About UsWho We AreMadeline Ross, MBA – CEO and Managing Member The SuperSlow Zone, LLC Stewardship of SuperSlow® Strength Training:
Medical Advisory SupportTom Lorren, Physical Therapist, Owner of five physical therapy/occupational rehab businesses/clinics and two SuperSlow Zones. David Penn, Physical Therapist, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, co-owner with Tom Lorren in many of his physical therapy businesses/clinics and the Tyler, TX SuperSlow Zone At the Centre of Rehabilitation Excellence and at New Dimensions Rehabilitation, Tom and David added ‘SuperSlow Rehab’ as one of the rehab protocols of their physical therapy businesses. In addition to SuperSlow Rehab, servicing physical therapy patients, they also service the general consumer/general exerciser with SuperSlow personal strength training. Over the last five years, Tom and David have worked with multiple medical diagnosis and health conditions using SuperSlow Rehab as one component of their rehab patient’s treatment plan. Their professional backgrounds, extensive physical therapy careers, and the amount of time they have been using SuperSlow Rehab with a vast array of conditions forms the basis for helping SuperSlow Zone owners with their clients. SuperSlow Zones have a process established by which they can access the help of Tom and/or David should they elect to do so. Click on the names below to read Tom and David’s CV and to learn about their backgrounds: Strategic PartnersDicks Nanton & Glass Media Group
Madeline Ross, MBA
In addition to her experience in the health and fitness industry, Madeline brings to The SuperSlow Zone more than 15 years experience as an executive coach, entrepreneur, educator, and speaker. She has worked with organizations in the USA, Europe and Latin America where she designed and deployed a systems approach to sales, quality assurance, customer satisfaction, referral stimulation, and internal and external marketing. Madeline studied leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation with Hecht and Associates in San Jose, California, and completed fives years of study at The Center for the Study of Somatics and Leadership culminating in her certification as a Somatics Coach. She earned a BA at Colorado College, and an MBA at Kennedy Western University. Mike Assum, MBA For the past 25 years, Mike Assum has consulted with Fortune 500 companies in large systems change, continuous improvement, rapid sustained growth, improved competitive effectiveness, improved quality and best relative value, mergers and acquisitions, and new startups through improved thinking and thinking processes. His clients include ExxonMobil, Pacific Telesis, Techtronix, Clorox, ICI, Toyota, Dupont, Procter & Gamble, Mars, Morton Thiokol, McGraw-Hill, and Raychem. Philip J.Blount, M.D. Dr. Blount, a Certified SuperSlow Instructor, joined the Mayo Clinic in 2004 on a research fellowship where his focus is on SuperSlow strength training and its use in aggressive rehabilitation. He speaks throughout the US at medical symposiums about the benefits of SuperSlow as evidenced by his research. Lou Abato, SuperSlow® Master Lou Abato, a SuperSlow® Master, owns and operates one SuperSlow® facility in Manhattan, New York City for 10 years, offering personal strength training and exercise-based SuperSlow post-rehab. Lou has strength trained professionally for 25 years, including 8 years as a Rehab Specialist in a medical setting. As part of Lou’s experience in high intensity training, he has also competed as a natural bodybuilder. Lou has successfully delivered over 100,000 SuperSlow® personal strength training sessions. He is a teacher for the SuperSlow Zone Institute and is consistently ranked 4.7 to 5 points [out of 5 total points] by the SSZI students, Certified SuperSlow Instructors, when they take the Continuing Education Course he teaches. He also SuperSlow strength trains 37 key executives from 15 national and mult-national corporations. Lou personally delivers on average 140 SuperSlow® client sessions per week. Dr. David Penn, PT, DPT, OCS
