The Ask Mike Reinold Show

Rotator cuff repair surgery is one of the most common procedures in physical therapy, yet the recommended postoperative guidelines vary significantly.Different doctors worldwide disagree on what’s best. Some want to be conservative and delay range of motion and physical therapy to maximize the chance that the repair does not fail.But is that best? Are there negatives?In this episode, we discuss some of the science behind delaying range of motion after rotator cuff repair surgery.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/should-you-delay-range-of-motion-after-a-rotator-cuff-repair/----------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 CoursesWant to learn more

Our understanding of SLAP tears, or superior labral tears of the shoulder, continues to evolve. In the past, we often rushed to surgical repair of a SLAP lesion, but now we understand that not all SLAP tears need to be repaired. In fact, repairing some types of SLAP tears in the wrong person could make them worse!In this episode we talk about the difference between a “good” SLAP tear and a “bad” SLAP tear.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/update-on-slap-tears-good-slaps-vs-bad-slaps/ ----------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 CoursesWant to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!Disclaimer: This post contains

Rate of force development has become popular in the strength and conditioning world, but not so much in rehabilitation.After an injury, we often work on strength and power, but we must also work on producing force as quickly as possible to benefit athletes.In this episode, we discuss how to measure RFD and how to incorporate it into the rehabilitation process for an injured athlete.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/rate-of-force-development-in-rehabilitation/----------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 CoursesWant to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you m

The future of ACL reconstruction and repair is evolving. One of the newer techniques to try to repair the native ACL ligament rather than needing a graft is using a bridge enhancement. This is called the BEAR technique for Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair.This procedure has specific indications, contraindications, and rehabilitation guidelines.In this episode, we discuss this procedure and the difference in rehabilitation between the BEAR technique and a traditional ACL reconstruction.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/acl-repair-using-the-bear-technique/  Click Here to View My Online CoursesWant 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 coursesFollow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

One of the areas that physical therapists often report feeling a lack of confidence is building a return to running program after an injury or surgery.There are a few things to consider, such as the type of athlete and what their goals are in the long run. But in general, a slow and gradual progression is often best.Here are the factors we consider and how we build our return to running programs.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/return-to-running-after-an-injury/ Click Here to View My Online CoursesWant 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 coursesFollow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

Many people value getting back to the gym after surgery. They may be athletes needing to prepare for their sport or people who enjoy the gym recreationally.We’re big advocates for getting back into the gym as soon as possible, but after surgery, there are some things to consider. Here are our thoughts on how to best manage this.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/when-to-start-training-in-the-gym-after-surgery/ Click Here to View My Online CoursesWant 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 coursesFollow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

Cervical spine pain is pretty common. Most of the time, it seems like we only see these patients when their symptoms progress to the point where they are having radiculopathy and loss of strength or sensation down their arm.But what do you do with the younger person who seems to have the beginning of cervical issues? Here are our thoughts.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/strategies-for-cervical-spine-pain/Champion Sports PT MentorshipI’ve teamed up with Dan Pope & Dave Tilley to create a 12-week online mentorship program, and we’re now opening it up to the very first cohort on June 10th.  We hear from people that they wish they had more mentoring and people they can learn from to help accelerate their careers.  We're here to help.  Click here to learn more. Click Here to View My Online CoursesWant 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 co

Finding a good mentor is hard. Many people don’t have access to someone who wants to help them accelerate their career.We often start our careers and have so many questions. We’ve all been there.In this week’s podcast, we talk about what we recommend you do when you aren’t in a spot where you have a great mentor.This is also why we started our new Champion Sports PT Mentorship online program. We know many people don’t have access to great mentorship, and we want to help, so Dan Pope, Dave Tilley, and I wanted to start this program to help you and your career. The first cohort starts in a couple of weeks!Click here to learn more about the new Champion Sports PT MentorshipTo see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/the-most-important-thing-you-must-do-to-accelerate-your-career/Champion Sports PT MentorshipI’ve teamed up with Dan Pope and Dave Tilley to create this brand-new 12-week mentorship program, and we’re now opening it up to the very first cohort on June 10th.  We hear all the

