Erika Sandell-Savor joins us this episode to share some thoughts on how to protect your players and create a plan to prevent damage to their arms. By working on proper mechanics, you not only protect the health of their arm, but increase their maximum performance and endurance. We discuss best practices as well as introduce a new coaches arm training certification coming to Minnesota coaches in early 2020. Erika is a DPT and SCS with the Institute for Athletic Medicine, a division of M-Health and Fairview Health Services.
Erika is not only a Physical Therapist, but also and athlete and a parent. Her experiences give her an excellent perspective on injury prevention as well as performance enhancement.