Scott Herrera and Legacy have consulted with major sports organizations and collegiate programs, presenting ELDOA™ Certification Courses to the Strength and Conditioning staff as well as the medical staff. In addition, coaching staff personnel have attended Legacy’s Professional Development Workshops at our Center, focusing on Myo-Fascial Stretching, How to Organize a Collective Group Workout for post-training sessions and post-game sessions, as well as programs specific to the needs of the organization’s sport.

Mr. Herrera has worked with professional Hockey, Baseball, and Golf as well as collegiate football and track and field. He has traveled to the team facility in order to train the strength and conditioning staff, customizing the presentation for the specific sport and the specific needs of the organizations.

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Los Angeles Dodgers

Congratulations  to the L.A. Dodgers on winning the 2020 World Series!

Scott Herrera was consulted to work with Dodgers staff to teach Legacy’s innovative approach to training and recovery.

Courses taught to the Dodgers Staff:

ELDOA Level 1&2 Combination Certification Course combines ELDOA Level 1 – The Most Frequently Used ELDOA of the Spine – with ELDOA Level 2 – The ELDOA of the Spine

The first part of the course is dedicated to topics specific to ELDOA 1:  The Educational Paradigm of Guy VOYER, DO and the Teaching Method – “Learn by Doing”. The History of the ELDOA, What are the Goals of the ELDOA?, Introduction to Spine Biomechanics and the Functional Spine Unit of Junghans, and the Philosophy of the ELDOA – “You Are Your Own Best Therapist.”

The second part of the course, The ELDOA of the Spine, concentrates on the following topics:  Back Pain:  Treat the Symptoms vs. ELDOA – Address the Cause, Good Posture – The Gravity Line and Spine Curvature Disorders, Kapandji Spine Biomechanics and Descriptive Anatomy, Water is Life:  Intracellular Water vs. Extracellular Water, and Introduction fo Factors of Progression.  In this four-day course format, student-practitioners complete both ELDOA Level 1 and Level 2 Certification Courses.

 

Myofascial Stretching 

For a long time now we believed that we knew how to stretch muscles; however, how do you stretch a muscle when it is sheathed in a leather casing? Muscles are three dimensional in shape with multiple sites of attachment and fascia is the thin ‘skin’ weaving into and surrounding structures like the muscle tissue, ‘linking’ various structures together in a chain that includes the joint or joint capsule.

All the connective tissue in the body is made of water and this water is arranged in microscopic tubules. Perhaps even more amazing is that the fascia is continuous upon itself: it is one single entity. In order to stretch a specific muscle it is better to consider it as a link in a specific chain extending from the toes to the back of the knee, inserting into one or more of the ligaments of the pelvis. This is the ‘real anatomy’ of the body and respects the global organization of its tissues. A stretching posture will be chosen to solicit the tension of the whole fascial chain in order to correct the specific muscle link.

With myofascial stretching (MFS), the goal is not to gain flexibility of a muscle, but to improve the quality of the movement of the tissues in relation to one another. MFS is the only type of stretching that respects this organization.

Dallas Stars

Washington Nationals

Washington Capitals

Cleo Bates became a licensed massage therapist in 2000 and is the owner/operator of Cornerstone Massage and Fitness.  He is a SomaTraining Practitioner certified in ELDOA, Myofascial Stretching and Corrective Exercise.  He is a licensed Massage Therapy Instructor.

Cleo was the Massage Therapist for the Dallas Stars Hockey team for nine years. During his time with the Stars, he implemented ELDOA, MFS and Corrective Exercise within the team’s strength and conditioning program.  After his retirement from the Stars, he began his private practice at Legacy.  In the summer of 2017, the Washington Capitals Hockey Team came calling and made Cleo an offer he couldn’t refuse.  He worked with the Capitals for one season. Using all his tools to train and rehab his players, Cleo helped the team win the Stanley Cup that year.  Cleo is now back at Legacy Sport & Wellness Center to continue his private practice with his many clients, lay and professional, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Cleo is working on a national certification in Clinical Aromatherapy.

www.CornerstoneMassageAndFitness.com
CleoBates1@gmail.com
214-449-2899

Consulting Clients

Atlanta Braves

Washington Nationals

LA Dodgers

Dallas Stars

Washington Capitals

ELDOA Level 1&2 Combination Certification Course

Myofascial Stretching

Professional Development Series

Arizona Coyotes

Professional Development Workshop

ELDOA Level 1&2 Combination Certification Workshop

Toronto Raptors

Carolina Panthers

Introduction to SomaTherapy & SomaTraining for Professional Football

ELDOA Level 1 Certification Course

Myofascial Stretching for Football

Professional Development Series

University of Kentucky

University of Illinois

University of Oklahoma

Lance Hooton Workshop

Functional Movement Systems

Altis and Exos

Titleist Performance Institute

Military Wellness Initiative