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 Course Learn 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 C ..read more

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 sh ..read more

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, podca ..read more

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 ..read more

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 o ..read more

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 ..read more

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? Ch ..read more

There are many options for graft sources when performing an ACL reconstruction. There are pros and cons to them all. One graft type, an allograft, probably deserves a different rehabilitation approach. We often go slower with this graft type. We talk about why in this episode. To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/should-acl-allografts-go-slower-with-their-rehabilitation/ 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 ..read more

Hamstring strains are one of the most common injuries in sports. And as many of us know, it often can be recurring. In this podcast episode, we discuss why this may be the case and what you can do to minimize recurrence.   To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/how-to-deal-with-recurring-hamstring-strains/ 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 ..read more

It is important as physical therapists that we are exposed to a diverse range of the profession during school. Many students that want to get into sports or orthopedics feel like they don’t get as much out of the PT clinical affiliations outside of those areas. But, we think there’s a ton to learn in every environment that will help you with your future career. To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/getting-the-most-out-of-your-pt-clinical-affiliations/ ---------- Want to learn a complete system to help people restore, optimize, and enhance their performance? Enr ..read more