Sports Nutrition with Launch Sport Performance

On Sunday, November 19 at 1:00PM, join Sabre Fencing Foundation (www.sabrefencing.org) and Dr. Elizabeth Wheeler of Launch Sport Performance (http://www.launchsp.com/) for a workshop on Sports Nutrition. This workshop is free for fencers and parents from the USFA Capitol, Maryland and Virginia Divisions. About Dr. Elizabeth Wheeler: Dr. Wheeler is a physical therapist who specializes in sports medicine. Dr. Wheeler helps athletes with injury rehabilitation, injury prevention and techniques to enhance their personal performance. Her commitment to helping patients achieve their personal best includes knowledge of disciplines that are expansive and not in the typical range of protocol for physical therapists. She considers advanced knowledge from a diversity of topics (such as nutrition, neuroscience, and postural restoration) as important components in helping athletes gain competence in “how to most effectively and efficiently operate their own finely tuned machine.” Dr. Wheeler is recognized as a TOP Physical Therapist throughout the Montgomery County, Maryland region and is featured as a Medical Expert on the TOP Doctors Interviews which are seen on CNN Headline News, FOX News, CNBC, ESPN and other networks. Today, Dr. Wheeler brings her unique experience treating many different levels of athletes to a practice based in Washington, DC. From the fields of the NFL, MLB and Women’s Professional Soccer to the track of the Penn Relays, her unique group of patients is diverse but share a common goal: to be in the game performing at their best. Dr. Wheeler has served as Team Physical Therapist for MLB’s Washington Nationals, the Maryland Stingers women’s rugby team and also serves as the Head Physical Therapist for The Running School in New York. She has recently been named Advisor to the National Strength Professionals Association (NSPA). Dr. Wheeler received her DPT from the College of St. Catherine in Minneapolis and vigorously pursues advanced education with the Postural Restoration Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska. She is an engaging speaker and consultant on a variety of topics regarding athletic performance including the Female Athlete Triad, Nutrition, Weight Management, and Postural Restoration in Sports. Preregistration opens on 10/23/2017. Preregistration closes on 11/04/2017.