Kyle Schumacher has been a member of the Northwestern University Sports Medicine Department since 2016. His primary responsibility is for managing the health care of the football team, but he is also the co-rehabilitation coordinator for all of Northwestern University Athletics.

Kyle is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse where he earned a degree in Athletic Training. He earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Kyle has had the opportunity to work with high school, collegiate, and professional athletes in an out-patient orthopedic physical therapy setting at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago. He also spent two summers interning with the Seattle Seahawks.

Kyle is interested in manual therapy, functional rehabilitation, injury prevention and holds certifications in Trigger Point Dry Needling, Active Release Technique, and Graston Technique Instrument Soft Tissue Mobilization.

Kyle resides in Chicago with his wife, Kimberly, and their dog, Randall.


Education:

• The University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
• University of Wisconsin – Madison
   

Additional Training:

• Trigger Point Dry Needling
• Active Release Technique
• IASTM Graston
• Blood Flow Restriction
   

Publications:

• Williams D., Heidloff D., Haglage E., Schumacher K., Cole B., Campbell K., Anterior Cruciate Ligament Functional Sports Assessment. Oper Techn Sport Med. 24 (1) (2016). 59-64