Zack's Background:
● Zachary grew up in a small town up north where he pursued the sport of basketball, during which developed a curiosity for sports performance and rehabilitation due to enduring multiple injuries. He then followed his passions to the University of Waterloo where he studied Kinesiology and played varsity basketball. After his third year, he transitioned into the role of the student Strength and Condition coach for the varsity basketball teams and followed that passion into graduation. He then went on to work with athletes ranging from recreational to professional levels. His specializations include; improving performance, movement dysfunction and rehabilitation from injury. He is currently still working as a strength and condition specialist and continuing his education into Osteopathic Manual sciences.
Stefans Background:
● Stefan started as an athlete in the sport of rugby and after a long history of injuries, became well acquainted with rehabilitation and performance. He studied at Conestoga College for Health and Fitness Promotion which transferred into a Kinesiology program at Guelph-Humber University in Toronto during which time he worked as a Strength and Conditioning coach. Through his personal experience with injury, Stefan navigated through the realms of rehabilitation out of necessity. After graduation, Stefan worked for a year in rehabilitation building experience within the field before deciding his next steps. Through his experience and investigation, he learned about Osteopathy and continued his education in Osteopathic Manual Sciences and currently practices as an Osteopathic Manual Therapist.
The What and Why of the Podcast:
● This podcast is an exploration into the anatomical and physiological mechanisms and nuances behind different approaches in the fitness and therapy industries. We want to bridge the gap and open conversations between different schools of thought and practices within the rehabilitative and physical performance sector. This is all in hopes to discover and educate ourselves and our listeners on the commonalities and differences within each approach.● We felt dissatisfied with the answer we kept running into; "it depends," without further context limiting our pursuit to understand rehabilitative and performance sciences. We want to take that answer a step further and discover the complexities of creating change in the human body to better communicate “why it depends”.
What you can expect from the Podcast: ● Zack and Stefan will be tackling a host of topics within the performance, rehabilitation and therapy industries.● The podcast will also have guest speakers from different practices including Chiropractors, Manual Osteopathic Practitioners, Physiotherapists, Personal Trainers etc, to discuss their approaches to assessment and making change within the body. 
Resources from the show:
● ACL Rehab PDF1. http://fowlerkennedy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/PHYSIOTHERAPY-FOLLOWING-ACL-RECONSTRUCTION-PROTOCOL-November-2015.pdf
● John Sharkey Clinical Anatomist2. https://www.johnsharkeyevents.com/
●  Ligamento-Muscular Reflex3. Solomonow M, Zhou BH, Harris M, Lu Y, Baratta RV. The ligamento-muscular stabilizing system of the spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1998 Dec 1;23(23):2552-62. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199812010-00010. PMID: 9854754.
4. Mobargha N, Rein S, Hagert E. Ligamento-Muscular Reflex Patterns Following Stimulation of a Thumb Carpometacarpal Ligament: An Electromyographic Study. J Hand Surg Am. 2019 Mar;44(3):248.e1-248.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.06.011. Epub 2018 Aug 26. PMID: 30158062.