{"id":25,"name":"Steve Middleton","url":"http:\/\/www.assesstreatcondition.webs.com","description":"STEVE MIDDLETON, MS, ATC, CSCS, CES, CKTP, FMT, is the Director of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine at Woodard Wellness Group based in Carbondale, Illinois.  \r\n\r\nHe is a certified athletic trainer through the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) . He holds a master's degree in Rehabilitation Science and has earned advanced certifications as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a Corrective Exercise Specialist by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Additionally, he is a Certified Kinesio-Tape Practitioner (CKTP) and certified in Fascial Movement Taping (FMT).\r\n\r\nWhile the majority of his expertise is in the clinical setting, Mr. Middleton has also served as the head athletic trainer for the Department of Intramural Sports at Southern Illinois University. He presented at the 2009 and 2010 NATA Annual Symposiums. \r\n\r\nIn his clinical practice, Mr. Middleton\u2019s approach is to improve functional movements through manual techniques. As pain subsides and range of motion improves, emphasis is placed on condition-specific, low-tech therapeutic exercises to reinforce correct movements.","link":"https:\/\/summit-education.com\/blog\/author\/steve-middleton\/","slug":"steve-middleton","meta":[],"amp_review_panel_dismissed_for_template_mode":"","amp_dev_tools_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summit-education.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summit-education.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}