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最狂野的梦:洛根兼职教授加入泰勒·斯威夫特:时代之旅

Occasionally an opportunity of a lifetime presents itself. For Curtis Wildes, PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS, DO(EU), that opportunity came in the form of a phone call last March.

“我刚刚接到一份合同,为拉斯维加斯永利酒店的一场驻地演出提供表演医疗服务,安全正规的棋牌游戏平台排行的理学硕士兼教授说 Strength and Conditioning and Master of Science in Sports Science & Rehabilitation programs. “I felt like I was in the right place, doing the right thing. 然后我接到了一个改变了我一生的电话——我被邀请参加泰勒·斯威夫特:时代巡演.”

Wildes accepted the position as the sports medicine therapist, and 11 days later, he began a whirlwind year, traveling across the United States, Central America and South America.

It may be Dr. 怀尔德斯职业生涯早期的心态为他打开了很多扇门. “传统的运动训练和运动医学教育侧重于中小学的体育项目,” he said. “但我想要更多,从不希望特定的环境或患者群体限制我的能力.”

Dr. 威尔德斯的职业生涯始于职业棒球,后来开始与美国奥运代表队和国家队运动员一起工作. After traveling the world for several years, Dr. Wildes started looking for more work-life balance, 所以他又换了地方,和太阳马戏团一起进入表演医学领域. That experience introduced new skills within sports medicine.

“它教会了我很多关于综合手法治疗的重要性,并帮助提高了我的应急管理技能,” he said. “每次演出、表演和表演都需要解决不同的问题. 这项工作的应急管理方面为我们正在制定的每个应急行动计划提供了解决问题技能的绝佳机会. 这些经历使我成为一个更好的提供者,使我在诊所和外地都更加全面.”

Dr. 威尔德斯说,与太阳马戏团的合作也让他的个人心态发生了最大的转变. 他认为他的工作是确保每个艺人都感觉良好,并能专注于他们最好的表现, whatever it means to them.

“The idea of performance metrics is very different,” he said. “There’s no traditional KPI in this setting; the objective is just put on a ‘good show.’ Good is subjective to each person.”

After a few years, 获得博士学位的旅程为他提供了一个机会,让他找到了一个新的环境和患者群体.S. Air Force. Focusing on human performance optimization, Dr. 威尔德斯曾在特种作战部队工作, working alongside chiropractors, physical therapists, athletic trainers, sports physicians and strength and conditioning specialists in an integrative approach to care.

After completing his PhD, Dr. 威尔德斯看到了一个机会,成为拉斯维加斯艺人和驻地艺术家的医疗门房. Now, with the Taylor Swift: Eras Tour, Dr. Wildes发现他过去的技能和工作经验在运动医学领域, athletic training and manual therapy converging.

“在体育运动中,你总是渴望比竞争对手做得更好,”他说. “Not in performance, though. There’s no competition, no weekly build-up toward a game. It can feel like Groundhog Day. You want every show to look and feel exactly like the last show. 在这些嵌入的位置上,你必须在治疗方法上变得有创造性. 你必须让病人参与进来,我也必须让自己的精神参与进来. 我可能每周有五到六天会给病人看一个小时的诊, 而传统疗法可能更像是在六周内进行12次治疗. So, it’s a real shift in creative thinking.”

During the U.S. leg of the Eras Tour, Dr. 威尔德斯前往28个城市进行了50场演出,他主要负责艺术家和工作人员. “单是制作人员就比一些大学的运动员花名册还要多, which included backstage assistants, wardrobe, lighting and rigging,” he said. “Essentially, I try to assist wherever I can with any department, 为练习提供指导,并处理突发问题.”

One thing that Dr. 威尔德斯印象深刻的是,作为表演文化的一部分,工作与生活的划分已经确立. “在这个层面上,一切都像一台运转良好的机器一样经过磨砺,”他说. “每个人都意识到自己的时间,并尊重家庭的个人时间. Even though you are working with a global superstar, 知道工作时间和私人时间能很好地分开是件好事.”

When he’s not on the road working or taking time for himself, Dr. 威尔德斯在洛根学院的学生面前分享现实生活中的经历. 他说,他目前的工作经历最大的好处是能够让学生们看到毕业后可能的就业机会.

“When you’re in a dedicated program, 你可以戴上眼罩,也许会认为这是唯一的办法,” he said. “在这么多不同的环境中,我有机会与这么多类型的从业者一起工作. 我们都有相同的目标,但我们可能有不同的头衔或技巧来帮助我们实现目标. It’s an integrated approach, 它帮助我在学习和与我的病人和其他医生有更流畅的体验方面看到了框框之外的东西. It’s true of any concept in life.”

Dr. 威尔德斯说,他很欣赏自己在2018年左右决定成为一名教练的时机,当时洛根正在从一名教师转变为一名教师 chiropractic college to a chiropractic and health sciences university. “我喜欢参与这个项目的基层工作,看到它在这么短的时间内发展了这么多,” he said.

时代之旅将在全球范围内进行,直到2024年8月. Dr. 怀尔德斯可能永远不知道下一个电话会带来什么但在那之前, he’s loved every experience he’s encountered.

“Looking ahead, 我最兴奋的是扩展门房医疗业务模式,帮助其他综合治疗师在探索不同环境的同时进行旅行或表演,” he said. “我也想通过我的经历继续激励洛根商学院的学生,让他们知道他们毕业后有很多选择——他们拥有在许多不同环境中都有价值的技能.”