Todd Wright, Vice President of Player Performance for the LA Clippers and founder of Train 4 The Game, shares his journey of redefining performance training and injury recovery using principles of Applied Functional Science®. Todd recounts compelling stories of working with elite athletes and resolving chronic pain through advanced biomechanics, in…

Michael Kane, founder of ProMotion Physical Therapy, shares how decades of experience, creativity, and a commitment to lifelong learning have shaped his approach to patient care. Michael explores the concept of consilience—bridging diverse disciplines like anatomy, physiology, movement science, and manual therapy—to create tailored solutions that e…

The Gray Institute Podcast. July 2022. "Traditional Muscle Function vs. Functional Muscle Function" Muscles, just like joints, move in three planes of motion. Muscles react to joint motions. The human body functions as an integrated system - not isolated parts. The effects of muscles are considered beyond the anatomical joint or joints that a parti…

The Transverse Plane of Motion is vital to our daily function, as well as in sports, performance training, rehab, and prevention. However, this plane of motion tends to be overlooked. Unsurprisingly, this is also the plane of motion where injuries occur all too often. In this episode, many techniques will be presented that could be easily incorpora…

Low back pain, like many dysfunctions and injuries, is the result of a cause elsewhere in the body. Understanding - and applying - biomechanics is paramount in preventing, treating, and training the all-important low back. In this podcast, Dr. Gary Gray will discuss and deliver the following topics: Chain Reaction® Biomechanics of the Low Back ... …

Let's get to the point: Keeping the knee over the foot will not work, is not functional, and not the way to go when treating and training - and doing our best to prevent injury to - the ACL. In this SPECIAL podcast, Gray Institute® is pulling and delivering significant content from its Chain Reaction® seminar on the ACL. This includes functional bi…

Gray Institute Podcast. March 2, 2022. The Overlooked Importance of the Foot / Ankle: Functional Biomechanics & Application. The following topics will be facilitated by Dr. Gary Gray, Vahan Agbabian, Ernie Muntean, and Doug Gray: 1. Introduction of Gray Institute's Foot / Ankle specialization and how this is a missing piece to any Movement Professi…

In this podcast the following topics will be facilitated by Dr. Gary Gray, Doug Gray, and Todd Wright (VP of Player Operations | Assistant Coach, LA Clippers | Founder, Train 4 The Game in Austin, TX | Gray Institute GIFT Fellow): 1. Current trends for training, prevention, and rehab of hamstrings. 2. Chain Reaction® Biomechanics of hamstrings and …

In this podcast, the following topics will be facilitated by Dr. Gary Gray, Andrea Wasylow, and Doug Gray: 1. What Evidence-Based Practice is and how it has impacted the world of human movement for Rehabilitation, Performance, and Prevention. 2. How Applied Functional Science® provides a structure for Evidence-Based Practice and what this looks lik…

In this podcast, the following topics will be facilitated by Dr. Gary Gray, David Tiberio, and Doug Gray: 1.Understanding Traditional Versus Functional Approaches to Shoulder dysfunctions. 2.Chain Reaction® Biomechanics of the Shoulder. 3.Functional Applications to Shoulder Impingements and Other Dysfunctions.…

In this podcast, "Making Yoga More Functional" the following topics will be facilitated by Dr. Gary Gray, Teri Lewis, and Doug Gray: Introduction to Gray Institute's new specialization, Functional Yoga System (FYS), and how to make traditional yoga more functional - all while respecting and honoring its tradition and impact. Introduction and explan…

The Gray Institute Podcast. October 2020. Dr. Gary Gray discusses AFS and the language of movement.

September 2020 Gray Institute Podcast Show Notes Story is defined as "an account of past events in someone's life or in the evolution of something." Join Dr. Gary Gray as he shares stories and talks about life, learning, stories and respect. Don't forget the upcoming Chain Reaction® Virtual Register for Chain Reaction Virtual at www.chainreactionvi…

August 2020 Gray Institute Podcast Show Notes Dr. Gary Gray talks about the upcoming Chain Reaction® Virtual answers the following question from a former Chain Reaction® attendee Can you recall and share some of the oxymorons of Chain Reaction?®

June 2020 Gray Institute Podcast Show Notes Dr. Gary Gray answers 30 questions from a recent Gray Institute 3DMAPS® webinar. Check out Gray Institute at www.grayinstitute.com to stay up to date on all of the ways Gray Institute can help you become the Go-To Movement Professional.

April 2020 Gray Institute Podcast Show Notes Dr. Gary Gray answers the following questions Question 1 from Sharon Tash If the abs and lumbar spine are designed for stability, when doing an overhead reach in the sagittal plane, should the movement come from the thoracal cylinders since they should be the mobile part of the spine? Also when going in …

Gary Gray discusses and answers this question from Steve in North Dakota. “ When Gray Institute says triadox what does that mean”? Gary Gray answers this question from Luann. “ What is the difference between the Functional Movement System (FMS) as compared to 3DMaps©?

This podcast is a re-cast of a podcast that Dr. Gary recorded with Justin Thomas Sanchez and Tina Jaehnert in January of 2020. Dr. Gray goes deep on the topic of human functional movement and how The Gray Institute differentiates themselves from the competition with 3DMAPS® (3D Movement Assessment and Performance System). Inspired by his own journe…

January 2020 Gray Institute Podcast Show Notes Gary Gray discusses and answers the question from Dr. Brian Rafool. "I think you would agree that it is important to expose the nervous system to potentially harmful stresses and motions, helping an individual to be better prepared for the inevitable when it occurs at real speed. Isn’t it just as impor…

December 2019 Gray Institute Podcast Show Notes Gary Gray discusses a question from Matthew Haley in regards to performing exercises with a pt/client with scoliosis. Do you encourage movement mainly in the pattern that goes opposite the curve to encourage new pattern and neuromuscular control and avoid moving in the already dysfunctional pattern, o…

Show Notes Gary Gray discusses the trend in the rehab world of starting their intervention in developmental positions? Doug Gray chats continuing education with Shannon Tysland. Shanon has been a Physical Therapist since 1999, and the owner of Experience Momentum since 2005. Experience Momentum is a wellness center providing Physical Therapy, Massa…

Through training and education, Gray Institute® equips our students with comprehensive knowledge in the principles of Applied Functional Science® (AFS) so you can be the BEST in your chosen field. For more than 40 years, we’ve helped more than 150,000 professionals find the missing piece in traditional education for movement professionals. We want …

Applied Functional Science In this recast podcast from 2016 for Gray Institute, Dr. Gary Gray talks with Dr. David Tiberio, Dean of the GIFT program at Gray Institute, about What is Applied Functional Science®?

Podcast Episode 2. September, 2019.Show Notes: 1. Gary Gray discusses optimal body movement and function for clients 2. Doug Gray talks about continuing education. 3. Michael Conlon, a New York City--based Owner, Physical Therapist, Coach, and founder of Finish Line Physical Therapy talks to Doug about movement and GIFT.…

This is a recast of the very first podcast for Gray Institute, Dr. Gary Gray and Dr. David Tiberio discuss Chain Reaction, one of the critical principles of Applied Functional Science®. Listen to the 25 minute podcast by two innovative doctors of physical therapy:

Welcome to our podcast! You may be wondering who we are, so here is a little background. Gray Institute®, founded by the functional movement creator, Dr. Gary Gray, (a.k.a. "The Father of Function), is internationally acclaimed for its innovation, development, mastery, and delivery of Applied Functional Science® (AFS). AFS is based on scientific pr…