History
In 1976 Theodore Becker was pursuing a Ph.D. in human performance at Indiana University, studying under Dr. John Cooper and Dr. James Counsilman. Those educational years included biomechanical analysis of normal populations, challenged populations, and elite athletes.
In the early 1980s, Dr. Becker was a faculty member at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas. While at the Center, he contributed to spine research with the orthopedic department, consulted with professional baseball athletic training staffs, and served as head trainer to the United States Swimming Olympic Teams.
Dr. Becker is recognized by the medical and legal professions as a leading expert on hard-data performance testing and capacity evaluation
By the mid 1980s his primary focus was the development and implementation of capacity evaluation testing for both personal injury and work cases at his business, Everett Pacific Industrial Rehabilitation, EPI Rehab. A specialization of the EPI capacity test was the inclusion of biomechanical analysis using a critical segment performance technique, HDP® (Hard Data Protocol). HDP® was and is an objective quantification to the process of capacity testing in North America. Over time, the biomechanical analysis component of HDP® at EPI Rehab created considerable customer loyalty resulting in growing demand to apply that knowledge and expertise to both surveillance video and vocational job analysis.
As the demand for the HDP® biomechanical process increased, Dr. Becker established BEC Biomechanical™ as a separate company to better serve his clients.
Today, Dr. Becker is recognized by the medical and legal professions as a leading expert on hard-data performance testing and capacity evaluation. His unique combination of specializations (including a Ph.D. in Human Performance and certifications in rehabilitation, disability analysis, and sports medicine) supports the fact-based analysis of surveillance video to provide information that holds up in court.
Dr. Becker has been found to be qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training and education to provide credible testimony in the form of expert opinion. His analyses have been used in the positive resolution of more than one hundred court cases/administrative hearings.
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Dr. Becker's Credentials
Theodore J. Becker, PhD, RPT, CET, CEAS, CDE, CDA, CCI, FACFEI, DABDA
Dr. Becker is recognized by the medical and legal professions as the leading expert on hard-data performance testing and capacity evaluation. His unique combination of specializations (including a PhD in Human Performance and certifications in rehabilitation, disability analysis, and sports medicine) results in extensive research and innovation in treatment regimes and devices, including the unique treatment approaches used at EPI Rehab.
Former US Swimming Olympic Team Head Trainer, Dr. Becker has been featured in Sports Illustrated's 1984 Olympic Issue, Outside Magazine, and Swim Magazine. He is also the recipient of the First National Athletic Trainers Association Outstanding Research Award, Robert W. Sandell Research Award by the National Association of Disability Evaluating Professionals, and was a contributor to the research group awarded the Volvo Research Award for lumbar spine research.
Dr. Becker frequently presents papers to academic and professional associations, and is recognized as an "Extremely Credible Witness" in the area of human performance testing in the US Western District Court.
Educational Accomplishments
- B.S. University of Maryland, School of Medicine
- M.S. Indiana University, Sports Medicine/Sports Sciences
- Ph.D. Indiana University, Human Performance
Academic Appointments
- University of Illinois
- Indiana University
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas
- United States Swimming Coaches College
- Seattle University, Center for the Study of Sports & Exercise, Board of Advisors
Professional Acknowledgements
- United States Swimming Olympic Team Head Trainer, 1984 Los Angeles
- Featured in Sports Illustrated, 1984 Olympic issue, Outside Magazine, Swim Magazine
- Member United States Swimming Sports Medicine Society Executive Council
- Keynote Speaker, Inauguration of the Japanese Physical Culture Institute, Kagoshima Japan
- Rehabilitation consultant to the professional athletic training staff of the St Louis Cardinals
- Published author in 'Clinics in Sports Medicine'
- Papers accepted for publication in peer reviewed professional journals, including Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming, The Swim Stroke Pull Test
Innovations
- BEC Biomechanical™ Manufacturer/Distributor of Rehabilitation Educational Materials
and Instruments - Patent and trademark holder for devices that calibrate test and measurement instruments
for rehabilitation Cali-Grip®, Cali-Pinch® - Copyright and trademark holder for software related to rehabilitation, research, work biomechanics, and capacity testing
- Utilization of the Everett Pacific Industrial Rehabilitation facility as an internship site
for colleges and universities in the Western United States - Patents: 5,945,590; 6,868,710, others pending.
