How to Progressively Load the Rotator Cuff - #AMR395
If you've ever programmed rotator cuff work, you've probably hit the same wall this week's listener did. You start with the classic light ba...
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20 of 394 episodesIs 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 or...
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 al...
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 m...
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-...
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 s...
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 pep...
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 loo...
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-...
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 decondi...
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 Ar...
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, of...
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...
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...
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 pa...
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 anniversar...
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 “...
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...
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 prog...
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...