Loss of range of motion after elbow surgery is common. The elbow is a very congruent and unforgiving joint.It’s important to prevent loss of motion with early activities as much as possible. But what do you do when you have a loss of mobility in the elbow?Here are our treatment strategies.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/how-to-deal-with-stubborn-elbow-loss-of-motion/Champion Sports PT MentorshipI’ve teamed up with Dan Pope and Dave Tilley to create this brand-new 12-week mentorship program, and we’re now opening it up to the very first cohort on June 10th.  We hear all the time from people that they wish they had more mentoring and people they can learn from to help accelerate their careers.  We will take you through all our foundations of sports PT, including our clinical evaluation, working with nonoperative and postoperative p Click Here to View My Online CoursesWant to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!Disclaimer: This post co

The riches are in the niches, or so they say. But in all seriousness, I agree. Most people I know who love their jobs specialize in a niche they enjoy.But how do you get started specializing in a niche? Here are some of our tips.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/how-to-specialize-in-a-niche-population/_____Save on my Rehab of the Fitness Athlete CourseMy online course on the Rehabilitation of the Fitness Athlete with Dan Pope is on sale for $50 off this week.  If you want to work with higher-level fitness athletes and help people get back into the gym after an injury, this is the course for you.  Head to MikeReinold.com/FitAthlete to learn more and sign up this week. Click Here to View My Online CoursesWant 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

We’ve all seen it before. Someone comes in saying that their “back locked up” on them!They are in a lot of pain, guarded with their movement, and not sure what to do.Here’s how we approach this and some pearls to help them get out of pain and spasm and back into their activities without setbacks.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/strategies-for-acute-low-back-pain/_____Save $200 Off Our Online Knee CourseLearn how to evaluate and treat the knee with my online knee course with Lenny Macrina.  Click here to learn more and save $200 off the course this week only. Click Here to View My Online CoursesWant 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 coursesFollow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

One of the more common questions we get from students is knowing when to push someone or back off.As always, the answer will depend on the situation. But, there are some principles to guide you.We discuss what we do and how to avoid the ups and downs.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/how-to-know-when-to-push-or-back-off/_____Save $200 Off Our Online Knee CourseLearn how to evaluate and treat the knee with my online knee course with Lenny Macrina.  Click here to learn more and save $200 off the course this week only. 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 coursesFollow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

A common debate in physical therapy is whether we should cue people to “pinch their scapulas” together during exercises.I don’t really think there should be a debate…Here’s why we don’t use that cue and what we do instead.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/should-you-cue-to-pinch-your-shoulder-blades-back/ 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 coursesFollow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

We all know that it’s super important to assess strength with our patients and clients. But is manual muscle testing enough?We don’t think so.Here’s why and what we use at Champion.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/how-to-measure-strength-in-the-clinic/ 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 coursesFollow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

Over the last several years, we have seen the growth of the new repair of the ulnar collateral ligament with an internal brace procedure. It’s been awesome to witness such great success with this new Tommy John procedure, and patients have been doing great.Here’s an update on our experience so far, some clinical pearls on rehabilitating these athletes, and the differences we sometimes see with traditional Tommy John UCL reconstruction.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/rehabilitation-after-ucl-repair-with-internal-brace/----------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 w

Hamstring strains continue to be one of the most common injuries in sports. Returning these athletes to play can sometimes seem daunting.When is it safe to start running? Do you have to wait until they are pain-free?We answer these questions and more in this episode.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/when-is-it-safe-to-start-running-after-a-hamstring-strain/----------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 m

As you probably know, we have a lot of clinical physical therapy students and strength and conditioning interns at Champion.Over the years we have found success in integrating them into working with our patients and clients.Here are some tips on how to do this while still being able to provide a great learning experience for the student and a great experience as the patient.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/how-to-integrate-students-into-clinical-care/ 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 coursesFollow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

Some of the most common questions we get in regard to rotator cuff repair rehabilitation are when can we start range of motion and strengthening exercises.It will depend on several factors, but there are ways to build an evidence-based rehabilitation progression.In this episode, we talk about how we progress rotator cuff repair patients and how we determine if an exercise is safe to perform.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/what-exercises-are-safe-after-rotator-cuff-repair/ 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 coursesFollow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

Many students and early career professionals want to get into professional sports.Here’s some of our advice on how to stand out when applying and interviewing for these high level jobs.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/interviewing-for-a-job-in-professional-sports 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 coursesFollow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

Force plates can be very valuable in quantifying certain metrics that can monitor progress over time. We’re using these for both our performance and rehabilitation athletes.Here’s what we have seen so far.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/using-force-plates-to-show-progress/ 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 coursesFollow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube