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treating shoulder injury
Enhance Performance
Mike Reinold

The 5 Biggest Mistakes People Make Returning to Training After a Shoulder Injury

We have found helping someone return to highly demanding training environments following a shoulder injury is one of the trickiest areas to navigate. The knowledge our mentors have taught us and the experiences working with clients at Champion has given us some great insight to this challenge. We’ve experienced what works, what didn’t, and what really derails people when trying to get back to the training they love. In an effort to help readers out, here are five of the most common errors we see made when trying to return back to training following shoulder injury.

sitting isnt bad for you sitting isnt the new smoking
Injury Treatment
Mike Reinold

Sorry, Sitting Isn’t Really Bad for You

Over the last several years, sitting has really been crushed by the health and fitness crowds, as well as the mainstream media. Sorry to say, but sitting isn’t really bad for you and shouldn’t be the focus. In this article I talk about why sitting takes the blame, what is really bad for us, and 3 steps to combat sitting all day.

Don’t make these 4 common mistakes when treating a hamstring strain
Injury Treatment
Mike Reinold

4 Mistakes People Make When Rehabilitating Hamstring Strains

When it comes to hamstring strains, two things are certain: 1) They are very common in athletes and 2) the recurrence rate is high. Call me crazy but I feel like the recurrence rate is just way too high, showing that we either are rushing people back too soon, don’t have an adequate return to sport criteria, or simply are not rehabilitating these hamstring strains very well. It’s likely a combination of the three. We can do better. Here are 4 common mistakes I often see when rehabilitating hamstring strains.

Injury Treatment
Mike Reinold

Should We Delay Range of Motion After a Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery?

Based on a recent systematic review, I would continue to recommend performing control range of motion following rotator cuff repair surgery as it appears to be safe and effective at restoring motion and function sooner than if we delay rehabilitation.

Should We Perform Immediate Range of Motion After a Total Shoulder Replacement?
Injury Treatment
Mike Reinold

Should We Delay Range of Motion After a Total Shoulder Replacement?

Total shoulder replacements are becoming more common, especially in younger patient populations that want to stay active. There is some conflicting information regarding the safety and efficacy of immediate range of motion following total shoulder arthroplasty.

3 Popular Exercises I Am No Longer Using
Injury Treatment
Mike Reinold

3 Popular Exercises I Am No Longer Using

Just because an exercise is popular, doesn’t mean it’s a good option for everyone. I wanted to share 3 more exercises that I am not going to use anymore. These are pretty popular exercises, so I expect many to disagree with me. I actually have no problem with you using these exercises, I just wanted to share some reasons why I have started to critically assess the value of them, and have considered not performing them anymore.