And the 59th president of The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is…Elizabeth A. Joy, M.D., M.P.H. At the recent installation of new ACSM officers at the organization’s annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, Lawrence A. Armstrong, Ph.D., FACSM, passed the gavel to Dr. Joy, a physician practicing at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City.
As indicated in the July 6, 2016 news release, “In addition to serving as medical director for Community Health and Clinical Nutrition at Intermountain Healthcare, Dr. Joy practices family medicine and sports medicine at the Salt Lake LiVe Well Center, and is an adjunct professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. She has previously served as vice president, and on the Board of Trustees of ACSM, and was on the Board of Trustees for the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. She is on the editorial board for the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine and is an associate editor for Current Sports Medicine Reports.”
“Walter R. Thompson, Ph.D., FACSM, of Georgia State University was installed as president-elect. Holly Benjamin, M.D., FACSM, of University of Chicago and William Kraus, M.D., FACSM of Duke University’s School of Medicine were installed as vice presidents.”
Dr. Joy commented to OTW, “I’m very honored to represent some of the world’s finest sports medicine doctors, exercise scientists, clinicians, researchers and fitness professionals as president of ACSM for the next year. During my tenure, I’m leading efforts to advance health, fitness and sports initiatives for women and girls.”
Dr. Joy,
I looked at your bio and find that your interests are very much similar to mine. I would like to have a conversation with you about Active Isolated Stretching(AIS), one of the major modalities I use with my patients including ages from 3 to 93. I think that AIS would be extremely beneficial to you, your practice and your patients. I would like for you to look at the developer of AIS and his website:
stretchingusa.com. Please also look at my website (above). This type of stretching is backed with solid science and is successful with treating all types of musculo-skeletal injuries and many neurological conditions and diseases. I am very much looking forward to hear from you. Congratulations to you on your quite new position.
James Graffenberg L.M.T., C.P.T.
Dr. Joy,
I figure you must be busy since you haven’t answered my e-mail. You may be on a winter break, so I understand.
Again, I am a soft tissue rehabilitation specialist. I practice in Rockville, Maryland and teach Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) at several Massage Schools. I have taught at George Washington University. There is no mention of AIS on the ACSM website. I find this a little puzzling since many world-class athletes use this very effective type of stretching. AIS increases range of motion, eliminates or decreases pain, is non-invasive and is thorough with many musculo-skeletal and nuerological conditions and diseases. Because of your bio and your interests, I believe AIS would be a great addition to your knowledge and practice. Please check out the AIS developer Aaron Mattes L.K.T., L.M.T. on his website: stretchingusa.com. and my website: stretchingtheworld.com. I would like to know your thoughts. If you have any questions, you may contact me also by cell: 301-466-9728.
James Graffenberg L.M.T., C.P.T.