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The Ask Mike Reinold Show
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.
Episodes
- The Ask Mike Reinold Show
Should You Squat Through Patellofemoral Pain? - #AMR399
Squatting is one of the first activities that becomes painful in people with patellofemoral pain. It is also one of the first exercises many clinicians remove…
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How Many Patients Per Day Is Too Many and Setting You Up to Burn Out? - #AMR398
Seeing more patients can provide valuable clinical experience. It can also leave a young therapist rushing through examinations, repeating generic treatments…
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Does In-Season Training with BFR Improve Strength or Performance? - #AMR397
Heavy lifting builds the strength behind every jump and sprint. But during a grinding competitive season, all that mechanical load piles onto athletes who are…
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Drowning in Evidence: How to Read a Meta-Analysis Without Getting Fooled
We're taught to treat systematic reviews and meta-analyses as the gold standard. They sit at the top of the evidence pyramid, so when one lands in our inbox…
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How to Progressively Load the Rotator Cuff - #AMR395
If you've ever programmed rotator cuff work, you've probably hit the same wall this week's listener did. You start with the classic light band or dumbbell…
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Is Hamstring Tightness Correlated to Low Back Pain in Young Athletes? - #AMR394
If you treat young athletes, you have seen this note a hundred times. A 14-year-old gets referred for low back pain, and somewhere in the orthopedic report is…
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Does PRP Actually Work for Hamstring Strains?
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 Ask Mike Reinold Show
Does Icing Your Shoulder Still Work for Baseball Pitchers? - #AMR392
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…
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Stop Treating the MRI and Start Treating the Athlete
Every sports physical therapist remembers the first time they handed a young, anxious athlete an MRI report filled with terms like "partial-thickness tear,"…
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Physician Referrals vs. Online Presence: Which One Grows Your Sports PT Clinic Faster? - #AMR390
Building a sports physical therapy practice used to follow a predictable playbook. You opened your doors, printed some business cards, and spent your Friday…
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The Truth About BPC 157 Peptide in Sports Medicine: What You Need to Know - #AMR389
If you’ve spent any time on social media or in many gyms lately, you’ve probably heard the buzz about BPC-157. Often called the "healing peptide," it’s being…
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Outcomes and Return to Sport Testing After Bankart and Laterjet Shoulder Stabilization Surgery - #AMR388
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…
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Can the ACL Actually Heal Without Surgery? - #AMR387
Wouldn't it be amazing if an ACL tear can heal on its own without surgery? For sure, and there have been recent discussions about the Cross-Bracing Protocol…
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The New Tommy John: The Rise of the Internal Brace - #AMR386
Ten weeks to start throwing after UCL surgery sounds like a miracle timeline, until you’re the clinician staring at a stiff elbow, a deconditioned arm, and a…
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Risk Factors of Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition - #AMR385
We’ve all seen it: the acute ACL patient who drags their leg into the clinic, unable to squeeze their quad to save their life. We call it Arthrogenic Muscle…
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Ranking the Top Patellar Tendon Exercises by Tendon Load - #AMR384
We all have our favorite "go-to" exercises for patellar tendinopathy. For years, the single-leg decline squat has been the gold standard, often introduced…
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Using ChatGPT and AI in Physical Therapy
The use of ChatGPT and other AI models has exploded in recent years, and you're starting to see this in most professions, including the medical profession…
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Should Adults Lift for Less than 5 Reps Per Set? - #AMR382
Mike Boyle had a great discussion on Instagram several weeks ago about adults lifting to failure and using low rep schemes. It sparked a lot of arguments among…
- The Ask Mike Reinold Show
ACLR + LET: Overkill or the New Gold Standard? - #AMR381
Surgeons are adding more lateral extra-articular procedures to ACL reconstructions, especially in young cutting and pivoting athletes. On paper, it sounds…
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10 Year Anniversary Episode - #AMR380
