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Dr. Dan Pope

When I was initially trying to gain muscle-mass I’d set an alarm in the middle of the night so I could eat a full plate of food to help me grow. Without knowing it I’d usually wake up, turn off the alarm and go back to sleep, only to wake in the morning frustrated with a pile of cold food staring at me.

I eventually had to start hiding the alarm clock under my dresser so when the alarm went off I’d literally stand in the middle of my room confused about where the alarm was coming from until I was alert enough to realize what was going on. Then I’d sleepily slam down way too much food and go back to sleep dreaming of bigger biceps.

Long story short, I literally ate, slept and breathed this stuff. I love it.

​After college I began working as a personal trainer and sports performance coach. I loved it. The only problem was that I was always working with people that were injured or dealing with pain somehow. It bothered me that I didn’t fully understand their injuries and the communication between doctor, therapist and coach was usually abysmal or non-existent. I decided I wanted to know more about this rehabilitation stuff.

This led me to pursue my doctorate in physical therapy. I wanted to be able to help the clients I was working with and stop referring out to other physical therapists. What I found once I started practicing was that there is an absolute boatload of misinformation out there when it comes to rehabilitation for people that like to train hard. Since I had such a large background in strength and conditioning it was natural for me to start helping these folks.

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Today I sit down with Dr. Dan Pope to talk about pain science and how to apply it to your athletic patients.