Michael L. Voight PT, SCS, OCS, ATC, CSCS

Professor, School of Physical Therapy
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Website www.belmont.edu

Education:

• Doctorate of Health Science - 1995, University of St Augustine
• Certificate of Proficiency in PT - 1983, Hahnemann University
• Masters in Education - 1982, University of Virginia
• Bachelor of Science - 1981, Portland State University

Board Certifications and Licensure:

• Licensed Physical Therapist: Oregon, Tennessee
• Member of APTA & TPTA
• Member of APTA Specialty Sections:
• SPTS since 1982
• ABPTS-Board Certified Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy-1987
• Recertified in 1997 and 2006
• Orthopedic Section since 1982
• ABPTS-Board Certified Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy-1993
• Recertified in 2002
• Certified Athletic Trainer - NATA
• Board Certified: Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA)

 
Current Professional Appointment:

• Tenured Professor - Belmont University School of Physical Therapy - Nashville, TN
• Co-Founder & Lead Physical Therapist - Performance Golf Institute - Nashville, TN
• Clinical Advisory Board Member - Titleist Performance Institute - Oceanside, CA
• Adjunct Professor - University of St. Augustine - St Augustine, FL

 
Past Professional Appointments:

• Assistant Professor - University of Miami School of Medicine -Division of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation: 1985-2000
• Co-Founder - Teton Physical Therapy: 1996-2001
• Co-Founder - Berkshire Institute of Orthopedics and Sports Physical Therapy: 1992-1998
• Team Physical Therapist - Miami Heat Basketball Team: 1988-1993
• National Director of Sports Medicine - Sports Physical Therapist: 1991-1993
• Team Physical Therapist - Miami Dolphins Football Club: 1987-1991

Professional Services:

• Appointed Member: PT Licensing Board - State of Tennessee
• Editorial Board Member: Annual Review of Golf Coaching
• Associate Editor: North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
• Board of Directors: International Federation of Sports Physiotherapy
• Principle Manuscript Reviewer: American Journal of Sports Medicine
• Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy
• Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Athletic Training
• Manuscript Reviewer: British Journal of Sports Medicine
• Manuscript Reviewer: Sports Heath - A Multidisciplinary Approach
• Past President, Vice President, Treasurer for SPTS-APTA

Professional Organizations:

• American Physical Therapy Association — Active Member
• National Athletic Training Association — Certified Member
• American Red Cross: Certified Instructor: CPR / First Responder
• American College of Sportsmedicine — Professional Member
• National Strength Coaches Association — Professional Member
• United States Olympic Sportsmedicine Society — Active Member
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine — Member
• Professional Baseball Players Association — Life Member
• International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) — Member
• International Society for Aging and Physical Activity — Member
• International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, & Orthopedic Sportsmedicine - Member
• ICCUS Society - Founding Member
• European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy - Member
• International Cartilage Repair Society — Member
• Titleist Performance Institute - Certified Golf Fitness Instructor
• Level 3 - Medical Certification
• Level 3 - Fitness Certification
• Level 3 - Golf Pro Certification
• Level 2 - Biomechanics Certification
• Level 2 - Junior Development
• Society for Golf Medicine and Performance — Charter Member

Professional Awards:

• Miller Brewing Outstanding Trainer Award - 1980
• NATA District 10 Graduate Scholarship Award - 1980
• Sports Physical Therapy Section - APTA: Educator of the Year Award - 1992
• Sports Physical Therapy Section - APTA: Educator of the Year Award - 1996
• Sports Physical Therapy Section - APTA: Outstanding Service Award - 1997
• Sports Physical Therapy Section - APTA: Clinical Educator of the Year Award - 2000
• Sports Physical Therapy Section - APTA: Presidents Award - 2008
• Sports Physical Therapy Section - APTA: Ron Peyton Award - 2008
• Sports Physical Therapy Section - APTA: Educator of the Year Award - 2009

Selected Publications:

