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Robert Louis DeStefano (born July 14, 1962) is an American sports chiropractor, author, and inventor. He is a team doctor for the New York-based football team the New York Giants, and competitive triathlete. He has spoken and taught manual therapies nationally for 15 years, and has appeared on The View,[1] and Sirius and XM Radio, as well as many local TV and radio programs.
Robert DeStefano | |
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| Born | Robert Louis DeStefano July 14, 1962 New Jersey[where?], U.S. |
| Alma mater | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Palmer School of Chiropractic |
| Occupation(s) | physician, sports chiropractor, author, inventor, television personality |
Early life
editDeStefano was born and raised in New Jersey. After a high school athletic career of track, football, decathlon, power-lifting, and lacrosse, DeStefano attended Kutztown University of Pennsylvania on a football scholarship, and then earned a rugby scholarship to Palmer School of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, where he earned his D.C. in 1986. Soon after graduation, he earned his CCSP (Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician),[2] and attended his first A.R.T. (Active Release Techniques) seminar.
Career
editART instructor
editAfter a few years of practicing chiropractic medicine and ART, he became an ART instructor. From the early 1990s to 2009. DeStefano has taught at over 100 ART seminars and related teaching and lecturing events. He has assisted in certifying thousands of ART providers. He is currently launching his own seminars to promote integrative healthcare and self treatment.
Practice
editDeStefano opened his first offices in Ridgefield Park and in Lodi, NJ in 1987, his first NY office in 1999, at La Palestra[3] on the upper west side. In 2002 Dr Rob became an official ART provider to the New York Football Giants,[4] seeing them through their 2008 Super Bowl XLII Championship[5] and continuing at present as the official ART provider and also the official Chiropractor. 2009 saw the opening of his first two satellite offices in NY, in The Orion and The Ariel. Within these offices and also in the field, he has worked with athletes of all levels including the US Olympic Bobsled/Luge/Skeleton teams, US Olympic Hockey Team, the NHL, NBA, LPGA, and the NFL. On September 15, 2009, DeStefano released his first book, Muscle Medicine,[6][7] with Bryan Kelly[8] and Joe Hooper, about the diagnosis and treatment of muscle, and muscle’s important role in the future of healthcare. He is currently developing a new treatment technique and self-treatment modality to complement doctor care that has already been successfully adopted by many of his athletes and patients. In 2010, he has plans to introduce a piece of exercise equipment, and a self-treatment tool, which is already being used by national, professional sports teams.
Inventor
editDeStefano has developed two pieces of exercise equipment: a variation on the kettlebell, in development; and a self treatment tool, the F.A.S.T. Stick [3] currently in usage by pro athletes, and available to the public in 2010.
Works
editBooks and publications
edit- Muscle Medicine: The Revolutionary Approach to Maintaining, Strengthening, and Repairing your Muscle and Joints. Simon and Schuster, 2009.
Television
editRadio
edit- Morning Show"/WGAU Radio (Athens, GA) 9/17/2009[11]
- Broadminded"/Sirius XM Satellite Radio, 9/18/2009
- Morning Living Show" Martha Stewart Radio 9/25/2009
- Empty Nesters" 10/21/2009[12]
Personal life
editDeStefano has four children – Jason, Amy, Jacob and Devyn. In addition to his practices, work with the Giants, book and equipment development, Dr. Rob participates and competes in triathlons and running races. To date, he himself has competed in over 300 races, including 9 Ironman triathlons and 2 Ironman World Championships. In 2012, DeStefano married Alyssa Hulahan. The couple later divorced.
References
edit- ^ The View, http://theview.abc.go.com, Retrieved December 14, 2009
- ^ Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician, http://www.acbsp.com/CCSP.html, Retrieved December 14, 2009
- ^ La Plestra, http://www.lapalestra.com/ Retrieved December 14, 2009
- ^ New York Giants,http://www.giants.com/index.html, Retrieved December 14, 2009
- ^ Super Bowl XLII, "Official Site of Super Bowl XLII". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017., Retrieved December 14, 2009
- ^ Simon and Schuster,http://www.simonandschuster.com, Retrieved December 14, 2009
- ^ Muscle Medicine,http://www.musclemedicinebook.com, Retrieved Dec. 14,2009
- ^ Bryan Kelly, http://www.bryankellymd.com, Retrieved December 14, 2009
- ^ Hasselbeck, Elizabeth, The View, March, 2008, http://muscleinjuries.com, Retrieved December 14, 2009
- ^ Hemmer, Bill, America's Newsroom, Fox News, October 7, 2009, http://www.muscleinjuries.com/media/videos.html, Retrieved December 14, 2009
- ^ Dooley, Barbara, WGAU, September 17, 2009, [1], Retrieved December 7, 2009
- ^ http://www.blogtalkradio.com/[2], Retrieved December 14, 2009
