Answering all your physical therapy, fitness, strength and conditioning, sports performance, and career advice questions. Join me, Lenny Macrina, Dave Tilley, Dan Pope, Mike Scaduto, Lisa Russell, Kevin Coughlin, Diwesh Poudyal, and others from my team at Champion Physical Therapy and Performance in Boston, MA and learn how we help people feel better, move better, and perform better. Ask your questions at http://mikereinold.com/askmikereinold.
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Does PRP Actually Work for Hamstring Strains?
Aug 13, 202622 min
Hamstring strains are incredibly frustrating. You get an athlete feeling great, they go for a sprint, and the muscle grabs again. We have all been there. It is the most common time-loss injury we see in running and field sports. For years, sports medicine professionals have debated whether biologics actually speed up recovery. Some studies show great results. Other studies suggest they are a waste of money. The conflicting data makes it hard to give our athletes a straight answer when they ask if an injection will get them back on the field faster. A recent randomized controlled trial finally standardizes the protocol to give us better clarity. The researchers looked specifically at grade 2 tears and used ultrasound-guided injections alongside a traditional rehabilitation program. The results completely change how we should view biological adjuncts in muscle rehab. Listen to this week's podcast episode to hear a full breakdown of the study. We discuss exactly how much time these injections can shave off a recovery timeline and how you can apply these findings to the athletes you treat. To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/ does-prp-actually-work-for-hamstring-strains / ---------- Want to learn a complete system to help people restore, optimize, and enhance their performance? Enrollment in my Champion Performance Specialist program is opening soon. We only open the doors to new cohorts twice per year. Click here to learn how to join the pre-sale VIP list to save $300 and enroll a week early to secure your spot. Click Here to View My Online Courses Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show _____ Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube
Does Icing Your Shoulder Still Work for Baseball Pitchers? - #AMR392
Jul 30, 202618 min
Pitchers are constantly looking for the best way to recover after a long outing. Walk into any training room, and you will hear the hum of massage guns and see guys strapped to ice machines. We're seeing newer things too, like ESTIM machines and even BFR after an outing. We know pitching causes microtrauma and neuromuscular fatigue. The debate over how to properly manage that fatigue never seems to stop. A recent study finally put percussive massage and traditional ice therapy head to head. Researchers had collegiate pitchers throw 75 pitches and then gave them either a targeted massage gun session or 15 minutes of isolated icing. They tracked exactly what happened to the shoulder over the next 48 hours. The results might force you to change how you handle your athletes post-game. One of these popular methods actually restored shoulder external rotation strength and proprioception. The other completely fell flat after two days. Check out this week's podcast episode to hear my breakdown of the data and find out exactly what you should be doing to keep your pitchers healthy and performing at their best. To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/ does-icing-your-shoulder-still-work-for-baseball-pitchers / ---------- Want to learn a complete system to help people restore, optimize, and enhance their performance? Enrollment in my Champion Performance Specialist program is opening soon. We only open the doors to new cohorts twice per year. Click here to learn how to join the pre-sale VIP list to save $300 and enroll a week early to secure your spot. Click Here to View My Online Courses Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show _____ Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube
Stop Treating the MRI and Start Treating the Athlete
Jul 16, 202616 min
Every sports physical therapist remembers the first time they handed a young, anxious athlete an MRI report filled with terms like "partial-thickness tear," "labral fraying," or "degenerative changes." It is a defining moment in a clinician's career. Instantly, the psychological landscape of the rehab process shifts. The athlete, who might only have mild, intermittent symptoms, suddenly views their joint as a ticking time bomb. As a clinician, it is incredibly easy to let that piece of paper dictate your entire treatment plan, leading to over-protection and a fear-avoidant rehab environment. The reality of dealing with overhead athletes—especially baseball pitchers—is that structural abnormalities on an image are often just the cost of doing business. If you scan enough high-level shoulders, you are going to find fraying and partial tears in completely asymptomatic arms. The real skill lies in balancing those structural findings with the actual human being sitting on your treatment table. How do you maintain clinical objectivity when the scan says one thing but your manual muscle testing and special tests say another? On this episode of the podcast, we answer a great question from a listener struggling to navigate this exact scenario with a collegiate pitcher. We discuss how to educate a freaked-out athlete, when to respect the structural pathology, and how to ensure you are treating the functional deficits rather than just chasing a clean image. Check out this week’s episode for our full breakdown and clinical pearls on mastering the physical exam. To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/ stop-treating-the-mri-and-start-treating-the-athlete / Learn our proven system for sports PTs who want to master ACL rehab, confidently progress patients, and guide athletes safely back to high-level sport. Click here to learn more Click Here to View My Online Courses Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show _____ Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube
Physician Referrals vs. Online Presence: Which One Grows Your Sports PT Clinic Faster? - #AMR390
Jul 2, 202617 min
Building a sports physical therapy practice used to follow a predictable playbook. You opened your doors, printed some business cards, and spent your Friday afternoons dropping off food at local orthopedic clinics hoping to get on their referral list. For decades, doctor relationships were the lifeblood of private practice growth. But the modern healthcare consumer operates differently. Today, even when a physician hands a patient a specific script, that patient immediately pulls out their phone to check Google reviews, Instagram feeds, and website content before booking an appointment. This shift has created a massive fork in the road for early-career professionals and aspiring clinic owners. Is the classic physician marketing route dead, or is it still the most reliable way to build a sustainable caseload? On the flip side, does a massive social media footprint actually translate into paying clients, or is it just an expensive vanity metric that takes time away from clinical care? If you were launching a brand-new hybrid performance facility today with zero brand awareness, where should you actually spend your time and marketing dollars? In this week's episode of The Ask Mike Reinold Show , the crew dives headfirst into this exact dilemma. We break down the real-world math behind direct-to-consumer marketing versus physician networking, and share the exact strategy we would use if we had to start Champion from scratch today. Tune in to find out which avenue deserves your focus so you can build a thriving practice without wasting your time. To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/ physician-referrals-vs-online-presence-which-one-grows-your-sports-pt-clinic-faster / Learn our proven system for sports PTs who want to master ACL rehab, confidently progress patients, and guide athletes safely back to high-level sport. Click here to learn more Click Here to View My Online Courses Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show _____ Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube
Outcomes and Return to Sport Testing After Bankart and Laterjet Shoulder Stabilization Surgery - #AMR388
Jun 4, 202626 minS0
<p>We’ve all been there—you’re working with a high-level athlete after a Bankart repair or Laterjet, they’re at the 6-month mark, their ROM looks great, and they’re itching to get back on the field. The surgeon gives the green light, but you can’t help but wonder: Are they actually ready?</p><p>In the world of ACL rehab, we have strict batteries of tests, symmetry indexes, and psychological readiness scales. But when it comes to the shoulder, the literature has been surprisingly quiet on what "ready" actually looks like. A new scoping review just dropped in I...
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