Education: 2001-2004 Doctor of Physical Therapy, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. 1986-1990 Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy. Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas Licenses: Employment History: 2007- Present Quadrangle Properties, Partner, Longview,Texas 2004 –Present SuperSlow® Zone The Ultimate Exercise, Tyler, Texas. 2003 – 2005 Partner Occupational Care Team, Tyler, Texas. 2002 – Present Partner New Dimensions Rehabilitation, Tyler, Texas. 1997 – Present Director of Clinical Operations/Work Hardening Director, Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist, Centre Of Rehabilitation Excellence (CORE), 1994- Present Secretary/Treasurer Apex Clinical Associates, P.L.L.C. 1993-1996 Work Hardening Supervisor, Orthopaedic Physical Therapist, Restore Physical and Industrial Rehabilitation Longview, Texas. 1992-1993 Orthopaedic Physical Therapist, The Sports Medicine Clinic, Inc. Tyler, Texas. 1991-1992 Staff Physical Therapist, Humana Hospital, San Antonio, Texas. Certifications: Teaching Experience: 2004-2006 Roy Matheson and Associates, Functional Capacity Residency Program 1999 Joint Mobilization of the Upper and Lower Extremity. 1999-Present Functional Capacity Evaluations: Demystifying Rocket Science. 1997 -1998 Center Coordinator of Clinical Education, Centre of Rehabilitation Excellence, Longview, Texas 1995-1996 Center Coordinator of Clinical Education, Restore Physical and Industrial Rehabilitation, Longview, Texas 1995-1998 Adjunct Faculty Member, Kilgore Community College. Physical Therapy Assistant Program. 1995 Guest Lecturer, East Texas Dental Society. 1993 Guest Lecturer, University of Texas at Tyler. Prevention of Athletic Injuries. Professional Presentations: 2006 APTA-Combined Sections Meeting, San Diego. Complimentary & Alternative Therapies in Sports Medicine: Instrumented-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization: The Graston Technique. 2006 APTA- Private Practice Section- Annual Conference. Integration of a Cash Based High Intensity Personal Strength Training Program in an existing PT Practice. Professional Societies: 2006- Present Member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. 2003- Present Member of the Private Practice Section of the APTA. 1997- 1999 Public Relations Chair of the East Texas Physical Therapy District. 1992 – Present Member of the East Texas District of the Texas Physical Therapy Association. 1992 – 1995 Member of East Texas Spine Society 1989 – Present Member of the Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy Section. 1988 – Present Member of the American Physical Therapy Association. 1988 – Present Member of the Texas Physical Therapy Association. Academic Activities: 1996- Present Member of the Admissions Committee, Kilgore College Physical Therapy Assistant Program, Kilgore, Texas. Community Activities 1999-2000 Leadership Longview Class of 2000 1992-1993 Medical Team Volunteer. Hotter than Hell Hundred Bike Race. Wichita Falls, Texas. 1992 Assistant Tournament Director, East Texas Crisis Center Benefit Tennis Tournament. Continuing Education 2009 Protecting Human Research Participants, National Institutes of Health ( NIH), 2009 Cancer Rehabilitation Principles: Principles and Practice 2009 Physical Therapist Clinical Performance Instrument For Students: A Self Guided Training Course. 2009 Private Practice Section Annual Meeting, APTA, Colorado Springs, Co 2009 Spinal Manipulation Course 2: Sixth Annual Update for Physical Therapists, Osteopathic Physicians and Medical Doctors, Tehan P. and Gibbons P, Tulsa OK. 2008 14th Annual AAOMPT Conference, Seattle WA 2008 Explain Pain, David Bulter 14th Annual AAOMPT Conference, Seattle, WA 2008 Medicare Rules Regulations and Reimbursement Update, Mary Daulong and Bobbie Hurt, Dallas, Texas 2008 15th Annual WorkSTEPS Provider Symposium, San Antonio, Texas 2008 Management of the Lumbo-Sacral Disorders, Regis University, Denver, Colorado. Dr. Tim Flynn and Cameron McDonald. 2008 2008 Private Practice Section Annual Conference and Exposition, APTA, Orlando, Florida 2007 Ethical Decision Making in Physical Therapy, TPTA. 2007 Management of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine, Regis University, Denver, Colorado. Dr. Josh Cleland and Cameron McDonald. 