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 s

A common debate in physical therapy is whether we should cue people to pinch their scapulas together during exercises.I dont really think there should be a debateHeres why we dont use that cue and what we do instead.To see full show notes and more,

We all know that its super important to assess strength with our patients and clients. But is manual muscle testing enough?We dont think so.Heres why and what we use at Champion.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/how-to-m

Over the last several years, we have seen the growth of the new repair of the ulnar collateral ligament with an internal brace procedure. Its been awesome to witness such great success with this new Tommy John procedure, and patients have been doing grea

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 t

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

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 prog

Many students and early career professionals want to get into professional sports.Heres 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/inte

Force plates can be very valuable in quantifying certain metrics that can monitor progress over time. Were using these for both our performance and rehabilitation athletes.Heres what we have seen so far.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://

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