- Developer of The Swim Stroke Pull Test
- Trademark, 'HDP®', for Hard Data Protocol Performance Based Physical Capacity
Evaluation Testing
Certifications & Professional Recognitions
- Fellow American College of Forensic Examiners Institute
- Capacity evaluations and work hardening programs for Washington State Department
of Labor & Industries - NADEP certified provider facility for capacity evaluations
- CHCC commissioner for research and statistics
- Charter member North American Society of Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis
- U.S. District Court — Western Washington at Seattle: Recognized as "Extremely
Credible Witness" in the area of Human Performance Testing - American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Test Provider
- Certified Clinical Instructor (CCI) — American Physical Therapy Association
Awards
- First National Athletic Trainers Association Outstanding Research Award
- Robert W. Sandell Award by National Association of Disability Evaluating Professionals
- Volvo Research Award contributor — UTHSC-D
Invited to Submit or Present Papers
- International Biomechanics and Medicine Symposium for Swimming:
Presented The Swim Stroke Pull Test - Olympic Scientific Meeting
- National Association of Disability Evaluating Professionals
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Occupational and Environment Medicine
- Annual International Industrial Ergonomic and Safety Research Conference — Hand Biomechanics (In conjunction with The Mayo Clinic)
- Washington, Oregon, and Utah State Brain Injury Association Meetings, National Brain
Injury Association Meeting
Advisory Boards
- Review Board Member, The Journal of Swimming Research, a publication of ASCA in cooperation with USS Sports Medicine Committee
- Commissioner for Research and Statistics, Commission on Health Care Certification (CHCC)
- Consultant, Swimming Technology Research
- Seattle University — The Center for the Study of Sport and Exercise (CSSE)
Continuing Education Seminars Certified
- Biomechanics of the Shoulder; Normal and Abnormal Function, Commission for Case Management Certification, Illinois
- Tutorial For Work Physiology, Commission for Case Management Certification, Illinois
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BEC Biomechanical™ Staff
- Technical: Our degreed and experienced staff is trained to utilize the
proprietary HDP® process. - Professional: Biomechanical and human performance scientists conduct
the HDP® analytical process. - Consultant: Additional expertise in human performance disciplines is
utilized as needed to meet client requirements.
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Jurisdictions
Jurisdictions Where Testimony Has Been Presented:
Alaska
- Superior Court (First, Second, Third and Fourth Judicial Districts)
- Alaska Workers Compensation Board
- Disability Committee of the Anchorage Police and Fire Department Board
- U.S. District Court — District of Alaska
California
- Superior Court (Alameda and San Diego Counties)
- U. S. Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges
Colorado
- Office of Administrative Courts
Florida
- Judicial Court for Broward County
Hawaii
- Circuit Court of the First Circuit State of Hawaii
- Circuit Court of the Second Circuit State of Hawaii
- Circuit Court of the Third Circuit State of Hawaii
- U.S. District Court — District of Hawaii
Idaho
- U.S. District Court (First Judicial District)
Illinois
- U.S. Magistrate for Social Security — Peoria
Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court — Boston
New Mexico
- First Judicial District (New Mexico, County of Santa Fe)
Nevada
- U.S. District Court — Clark County
Oregon
- Superior Court (Lane, Clallam, and Jackson Counties)
- U.S. District Court — District of Oregon
Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern Division, Marshall
Utah
- Third Judicial District (Salt Lake County)
Washington
- Superior Court (Counties of Benton, Chelan, Clark, Franklin, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Thurston, Walla Walla, Yakima)
- Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals
- U.S. District Court — Western District at Seattle
- U.S. District Court — Western District at Tacoma
Canada
- British Columbia, Vancouver Supreme Court
United Kingdom
- Manchester, England
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