2007 Management of the Lower Extremity Disorders, Regis University, Denver, Colorado. Dr. Julie Whitman and Cameron McDonald. 2007 Management of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine, Regis University, Denver, Colorado. Dr. Tim Flynn and Dr. Josh Cleland. 2007 Train the Trainer –Continuous Scale Physical Functional Performance (CS-PFP10) University of Georgia. Dr. Elaine Cress-Athens, Georgia 2006 Private Practice Section Annual Meeting, APTA, Miami, Florida 2006 Continuous Scale Physical Functional Performance (CS-PFP10), University of Georgia, Dr. Elaine Cress– Athens, Georgia. 2006 Evidence-based Examination and Selected Interventions for patients with Lumbar Spine/Hip Disorders (Dr. John Childs), San Antonio, Texas 2006 WorkSTEPS Symposium, Reno, Nevada 2005 Balance & Vestibular Rehabilitation- A Basic Course, Longview, Texas 2005 Medicare Part-B Workshop, Trailblazer, Tyler, Texas 2005 Ethics in Physical Therapy, On-line Course TPTA 2005 Documentation for Therapist-Medicare Made Easy, Houston, Texas 2005 Interpretation of Functional Ability, “A certification course”, AADEP, Dallas, Texas 2005 WorkSTEPS Symposium, Austin, Texas 2005 Evidence-based Examination and Selected Interventions for patients with Cervical Spine Disorders ( Dr. John Childs), San Antonio, Texas 2005 Functional Mobilization of the Upper Quarter, Longview, Texas 2005 Medicare Part B Made Easy, Dallas, Texas. 2005 Evidence in Physical Therapy Practice, Mesa, AZ. 2004 SuperSlow® Certification Training, Oakland, California. 2004 Graston Technique, Instrumented Soft Tissue Mobilization. Basic Training, Longview, Texas 2004 Private Practice Section Annual Meeting, APTA, Colorado Springs, Co. 2004 EPIC Lift Capacity Certification Course, Dr. Leonard Matheson, Ph.D. 2004 Functional Mobilization of the Upper Quarter, Cleburne, Texas 2003 Improving Clinical Documentation Skills, Shreveport, La. 2003 Effective Orthopedic Interventions, Dallas, Texas. 2003 Private Practice Section- Annual Conference, Ponte Vedra, Florida 2003 Lumbar Instability Whole Spine Stabilization (Stanley Paris, Ph.D. PT), Dallas, Texas. 2003 WorkSTEPS Symposium Las Vegas, Nevada. 2003 Solving the Mystery of Adhesive Capsulitis in Women and Preventing Osteoporosis, Dallas, Texas 2002 The Role of the PTA and PT Techs, Texas Physical Therapy Association. Kilgore, Texas 2002 A Regional Review of the Clinical Anatomy and Kinesiology of the Extremities and TMJ, Nebraska Physical Therapy Association Omaha, Nebraska 2002 Advanced Functional Capacity Evaluation, Las Vegas, Nevada 2002 The Functional Capacity Certification Program, Las Vegas, Nevada. 2002 Work Steps Symposium, New Orleans , La 2001 Current Concepts for the Knee and Shoulder (TAB Blackburn & Michael Voight. Houston, Texas 2001 Spinal Manipulation: Current Evidence and Technical Application in the Low Back Pain Population 2001 McKenzie Part A Lumbar Spine, Arlington, Texas 2001 McKenzie Part B Cervical/Thoracic Spine, Arlington, Texas 2000 Ethics/Social Responsibility, Longview, Texas 2000 Work Steps Symposium, San Antonio Texas 2000 ASTM Upper and Lower Extremity, Muncie, Indiana 2000 CARF Annual Medical Rehabilitation Seminar, Tucson, Arizona 1999 Bringing manual Physical Therapy into the next Millennium, Scottdale, Arizona. 1999 Functional Mobilization of the Lumbo-Pelvic Girdle, Scottsdale, Arizona 1999 Beyond 3 Sets of Ten, Tyler, Texas. 1999 AAOMPT Annual Conference, Scottsdale, AZ. 1999 Work Steps Symposium, San Antonio Texas. 1999 Evaluation and Treatment of the LE using FET, Las Colinas, Texas 1998 WorkSteps Symposium, Fort Worth, Texas 1998 Post Conference Course AAOMPT: In Pursuit of Symmetry, St. Louis, Mo. 1998 American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapist: Annual Conference, St. Louis, Mo. 1998 APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Boston, Mass. 1997 Documentation Seminar, Dallas, Texas. 1997 RMA: The 1997 Industrial Rehabilitation Professional Residency Program, San Antonio, Texas. 1997 Cost Effective Evaluation of Functional Capacity Workshop, UCSD Department of Orthopedics, San Diego, California. 1997 The Biomechanics of Bracing: Bledsoe Brace Systems, Dallas , Texas. 1997 Mechanical Low Back Pain: Perspectives in Functional Anatomy, Bryan Texas. 1997 Orthotics: A Pedorthic Perspective, Longview, Texas. 1997 Lumbar Functional Stabilization Training by Beverly Biondi. Austin, Texas. 1997 Combined Sections Meeting, Dallas, Texas 1996 Current Concepts: A Review of Advanced Orthopaedic Clinical Practice, Orlando, Florida. 1996 WORKSTEPS: Industrial Medicine and Testing Services, Arlington, Texas. 1996 An Integrative Approach to the Examination and Rehabilitation of the Shoulder, Dallas, Texas. 1996 Second Annual Wound Management Workshops, Houston, Texas. 1996 Differential Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Dallas, Texas. 1996 Industrial Rehabilitation Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana. 1996 Level I Muscle Energy, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic 1997 Medicine. Tucson, AZ. 1996 Jones Strain Counter Strain, Longview, Texas. 1995 WORKSTEPS Provider Seminar, Arlington, Texas. 1995 American Academy of Pain Management: Clinical Meeting, Dallas, Texas. 1995 Principles of Manual Medicine, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan. 1995 Risk Management Seminar, APTA, Dallas, Texas. 1995 Fifteenth Annual Clinical Educators Workshop: Basic CI Course. TPTA Dallas, Texas. 1995 Evaluation and Management of TM Dysfunction. Woodlands, Texas. 1994 Combined Sections Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. 1994 A Combined Approach to Manual Therapy, New Orleans, Louisiana 1994 Evaluation and Treatment of the Cervical Spine. Tyler, Texas. 1994 Dynamic Lumbar Stabilization. Dallas, Texas. 1993 East Texas Sports Medicine Seminar. Tyler, Texas. 1992 Reducing Injuries in the Workplace. Dallas, Texas. 1992 Houston Society Conference- Sports Medicine and the Team Physician. Pine 1993 Mountain, Georgia. 1992 Aquatic Therapy: Stabilization Strategies for the Cervical and Lumbar Spine, 1993 Boston Massachusetts. 1991 SOMA Approach to Shoulder Rehabilitation, San Marcos, Texas. 1991 Evaluation and Management of Wounds, San Antonio, Texas. 1991 Care of the Burn Patient in the Community Setting, San Antonio, Texas. Thomas Alton Lorren, III, PT, CEAS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: January 1, 1997 – Present: Majority Owner and CEO, Tyler Care Team dba New Dimensions Rehabilitation, an outpatient clinic, located in Tyler, Texas with staff of approximately ten that includes (2) licensed Physical Therapist and (2) Physical Therapist Assistants. Owner: ATTA Ltd. Property and property management. Includes Quadrangle Properties, Ltd. interest Co-Owner: SuperSlow Zone of Tyler Co-Owner: Occupational Care Team. Occupational medicine clinic in Tyler, Texas 2003- 2007 August 1992 – January 1, 1997: May 1989 – August 1992: January 1985 – May 1989: August 1982 – January 1985: June 1978 – August 1982: PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: 1976 – Present: American Physical Therapy Association 1976 – 1988: California Chapter – APTA 1978 – Present: Loma Linda University Alumni Association 1980 – Present: Orthopedic Special Interest Group of the APTA 1985 – Present: Private Practice Section of the APTA 1989 – Present: Texas Chapter APTA 1991 – Present: American Back Society 1993 – Present: Occupational Medicine Special Interest Group of the APTA 1997 – Present: Occupational Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Society PRESENTATIONS: 02/25/08 Speaker Oct & Nov 2007 Presenter 09/11/2007 Speaker 08/31/07 Speaker 08/09/07 Presenter 10/12/06 Speaker 08/10/06 Speaker 10/28/05 Speaker 10/25/05 Speaker 10/18/05 Speaker 09/14/05 Speaker January 2005 Speaker 10/20/04 Speaker 08/12/04 Speaker 08/10/03 Speaker 10/16/02 Speaker 08/22/02 Speaker 04/01/02 Speaker 09/13/01 Speaker 08/10/01 Speaker 03/08/01 Speaker 01/23/01 Speaker 01 20/01 Instructor 01/11/01 Speaker 11/16/00 Speaker 10/25/00 Speaker 09/15/00 Speaker 09/12/01 Speaker 09/07/00 Instructor 06/24/00 Instructor 06/14/00 Instructor 06/10/00 Instructor 05/30/00 Speaker 05/25/00 Speaker 05/18/00 Speaker 05/18/00 Speaker 04/07/00 Instructor 04/01/00 Instructor 02/29/00 Speaker 02/02/00 Speaker 01/26/00 