the National Junior Olympics. Mike is currently an instructor for FAKTR Technique, Graston Technique, and Theraband Academy and is also a teaching partner with the CHW Family Practice Residency Program. Mike was recently awarded a “Healthcare Hero” award in the Sacramento Business Journal.
Robert Lardner, PT., Born in Nigeria, Robert’s first career was as a professional ballet and modern dancer after studying at the Rambert Academy outside London, England. He graduated from the department of physical therapy, Lund’s University, Sweden in 1991. He studied with Professors Janda, Lewit and Kolá? from the Czech Republic, who are pioneers of functional rehabilitation and manual medicine. Robert worked in several inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation facilities in Sweden prior to moving to the United States in 1992. He was a staff physical therapist at McNeal Hospital, Clearing Industrial Clinic, and a physical therapy supervisor at Mercy Hospital. He also was in charge of physical therapy services at a number of private outpatient and sports clinics. Robert is currently in private practice in Chicago and teaches various rehabilitation seminars throughout the United States and Europe including The Janda Approach.
Dr. Barton Bishop, PT, DPT, SCS, TPI CGFI-MP2, CKTP CSCS graduated from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska with a Doctor of Physical Therapy in May of 2003. While at Creighton, Dr. Bishop played Division-I collegiate golf and has done further study in the biomechanics of the golf swing and sports physical therapy including being a Certified Golf Fitness Instructor-Medical Professional Level 2 by the Titleist Performance Institute. In 2007, Dr. Bishop successfully passed the exam to become a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (SCS - ABPTS). Dr. Bishop was named as a Top Expert in Sports Medicine by the Washingtonian Magazine in 2010. He currently sits on the Editorial Board of the North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy and is on the Board of Directors of the Sport and Spine Clinical Research Foundation as well as a member of the Thera-Band Research Advisory Committee. As an international lecturer he has lectured on various topics of rehab medicine, sports physical therapy, and manual therapy in India, Italy, Mexico, Greece, and all over the United States. Dr. Bishop has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA-CSCS) since 2003. Dr. Bishop focuses his care on the rehabilitation of extremity and spine injuries and pain using activity and sport-specific techniques. In addition, he is also a Certified Clinical Instructor from the American Physical Therapy Association and serves as a clinical instructor to students from the University of Maryland, Shenandoah University, and the University of South Carolina. Dr. Bishop was also named the Clinical Instructor of the Year for Shenandoah University in 2008.
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