George J. Davies DPT, MEd, PT, SCS, ATC, LAT, CSCS, FAPTA, PES

George began in this great profession of sports medicine almost 50 years ago when he started as a student, assistant and head athletic trainer. He has been involved in the clinical practice of sports physical therapy/athletic training, since 1965. He still maintains an active clinical practice at Coastal Therapy in Savannah, GA. and Gundersen Lutheran Sports Medicine, LaCrosse, WI. He has been actively involved in the sports coverage as an athletic trainer/sports physical therapist at a variety of sporting events: 1980 Winter Olympics, Lake Placid, NY, 1986 Pan American Games, Indianapolis, IN., 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, volunteer trainer at the USOTC , Lake Placid, N.Y., 2003, a member of the USA Medical Staff for the 2005 Summer World University Games in Izmir, Turkey, Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, 2008, and was invited by the IOC to present educational workshops for clinicians from around the world at the London Olympic Games, 2012.

He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Physical Education, Master’s of Education with specialization in Exercise Physiology and Athletic Training from the College of New Jersey, Physical Therapy from Columbia University, NY, and Doctor of Physical Therapy from MGH, Boston, MA. George is a clinician, educator, speaker, researcher, author, editor and consultant. He is an internationally known speaker who has presented hundreds of conferences throughout the world on sports medicine, sports physical therapy, athletic training, shoulder, knee, open and closed kinetic chain topics, orthopaedics, rehabilitation and Isokinetics.