Providers
Dr. Nick Romero Physical Therapist
Dr. Romero graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2021 obtaining his degree of Doctor of Physical Therapy. He received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from New Mexico State University in 2018 where he graduated with honors at the top of his class.
Dr. Romero was born and raised in Gallup, NM where he graduated as valedictorian from Gallup High School.He was a three sport athlete and later went on to play college baseball.
Dr. Romero is the owner of Walk-Off Performance and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy. His dreams of opening the clinic stem from facilitating athletes of all sports to return back to their sport after injury, with confidence to return faster, stronger, and at a higher level. He specializes in working with over head athletes including baseball, softball, swimming, volleyball, etc. However, he works with athletes from all sports including soccer, football, basketball, lacrosse, golf, and many more. He has worked with professional athletes in the MLB, NBA, NFL, and Olympic athletes and high level college athletes. He also works with children in all sports. Some of the services he provides include:
Dry Needling
Joint Mobilizations/Manipulations
Spine Treatments
Fascial Line Treatment and Strengthening
Strength Dynamometry Testing
Pre and Post surgical Rehabilitation
Blood Flow Restriction Training
Active Release Technique/Soft Tissue Manipulation
Return to Sport/Activity Training
Dr. Romero is very well trained and skilled with working with programs such as Arm Care, Flex Pro Grip, Proteus, and Vald testing units. All of these devices are high caliber testing and training units that truly take testing, recovery, and rehabilitation to the next level for athletes. Although he enjoys working with athletes, he finds special interest in the general population as well. You do not have to play organized sports to be treated and propelled in function by Dr. Romero!
Now that baseball is no longer possible to be played by Dr. Romero, he has found passion in playing golf and traveling with his wife. He has two dogs named Gus (chocolate lab) and Dolly (German Shorthaired Pointer).
Dr. Zachary Mang Phd Exercise Physiology Exercise Specialist
Dr. Zachary Mang grew up in Los Alamos New Mexico where he played baseball, football, and hockey through high school before graduating in 2009. From there, he played baseball at Otero Junior College and Southwestern Oklahoma State University where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences (2014).
Zack always had a passion for the weightroom and an obsession for the role it played in boosting athletic performance. This drove him to attend graduate school at the University of New Mexico (UNM) where he secured a Master’s degree (2017) and Doctoral degree (2021) in exercise physiology.
After finishing his PhD at UNM, Zack completed a post-doc for the Wellness Team at the Los Alamos National Laboratory where his daily tasks consisted of conducting research, fitness testing, personal training, coaching group exercise, and presenting on a variety of health and fitness topics.
Currently, Zack works as a strength and conditioning coach for the Albuquerque Baseball academy where he facilitates the physical preparation for youth, high school, college, and professional athletes. This is where he met the highly-esteemed Dr. Romero and the opportunity to join Walk Off Rehabilitation and Performance surfaced.
As an academic, Zack has over 30 publications in exercise physiology that touch on a myriad of topics from heat acclimation, cardiovascular and metabolic responses to circuit training, and the effect of movement tempo on hallmark resistance training adaptations such as hypertrophy, power, and strength. He has also had the privilege of speaking at several conferences including those facilitated by The American College of Sports Medicine and National Strength and Conditioning Association. As a practitioner, Zack has trained a variety of populations including baseball players, firefighters, and general-population clients ranging in age from 10-70 years old. Zack is equally fascinated by the science and application of exercise physiology and always provides evidence-based approaches to his programming.
There are several services that Zack brings to the table:
- Mobility and core stability training.
- Resistance training for hypertrophy, power, and strength.
- Velocity-based resistance training.
- Medicine ball training.
- Agility and speed training.
- Plyometric training.
- General fitness testing – force plates, Proteus power, and timing gates (sprints).
Whether you are an athlete looking to enhance on-field performance or a fitness enthusiast aiming to improve overall fitness, Zack can design a highly-effective program for you!
Besides the science and application of resistance training, Zack has several hobbies that include golfing (poorly), reading, hiking, living and dying with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and re-watching classics like The Sopranos and The Wire for 5th, 6th, and probably 7th time.
