Rehab, Exercise, and Sports Therapy (REST) Podcast- EPISODE 21

Dr. Matt Gauthier from UIC-Chicago joins us on Episode 21 of the REST podcast to discuss throwing athlete rehab. Matt reviews many of the concepts presented in his 2025 IJSPT article, Gauthier ML, Unverzagt CA, Davies GJ. Evaluation and Treatment of Baseball Pitchers: There's More to Assess than the Arm. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2025 Jan 1;20(1):113-126. doi: 10.26603/001c.127461. PMID: 39758696; PMCID: PMC11698006. In this discussion, we cover a more comprehensive review of rehabbing the entire kinetic chain in throwers. We discuss a diverse mix of topics ranging from screening, treatment, return to throw programs, wearables and rehab tech, youth pitch count guidelines and injury prevention, upper extremity functional and return to sport testing, use of biologics, and neurocognitive upper extremity rehab. This episode is a must listen for anyone interested in throwing athlete rehab.If you enjoy this content please consider liking, subscribing to this Spotify feed, and/or reposting this content on social media platforms. Show notes and references available here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rk4c8r4civtzygjtvfzu3/EPISODE-21_-GAUTHIER-M.docx?rlkey=t5pqff08n8cwsxkl371d6z618&st=dpdhw62r&dl=0