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Per
Gunnar Brolinson, D.O.
Associate Professor / Discipline Chair of Sports Medicine
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
2265 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24060
Tele: 540-231-4305
Fax: 540-231-5252
Office Hours:
Tuesday 1-5 p.m.
Email: pbrolinson@vcom.vt.edu |
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Discipline: |
Sports Medicine |
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Administrative
Duties: |
VCOM Institutional Review Board Member |
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Interdisciplinary Research Committee |
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Education: |
| 1978 |
University
of Missouri @ Columbia |
B.A. |
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| 1983 |
Kirksville
College of Osteopathic Medicine |
D.O. |
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Currently Teaching: |
Principles of
Primary Care / Sports Medicine |
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Clinical Case
Correlations |
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Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine |
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Current
Academic
and
Clinical Research
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Head
Team Physician, Virginia Tech Athletics |
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Director of
Osteopathic Family Practice Residency Training Program at Carilion
Health System |
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Post Doctoral Clinical Research Fellow, VCOM |
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Team
Physician, U.S. Ski Team |
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Board Certified
in Family Practice |
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Board
Certification of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine |
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Honors
and
Awards: |
Named
in America's Top Family Physicians, 2004-2005
Edition |
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Named Outstanding
Young Physician by the Ohio State Medical Association |
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Fellow of the
American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine |
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Fellow of the
American Academy of Family Practice |
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Senior Associate
Editor for the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine |
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Editorial Board
Member, Current Sports Medicine Reports |
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Editorial Board
Member, of The Physician and Sports Medicine |
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Recent Publications
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Presentations: |
Dr.
Brolinson is a frequent speaker at national sports medicine meetings
and
often teaches didactic laboratory sessions on the use of osteopathic
manipulative therapy for athletic injuries. He is the lead author
for the recently published paper in Current Sports Medicine Reports
entitled "Sacroiliac Dysfunction in Athletes" as well
as another article on "Pain Management in Athletes".
Dr. Brolinson also has interest in integrative medicine and has
published in this area as well.
Dr. Brolinson co-authored two recent sports medicine consensus
statements including: "Sideline
Preparedness for the Team Physician" (PDF) and "The
Team Physician and Conditioning of Athletes for Sports" (PDF).
Dr. Brolinson is the lead author of the sports medicine chapter in the latest edition of Foundations for Osteopathic Medicine, 2nd Edition. Dr. Brolinson is section editor for "Common Conditions" and lead author for the cycling chapter in Manual Sports Medicine (in press). His research interests include exercise and immune function, exercise and bone mineral density, concussion in sports, sports performance and manipulation as well as exercise and other health-related topics.
Sports News Videos (Video
1) (Video 2) |
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Professional
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Community Activities: |
Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Training Program
at Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg,
VA |
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Head Team Physician,
Virginia Tech |
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Head Team Physician,
U.S. Freestyle Ski Team |
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Midwest Chapter
of the American College of Sports Medicine, Former
Member and served on the Board of Directors |
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American Osteopathic
Academy of Sports Medicine, Board Member |
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American Osteopathic
Academy of Sports Medicine, Past President |
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Senior Editorial
Board Member, Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine |
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Former Co-Head
Team Physician, University of Toledo |
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AOASM, AMSSM,
AOA, ACOFP, ACSM, AMA, VOMA, AAFP, OSMA, OOA |
