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Pirates Neil Walker "Switches" His Recovery Workouts

Found December 21, 2012 on MLB Injury News: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Neil Walker
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates
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 On December 6, this column reported that Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Neil Walker, whose 2012 season was cut short due to a back injury, had begun strengthening exercises with the aim of being ready in time for Spring Training. Three months after leaving the Pirates lineup with a herniated disc, Walker has returned to the batters box. The Pittsburgh native began rehabilitation immediately after the season. The back wasn‘t the only problem: Nerve damage had weakened his legs. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Bill Brink reports that Walker participated in six weeks of physical therapy, with workouts three times weekly in order to rehabilitate his lower back.  Recently, Walker has been able to take batting practice from both sides of the plate. Walker spoke about his workouts at last weekends' Pirate Fest. "I'm putting an added emphasis on core exercises, but outside of that nothing has hindered me as far as workouts."   Walker, the NL leader in app...
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