Wow, I can't believe it's been 10 years! It truly is an honor to be able to host a live episode celebrating the 10-year anniversary of our podcast. Thank you…
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Should Every ACL Get E-Stim? What the New NMES Meta-Analysis Really Shows - #AMR379
Quadriceps shutdown after ACL reconstruction is one of the biggest barriers we see in the clinic. Even with modern surgical techniques and “aggressive” rehab…
- The Ask Mike Reinold Show
Hamstring Exercises after PCL and Meniscus Surgery - #AMR379
There is substantial variability in rehabilitation protocols following PCL and meniscus repair surgery. There is often a conservative period where we minimize…
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How Much Time Off Should You Take From Throwing After the Baseball Season - #AMR377
Baseball injuries continue to rise at an alarming rate. Over the years, we have seen the development of more advanced training velocity programs and pitchers…
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Using Blood Flow Restriction to Neuromodulate Pain During Exercise - #AMR376
Blood flow restriction training is gaining popularity, and new research continues to show benefits and potential new uses. We review a brand-new randomized…
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Practice Guidelines for Patellofemoral Pain - #AMR375
If you treat a lot of knee pain, this week’s episode is for you. We review a new best-practice guide for patellofemoral pain that pulls together research…
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What to Do When an Athlete Passes Objective Testing But Not Psychological Readiness - #AMR374
Returning to sport after an injury is always a challenge. In the profession, a lot of attention has been given to objective testing to determine when and how…
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How to Differentiate Between Hip and Low Back Pain - #AMR373
There is no doubt that back and hip pain are often linked and sometimes confusing to diagnose. But sometimes it's hard to differentiate the two, and what may…
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Are the Outcomes Really the Same Between Nonoperative and Surgical Treatment of ACL Injuries? - #AMR372
A meta-analysis was recently published, suggesting that outcomes may be the same between nonoperative and surgical reconstruction after ACL injury. Clearly…
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Periodization of Strength Training After ACL Reconstruction - #AMR371
One of the most essential parts of ACL rehabilitation is regaining strength in the leg. Traditionally, rehab specialists have been guilty of underloading…
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How to Progress Rehabilitation Following Hamstring Strains - #AMR370
Hamstring strains continue to rise in sports. As we continue to learn more, the evolution of our rehabilitation programs has also evolved. Here are our current…
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When to Test Strength After a Rotator Cuff Repair - #AMR369
Objective strength testing is always important to document progress and ensure that patients are ready for the next phase of rehabilitation. But, when do you…
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Evaluation and Treatment of Low Back Pain in Weight Lifting Athletes - #AMR368
Low back pain injuries are common in athletes, and often present differently than the typical orthopedic disc-related neurogenic pain. In this episode, we…
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Management of Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition - #AMR367
As we continue to learn more and more about arthrogenic muscle inhibition after ACL reconstruction surgery, we can continue to build better rehabilitation…
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Does Strength Training Improve Running Performance? - #AMR366
In this podcast, we review a recent article on the effect of strength training on running economy and performance. Many people have been advocating for…
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How to Manage Persistent Swelling After ACL Reconstruction - #AMR365
Swelling and quadriceps muscle weakness are not uncommon after ACL reconstruction, and can even persist for several months. Athletes want to get back to…
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Is 9 Months the Sweet Spot After ACL Reconstruction? - #AMR364
Over the last several years, the PT community has grown more convinced that athletes should not return to sport earlier than nine months. Research reports…
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Does Stiffness Lead to Better Outcomes After Rotator Cuff Repair? - #AMR363
The debate over postoperative rehabilitation after rotator cuff repair continues to evolve. In this episode of the podcast, we review a recent article that…
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Do You Need Isokinetic Testing? - #AMR362
It's important to have objective test data to safely progress patients and return them to sport after injuries like ACL reconstruction. Isokinetic testing is…
