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Clarkson Professor of Physical Therapy accredited as Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

Posted 3/29/12

POTSDAM -- Clarkson University Director of Clinical Education and Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Vicki L. LaFay has successfully completed the examination for credentialing as a …

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Clarkson Professor of Physical Therapy accredited as Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

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POTSDAM -- Clarkson University Director of Clinical Education and Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Vicki L. LaFay has successfully completed the examination for credentialing as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

The CSCS certification is a specialized program that identifies individuals who have demonstrated proficiency in the areas of proper strength and conditioning practices

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists apply scientific knowledge to train athletes for the primary goal of improving athletic performance.

They conduct sport-specific testing sessions, design and implement safe and effective strength training and conditioning programs and provide guidance regarding nutrition and injury prevention.

LaFay has been a faculty member at Clarkson since 2010 and a licensed physical therapist since 1992. She earned her doctorate in physical therapy in 2009 from SUNY Upstate Medical University and has 20 years of administrative and clinical experience, primarily in ergonomics, occupational health, and outpatient orthopedic, home health, and skilled nursing practice settings.

LaFay maintains clinical practice with the Work-Fit Division of Healthtrax International Inc. as clinical and program supervisor over the ALCOA Massena Operations Work-Fit Program, and as a per diem physical therapist for Canton-Potsdam Hospital and Franklin County Nursing Services.

The CSCS is the only strength training and conditioning certification to be nationally accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies and has been nationally accredited since 1993.