Kyle Kiesel Email & Phone Number

Dr. Kiesel is the Senior Director of Functional Programs and Education at Mainstay Medical, the Functional Movement Systems Fellowship Program Director, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Evansville. His areas of research include motor control of the core and functional movement testing and training. Dr. Kiesel is an expert in the rehabilitation of patients with low back pain and is actively engaged in education and the clinical adoption of Reactiv8, a new technology to treat patients with low back pain. Because of his long-standing interest in musculoskeletal health and low back pain, his research has also led to significant work related to core function and movement screening, testing and assessment. His research has focused on the clinical measurement of core function, basic movement, breathing parameters and how these measures affect MKS health and performance. He has authored approximately 40 peer-reviewed publications and regularly presents his work nationally and internationally, engaging in teaching and research in 20 different countries. He serves as a consultant for professional and college sports teams as well as the military where he assists with injury prevention and implementation of the functional movement systems model. He has extensive experience teaching lecture and lab courses emphasizing core training and functional movement appraisal and intervention including both the Functional Movement Screen and the Selective Functional Movement Assessment.

Listed skills include Sports Medicine, Biomechanics, Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, and 2 others.