• Voight ML: Reduction of Post Traumatic Ankle Edema with High Voltage Galvanic Stimulation. Athletic Training: Volume 19 (4):278, 1984.
• Voight ML: The Biodex System, In: Evaluation of Isokinetic Equipment. Sports Injury Management. 1: 24-42, Williams & Wilkins, 1988.
• Voight ML, Clifford S: Ankle Injury: Third Degree Lateral Collateral Ligament Sprains. Rehabilitation Monolith Published by ProClinica 1988.
• Voight ML: On the Field Emergency Care, In: Sports Physical Therapy. Appleton and Lange, East Norwalk, 1990.
• Voight ML, Selesnick H: Tennis Elbow - A Rational for Care. Rehabilitation Monolith Published by ProClinica, Spring 1990.
• Voight ML, Draovitch P: Plyometric Training, In: Muscle Training In Sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapy. Churchill Livingstone, New York, NY. 1991
• Voight ML, Weider D: Comparative Reflex Response Times of Vastus Medialis vs Vastus Lateralis in Normals and Extensor Mechanism Dysfunction Patients. American Journal of Sportsmedicine, Vol 19: 1991.
• Voight ML, Bell S., Rhodes D: Instrumented Testing of Anterior Tibial Translation in Open vs Closed Chain Activity. Phys Ther 71 (6):S9B, 1991.
• Voight ML, Small CL, Waters JT: Reliability of Biodex Isokinetic Dynamometer for Measurement of Hamstring Reaction Time. Phys Ther 71(6): S99, 1991.
• Voight ML, Bell S, Rhodes D: Instrumented Testing of Tibial Translation during a Passive Lachman Test and Selected Closed Chain Activities in the Anterior Cruciate Deficient Knee. JOSPT 15(1):49, 1992.
• Voight ML, Apfel P, Brakeville C, et al: Simultaneous Chronotropic and Pressor Responses to Successive Sets of Isokinetic Knee Exercise. Phys Ther 72(6):S29, 1992.
• Voight ML, Bradley D: Plyometrics, In: Isokinetic Compendium. S & S Publishing, LaCrosse, 1992.
• Voight ML: Plyometric Training. Orthopaedic Home Study Guide published by the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, 1992.
• Voight ML: Stretch - Shortening: An Introduction to Plyometric Training. Ortho Phys Ther Clin North America, 1:2, 1992.
• Wilk K, Voight ML, Kerins M, et al: Stretch-Strengthening for the Shoulder Girdle. JOSPT. 16(5), 1993.
• Paine R, Voight ML: Scapular Strengthening. JOSPT 16(6), 1993.
• Voight M, Rine RM, Briese K, Powell C: Comparison of sway in double versus single leg stance in unimpaired adults. Phys Ther 73(6):S51, 1993.
• Voight M, Rine RM, Apfel P, Laux D, Brakeville C: The effects of leg dominance and AFO on static and dynamic balance abilities. Phys Ther 73(6):S87, 1993.
• Rine R, Voight ML, Laporta L, Mancini R: A Paradigm to Evaluate Ankle Instability Using Postural Sway Measures. Phys Ther 74(5):S72, 1994.
• Small C, Waters J, Voight ML: Comparison of Two Methods for Measuring Hamstring Reaction Time Using the Kin-Com Isokinetic Dynamometer. JOSPT 19(6), 1994.
• Voight ML, Tippett S: Plyometric Exercises of the Lower Extremity. Home Study Guide published by the Sports Physical Therapy Section of APTA, 1994.
• Wilk KE, Voight ML: Plyometrics for the shoulder complex. In: Andrews JA, Wilk KE (Eds): The Athletes Shoulder. Churchill Livingstone. New York, NY, 1994.
• Tippett S, Voight ML: Functional Progressions for Sports Rehabilitation. Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, Il, 1995.
• Voight ML: Gaining an Edge. JOSPT 20(6), 1994.
• Blackburn TA, Voight ML, Canner GC, Soffer S: Reliability of Instrumented Examination of Knee Laxity. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy. June, 1995.
• Voight ML, Blackburn TA, Hardin JA: Effects of Muscle Fatigue on Shoulder Prprioception. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy. June, 1995.
• Blackburn TA, Voight ML, Soffer S, Bowman J: Single Leg Stance: Development of Reliable Testing Procedure. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy. June, 1995.
• Voight ML, Blackburn TA, Canner GC, Soffer S: Validity of the Knee Lax 3 Joint Arthrometer. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy. June, 1995.
• Voight ML, Cook Grey: Clinical Application of Closed Kinetic Chain Exercise. Journal Sports Rehab. 5(1), 1996.
• Voight ML, Hardin AJ, Blackburn TA, Tippett S, Canner GC: The Effects of muscle fatigue on and the relationship of arm dominance to shoulder proprioception. JOSPT, 23(6): 1996.
• Voight ML, Tippett S, Cook G: Reactive Neuromuscular Training: Functional Lower Quarter Progression. Home Study Guide published by the Sports Physical Therapy Section of APTA,1997.
• Guido J, Voight ML, Blackburn TA, Kidder J, Nord S: The effects of chronic effusion on knee joint proprioception: A case study. JOSPT, 25(3): 1997.
• Hardin JA, Voight ML, Blackburn TA, Canner GC, Soffer SR: The effects of “decelerated” rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on a hyperelastic female adolescent: A case study. JOSPT, 26(1): 1997.
