Russ is a private practice physical therapist, certified hand therapist, and owner of Turning Point Therapy, the largest private practice in the region specializing in hand rehab providing upper extremity, industrial medicine and sports medicine orthopedic therapy. He has been a physical therapist for 38 years, focusing for the last 16 years on upper extremity treatment. He became a Certified Hand Therapist in 1991. He is an active member of APTA as well as an active member of ASHT. Russ has presented case studies on Kinesio® Taping and post-op Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Tokyo, Japan at the International Symposium of Kinesio® Taping in 2000 and spent time in Viet Nam and Cambodia in 2007. He has hosted therapists and physicians from Hong Kong while providing training in upper extremity testing, measurements and therapeutic programs. Russ also provides seminar training as a Certified Kinesio® Taping Instructor.