Listen "12. Upper Extremity in Baseball Players with ZACH LEAL"
Episode Synopsis
Zach Leal, PT, DPT, CSCS owns Forged Physical Therapy and Performance inside baseball training facilities. He has two locations near Los Angeles and specializes in treating baseball players of all ages and skill levels along with other motivated athletes. Zach was a student with Mike Reinold and does 1-on-1, hour long, cash appointments. We discuss the most common goals and injuries associated with each age group, research for baseball players and overhead athletes, the biggest "buckets" he makes sure to hit to generate the greatest outcomes, and his very clearly delineated system for evaluation and intervention. See resources below for people, products, and research mentioned.ResourcesPeople-Kevin Wilk, PT, DPT, FAPTA-Mike Reinold-Dan Pope - Fitness Pain Free-Shirley Sahrmann, PT, PhD, FAPTA-Eric Cressey-Keith Meister, MDProducts-Vald Dynamometers-Lafayette DynamometerResearch-The strength characteristics of internal and external rotator muscles in professional baseball pitchers
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