The Ask Mike Reinold Show

We're taught to treat systematic reviews and meta-analyses as the gold standard. They sit at the top of the evidence pyramid, so when one lands in our inbox saying an intervention works, we tend to believe it and move on. But what if that instinct is exactly the problem?A new edi ...  Show more

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 band or dumbbell external rotations, everything progresses nicely for a few weeks, and then it just stops. Add a couple pounds and the movemen ...  Show more

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 "hamstring tightness," presented as if it settles the question. Tight hamstrings, tilted pelvis, cranky back. ...  Show more

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 common time-loss injury we see in running and field sports.For years, sports medicine professionals have debate ...  Show more

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 strapped to ice machines. We're seeing newer things too, like ESTIM machines and even BFR after an outing. We know ...  Show more