Speaker 01/21/00 Speaker 11/14/99 Speaker 10/27/99 Speaker 06/25/99 Speaker 06/21/99 Speaker 05/06/99 Speaker 05/05/99 Speaker 04/07/99 Speaker 03/22/99 Speaker 02/03/99 Speaker 11/13/97 Speaker 08/21/97 Speaker 01/25/96 Speaker 10/10/95 Speaker 09/20/95 Speaker 09/10/95 Speaker 08/01/95 Speaker 04/21/95 Speaker 1994 Speaker 04/01/94 Speaker 08/01/86 Instructor 01/03/85 Speaker APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS: January 2007 Certified SuperSlow Instructor January 2006 Advisory Committee Member August 2004 Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist August 2003 Certified SuperSlow Instructor Certification January 2000 Board of Directors 1999 – 2000 President and CEO May 1995 Nominee 1992 – 1994 Board of Directors 1987 – 1994 Primary Speaker 1990 – 1992 Texas Back Institute Research Foundation Research Committees 1986 – 1989 Loredan Seminar Series 1986 – 1988 Guest lecturers on Isokinetics 1982 – 1985 Board of Directors 6/81 – 7/82 Chief Therapist 9/79 – 1/81 Instructor 1981 – 1982 Co-Instructor 1979 – 1980 Representative PROFESSIONAL COURSES, MEETINGS: 03/25/08 Rules, Regs & Reimbursement 03/05/08 TXANS 18th Annual Nonsubscriber Conference & Exhibition 03/08/08 Transitioning Your Clinic To Cash 02/29/08 AADEP Texas Designated Doctor & Physician Training 01/24/08 Texas Association of Business 86th Annual Conference 10/24-26/07 Texas Department of Insurance 09/14/07 Designated Doctor and Physician Training Course 08/27/07 Workers’ Comp Publication 06/21/07 WorkSTEPS 14th Annual Provider Symposium 01/20/07 The SuperSlow Instructor Certification: Level I recertification 01/03/07 CS-PFP Training Workshop 11/17/06 Designated Doctor and Physician Training Course 11/03/06 New Workers’ Compensation Medical Rules, Regulations, and Requirements (6 hrs CEU credit) 10/27/06 American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians 08/01/06 MediFest 2006-TrailBlazer Medicare Part B 04/20/06 In-Office PT: Avoid Billing Minefields! 04/13/06 Understanding the Therapy Cap Limits and Exceptions and Trailblazer’s 10/25/05 APTA’S Private Practice Section 09/30/05 Exploring Opportunities in Balance 09/15/05 Inflammation, The Silent Killer 09/14/05 12th Annual WorkSTEPS Provider Symposium 09/10/05 Evidence-based Examination & Selected Interventions 08/17/05 15th Annual Texas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference 07/16/05 AADEP Official Disability Guide 07/15/05 Interpretation of Functional Ability 07/12/05 Medicare Workshop 2/26/05 Graston Technique 01/27/05 The Anticipated Impact of the 79th Texas Legislature on 1/15/05 Texas Physical Therapy Association 11/3/04 APTA’s Private Practice Section 10/27/04 SuperSlow Certification/Training 10/26/04 Practice Management 8/26/04 Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission 8/11/04 11th Annual WorkSTEPS Symposium 8/10/04 Back School of Atlanta 06/10/04 Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission 06/5/04 Therapeutic Ultrasound and Electrical Stimulation 05/12/04 The Diet Revolution 05/05/04 Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission 04/29/04 Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission 4/17/04 Graston Technique Module I 4/11/04 Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission 4/8/04 Doctor’s Assistance Corporation 3/26/04 Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission 3/19/04 Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission 02/28/04 The ATM Concept 10/10/03 The National Association of Occupational Health Professionals 08/08/03 The SuperSlow Exercise Guild, Inc. 07/11/03 American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians 03/28/03 HIPAA Compliance Seminar 03/24/03 Legislative Update Conference 08/22/02 9TH Annual WorkSTEPS Symposium and 08/10/02 ASTM AdvantEDGE Course 07/26/02 Texas Medical Association Seminar 04/17/02 Texas Workers Compensation Commission 03/21/02 36th Annual Texas Legislative Conference 08/10/01 WorkSTEPS 8th Annual Provider Symposium 07/27/01 American Academy of Disability Evaluation 07/23/01 Legislative Wrap-Up: 2001 06/27/01 Supervising for Safety 04/11/01 Worker Safety & OSHA Compliance 03/22/01 35th Texas