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The Cutting Edge
2014

Michigan Theater Ann Arbor, MI

with

Kristen Hope Schuyten

Physical Therapist

and

Phil Schuyten

Physical Therapist

The Cutting Edge— The Science of Sports

A presentation on the physics of ice skating and the science behind high-level athletic training.

Michigan Theater Ann Arbor, MI

Film Synopsis

A rich, spoiled figure skater and a has-been ice hockey player must learn how to work together in order to achieve Olympic Gold. 

Stuck-up but talented figure skater Kate Moseley (Moira Kelly) is denied a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics after a fall. As Kate drives off partner after partner, her coach, Anton (Roy Dotrice), must quickly find her a new one in order to be ready for the next Olympics. She is eventually forced to team up with arrogant former Olympic hockey player Doug Dorsey (D.B. Sweeney), who briefly encountered Kate years before. In time they learn to work together and become a pair to be reckoned with both on and off the ice.

About the Speaker

Kristen Hope Schuyten, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS, is a physical therapist specializing in performing arts rehabilitation, including dance, figure skating, gymnastics, cheerleading, diving, and instrumentalists. She received a BS in biopsychology and cognitive science from the University of Michigan, and an MS and doctorate in physical therapy from Central Michigan University.


Phil Schuyten, PT, DPT, is the site director of the White Lake/Waterford center. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a doctorate in physical therapy, and has practiced with Plymouth Physical Therapy Specialists his entire career. Prior to graduate school he attended Grand Valley State University where he attained his BS in health science. He is currently working his way through promoting current research in health care with an emphasis on orthopedics. He has presented lectures to physicians at different hospitals in the area on injury prevention and cutting-edge treatment. He has recently launched a new golf fitness program with PPTS called Fit 2 Golf or F2G. He also works with US Figure Skating as a consultant. He has contributed to the Overtraining and Recovery Focus Group at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Schuyten specializes in dance medicine, golf and injury prevention, orthopedics, and athletic medicine.