First off, I’m really thankful and excited for the chance to contribute to Mobile Fitness. I’ve known Greg starting with our time at Springfield College together, and was able to see the inception of the Mobile Fitness concept. It’s amazing to see it transform from post-it note drawings on his desk to the successful business it is today. Greg’s vision and philosophy is something I share with my own work, so I’m looking forward to sharing some thoughts.
My name is Dr. David Tilley, and I live in the North Shore of Boston. I was a gymnast for 18 years, 4 of which were at Springfield College while doing my doctoral work in Physical Therapy. I have been coaching gymnastics for just over 11 years, and still currently help coach a women’s optional team. Along with coaching I work as a Physical Therapist in an outpatient orthopedic clinic and also own a company/blog called The Hybrid Perspective (www.HybridPerspective.com). My patient population is really all over the place. I work with everything from the average mother with back pain, to the highly competitive Olympic weight lifting athlete, to people looking to get screened for preventive measures. Given my background in gymnastics and still being a coach, I do have a large niche specialty in working with gymnasts. I split my weeks treating between the regular clinic most days and spending two afternoons a week treating at Tree House Training (Danvers, MA). Tree House Training is owned by my friend Dave Picardy and has a variety of training programs at his facility including a running club, an Olympic Weight Lifting Team, a Cross Fit program known as North Shore Cross Fit, various high school athletic training programs, individualized personal training, and more.
I started The Hybrid Perspective as a blog 2 years ago in an effort to share some thoughts I have related to my work, and also start networking with other like minded individuals. I use the blog as a vessel to share my viewpoint on how people can increase their performance while also reduce their injury risk. I strongly feel that by learning more about human movement and also the rehabilitation - performance spectrum, someone can really tap into their full potential. I also feel that there are many parts to injuries that are preventable. It just takes someone with a trained eye, some experience with the current literature, and the skills to reverse engineering problematic movement patterns. I try to share some of my experiences in this department with weekly blog postings on different drills, training tips, videos, random thoughts, and so on. Check them out @ www.HybridPerspective.com
When it down to it, I really just want people to be able to do what they love and stay healthy in the process. Helping people achieve their goals, be it basic daily activities or high-end performance, is something that I am passionate about. Being a former athlete myself and also still currently perusing fitness goals, I know first hand how difficult facing both injuries and tough training can be. Sometimes it can be complicated with all the healthcare information available these days. I try my best to take the academic world and translate it into useful information for people to take advantage of.
This post just really serves as an introduction, but I hope that through some intermittent blog posts on the MFS/E site I can share what has helped me work with patients, clients, and the gymnasts I coach. I’m definitely looking forward to contributing. Thanks again to Greg, and I hope everyone has a great weekend!
- Dr. Dave Tilley, DPT