”Sports Medicine and Coaching” Workshop to Be Held at Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold, New Jersey

Freehold, NJ, January 02, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Dr. Gerardo Goldberger, an orthopedic surgeon at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Freehold, and MultisportCoach Tom Manzi of TrainingBible Coaching , Pt. Pleasant, are presenting a “Sports Medicine and Coaching” workshop on Saturday, January 10, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Pond View Professional Park, 1101 West Main Street, Building 300, Suite 100, Freehold.

Open to multisport athletes, including triathletes, duathletes, cyclists, runners, and swimmers, from beginners to elite level, this workshop will feature stations operated by a sports specialist who will analyze the athletes’ strengths and weaknesses. The specialists will make recommendations about how to improve techniques and enhance sports specific performance. Dr. Goldberger will be available throughout the day to assist coaches and therapists with multidisciplinary evaluations. Multisport coaches will be available to give each athlete the final analysis and summary recommendations and to develop objectives to meet the athletes’ goals.

Seminars and biomedical testing will run concurrently with the workshop, including “How to Train by Using the Periodization Model,” “How to Improve Technique,” “Designing a Training/Race Plan,” “Nutrition for Athletes,” along with analyzing running form and foot strike, swim strokes, strength training, foot injuries, and ankle injuries, among others.

The cost is $25.00. For registration information, contact Tom Manzi at tmanzi@trainingbible.com.

Dr. Gerardo Goldberger is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon as well as the chairman of the department of orthopedics at CentraState Medical Center. He has been an Orthopedic Surgery Board Examiner for the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics since 2003. Dr. Goldberger specializes in spine surgery, knee and shoulder arthroscopy, and total joint replacement, and has a comprehensive approach to patient care. His particular interest in sports medicine stems from his personal involvement in sports as an athlete and physician. Notably, he was a field physician at the Olympic Games in 1996 and at the Soccer World Cup in 1994. An athlete himself, Dr. Goldberger rowed at Rutgers University. As a competitive triathlete, he has participated in multiple Ironman races in both the United States and Europe. In 2007, he represented the USA as a member of the National Team at The Aquathlon World Championships held in Mexico. His personal understanding about the demands of competitive sports allows him to provide an individualized treatment plan for competing athletes, based on the latest minimally invasive techniques in shoulder and knee arthroscopy.

Today, the surgeons at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute provide the Monmouth County community with specialists for every orthopedic need. Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute provides advanced medical care in Freehold, New Jersey with leading doctors and surgeons, state-of-the-art technology, and exceptional Patient-Centered, Patient-Focused Care ™. The seven practicing physicians at AOSMI have a combined 100 years of experience providing exceptional orthopedic care to the New Jersey community of Monmouth County.

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