BrianSchiff.com

Brian Schiff, PT, CSCS, is a licensed physical therapist, strength coach, personal trainer, author, industry speaker and business owner. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1996 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Allied Health Professions (Physical Therapy). He became a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength & Conditioning Association in 1998. Brian has worked in outpatient sports medicine clinics for the past 13 years. He specializes in treating general orthopedics and sports medicine cases, specifically the shoulder, knee and ankle.

In 2000, he started his own fitness company, Fitness Edge (www.TheFitnessEdge.cc). His business focuses on personal training and sport specific training. From 2002 to 2006, Brian served as the strength & conditioning coach for The Columbus Crew Major League Soccer Team. He currently focuses much of his time training runners, golfers, and local club soccer players and basketball players, while diligently trying to prevent ACL injuries. He has lectured on this topic at the AFPA conferences, and has produced his own Fit Knees DVD on ACL injury prevention, along with a sereis of others on knee health.

Brian has also authored books on rotator cuff injuries, the treatment of frozen shoulders and shoulder injury recovery integrated with golf specific fitness. He contributed 3 chapters to a golf conditioning e-book entitled The Fitness Secrets of Championship Golfers, as well as a chapter on periodization in the The Power of Champions. He served as the clinical director for a large outpatient orthopedic therapy clinic for Physiotherapy Associates in New Albany, Ohio from May 2006 to December 2007, with his practice focusing on sports medicine and general orthopedic cases.

Over the years, Brian has lectured and given numerous presentations on topics including safe shoulder training, bodyweight training, soccer specific training, ACL injury prevention, low back training, functional golf training, baseball specific training, return to play training and sport specific training. He has been featured in the USA Weekender, Men's Health Best Life Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Personal Fitness Professional, Business First and Central Ohio Health Magazine.

Brian is on the Program Advisory Council for the National Personal Training Institute (NPTI). He serves as a contributing author for PTontheNet, print and online columnist for Personal Fitness Professional Magazine and is recognized as a platinum expert author for Ezinearticles.com. Additionally, he presents nationally for Power Systems at their Total Training Seminars for trainers.