Hi Baseball Flows Family,

It’s Dr. Gallo here — and today I want to pull back the curtain on something I see every single week in the physical therapy clinic.

It doesn’t matter if the athlete is 11 years old, 17 years old, or already in college…

The injury pattern is the same.

The Same Problem, Over and Over Again

Players walk into the clinic with:

• L4–L5 stress reactions

• Disc bulges

• Tightness and nerve irritation

• Low back pain that “came out of nowhere”

And when we dig deeper, the story is almost identical:

“I’ve been doing twisting drills.”
“My coach told me to rotate harder.”
“I’ve been doing exercises where my upper body twists independent of my lower body.”

In other words…

Players are being taught to twist — not to move.

Where This Goes Wrong

In baseball and softball, your body isn’t designed to twist like a wet towel being wrung out.

But that’s exactly what some drills are teaching:

• Aqua bag twists

• Over-rotating torso drills

• Movements where the feet are stuck and the upper body spins

• Training “core” in isolation instead of connection

These patterns create shearing forces through the spine, especially at the L4–L5 segment — one of the most vulnerable areas in young athletes.

Parents often ask me:

“Why is my son/daughter dealing with back pain at such a young age?”

And my answer is always the same:

“They’re rotating from the wrong place.”

The Best in the Game Don’t Twist — They Flow

Watch any elite mover in baseball:
Trea Turner. Gunnar Henderson. Bobby Witt Jr. Oneil Cruz.

They’re not muscling rotation through the spine.

They’re using ground-up, connected movement:

• Coiling and uncoiling

• Spiraling through the hips

• Allowing the torso to follow the pelvis

• Staying centered and balanced

• Turning with the ground, not against it

This is what we train inside Baseball Flows.

We teach athletes how to move the way the best movers actually move — not how outdated drills tell them to.

Inside Baseball Flows: Training Safe, Powerful Rotation

Our system focuses on:

✔️ Connected Turns

Teach the body to rotate through the hips and thoracic spine, not just torque the low back.

✔️ Whole-Body Spirals

Creating energy that travels from the ground → through the core → to the arm or bat.

✔️ Injury-Free Patterns

We replace dangerous twisting drills with natural, efficient turns.

✔️ Game-Specific Movement

Throwing. Fielding. Hitting.
We train movements the body will actually use on the field.

Why This Matters

Movement is the foundation.
If the foundation is broken, the whole house sits on shaky ground.

When young athletes rotate correctly:

• Back pain decreases

• Velocity increases

• Power increases

• Accuracy improves

• And they stay healthy while developing long-term

This is exactly why Baseball Flows exists.

We’re here to bridge the gap between how the body should move…
…and how young players are currently being trained.

A Question for Parents

If your athlete is doing twisting drills right now, ask yourself:

Is this helping their athletic development — or setting them up for a future injury?

Your athlete only gets one body.
Let’s train it the right way.

If you want help correcting these patterns, improving rotation, and building your athlete’s movement foundation…

👉 Join Baseball Flows and start training connected, fluid movement — not twisting.
(Parents tell us all the time: “This changed everything.”)

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Your athlete gets:

✅ 15–20 min daily movement training
✅ Bi-weekly progressions
✅ Full access to all specialty programs
✅ Guidance from Dr. Gallo — former pro + Doctor of Physical Therapy

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Let's train smarter, move better, and flow in the game.

Best Regards,

Dr. Ismael Gallo DPT, MBA

Founder, Baseball Flows

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