About Eric Gahan

Eric Gahan, MS, ATC/L, CSCS, SFG, FRCms, CK-FMS

Head Therapist with Cirque du Soleil: Zumanity

Co-Owner, Co-Founder: Iron Body Training Systems

• Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training
• Canisius College 2000
• Master of Science in Kinesology and Health Promotion
  University of Kentucky 2002
• Athletic Trainer Certified
  Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers
• StrongFirst Kettlebell (SFG) Level I
  StrongFirst
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
  National Strength and Conditioning Association
• FRCms
  Functional Range Conditioning Movement Specialist
• CK-FMS
  Certified Kettlebell Functional Movement Specialist

Athletic Training Experience at Boston University: Summer 2008 to Summer 2012

• Senior Athletic Trainer
• Assist and Implement a Medical Model to the Athletic Training Services Department
• Management of Case Athletic Training Room, FitRec Athletic Training Room
• Adjunct Faculty to Athletic Training Education Program
• Preceptor to Athletic Training Education Program
• Assist in Management and Development of Senior Staff administration tasks

Athletic Training Experience at Champion Sports Medicine: Summer 2007 to Summer 2008:

• Clinical Athletic Trainer for Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center
• Athletic Trainer outreaching to Oak Grove High School and Bessemer Academy
• Manager injury tracking for Champion Sports Medicine

Athletic Training Experience at The University of Mississippi: Spring 2004 to Summer 2007:

• Senior Athletic Trainer, Football
• Assistant Athletic Trainer, Head Athletic Trainer for Baseball Southeastern Conference Division I
• Coordinator of Sports Medicine Coverage for 2004 and 2005 NCAA Oxford Baseball Regional Tournament
• Coordinator of physicals for all athletes
• Coordinator of weekly Orthopedic physician on campus clinic
• Manager of the Gatorade Elite Summer Camp program

 Athletic Training Experience at St. Bonaventure University; Fall 2002 to Spring 2004:

• Assistant Athletic Trainer Atlantic 10 Division I men’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, and baseball.
• Director of Sports Medicine for Atlantic 10 Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

Teaching Experience at St. Bonaventure University; Fall 2002 to Spring 2004:

• Approved Clinical Instructor
• Adjunct Professor to Physical Education Department
  • PHED 208: Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

Supervision Experience at St. Bonaventure University; Fall 2002 to Spring 2004:

• Supervision and scheduling of all work-study, and athletic training students

Teaching Experience at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford; Fall 2003 to Spring 2004:

• Adjunct Professor and Approved Clinical Instructor to the Athletic Training Program
  • Clinical in Athletic Training V

Eric is currently the Head Therapist with Cirque du Soleil.  Eric incorporates 17 years as an athletic trainer, strength coach, and post rehabilitation specialist to provide a detailed movement screen into your training sessions.   Eric develops training programs to eliminate the weakest link and maximize fitness training with the kettlebell.  Incorporating corrective exercises to decrease asymmetries in the body and help you accomplish your personal goals in fitness and in life.   In the process of eliminating the weakest link you will also be developing mobility, stability, strength, stamina, resilience, and fat loss through training.

Eric is an accomplished movement based athletic trainer with several national and local presentations on the importance of finding symmetry in the body and developing strength on that right and left side movement symmetry.

Eric’s eye for movement began while working with Division I athletes in undergraduate studies at Canisius College and then continuing at the University of Kentucky.  Professionally Eric has worked with athletes from St. Bonaventure University in the Atlantic-10 conference to the University of Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) while he was rehabilitating and balancing asymmetries with future MLB and NFL players.  Eric served and the Senior Athletic Trainer for football at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and most recently served as the Senior Athletic Trainer at Boston University.  This experience has helped Eric develop a keen eye for helping athletes and clients merge the gap from injury to return to high level of fitness.

Publications in Scholarly Journals:

Gahan, E.W., Mattacola, C.G., Uhl, T.L., Malone, T.R. Relationship between isokinetic quadriceps and hamstring strength to lower extremity functional tests. Journal of Athletic Training, Acceptied for publication, 2002.

Clinical Presentations:

Incorporation of Hardstyle Kettlebell Training into Rehabilitation

Gahan EW: Iron Body Studios, Presented to Sports Medicine and Strength and Conditioning Staff at Harvard University, March 2012

Incorporation of Hardstyle Kettlebell Training into Rehabilitation

Gahan EW: Iron Body Studios, Presented to Sports Medicine and Strength and Conditioning Staff at Northeastern University, June 2011

Incorporation of Kettlebells into Rehabilitation

Gahan EW: Department of Athletic Training Services, Boston University, America East Conference Sports Mecdicine Annual Symposium, Boston MA, May 2011

Non-Operative Rehabilitation of Sports Hernia

Gahan EW: Department of Athletic Training Services, Boston University, Case report accepted for College Athletic Trainers Society Annual Symposium, Las Vegas NV, April 2011

Brachial Plexus Injury in a Division I Football Player

Gahan EW: Department of Sports Medicine, University of Mississippi, University, MS,Case report accepted for Annual SEC Sports Medicine Meeting, April 2007.

TFCC Repair in a Division I Baseball Player

Gahan EW, Giessler W: Department of Sports Medicine, University of Mississippi, University, MS, case report accepted for Southeast Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting, March 2007.

Relationship Between Isokinetic Quadriceps and Hamstring Strength to Lower Extremity Functional Tests

Gahan EW, Mattacola CG, Uhl TL, Malone TR:  Division of Athletic Training, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, abstract accepted for Southeast Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting, March 2002 and Journal of Athletic Training, Accepted for Publication, 37:2; S-97, 2002.

Staphylococcus Aureus Infection in the Lower Leg of a High School Football Player

Gahan EW, Uhl TL, Ireland ML:  Division of Athletic Training, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.  Presented to The University of Kentucky Sports Medicine Staff.

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