Nicole Surdyka

Nicole Surdyka, DPT, CSCS, CPSS is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and Certified Performance and Sport Scientist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. She specializes in returning athletes to performance after injury and in on-field rehabilitation for soccer players. Passionate about translating research into practice, she has shared her expertise through blogs, podcasts, social media, mentoring, and teaching continuing education courses, and has presented at national and international sports medicine and performance conferences.

Nicole has led sports medicine and multidisciplinary teams in high-performance and professional sport settings, consulting with women’s soccer leagues and clubs around the world to help build and develop their medical and performance staff and services. She was a Division I soccer player at St. John’s University and went on to play semi-professionally and coached youth soccer before becoming a physical therapist.