Episode 27: Andy McDonald chats with Dr Phil Wagner the Founder & CEO of Sparta Science. Phil is a a Physician and a Strength Coach who received his medical degree from USC focused on biomechanics. Phil’s passion for protecting athlete health and longevity through injury resilience coupled with his medically-oriented human performance mindset inspired him to found Sparta Science, a movement technology and data science company focused on improving musculoskeletal health. 


 


In this conversation Andy & Phil discuss:


 


Phil’s from athlete to Strength & Conditioning Coach to medicine. 
Setting up Sparta Science 
Informed consumers
Assessing methods & tools before Implementation
Re-defining what “Injury prevention means” 
How Sparta Interacts with team systems 
AI & Machine learning in predictive injury models 
Blind spots in data models
Injury risk identification verses occurrence 
The value of coaches & clinicians gaining foundation knowledge in data methods

 


Where you can find Phil:


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