Sue Falsone PT, DPT, MS, SCS, ATC, CSCS, COMT, FNAP

Sue Falsone PT, DPT, MS, SCS, ATC, CSCS, COMT, FNAP

Sue Falsone, PT, DPT, MS, SCS, ATC, CSCS, COMT, FNAP, is a nationally recognized leader in sports physical therapy, athletic training, and performance optimization. She is the President and Founder of Structure & Function Education and currently serves as the Director of Movement and Return to Performance for the Houston Texans. In addition, she owns Falsone Consulting and is an Associate Professor in the Athletic Training Programs at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences.

Dr. Falsone brings a wealth of experience from elite sport, having previously served as Head of Athletic Training and Sports Performance for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team and as Head Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist for the Los Angeles Dodgers. She also held the role of Vice President of Performance Physical Therapy and Team Sports at Athletes’ Performance (now EXOS). Today, she continues to consult with professional athletes and organizations, helping bridge the gap between rehabilitation and high-level performance.

An accomplished author, Dr. Falsone wrote Bridging the Gap from Rehab to Performance, reflecting her expertise in transitioning athletes safely and effectively back to sport. She holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Daemen College, along with a Master of Science in Human Movement with a concentration in Sports Medicine from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Falsone is board certified as a Sports Clinical Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association and holds multiple credentials across athletic training, strength and conditioning, and orthopedic manual therapy. She is also a registered yoga teacher, bringing a holistic and movement-focused approach to her work in human performance.

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  • Dry Needling: What's the Point?
    Contains 6 Component(s), Includes Credits

    Dry needling is a treatment intervention that is gaining popularity in the US amongst a variety of health care practitioners, including athletic trainers.  Dry needling is a skilled intervention that inserts a thin monofilament needle/s to penetrate the skin and the underlying structures, stimulating underlying neural, muscular, and connective tissues.  This insertion creates a healing response within the tissue and can be used to treat a variety of neuromusculoskeletal conditions and assist in pain management.  In this lecture, we will explain the physiological pathways of dry needling, discuss safety concerns and demonstrate via video clinical application.

  • Sports Science Module 3 - Performance Strategies: Communicating/Explaining the Science to Coaches, Players and Administration
    Contains 5 Component(s), Includes Credits

    Applied sports science is a relatively new and upcoming facet of sports performance and sports medicine. ATs are now required to collect and analyze data from a variety of sources, including wearable and performance technology. While many of the tech companies provide analytic tools and algorithms to help interpret the data, what is missing is how the AT needs to consume the data and then disseminate to appropriate stakeholders. Often the needs of different stakeholders are not the same, therefore, the AT must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with all parties. The purpose of this presentation is to provide ATs with valuable information on how to effectively communicate performance data to a variety of stakeholders.

  • Managing Back Pain Using Manual Therapy Techniques
    Contains 5 Component(s), Includes Credits

    Historically, the spine is a difficult area to evaluate and treat. While there is a significant amount of literature on interventions for back pain (1) and it remains one of the most common areas of patient complaints, athletic trainers are not often comfortable treating this area, due to a lack of knowledge and experience in this complex region of the body. In addition to this, manual therapy is a large part of clinical practice (2,3), yet is often misunderstood or improperly applied. This session will bridge the gap from research to clinical practice for both manual therapy and back pain.