Igor Burdenko is the founder and chairman of the Burdenko Water and Sports Therapy Institute. He has worked as a rehabilitation and training consultant to numerous athletes from the NBA, NFL, NHL, U.S. and Russian Olympic Teams, member of the U.S. Handicapped Olympic Team, and top international dancers and figure skaters. He is on the board of directors of The National Youth Sports Safety Foundation for the Prevention of Athletic Injuries and a member of the Aquatic Exercise Association Research Committee.

Educated in Russia, Dr. Burdenko received his Ph.D. in Sports Medicine and his M.S. in Physical Education. Dr. Burdenko has authored and co-authored four books and over one hundred articles on physical education, training, and conditioning. He presents seminars and lectures throughout the world, and consults on the design and implementation of therapeutic facilities.

More than thirty years of experience and research have made Dr. Burdenko one of the world's leading authorities on the use of water for rehabilitation, conditioning, and training.