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Knee MCL Repair with Internal Brace - #AMR361
Internal bracing is becoming a very popular procedure with orthopedic surgeons. Repairing ligaments and then augmenting the tissue with an internal brace has…
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Oblique Injuries in Baseball Players - #AMR360
Oblique injuries are common in baseball players, and not so common in other sports. With baseball players training so much more in the offseason with high…
- The Ask Mike Reinold Show
Restoring Range of Motion After Rotator Cuff Repair - #AMR359
Restoring range of motion after a rotator cuff repair is one of the most important factors in long-term patient satisfaction. Internal rotation is especially…
- The Ask Mike Reinold Show
Return to Running After ACL Surgery - #AMR358
Rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction is a long, sequential process. We look for specific criteria before progressing our athletes back to running. Here are…
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Little League Elbow - #AMR357
Little League Elbow is a common injury in youth baseball players. Little League Elbow is a growth plate injury typically seen in baseball pitchers around the…
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Update on Sports PT Residencies - #AMR356
Over the last decade, the amount of sports physical therapy residency programs has skyrocketed. There are so many great programs now. Our students ask us all…
- The Ask Mike Reinold Show
Evaluation and Treatment of Biceps Pain - #AMR355
Ah, the diagnosis of biceps tendonitis. We’ve all seen it so many times on script from doctors. Is all anterior shoulder pain coming from the biceps? How can…
- The Ask Mike Reinold Show
What it Takes to Start a Cash Based PT Practice
It’s so awesome to see so many cash-based physical therapy businesses starting around the country. It’s really been an amazing experience for us at Champion to…
- The Ask Mike Reinold Show
ACL Reconstruction with Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis (LET) - #AMR353
We’re starting to see more and more ACL reconstruction procedures with an LET, or lateral extra-articular tenodesis. Especially in revisions and younger female…
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What Athletic Qualities Do We Test (and How)? - #AMR352
If you want to help your athletes maximize their potential, you need to have a system to assess athletic qualities. This is important to individualize…
- The Ask Mike Reinold Show
Building Return to Sport Programs - #AMR351
One of the most common questions we tend to get over time is how to return athletes back to sport after an injury. This is one of the main topics in our online…
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Is Limb Symmetry Index Our Goal? - #AMR350
Limb symmetry index is often used to measure performance and determine return to play. Makes sense, but what if the other side isn’t perfect? We prefer to look…
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Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery in Younger Patients - #AMR349
Rotator cuff tears are becoming more common in younger active patients in their 40s and 50s. Typically, they are small tears at this time, but what should we…
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Our Favorite Journals to Stay Current - #AMR348
There are a ton of scientific and medical journals these days. Seems like there are more and more each year. We’ve talked over the years about how there are…
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BFR Update for 2025: How We’re Using Blood Flow Restriction Training - #AMR347
Blood flow restriction training has been such a great addition to what we do in physical therapy. Just like everything else, the more we use it, the more we…
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How to Treat Acute Lumbar Radiculopathy - #AMR346
We’ve all had the patient walk in the door with acute low back pain. It’s awful. They’re in a ton of pain and can’t function. In this episode, we discuss our…
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How to Periodize a Rehabilitation Program - #AMR345
We all know it’s important to challenge our patients with load during the exercise progression of a rehabilitation plan. Many people like to poke fun at the…
- The Ask Mike Reinold Show
Should You Delay Range of Motion after a Rotator Cuff Repair? - #AMR344
Rotator cuff repair surgery is one of the most common procedures in physical therapy, yet the recommended postoperative guidelines vary significantly…
- The Ask Mike Reinold Show
Update on SLAP Tears: Good SLAPs vs Bad SLAPs - #AMR343
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…
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Rate of Force Development in Rehabilitation - #AMR342
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…
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ACL Repair Using the BEAR Technique - #AMR341
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…
- The Ask Mike Reinold Show
Return to Running After an Injury - #AMR340
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…