Mike Camporini: A Dive into Mike’s Approach to Performance Rehab

On this episode of Smoothies with Rufus we are joined by Mike Camporini a Physical Therapist/Strength Coach based in Arizona. Mike works with a wide variety of athletes all the way up to the professional level.

 

During this episode Mike dives deep into his treatment approach and thought process using multiple case study examples. We had Mike on over two years ago so it was really interesting to see how he has development his philosophy over those years.

 

Topics discussed include a baseball pitcher and basketball player case study, the role of experience in your decision making process and how Mike’s approach is tailored to the specific athlete in front of him.

 

To learn more from Mike check out his substack page which he discusses in the podcast at

https://contextdriven.substack.com/

 

Instagram: @campo_dpt

 

0:00 Intro

4:05 How Campo’s Process Has Changed Over the Last Few Years

5:50 Campo’s Session Flow and Integrating Manual Therapy

9:12 Achilles Case Study

11:16 Cutting and Supinated Foot Bias

12:39 Campo’s Case Study Interventions

17:23 Determining What Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are Relevant

22:48 Rehab KPIs vs. Performance KPIs

27:55 How Experience Helps Your Coaching Process

45:19 Why You Need to Experiment and Fail

50:03 Coaching Kids vs. Pro Athletes

52:25 What Makes Athletes Good at Their Specific Sport

58:21 Advantage of Taller NBA Players Pushing Down into the Ground

1:04:55 Why You Can’t Take a Cookie Cutter Approach

1:12:00 Breaking Down Rotational Requirements of Pitchers

1:19:47 Looking at Spencer Striders Mechanics

1:23:37 Campo’s Role in Working with Pitchers

1:26:50 Understanding Energy Transmission Through Tissues

1:33:33 Potential Strategies for Improving Rotation in Spencer Strider and Consequences

1:58:00 Campo and Mike Kay’s Substack Explained

2:04:00 Where to Learn More about Campo