Dr. Sprague has extensive clinical experience working with collegiate athletes in an interprofessional team setting and has assisted in the development and implementation of screening procedures assessing for musculoskeletal injury risk for collegiate and professional sports organizations. He has an active research agenda exploring musculoskeletal injury risk reduction in active populations and is interested in exploring the effects of movement-based interventions on population health. In this conversation Dr. Sprague talks about the nature and importance of human movement. Not just the fact that we move, but how we do it. What does the science say about the various benefits of multifaceted versatile movement through the day and how it can inherence our overall physical state? Tune in to learn more! This podcast is brought to you by Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more about our work, please visit https://bit.ly/EmoryLM
Peter Sprague, PhD, holds the positions of Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics in Emory University’s School of Medicine. His primary teaching appointment is within the Physical Therapy Division in the Emory School of Medicine where he is the co-course coordinator for the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation course, the course coordinator for the Introduction to Interventions course, and course coordinator for a course he developed entitled “Movement System in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice.” He is a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and currently sits on the Orthopaedic Specialty Council for the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, serving a four year appointment beginning in January 2018. Dr. Sprague has extensive clinical experience working with collegiate athletes in an interprofessional team setting and has assisted in the development and implementation of screening procedures assessing for musculoskeletal injury risk for collegiate and professional sports organizations. He has an active research agenda exploring musculoskeletal injury risk reduction in active populations and is interested in exploring the effects of movement-based interventions on population health. Dr. Sprague lives in the Atlanta area and enjoys outdoor activities with his wife and 3 dogs.
In this conversation Dr. Sprague talks about the nature and importance of human movement. Not just the fact that we move, but how we do it. What does the science say about the various benefits of multifaceted versatile movement through the day and how it can inherence our overall physical state? Tune in to learn more!
This podcast is brought to you by Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more about our work, please visit