Scott Lamb: Pain Specialist

Lacey

December 29, 2019 0 Comment

Who is Pain Specialist: Scott Lamb

Scott Lamb combines a background in kinesiology and athletics with experience helping people improve movement. His current work at Muscle Activation San Jose focuses on Muscle Activation Techniques for people with chronic musculoskeletal limitations.

As a young adult working his way through college, Scott started out at Illinois State University playing football. He was a Division IAA Football Player at Illinois State University with a passion for fitness and physique. His team had an exceptional season where they won the conference championship in 1999 and finished 2nd in the nation. Scott Lamb graduated at ISU in 2002 with a degree in Kinesiology which laid the foundation for his current career in pain management.

Strength and Conditioning

 After college, he became a strength and conditioning coach at ISU in 2001 where he worked alongside Illinois top football coaches in improving their athlete’s potential performance. In 2003, he then moved onto San Jose State University where he focused on strength and conditioning coach as well.

So what is a strength and conditioning coach? It focuses on improving athletic performance, which typically means improving the athletes’ speed, strength, and power. Depending on the sport of course. Conditioning coaches develop systematic training programs developed for the team and individuals to improve their overall performance.

Earlier in his career, Scott coached athletes and other clients in fitness and strength training. In 2004, he opened Scott Lamb Fitness in the South Bay Area. That experience shaped his later focus on movement and Muscle Activation Techniques.

Multi-Competition Winner

Scott started competing in 2011 and won San Francisco Men’s Physique Competition and Contra Costa 2012 Men’s Physique Competition. That wasn’t enough. In that same year, Scott also got his IFBB pro card by winning in his class at NPC Jr. National Championship in 2012. Many may not know what IFBB Pro Card is, but it’s a big deal. 

What is IFBB Pro Card? In the United States, the National Physique Committee (NPC) is affiliated with the IFBB and awards IFBB Pro Cards to the winners of its Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight categories. 

Promote Rehabilitation

Competing in a bodybuilding competition is not easy. Especially on your body. At age 23, Scott started experiencing back and hip pain. For years, he sought help from a physical therapist, massage therapist, chiropractors, even applied the stretching and strengthening techniques he was taught years ago in college. Nothing helped with his chronic pain. That’s when Scott went to Google and found Muscle Activation Technique. MAT taught personal trainers how to use isometrics to correct muscular imbalances. Focusing on very specific muscles that are weak and causing other muscles to fail at doing their job.

A World Without Chronic Pain

In 2017, Scott earned the Muscle Activation Techniques Specialist credential from Muscle Activation Techniques. He has also completed sections of an advanced, invitation-only MAT program. His current work applies this training to help clients improve movement, strength and activity.