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20 Shunta Shimizu enters his eighth season with the Galaxy as the club's Chiropractor and Scar Tissue Specialist. He was invited to be an intern with the Galaxy in the beginning of 2005 season after treating Cobi Jones and Peter Vagenas. Shimizu specializes with the active release technique, which breaks down scar tissue build up as a result of wear and tear of the body, injury, and post-surgery. His role in Galaxy is to keep athletes on the field and speed up the recovery process after an injury. A former college soccer player, Shimizu graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2001 where he majored in Psychology. He then graduated from Southern California University of Health Sciences in 2004 and became a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic in 2005. That same year he went on to become fully certified in Active Release Technique. Daniel Guzman enters his second season as Head of Strength and Conditioning for the LA Galaxy. Previously Guzman started with EXOS at the StubHub center. While at EXOS, Guzman worked with a wide variety of athletes including: the U.S. Men's National Team, Chivas USA, LA Galaxy II, as well as MLB, NFL, and NBA athletes. Guzman worked with the LA Galaxy II to help launch the team's first season and work to implement strength, conditioning, and recovery systems for the team. Guzman earned a Bachelor's of Science in Kinesiology with an Emphasis in Exercise Physiology from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. While at Westmont, Guzman played for the Men's Soccer Team for four years and was named Captain by his teammates in his final year. Guzman is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S.) through the NSCA. SHUNTA SHIMIZU - TISSUE SPECIALIST DANIEL GUZMAN - STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH CHIROPRACTOR AND SCAR