Who is Dr. Pack?

Dr. Lou Pack’s unique medical credentials and over thirty years of clinical experience, have enabled him to develop the “Precision Sports Method” of optimizing (not just simply correcting) biomechanical structural abnormalities of the lower extremities.  Based upon the premise that no one is structurally perfect and that the foot is the basis of all sports performance, he finds these overlooked deficiencies and increases flexibility, stability and alignment. This can mean increased speed, agility, balance and strength as well as decreased injuries for you.

Dr. Pack comes from a medical family with a cousin who was Chief of Neurology and Dean of the Medical School at the famed Mayo Clinic and another who is a very prominent cardiologist in Atlanta.  His dad and other family members were pharmacists. 

He became interested in medicine at a very early age while working in his dad’s drug store in N.Y.  Feeling that pharmacy would be a far better background than obtaining a BA or BS degree, Dr. Pack attended the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy before entering medical school in N.Y.  He did his internship there as well and then went to California where he completed his residency training in surgery and biomechanics.  Following his formal training, Dr. Pack pursued a Master’s degree in Surgery.  At the time he received this very specialized degree there were only a handful of physicians who had achieved this. Dr. Pack then came to Atlanta where he has practiced since 1973. 

Dr. Pack began lecturing on medical subjects while still a student.  Involved in teaching his entire professional career, he is a nationally known lecturer and author and has done presentations abroad as well.  He has developed many surgical modifications to existing procedures, published numerous articles and has contributed to a number of medical text books. . Dr. Pack is the recipient of the prestigious “Winged Foot” award for his contributions to his medical specialty.

He has had a keen interest in sports injuries and enhanced performance since he began running in 1972.  He believes we all have some structural abnormalities (no one is perfect) and that these cause decreased performance and increase the risks of injuries.  In many instances, these structural problems remain undiagnosed until injuries occur.  Dr. Pack believes that almost any athlete in any sport can be made to perform better through structural analysis.  He feels that very few other physicians seem to be paying attention to this neglected aspect of sports performance.  Dr. Pack has also had great success in helping arthritic patients decrease symptoms in their weight bearing joints (foot, ankles, knees, hips and back) by improving alignment and therefore decreasing the stress on those joints.

Dr. Pack’s unique practice involves biomechanical / structural analysis, designing unique, performance enhancing inserts and video analysis to show enhanced performance for athletes in all sports.  He has developed unique foot inserts for many sports including figure skating, track and field events, gymnastics and golf.

Dr. Pack is a Podiatric physician.  Among his many credentials, he is:

• Past Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
• Founding Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology
• Fellow of the American Academy of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
• Board Certification in foot and ankle surgery
• Diplomate of the National Board of Podiatric Examiners
• Former Director of Residency Training and Post Graduate Education, Atlanta Hospital and Medical Center
• Director of Certification, Functional Foot Orthotics, Division of Enhanced Performance,
  United States Sports Academy
• Medical Consultant, Grassroots to Champions (A. Weisiger, World and Olympic Skating Coach)

Dr. Pack is the Founder and President of Precision Sports Inc., a company dedicated to enhancing performance, decreasing injuries and reducing symptoms in arthritic patients.

Dr. Pack makes the only functional foot orthotics (foot supports) exclusively endorsed by the United States Track Coaches Association and utilized by the United States Sports Academy’s worldwide sports programs.  He has done structural analysis on and designed unique foot orthotics for five world record holders in totally different sports.  In the 2004 Olympics Dr. Pack designed special inserts for a gold and sliver medalist and had a number of athletes he worked with in the Olympic Trials.  Dr. Pack was also able to help a senior athlete who had set the world record in his sport twenty years go, become the oldest athlete in history to qualify for the Olympic Trials in that event.

Dr. Pack’s recent focus has been with golf.  He has worked with a number of tour players including a Master’s and British Open Champion.  In 2004 at the request of Chris Haack, the University of Georgia Golf Team Coach, he did structural analysis and made his unique golf inserts for the team players.  They subsequently won the national championship and Chris, Coach of the Year.  The PGA of America now offers continuing education credits to their teaching golf professionals who attend his educational courses. 

Dr. Pack has held many positions in medical organization.  This includes former Chairman of the Board, American Diabetes Association (Atlanta Chapter).  Dr. Pack’s prominence in the medical community has led him to extensive involvement with the media as well.  He has written numerous newspaper columns and been a frequent guest on many radio and television shows throughout his career.  For many years Dr. Pack did the medical tips on the number one prime time show in Atlanta, P.M. Magazine, and was interviewed by Mike Wallace for 60 Minutes.

Civic involvement is quite important to Dr. Pack as well.  He has been a Rotarian for many years and was awarded as a Paul Harris Fellow for his work with Rotary International.  Dr. Pack currently lives outside of Atlanta with his wife of 30 years.  His two children have both graduated college.  One lives in Atlanta and the other in his old “stomping grounds” of N.Y.