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The Power of 1%

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January 9, 2020

One of the biggest differentiators between great leaders and the average ones is that the great ones keep improving. They kept evolving their systems and making it 1% better, over and over. Here are 3 ways to start improving 1% at a time.

6 Keys to Shoulder Instability Rehabilitation

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October 14, 2019

Shoulder instability is a common injury encountered in physical therapy. But there are many different types of shoulder instability. Would you treat a high school baseball player that feels like their shoulder is loose when throwing the same as a 35 year old that fell on ice onto an outstretched arm and dislocated their shoulder? They're both "shoulder instability," right? There exists a wide range of symptomatic shoulder instabilities from subtle recurrent subluxations to traumatic dislocations. Nonoperative rehabilitation is commonly utilized for shoulder instability to regain previous functional activities through specific strengthening exercises, dynamic stabilization drills, neuromuscular training, proprioception drills, scapular muscle strengthening program and a gradual return to their desired activities. But to truly understand how to successfully treat shoulder instability, there are several key factors that you must consider.

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Performance Physical Therapy: Why Our Profession Needs to Progress

August 12, 2019

Physical therapy can span a wide spectrum, ranging from injury rehabilitation, to injury prevention, and even performance enhancement. To truly help people get the most out of their bodies, we need to focus on all three of those. But many of us don't, and if you're one of them, I think you may be really missing the boat. It's not enough to simply try to restore someone to their previous baseline. That's "traditional" physical therapy if you ask me. Performance physical therapy not only restores function, but also works on optimizing and enhancing performance. That's the key difference to me.

What’s the Difference Between Athletic Training and Physical Therapy?

April 2, 2020

On this episode of the #AskMikeReinold show we talk about the differences between an athletic trainer and a physical therapist. Sure there are some overlaps, but I also think they are their own unique professions.

Treating Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears Nonoperatively

March 26, 2020

On this episode of the #AskMikeReinold show we talk about working with patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears, some of the treatments we would focus on for those trying nonoperative physical therapy, and if they can even avoid surgery at all.

How to Help Athletes with the Psychological Aspect of Injury

March 19, 2020

On this episode of the #AskMikeReinold show we talk about some of the psychological struggles of being an athlete dealing with an injury. There are a lot of things that can feed into the mental health of an athlete after an injury. Here are some of our tips on helping as best we can as physical therapists.

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The Power of 1%

6 Keys to Shoulder Instability Rehabilitation

Performance Physical Therapy: Why Our Profession Needs to Progress

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What’s the Difference Between Athletic Training and Physical Therapy?

Treating Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears Nonoperatively

How to Help Athletes with the Psychological Aspect of Injury

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