Legislative Conference 12/08/00 Baylor/Richardson Medical Center 11/10/00 TWCC Seminar 09/18/00 WorkSTEPS Symposium 09/13/00 Workers’ Compensation Seminar 05/12/00 Workers’ Compensation Seminar 03/23/00 Texas Legislative Conference 11/03/99 Workers Comp Update 08/06/99 WorkSTEPS Advisory Board Presentation 12/04/98 Impairment Evaluation Under Texas Workers’ Compensation 10/15/98 Lasers and Treatments of Shoulder Instability 08/15/98 WorkSTEPS Employment Testing and Functional Capacity Evaluation Programs 05/14/98 Innovative Partnerships with Industry 05/13/98 Integrated Physical Demand Analysis and Job Matching Techniques 03/28/98 National Center for Wellness and Health Promotion 03/27/98 National Center for Wellness and Health Promotion 01/21/98 Regional Occupational Health Programs and Services 11/18/97 Keeping Your Workforce at Work 11/17/97 Administering the FMLA 11/17/97 ADA Compliance Made Easy 11/13/97 Private Practice Section 09/26/97 American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians 09/05/97 WorkSTEPS 4th Annual Symposium 06/21/97 Orthotics Seminar/ A Pedorthic Perspective 04/25/97 Body Balance and Performance Seminar 02/13/97 APTA Combined Sections National Meeting 11/01/96 Medicare Workshop Introductory and Advanced 10/03/96 TPTA Annual Conference 09/06/97 Manual Orthopedic Full Spine High Velocity Low Amplitude 08/16/96 1996 Impairment Evaluation Under Workers’ Compensation 06/07/96 Manual Orthopedic Full Spine High Velocity Low Amplitude 04/19/96 Strain and Counterstrain for the Spine 04/12/96 Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission 03/22/96 Reducing the Cost of Pain Workshop 10/07/95 Impairment Evaluation Under Workers’ Compensation 09/10/95 WorkSTEPS 2nd Annual Symposium 08/04/95 Getting Your Patients Better with Limited Visits 03/16/95 TPTA/APTA 03/03/95 Evaluation & Treatment of the Cervical Spine & Cranial Base 06/02/94 The Dogwood Approach to Management 05/15/94 Impairment Rating Certification Course 10/13/93 Ergonomic Analysis of the Workplace 10/05-15/93 Ergonomic Analysis in the Workplace 05/22/93 Working with Workers’ Compensation Workshop 04/24/93 Soft Tissue Management for the Upper Quarter 11/05/92 American Academy of Disability 09/17/92 The Election, Sunset Review and Political Issues Facing the 09/12/92 Documenting the Future – A Claims Review Seminar 07/16/92 Biomechanics & Exercise of Specific Tissue for the Spine – 09/20/91 Chain Reaction July-October 1991 Neuroscience Meeting Jan.-June 1991 Neuroscience Meeting 10/12/90 New Frontiers for the industrial Spine: Sports Medicine for 09/07/90 Assessment and Treatment of Spinal Dysfunction. 08/17/90 Cranial Mandibular and Vertebral Disorders. 03/28/90 Organization Skills for Managers 12/08/89 Differential Diagnosis: Our Responsibility to the Physical Therapy 11/02/89 Challenge of the Lumbar Spine 09/28/89 Advanced Concepts on Industrial Spine Care 09/10/89 The Injured Worker Definitive Solutions 08/11/89 Applied Anatomy of the Spine 07/24/89 CARF Standards for Work Hardening 06/11/89 Annual APTA Conference 01/01/89 CAIRE Conference 03/06/88 Medical Training Therapy, Instructor Bjorn Svendsen 12/11/87 Malingering 10/07/87 The Challenge of the Lumbar Spine. 06/12/87 Recent Advances in Knee and Shoulder 01/01/87 Isokinetic Congress 01/30/86 13th Annual Symposium on Sports Medicine 09/01/84 Work Capacity Evaluation and Industrial Consultation 07/01/84 Cybex Seminar 06/24/84 Physical Therapy in Dentistry 06/14/84 Knee Problems in Athletics 04/27/84 Pediatric Physical Therapy April-Nov. 1984 Six Modules 12/05/83 Training in Sports Medicine 11/10/83 Tennis Sports Medicine and Fitness Symposium 06/03/83 How To Set Up A Sports Medicine Program 04/01/83 The Soldier in Baseball 04/22/83 Medical Exercise Training 02/18/83 Rehabilitation 1984 06/23/82 Symposium on Chronic Oro-Facial Pain Syndromes 05/27/82 New Age Thinking Seminar – Increasing 06/10/82 Management Potential 02/14/82 Radiographic Interpretation 08/04/81 Sports Medicine Clinic 06/26/81 National APTA Convention 06/01/81 Pelvic Girdle 06/11/81 Head, Neck, and Dentistry II 06/12/81 Head, Neck, and Dentistry I December 1980 Spinal Mobilization II – Norwegian Method