Success Stories

Success Stories

Ethan Paster & Bodycentral

Ethan Paster is the Director of Sports Medicine at Bodycentral and the manager of the Cortaro clinic. With Golden Bear, he has developed a 2-day concussion course to empower others with the concussion evaluation and treatment process.

I started at the Bodycentral residency program about five years ago. I knew I wanted to do a sports residency out of school, and I have been here ever since. Throughout the years, I have continued to progress and learn. Post-residency, I became the Head of Concussion Management for Bodycentral and the manager for the Cortaro clinic. Then, I became Regional Manager in addition to those two duties.

When we partnered with Golden Bear, I switched from Regional Manager to the Director of Sports Medicine. I was super glad about this change since it was something I had wanted. I run all of our sports outreach, which means I set up contracts with teams and brands and organize the volunteers. In addition, I am a mentor for our residency program and run the concussion program.

I started teaching the concussion class at the Bodycentral residency about five years ago. Each year, I made the program longer and more in-depth. I always hoped that it would eventually become a course. When Golden Bear approached me to create a concussion course, I started to do the work to make my program even more comprehensive. My main focus is to make clinicians comfortable with concussions. I want them to know what to look for when evaluating for deficits, while feeling confident treating those deficits. Most cases are complex and individual, so the idea is to give lots of different treatment options. Treating a concussion can be scary, so my goal is to make everything simpler and make clinicians more confident. I’ve put in a ton of work into the course, and Golden Bear has been excited about the potential. I want to teach it in as many places as will have me.

Success Stories

Tyler Goslinga

“Tyler has been diligent and professional in working with studentathletes. His attention to detail has assisted our athletic department in providing a safe experience on the field of play.” Kevin Tameling, the Athletic Director of Ripon Christian

Tyler Goslinga is a Physical Therapist and the Clinic Manager at Golden Bear’s Ripon clinic. Outside of his operational work, he works with the Ripon Christian High School Football Team as the unofficial Team Physical Therapist. With the help of Golden Bear, he hopes to establish a community-wide concussion program for small towns and enhance sports-injury prevention programs for high school and college athletes.

One of my goals when joining Golden Bear in March was to create a community-wide concussion program. When I graduated from UOP in 2016, I started helping out with the Ripon Christian football team. My main role has been troubleshooting all the bumps and bruises that happen during the game. I enjoy doing sideline sports medicine and I became interested in concussions.

Golden Bear provided me with a continuing education stipend, which allowed me to focus on my concussion training. Because of this, I was able to take the Complete Concussion Management Incorporated (CCMI) course. This course was more in-depth than most other concussion programs. In addition to the basics, I got to dive into cutting-edge research on recovery and care.

My vision is to create a gold standard concussion care program in the Central Valley. There is a huge gap in care with sports-related concussions and a lack of treatment options. I care about the treatment of concussions and believe most people get the minimum regarding rehab. In addition, the importance of diet, sleep, and nutrition is often not discussed but plays a large part in recovery from a concussion. Eventually, I hope to expand this program to the community and help a broader population of people who experience concussions.

I also hope to get more involved with sports injury prevention in high school and college athletes in the future. I want to create arm care programs for overhead athletes, ACL prevention and recovery programs, creating a hybrid between training and physical therapy. As physical therapists, we tend to see athletes in the chronic stage of pain. Many athletes stop rehab too soon and never return to athletic tasks while in physical therapy, causing long-term discomfort. With the help of Golden Bear, I hope to take these programs as far as I can.