Jason Mitchler (Talem Te): Special Forces to Physiotherapy.
Monarch Human Performance Podcast
English - June 18, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBHealth & Fitness Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Jason Mitchler works full time as the Director of Operations at the William J. Hybl Sport Medicine and Performance Center. He also works as an injury prevention specialist for various fire departments throughout the country and is an Instructor at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Jason retired from active duty in 2019 and served the majority of his Army career in operational units. His enlisted career began as an infantryman and later as a Special Forces Medic with the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) while completing two tours to Afghanistan. After being commissioned as a physical therapist he was the lead during the implementation of the USASOC THOR3 program at 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). During this time he oversaw the development of a comprehensive performance and rehabilitation program at Ft. Carson, CO. Following this assignment he was selected to be the Chief of the Physical Therapy at the Pentagon. His most recent deployment was as the sole physical therapist for the Special Operations Task Force- Afghanistan (SOTF-A) serving both American and coalition forces.
He is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado with a BA in Kinesiology and the Army-Baylor program with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. He is an Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
Jason lives in Colorado Springs, CO. He is an assistant high school wrestling coach and holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In his free time he is an active cyclist, runner, and skier.
In this episode Jason talks about:
His time in special forces as an 18D.
Making the move to physical therapy.
His role in the THOR3 programme.
Working at the pentagon as the chief of physical therapy.
Resources discussed:
Physical Therapy - The manual therapist
S&C - NSCA TSAC Report
You can contact Jason on social media via Instagram
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