December 1980 Spinal Mobilization I – Norwegian Method October 1980 Joint Mobilization of Extremities-Norwegian Method 03/20/80 Pathokineses of the Knees 11/07/79 Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation 09/17/79 Neuroprobe and Electrical Muscle Stimulation 05/27/79 Stress Seminar 09/01/78 Frontiers in Cardiac Rehabilitation RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS June 1993 Concept and Researcher: “Prospective, Objective Quantitative February 1993 Author: “Evaluation by Functional Tests” February 1993 Co-Author: “Functional Management of Degenerative Spine Disease” December 1992 Co-Author: “Functional Management of Degenerative Spine Disease” June 1991 Author: “Isokinetic Trunk Testing” August 1991 Author: “Isokinetic Trunk Testing” May 1990 Co-Author: “Submaximal Isokinetic Testing” April 1987 Co-Author: Workshop Manual on LIDO Active and Digital OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Longview Leadership Graduate – Class of 1995. Instruction of nursing staff – inservice. Patient Transfer Techniques. Benefits of Aerobic Exercise. Organization and implementation of Clinical Instruction Team Approach to student internships – Orthopedics. Supervision and instruction of physical therapy students in Orthopedics and Cardiac Rehabilitation; Clinical Instructor. Initial organization and design of Amputee Program in conjunction with Loma Linda University Medical Center Orthotics and Prosthetics. Concept Organization-implementation of SportMed (The sports medicine clinic in Woodland, CA.) Nyda Bittmann-Neville
She has designed marketing and communication strategies in conjunction with customized training programs to create strong business cultures and brands. She is described as innovative, creative, challenging, and exciting. Nyda brings these traits to each of her clients and projects. In addition, she is an executive coach, international speaker, author, and show host. Nyda is a teacher for the SuperSlow Zone Institute. She consistently receives 4.5 to 5 point rating [out of a possible 5 points] rom our students because she is so effective in helping SuperSlow Instructors increase their communication, relationship, customer service and marketing skills. Ms. Bittmann-Neville is a Florida Southern graduate and serves on numerous organizational boards. www.TNBGroup.com www.NydaBittmannNeville.com www.TheMagnolia.TV
Ryan has been the Owner/Founder of SuperSlow Zone®, College Station-Bryan, a franchised fitness facility employing SuperSlow® personal strength training since 2001. He brings to the company a long-standing history of helping kids build their capabilities as a physical education teacher in the Bryan Independent School District, where he also coached football and track. Ryan’s vision is to make a significant impact in helping people who are looking to enhance their good health or helping those with medical diagnosis and/or health conditions. He has a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Texas A&M University, and is a Certified SuperSlow® Master Instructor and SuperSlow Zone® Institute Teacher. Ryan is consistently rated as a 4.7 to 5 as a SuperSlow Zone Teacher [5 total points possible]. |
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Prior to founding The SuperSlow Zone, Madeline was the CEO of Gylanix Institute, where, over a period of 6 years, she designed and delivered the business systems that are being implemented in all of The SuperSlow Zone franchises. In doing so, she worked closely with Ken Hutchins and approximately forty SuperSlow and non-SuperSlow facilities which served as real-world business and market laboratories for testing and refining all the business systems that constitute a successful turnkey franchise.

Nyda Bittmann-Neville, CEO of TNB Consulting Group, Inc. has been helping companies, organizations, and individuals market efficiently, communicate effectively, and enhance image and brand for over fourteen years. She brings practical techniques which can be implemented in any organization and to its personnel to enhance image and brand. She has clients in a wide range of industries located in the U. S., Canada and Australia. 




