The Ask Mike Reinold Show

Little League Elbow is a common injury in youth baseball players. 

Little League Elbow is a growth plate injury typically seen in baseball pitchers around the age of 13.

At this age, the bone is typically the weak link, not the ligament. This is why we see more bony growth plate injuries than Tommy John injuries in youth athletes.

These often take longer to heal than you think, so we don’t usually rush them.

Here’s how we rehab these injuries.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/little-league-elbow/

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Over the last decade, the amount of sports physical therapy residency programs has skyrocketed. There are so many great programs now.

Our students ask us all the time if they should do a residency.

Our answer is always, “It depends.” They aren’t for everyone.

Here are our current thoughts on sports PT residencies, who should consider them, and who shouldn’t.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/update-on-sports-pt-residencies/

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Ah, the diagnosis of biceps tendonitis. We’ve all seen it so many times on script from doctors.

Is all anterior shoulder pain coming from the biceps? How can you tell? How does this change your rehab?

We’ll answer all this and more in this episode.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/evaluation-and-treatment-of-biceps-pain/

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It’s so awesome to see so many cash-based physical therapy businesses starting around the country.

It’s really been an amazing experience for us at Champion to be out-of-network with health insurances for over 10 years.

In this episode, we have some advice, pros, and cons for those looking to succeed with this model.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/what-it-takes-to-start-a-cash-based-pt-practice/

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We’re starting to see more and more ACL reconstruction procedures with an LET, or lateral extra-articular tenodesis. Especially in revisions and younger female athletes.

In this episode we talk about the technique, how it changes the rehab progression, and some tips on what to watch out for.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/acl-reconstruction-with-lateral-extra-articular-tenodesis-let/

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If you want to help your athletes maximize their potential, you need to have a system to assess athletic qualities.

This is important to individualize programming and monitor progress.

We follow a few steps in our system:

1. Identify the athletic qualities needed in a sport
2. Identify an assessment to measure this quality
3. Determine the technology needed

Here are the athletic qualities we value at Champion, and how we assess them.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/what-athletic-qualities-do-we-test-and-how/

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One of the most common questions we tend to get over time is how to return athletes back to sport after an injury.

This is one of the main topics in our online Champion Sports PT Mentorship, and probably the most popular portion of the program for past students (BTW, our next cohort starts in January… click here to learn more). 

In this episode, we talk about the criteria to start a return to sport progression, and then how to advance our athletes to make sure they are ready to return to competition.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/building-return-to-sport-programs/

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Limb symmetry index is often used to measure performance and determine return to play.

Makes sense, but what if the other side isn’t perfect?

We prefer to look at more than just LSI, but there’s a bunch that goes into it. We discuss in this episode.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/is-limb-symmetry-index-our-goal/ 

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Rotator cuff tears are becoming more common in younger active patients in their 40s and 50s.

Typically, they are small tears at this time, but what should we do with them? Should we consider surgery? Should we avoid it at all costs?

We talk about some of the things to consider in this episode.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/rotator-cuff-repair-surgery-in-younger-patients/

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There are a ton of scientific and medical journals these days. Seems like there are more and more each year.

We’ve talked over the years about how there are actually some journals you want to avoid, and others that you want to follow.

In this episode, we talk about our current favorites plus some other current thoughts on how to stay current.

To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/our-favorite-journals-to-stay-current

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