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This week I met with Jeff twice.  The first time was my normal physical therapy appointment that I have been going to for awhile to get my arm ready for the season as I got injured in the fall.  The second time though I was actually shadowing him.  For the 4 hours I was there we saw 7 patients and 4 of them were young baseball players with arm injuries!  Just like me these guys all had to take time off and do many of the same excercise I do.  Now is a good time to show the improvement that physical therapy makes as in the photo from August right before I hurt my arm I was throwing 80-82.  Now I am waiting on my newest showcase from March 9th to post numbers.  This session I learned a lot about the different muscles in the shoulder while learning valuable hands on skills, anywhere from helping on excercises to throwing with the patients.

For the project, I will be needing a mentor and someone to help with research.  I have chosen the head physical therapist at Viverant in Vadnais Heights, Jeff Lahti.  Jeff was the first Physical Therapist I had and he was awesome.  He is now currently the head therapist for the Minnesota Twins. Info:  Jeff Lahti jlahti@viverant.com 952-835-4512 Jeff is the best mentor for my project as he has so much background in all aspects of baseball and physical therapy.  I also have known Jeff for many years.  He is also helping me learn and grow in the position. https://www.viverant.com/providers_archive/jeff_lahti/ https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/recovery/rotator-cuff-and-shoulder-conditioning-program/