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I am the owner of a private practice, Guerrero Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine in my hometown. I also volunteer my time to work with local high school athletic programs and have developed a sports medicine program for the students.

Credentials and Certifications

Chad Guerrero, OT, LOTR, COMT, COMT-S, Dip. COMT, CPT, CFOMT, FMS, SMT, Cert. MSK-SS, LSVT-BIG, Cert. DN, OMT. MET Cert, OMT. Dip SMT, Dip. MDN, OMT. MFCP, CHCP, CFPS, SCC, C-PS, YBT-C, FCS-C, OES, SCS, OMT. Dip JM, CMLD, CFT, NASM-PES, Dip. CNPT, FMS, SFMA, Dip. AHM, NASM-CES, SNS, SPS, SFT, FTS, CHC, FMT-C, Cert. SCS, KIPS, Dip. TrPT, Cert. NAT, IASTM-Cert, SIS, Dip. PNE, PFMS, BMS, CWC, OMT. Cert BFR, CKTP, BIPS, HSP, CITOT, CBFR, Dip. IASTM, Dip.ASTR, Cert. TPT, Dip. LBP

* Licensed and Board Certified
Orthopedic Occupational Therapist
• Triple Certified Clinical Orthopedic Manual
Therapist (COMT, COMT-R, Dip. COMT)
* Certified Functional Orthopedic Manual Therapist (CFOMT)
* ISSA-Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
* Fitness Coach (CFT)
* Back Injury Prevention Specialist (BIPS)
* Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES)
* Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES)
* Certified Functional Training Specialist (FTS)
* Certified Falls Prevention Specialist (CFPS)
* Orthopedic Exercise Specialist (OES)
* Sports Performance Specialist (SPS)
* Sports Conditioning Specialist (SCS)
* Sports Injury Specialist (SIS)
* Knee Injury Prevention Specialist (KIPS)
* Golf Injury Prevention Specialist (GIPS)
* Functional Movement Technique Specialist (FMT-C)
* Certified in Musculoskeletal Dry Needling (Cert. DN)
* Certified in Osteopathic Trigger Point Therapy (Cert. TPT)
* Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Certified (IASTM-C)
* Kinesiology Taping Certified (CKTP)
* Certified in low back pain treatment (Dip. LBP)
* Certified Musculoskeletal Shoulder Specialist (Cert. MSK-SS)
* Champion Performance Specialist (Dr. Mike Reinhold) (C-PS)
* Certified In Neck Pain treatment (Dip. CNPT)
* Function First Pain Free Movement Specialist (FF-PFMS)
* Strength and Conditioning Specialist Certified (SCC)
* Osteopathic approach certification in instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (Dip.IASTM)

* Knee Injury Prevention Specialist (KIPS)
* Certified Myofascial Cupping Practitioner (CMFP)
* Sports Nutrition Specialist (SNS)
* Sports Fitness Trainer (SFT)
* Certified Health Coach (CHC)
* Certified Strain Counter-Strain (Cert. SCS)
* Spinal Connection Specialist (SCSP)
* Certified in advanced hand massage (Dip. AHM)
* Certified Biomechanical Specialist (BMS)
* Certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist (CMLD)
* Diploma in advanced soft tissue release (Dip.ASTR)
* Certified in Peripheral Nerve Entrapment (Dip. PNE)
* Certified Sports Medicine Trainer (SMT)
* Certified Fitness Coach (CFC)
* Certified Impact Trained Impact Concussion Therapist (CITOT)
* Dr. Hesch Method Sacroiliac (SI joint) Joint Certified Practitioner (HSP)
* Certified Wellness Coach (CWC)
* Y-Balance Test Certified (YBT-C)
* Functional Movement Screen Certified (FMS)
* Certified in the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA)
* Fundamental Capacity Screen Certified (FCS-C)
* Certified Cervical Spine Specialist (CHCP)
* Certified Trigger Point Treatment (Dip. TrPT)
* Certified Blood Flow Restriction Training (Cert.BFR)
* Certified Osteopathic Manipulative Muscle Energy Techniques (Cert. OMT. MET)
* Certified Osteopathic Spinal and Extremities Manipulative and Mobilization Techniques (OMT.Dip SM)
* Certified in musculoskeletal dry needling (Dip. MDN)
* Lee Silverman Voice Technique - BIG Certified (LSVT-BIG)
* Clinical Orthopedic Certificate Program
* Clinical Orthopedic Excellence Certificate
* Program (Upper Body, Lower Body, Spine)
* Shoulder Specialist Clinical Excellence
Certificate Program
* Certificate in Clinical Orthopedics
* Certificate in manual therapy of the upper quarter
* Dr. Mike Reinhold Shoulder Specialist Program Cert
* Clinical Fieldwork Instructor for Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Assistant Students
* The OT consultant for continuing ed. with the BrookBush Institute

Organizational Affiliations, Memberships, and Social Media

* National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy
* American Occupational Therapy Association
* Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association
* World Federation of Occupational Therapists
* American College of Sports Medicine
* National Academy of Sports Medicine
* International Sports and Orthopedic Manual Therapy Association
* International Sports Sciences Association
* International Academy of Orthopedic Medicine-US
* National Exercise and Sports Trainers
Association
* American Sports Fitness Association
* American Council on Exercise
* Champion Performance Specialist-Inner Circle Mentorship Program with Dr. Mike Reinhold
* Rock-Tape Method Provider
* National Strength and Conditioning Association
* American College of Sports Medicine
* National Academy of Sports Medicine
* International Sports Sciences Association
* International Academy of Orthopedic Medicine-US
* National Exercise and Sports Trainers
Association
* American Sports Fitness Association
* American Council on Exercise
* Champion Performance Specialist-Inner Circle Mentorship Program with Dr. Mike Reinhold
* National Strength and Conditioning Association
* American Society of Hand Therapists
* Holistic Occupational Therapy Society
* American Baseball Biomechanics Society
* The Brookbush Institute
* The McKenzie Institute
* Modern Manual Therapy Insiders
* Functional Movement System
* Society of Orthopedic Manual Therapists
* Natural Alternative Techniques
* Creator and Host of The Chad G. Ortho OT Podcast
* Chair of the Physical Rehabilitation, disability, & wellness for the Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association