Adam Loiacono (Director of Rehabilitation at Phoenix Suns)

nba performance therapy technical and tactical drills Apr 28, 2024

Episode 48: Andy McDonald chats to Adam Loiacono the Director of Rehabilitation at the Phoenix Suns NBA team. Adam has a wealth of experience and has enjoyed previous roles at Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Pride and New England Revolution. In this episode we will be discussing some of the principles behind a recent presentation that he delivered via the Altis platform.

In this episode Andy and Adam discuss:

Adam’s background in sport
Approach to performance therapy
Role at the Phoenix Suns organisation
Developing return to sport principles
Injury causation and analysis
‘The bank’ heuristic of MDT involvement
Technical and tactical drills

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