Allan Besselink has a unique voice and perspective as a thought leader, visionary and innovator in the seamless integration of health and health care and the application of the mechanisms of human performance, injury prevention, and injury recovery. Allan has an interest in teaching individuals and groups how these principles apply to their health, their training, and their day-to-day lives to foster growth and personal transformation. His approach is high on education, consumerism, and a degree of activism when needed!
There are a number of ways that you can work with Allan, either through various projects or individual consultation, or with the Smart Life Team - a global community with the shared vision of Living A Smart Life.
The Smart Life Project consists of a number of programs that foster the application of Smart Life principles and practices in a variety of environments. An integral component of the Smart Life Project is "Competencies of Self Care".
Allan is a physiotherapist and one of 330 clinicians worldwide that have attained the highest level of training in the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT). Allan is one of the few McKenzie Diplomats in the world that have focused specifically on sports injuries. Not only does Allan work directly in patient care, but he also provides mentorship for other clinicians in the area of MDT and sports. More information on Allan's clinical practice, Smart Physio, can be found here.
Allan has coached many endurance sports athletes, from those new to sport to those that excel in their age group on an international level. His primary focus has been on running and triathlon, though he has also worked with cyclists, soccer players, track and field athletes, and mountain climbers! More information on his sport mentorship program can be found here.
The principles of the Smart Life Project are applied in individual and/or group settings in order for people to optimize their world!
Professional Speaker
A full list of speaking topics, along with prior speaking engagements, can be found here.
Author
Allan is the author of "RunSmart: A Comprehensive Approach To Injury-Free Running" (2008). He has spoken extensively on the topic of running, run training, injury prevention, and injury recovery. Allan's current writing project (to be released Winter 2012) is "The Smart Life Revolution".
Freelance Writing
More information in my freelance writing and editorial work can be found in the section on "Writing". Allan recently co-authored a chapter in the 3rd edition of "Clinical Orthopaedic Rehabilitation" by Brotzman and Manske (with Bridget Clark, PT). This orthopaedic text is the number one selling orthopaedic text for physical therapists worldwide.
