Dr./Coach Jen Milus

Dr./Coach Jen Milus

Dr./Coach Jen Milus has been in injury diagnosis, treatment and rehab since 1985 and private practice in sports medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Milus is dedicated to helping firefighters and athletes perform at peak levels, as well as prevent and treat work and sports related injuries. She has been a team doctor to several bay area sports teams, and spent thousands of clinic hours treating industrial and sports injuries. This breadth of knowledge impacts the way she strength trains and treats her patients and candidates. with injury prevention always at the forefront.

When training athletes of any level, having an understanding of what an athlete is going through both physically and mentally is paramount. Jen Milus has just this understanding. Dr. Milus is a Palmer College of Chiropractic West Alumni. She has completed The Chiropractic Sports Physician Program at Palmer College of Chiropractic. She has also completed Certification as a Strength and Conditioning Coach. She is certified to coach through the California Interscholastic Federation, and she has coached varsity high school lacrosse for 3 years. She owns and operates a Private practice and a Lacrosse Club.

Further, she has competed at elite levels as a distance and ultra distance runner. Dr. Milus has also competed in marathons and ultras, triathlons, mountain biking, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, softball, obstacle course racing, racquetball, volleyball, golf, power lifting and body building. She also played high school and college lacrosse, and graduated Cum Laude from the University of Maryland.

Dr. Milus has been a sports coach for 15 years. She has coached softball, soccer, and is currently a lacrosse coach. She trains women and small men in the art of extreme strength training. She has worked with young athletes to collegiate and Olympic level phenoms. She has trained men, women, and children to enhance their power, agility and strength while preventing and treating their injuries. Empowering an athlete (or firefighter candidate) gives confidence which spans to other areas of their life. This empowerment helps fulfill dreams through positive physical and psychological momentum.
When training athletes of any level, having an understanding of what an athlete is going through both physically and mentally is paramount. Jen Milus has just this understanding. Dr. Milus is a Palmer College of Chiropractic West Alumni. She has completed The Chiropractic Sports Physician Program at Palmer College of Chiropractic. She has also completed Certification as a Strength and Conditioning Coach. She is certified to coach through the California Interscholastic Federation, and she has coached varsity high school lacrosse for 3 years. She owns and operates a Private practice and a Lacrosse Club.

Further, she has competed at elite levels as a distance and ultra distance runner. Dr. Milus has also competed in marathons and ultras, triathlons, mountain biking, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, softball, obstacle course racing, racquetball, volleyball, golf, power lifting and body building. She also played high school and college lacrosse, and graduated Cum Laude from the University of Maryland.

Dr. Milus has been a sports coach for 15 years. She has coached softball, soccer, and is currently a lacrosse coach. She trains women and small men in the art of extreme strength training. She has worked with young athletes to collegiate and Olympic level phenoms. She has trained men, women, and children to enhance their power, agility and strength while preventing and treating their injuries. Empowering an athlete (or firefighter candidate) gives confidence which spans to other areas of their life. This empowerment helps fulfill dreams through positive physical and psychological momentum.

My Articles

It’s Cold and Flu Season… Some alternatives…

EMS personnel are constantly exposed to all sorts of germs and ill folks. With Cold and Flu season starting, people are apt to get the flu 2 and 3 times this season. There are several natural alternatives that are not widely known. Let’s take some time to discuss some of the ways patients in my practice strengthen their immune system to ward off all the bugs flying around this time of year. Try one or all of these suggestions, and … Read the rest

Step Mill Training for CPAT

Step Mill Training for CPAT

No matter how hard you train for the stair climb in the CPAT, your legs will feel like rubber when you’re through. The time it takes to recover from this depends on your fitness level and your V02 Max. VO2 Max is the maximum amount of oxygen your body can process in order to feed your muscles to do work. In tests like the CPAT, if your VO2 Max is not high enough, you simply Read the rest

Nutrition for Firefighters

Nutrition for Firefighters

Introduction:
Try the best to follow these guidelines. Shoot for perfection and give yourself room to be human. I do not recommend people eat vegetarian because it disallows pure protein, which is most easily absorbed into muscle tissue. In short, I tried it, and it made me fat and weak. (And I was eating very healthy, whole foods). This is aimed at getting all your essential fatty acids, protein and vitamins necessary for health and strength building.
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Rotator Cuff pain in FF/trainees

Rotator Cuff Pain
Dr. Jennifer N. Milus, DC
www.fireagility.com

Shoulder Pain:

Rotator cuff pain, sprains, and tendonitis appear quite often in athletes who require repetitive explosive movement of their shoulders. Fighting fires requires full range of motion of that ball and socket joint, and full function of the muscles around it. Pain on movement, or sharp pain on lifting can indicate that you have a problem with the rotator cuff muscles, and/or their tendons. If that is the case, then Read the rest

What to eat on TEST day

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What to Eat on Test Day?:
By: Dr. Jen Milus, DC www.fireagility.com

Let’s start with the 3 days before the big test! Eating right on test day is not near enough! If you want to test well… remember that garbage in means garbage out! If you eat junk, you’ll perfrom just that way! You need to start carb loading and hydrating 3 days before the big day!

Portions:
For the purposes of this article, a serving of a protein,
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Strength and Endurance for Firefighters

Endurance for Firefighters needs to be a combination of intense cardio and weight bearing exercises that pushes you to the limits to prep for the job. I have posted below, my last leg work out. I am been training this way for years (30, actually), so it needs to be worked up to for many. Proceed with caution. I am 5’5″ and 135lb…
I give weights, reps etc. just for a ballpark so you studs know where to start! But, … Read the rest

Low Back Pain

Low back pain is among the most debilitating injuries in the American workforce today. Firefighters are not immune. But what can we do ourselves?

There is no magic bean for mechanical low back pain. There are a variety of choices for care for your back pain: chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, physical therapy, pain killers and muscle relaxants. Whatever your choice: Your healthcare provider cannot help you nearly as much as you can help yourself. Any treatment they do really needs … Read the rest