Lara Carlson organizes and Michael Lawrence presents at sports medicine conference
Lara Carlson, DPE., F.A.C.S.M., C.S.C.S., associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and the Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences, recently organized the conference titled, “Resistance Exercise Engineering: Built To Perform,” in her role as the past-president of the New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NEACSM).
The conference, in which Carlson also developed a first-time partnership with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), was held at the University of Rhode Island on April 22. Speakers included Avery Faigenbaum, Ph.D., William Kraemer, Ph.D., Disa Hatfield, Ph.D., Scott Caulfield, and two-time Olympic discus thrower Meg Ritchie-Stone. April 26, 2016 marked the 35th anniversary of Ritchie-Stone’s collegiate NCAA Division I record in the discus throw, which is one of the longest standing records today.
Also presenting were UNE’s Michael Lawrence, M.S., manager of the Motion Analysis Laboratory in the Department of Physical Therapy, along with 4-time powerlifting World Record holder Greg Panora. Lawrence is a nationally ranked competitive powerlifter. Lawrence and Panora used their personal and biomechanical expertise to present, “Powerlifting Science: Optimizing Lifting Technique For All Athletes.” The conference broke previous attendance records.
