The Ask Mike Reinold Show

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 the phrase

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 most c

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 guys strap

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," "labral frayi

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 afternoons dr

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 touted as a

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 they’re itching

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 and its

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 protocol tha

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 Inhibition (A

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 early in rehabi

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. We'

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 people ab

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 great—tighten u

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 s

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, too many at

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 or avoid ha

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 that are foc

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 trial examini

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, patient voices