Jim Thome
Former Designated Hitter Chicago White Sox
“The AB & Back Core Trainer totally loosens me up, I don’t know what I would do without it. It’s the only thing keeping me on the field.”
Dave McKay
1st Base Coach Arizona Diamondbacks
Dave McKay has been the 1st Base coach of the Oakland A's and St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks. Dave trained on the AB & Back 2000 in St Louis during the 1999 season and had the following comments, " During the summer of 1999 I used the AB & Back 2000 for 3 months and it was the first time I was free of lower back pain in a long time. I think all sports could benefit from use of the AB & Back 2000, especially all baseball hitters and pitchers."
Andy Ashby
Former Pitcher San Diego Padres
Andy used the 4th prototype of the AB & Back 2000 3 times for 15-25 minute sessions in 1999. He had low back pain for 1 month.
Andy stated in writing that he received 80% relief of his lower back pain and gained increased freedom of motion in his lower back from using the AB & Back 2000. When asked if he would recommend the AB & Back 2000 to any one else he said, " The machine is good for freedom of movement and spine flexibility."
Wally Joyner
Former Coach and 1st Baseman San Diego Padres
In 1999 Wally used the 4th prototype of the AB & Back 2000 one time for an 8 minute session. He has had low back pain for 10 years.
When asked if he would recommend the AB & Back 2000 to anyone else he said, " Yes I found it useful to strengthen the area of the lower back."
Todd Hutcheson
Former Head Athletic Trainer San Diego Padres
Todd used the AB & Back 2000 for 6 weeks during the 1999 season. Todd said what he liked most about the AB & Back 2000 was the fact that "A player who only throws and hits one way can now train balancing both sides of his lower back."
Damon Mashore Former Major League Outfielder Oakland A's; Coach Anaheim Angels
Damon used the AB & Back 2000 2 months before beginning each season as a player and said, " The machine loosens me up before I take batting practice, and if I'm sore the next day the machine takes away all my stiffness. I also lost 4 inches off my waist in a period of 2 months training on the AB & Back 2000."
Rich Hill
Head Baseball Coach University of San Diego
Rich used the AB & Back 2000 with certain players on the 2002 baseball team. Rich said, " This machine is awesome I'd like our team to have one of these."
George Fareed
US Olympic Tennis MD
Doctor George Fareed has been the Davis Cup physician for 13 years and the physician for the 2000 Olympic Tennis Team. He has also been the physician for Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. After testing the AB & Back Core Trainer George was quoted as saying, " This machine is remarkable, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras could be using this."
Paul Gaspar
Owner Gaspar Physical Therapy, Solana Beach, California
Paul Gaspar is the owner of 5 physical therapy clinics in San Diego and a former professor at USC. Paul has used both the 5th and 6th prototypes of the AB & Back Core Trainer with good success and feedback from patients' who used the machine. Paul is quoted as saying, "Every patient that has used the machine has done well on it. They receive pain relief and it loosens up their back."
Patient Testimonials
Ken Matthews: Ken Matthews used the 5th prototype for 6 months. He has a history of low back pain, Ken is quoted as saying, "This machine is the only thing that helps me."
Gwen Truax: Gwen is a low back patient of Paul Gaspar's at Gaspar Physical Therapy. Gwen stated, "The AB & Back 2000 loosens me up and its not difficult. I'm gaining more flexibility and strength in golf from using it."
Bill Westerlund: Bill is the head golf pro at Jim McClain Golf School at LaCosta Resort Golf Course. Bill is a patient of Paul Gaspar's at Gaspar Physical Therapy. He states, " This motion is exactly what golf is all about, it was a good workout and it loosened me up. It's a great product with lots of application."
Nathan Bland: Former Major League Pitcher Houston Astros: I used the torso trainer one off season to get in shape and strengthen my core abdominal and back muscles. It was a great machine that has a tremendous amount of functional relatability to any sport where core strength is important.
Pitchers Shoulder/Elbow Conditioning Manual
The Late Bob Welch
1990 Cy Young Award Winner, Oakland A’s Baseball Organization
“The Cassidy Shoulder Elbow Program is the premeir rehab and maintanence program in the country. I don’t think an athlete is ever too young to begin this program. If I had used this program when I first entered the major leagues I would have recovered quicker between pitching starts.”
Gil Patterson
Oakland A's Minor League Pitching Coordinator
“ I have known and worked with Dan Cassidy for the past 17 years. His shoulder and elbow program has helped me keep many pitchers arms healthy. I have been in professional baseball for the past 25 years. I have worked as a pitching coach for 4 professional teams and was a former major league pitching coach for the Toronto Blue Jays. Wherever I go, the program goes. A pitching coaches greatest challenge is to keep his pitchers healthy. Proper throwing mechanics, along with Dan’s exercise program is giving the pitchers the best chance to pitch for many years.”
Mike Sanchez
Former Head Coach Mesa Community College and Santa Fe Christian High School
“Dan Cassidy’s pitching conditioning program has done wonders for my high school staff. In over 25 years of coaching at the youth, high school, and college levels I have never used a more thorough arm strengthening and maintenance program. Our pitchers remained strong and healthy throughout the season. It is easy to implement and is the best investment a coach can make for his pitching staff”
Curt Young
San Francisco Giants Major League Pitching Coach
“The Cassidy Sports Pitching Program is useful to all ages both for maintanence of a healthy arm and rehabilitation of an injured arm. The exercises in the program are all beneficial to increasing your over-all arm strength. I highly recommend this easy to follow program if you are serious about improving your game”
Don Spore
Pitching/Catching Coordinator Wartburg College
“ High School pitchers get overworked and often come to us with arm issues. We are known for our emphasis on arm care in our pitching program and are always looking to enhance that. We implemented the Cassidy pitching conditioning program in 2005 and we were very pleased. We had zero pitchers with arm problems; one of the major reasons we were able to make it to the Division III College World Series”
Ken Hopkins
Community College of Rhode Island
“ The program was a complete success. Last years team finished at 27-7 and ended this year ranked #10 in the final national JUCO polls. I am using it now for our fall program and my pitching staff is really working hard. I recommend this program to every coach I come in to contact with. The Cassidy Pitching Conditioning Program is the most up to date, comprehensive, and essential training tool for the modern pitcher. Dan has given our program a boost back into the national rankings”
Steve Stewart
Head Coach Terry Parker High School Jacksonville Florida
“I have been using this program for 2 years now. The pitchers and fielders I have coached have spent less time out with sore and injured arms. No pitcher I have coached since using this program has suffered any serious pitching injury. What the players and myself like about the program is that it is simple, it works, and the intensity is consistent throughout the entire range of motion unlike band work.”
Nathan Bland
Former Major League Pitcher Houston Astros, Former Pitching Coach Alabama Birmingham Southern University
"I began using the Cassidy conditioning maintenance program for pitchers toward the end of my career and can only say that I wish I had found it earlier. My arm was never as sore after I threw and my recovery between starts was a lot quicker. I now use the program along with the mobile pulley with my pitchers at Birmingham Southern and have seen some big differences. We had no injuries last year for the first time in a long while and several pitchers have seen improvement in their velocity. I would recommend both products to anyone who is serious about their career as a pitcher."