• Voight ML: Objective Assessment of Balance. Advance for Rehab Directors. Sept, 1997.
• Gillogly SD, Voight M, Blackburn T: Treatment of Articular Cartilage defects of the knee with autologous chrondrocyte Transplantation. JOSPT, 28(4): 241-251, 1998.
• Voight ML, Tippett S: Plyometric Exercise in Rehabilitation. In: Prentice WE: Rehabilitation Techniques in Sports Medicine. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1999.
• Voight ML, Blackburn TA: Proprioceptive and Balance Training and Testing Following Injury. In: Ellenbecker TS (Ed): Knee Ligament Rehabilitation. Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia, 2000.
• Voight ML, Thomson BC: The role of the scapula in the rehabilitation of shoulder injuries. J Athletic Training. September, 2000.
• Voight ML: Shoulder Instability. In: Orthopedics Physical Therapy secrets. Hanley & Belfus, Philadelphia, 2001.
• Tippett SR, Voight ML: Functional Testing of the Lower Quarter. In: Bandy B, Sanders B (Eds): Functional Exercise Training. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 2001.
• Voight ML, Kaplan G: Thermal Shrinkage of a PCL injured athlete. In: DeCarlo M (Ed): Current Concepts in Musculoskeletal Medicine: A case study approach. Slack, Philadelphia, 2001.
• Prentice WE, Voight ML (Eds): Orthopedic Rehabilitation Techniques. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2001.
• Blackburn TA, Voight ML: A Matter of Balance. Orthopedic Technology Review. Current Communications, Los Angeles, June, 2001.
• Voight ML, Blackburn TA: The Balance Component of Orthopedic Rehabilitation. Orthopedic Phys Ther Clin. 11:17-31, 2002.
• Cools AM, Witvrouw, EE, DeClercq GA, Danneels LA, Willems TM, Cambier DC, Voight ML: Scapular muscle recruitment pattern: EMG response of the trapezius muscle to sudden shoulder movement before and after a fatiguing exercise. JOSPT 32:221-229, 2002.
• Cook G, Voight ML: Essentials of Functional Exercise: A four step clinical model for therapeutic exercise prescription. Posture. Volume 1, Number 3, 2003.
• Voight ML, Hoogenboom BJ, Blackburn TA, Cook G: Functional training and Advanced rehabilitation. In: Andrews JR, Harrelson GL, Wilk KE, Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete - 3rd Ed. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.
• Voight ML, Tippett S: Plyometric Exercise in Rehabilitation. In: Prentice WE: Rehabilitation Techniques in Sports Medicine. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2004.
• Voight ML, Hoogenboom BJ, Blackburn TA. Post-Surgical Rehabilitation. In: Fusco A, Foglia F, Testa M> La spalla E lo sport (The shoulder and sport), Masson Publishers, 2005 (Published in Italian).
• Voight ML: Shoulder Instability. In: Orthopedics Physical Therapy secrets. Mosby-Elsevier. St Louis, 2006.
• Voight ML, Hoogenboom BJ, Prentice WE (EDs): Musculoskeletal Interventions - Techniques for Therapeutic Exercise. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2007.
• Hoogenboom BJ, Voight ML: Clinical Reasoning: An Algorithm-based Approach to Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. In: Voight ML, Hoogenboom BJ, Prentice WE (EDs): Musculoskeletal Interventions - Techniques for Therapeutic Exercise. McGraw- Hill, New York, 2007.
• Voight ML, Cook G: Impaired Neuromuscular Control: Reactive Neuromuscular Training. In: Voight ML, Hoogenboom BJ, Prentice WE (EDs): Musculoskeletal Interventions - Techniques for Therapeutic Exercise. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2007.
• Voight ML, Tippett S: Plyometric Exercise in Rehabilitation. In: Voight ML, Hoogenboom BJ, Prentice WE (EDs): Musculoskeletal Interventions - Techniques for Therapeutic Exercise. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2007.
• Cook G, Voight ML: Essentials of Functional Exercise: A Four Step Clinical Model for Therapeutic Exercise Prescription. In: Voight ML, Hoogenboom BJ, Prentice WE (EDs): Musculoskeletal Interventions - Techniques for Therapeutic Exercise. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2007.
• Voight ML: Editorial: It’s been a great three years. North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2(2): 71-73, 2007.
• Kiesel K, Plisky PJ, Voight ML: Can serious injury in professional football be predicted by a pre-season functional movement screen? North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2(3): 147-158, 2007.
• D’Amico J, Betlach M, Senkarik R, Smith R, Voight M: Return to golf following left total hip arthroplasty in a golfer who is right handed. North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2(4): 251-261, 2007.
• Voight ML, Hoogenboom BJ, Cook G: The Chop and Lift Reconsidered: Integrating Neuromuscular Principles into Orthopedic and Sports Rehabilitation. NAJSPT. 3(3): 151-159, 2008.

Website: www.belmont.edu