The riches are in the niches, or so they say. But in all seriousness, I agree. Most people I know who love their jobs specialize in a niche they enjoy.

But how do you get started specializing in a niche? Here are some of our tips.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/how-to-specialize-in-a-niche-population/

_____
Save on my Rehab of the Fitness Athlete Course
My online course on the Rehabilitation of the Fitness Athlete with Dan Pope is on sale for $50 off this week.  If you want to work with higher-level fitness athletes and help people get back into the gym after an injury, this is the course for you.  Head to MikeReinold.com/FitAthlete to learn more and sign up this week.

Click Here to View My Online Courses
Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the Show.

_____
Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses
Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

We’ve all seen it before. Someone comes in saying that their “back locked up” on them!

They are in a lot of pain, guarded with their movement, and not sure what to do.

Here’s how we approach this and some pearls to help them get out of pain and spasm and back into their activities without setbacks.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/strategies-for-acute-low-back-pain/

_____
Save on my Rehab of the Fitness Athlete Course
My online course on the Rehabilitation of the Fitness Athlete with Dan Pope is on sale for $50 off this week.  If you want to work with higher-level fitness athletes and help people get back into the gym after an injury, this is the course for you.  Head to MikeReinold.com/FitAthlete to learn more and sign up this week.

Click Here to View My Online Courses
Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the Show.

_____
Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses
Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

One of the more common questions we get from students is knowing when to push someone or back off.

As always, the answer will depend on the situation. But, there are some principles to guide you.

We discuss what we do and how to avoid the ups and downs.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/how-to-know-when-to-push-or-back-off/

_____
Save on my Rehab of the Fitness Athlete Course
My online course on the Rehabilitation of the Fitness Athlete with Dan Pope is on sale for $50 off this week.  If you want to work with higher-level fitness athletes and help people get back into the gym after an injury, this is the course for you.  Head to MikeReinold.com/FitAthlete to learn more and sign up this week.

Click Here to View My Online Courses
Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the Show.

_____
Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses
Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

A common debate in physical therapy is whether we should cue people to “pinch their scapulas” together during exercises.

I don’t really think there should be a debate…

Here’s why we don’t use that cue and what we do instead.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/should-you-cue-to-pinch-your-shoulder-blades-back/

_____
Save on my Rehab of the Fitness Athlete Course
My online course on the Rehabilitation of the Fitness Athlete with Dan Pope is on sale for $50 off this week.  If you want to work with higher-level fitness athletes and help people get back into the gym after an injury, this is the course for you.  Head to MikeReinold.com/FitAthlete to learn more and sign up this week.

Click Here to View My Online Courses
Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the Show.

_____
Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses
Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

We all know that it’s super important to assess strength with our patients and clients. But is manual muscle testing enough?

We don’t think so.

Here’s why and what we use at Champion.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/how-to-measure-strength-in-the-clinic/

_____
Save on my Rehab of the Fitness Athlete Course
My online course on the Rehabilitation of the Fitness Athlete with Dan Pope is on sale for $50 off this week.  If you want to work with higher-level fitness athletes and help people get back into the gym after an injury, this is the course for you.  Head to MikeReinold.com/FitAthlete to learn more and sign up this week.

Click Here to View My Online Courses
Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the Show.

_____
Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses
Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

Over the last several years, we have seen the growth of the new repair of the ulnar collateral ligament with an internal brace procedure. It’s been awesome to witness such great success with this new Tommy John procedure, and patients have been doing great.

Here’s an update on our experience so far, some clinical pearls on rehabilitating these athletes, and the differences we sometimes see with traditional Tommy John UCL reconstruction.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/rehabilitation-after-ucl-repair-with-internal-brace/

_____
Save on my Rehab of the Fitness Athlete Course
My online course on the Rehabilitation of the Fitness Athlete with Dan Pope is on sale for $50 off this week.  If you want to work with higher-level fitness athletes and help people get back into the gym after an injury, this is the course for you.  Head to MikeReinold.com/FitAthlete to learn more and sign up this week.

Click Here to View My Online Courses
Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the Show.

_____
Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses
Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

Hamstring strains continue to be one of the most common injuries in sports. Returning these athletes to play can sometimes seem daunting.

When is it safe to start running? Do you have to wait until they are pain-free?

We answer these questions and more in this episode.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/when-is-it-safe-to-start-running-after-a-hamstring-strain/

_____
Save on my Rehab of the Fitness Athlete Course
My online course on the Rehabilitation of the Fitness Athlete with Dan Pope is on sale for $50 off this week.  If you want to work with higher-level fitness athletes and help people get back into the gym after an injury, this is the course for you.  Head to MikeReinold.com/FitAthlete to learn more and sign up this week.

Click Here to View My Online Courses
Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the Show.

_____
Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses
Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

As you probably know, we have a lot of clinical physical therapy students and strength and conditioning interns at Champion.

Over the years we have found success in integrating them into working with our patients and clients.

Here are some tips on how to do this while still being able to provide a great learning experience for the student and a great experience as the patient.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/how-to-integrate-students-into-clinical-care/

_____
Save on my Rehab of the Fitness Athlete Course
My online course on the Rehabilitation of the Fitness Athlete with Dan Pope is on sale for $50 off this week.  If you want to work with higher-level fitness athletes and help people get back into the gym after an injury, this is the course for you.  Head to MikeReinold.com/FitAthlete to learn more and sign up this week.

Click Here to View My Online Courses
Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the Show.

_____
Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses
Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

Some of the most common questions we get in regard to rotator cuff repair rehabilitation are when can we start range of motion and strengthening exercises.

It will depend on several factors, but there are ways to build an evidence-based rehabilitation progression.

In this episode, we talk about how we progress rotator cuff repair patients and how we determine if an exercise is safe to perform.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/what-exercises-are-safe-after-rotator-cuff-repair/

_____
Save on my Rehab of the Fitness Athlete Course
My online course on the Rehabilitation of the Fitness Athlete with Dan Pope is on sale for $50 off this week.  If you want to work with higher-level fitness athletes and help people get back into the gym after an injury, this is the course for you.  Head to MikeReinold.com/FitAthlete to learn more and sign up this week.

Click Here to View My Online Courses
Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the Show.

_____
Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses
Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

Many students and early career professionals want to get into professional sports.

Here’s some of our advice on how to stand out when applying and interviewing for these high level jobs.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/interviewing-for-a-job-in-professional-sports

_____
Save on my Rehab of the Fitness Athlete Course
My online course on the Rehabilitation of the Fitness Athlete with Dan Pope is on sale for $50 off this week.  If you want to work with higher-level fitness athletes and help people get back into the gym after an injury, this is the course for you.  Head to MikeReinold.com/FitAthlete to learn more and sign up this week.

Click Here to View My Online Courses
Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the Show.

_____
Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses
Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube

Force plates can be very valuable in quantifying certain metrics that can monitor progress over time. We’re using these for both our performance and rehabilitation athletes.

Here’s what we have seen so far.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/using-force-plates-to-show-progress/

_____
Save on my Rehab of the Fitness Athlete Course
My online course on the Rehabilitation of the Fitness Athlete with Dan Pope is on sale for $50 off this week.  If you want to work with higher-level fitness athletes and help people get back into the gym after an injury, this is the course for you.  Head to MikeReinold.com/FitAthlete to learn more and sign up this week.

Click Here to View My Online Courses
Want to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Support the Show.

_____
Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online courses
Follow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube