#栗田聡 #動きが軽くなる！カラダ覚醒トレーニング :9784471032531

**「リハビリのプロに挑む」**
プロ野球選手としては、故障が原因で1軍登板もなかったが、現在は理学療法士として活躍中。
元広島東洋カープ・近鉄バファローズの投手である栗田聡は兵庫県出身。高校時代に社会人野球チームでプレーした経験がある。プロ入り後も変則投法を駆使し、「第二の大野豊」と期待されたが、故障が頻発し、1990年に自由契約となってしまう。その後、近鉄バファローズでテスト入団し登録名を栗田智史に変更。そしてコンディショニングコーチの指導を受け再び活躍するも一軍登板なく現役を引退。阪神タイガースに打撃投手を務めていた頃からコンディショニングの分野に興味を持つようになり、1998年に理学療法士の国家資格免許を取得。その後は病院で勤務し、近鉄の選手のリハビリをサポートするなど活躍。2005年からはヤクルトスワローズのフィジカルディレクターに就任している。
**Q&A**
Q：何をされた方ですか？
A：プロ野球選手だったが故障が原因で一軍登板もなく、現在は理学療法士として活躍中。
Q：有名な作品は何ですか？
A：多くの選手のリハビリをサポートしていることが有名。
English Summary
**"Challenging rehabilitation professionals"**
As a professional baseball player, he did not pitch in the first team due to an injury, but he is currently active as a physical therapist.
Satoshi Kurita, a former pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Kintetsu Buffaloes, is from Hyogo Prefecture. He has experience playing on an adult baseball team during his high school days. Even after turning professional, he made full use of his irregular pitching techniques and was expected to be the ``second Yutaka Ohno,'' but due to frequent injuries, he became a free agent in 1990. After that, he joined the Kintetsu Buffaloes for a test run and changed his registered name to Satoshi Kurita. Although he played an active role again under the guidance of a conditioning coach, he retired from active duty without making a pitching appearance in the first team. He became interested in the field of conditioning when he was a batting pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers, and obtained a national license as a physical therapist in 1998. After that, he worked at a hospital and supported the rehabilitation of Kintetsu players. Since 2005, he has been the physical director of the Yakult Swallows.
**Q&A**
Q: What did you do?
He used to be a professional baseball player, but due to an injury he did not pitch in the first team and is currently working as a physical therapist.
Q: What are your famous works?
It is famous for supporting the rehabilitation of many athletes.
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