Today’s episode covers injury prevention and recovery.  We feature excerpts from the following individuals:

• Randy Kertz
• Nina DeCesare
• Lloyd Goldstein
• Robin Kesselman
• Nash Tomey
• Susan Wulff
• Scott Devine
• Leigh Mesh

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Contrabass Conversations production team:

• Jason Heath, host
• Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing
• Mitch Moehring, audio engineer
• Trevor Jones, publication and promotion

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