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[Michael Ray]

Hey - thanks for the questions. Sorry to hear about your recurring low back pain. Often there is a prosperity in these scenarios to think that if we can...

[Michael Ray]

Hey - thanks for the questions. Generally speaking, this isn't something I would worry about or go around screening for. We did a podcast a number of...

[Michael Ray]

Sorry to hear about your situation. We'd need a consult to give individual advice and work through your situation. On a positive note, being able to leg...

[Michael Ray]

Without a consultation with you it is difficult for us to adequately weigh in on your situation. The imaging may not have been necessary but now that...

[Michael Ray]

Hey - sorry to hear about your situation. The diagnosis of osteoarthritis in the shoulder joint of a 37 year old is not surprising and overall not meaningful...

[Michael Ray]

Hey - sorry to hear about your shoulder situation. It is difficult to say what may be ongoing without a consultation. Our general advice is outlined in...

[Michael Ray]

Hey - do you wear a belt while lifting? Often folks will over-tighten their lifting belts and experience what you are describing in the leg. With that...

[Michael Ray]

Hey - why was the MRI ordered? Those findings don't give me much concern from a management stance. Yes, upper extremity symptoms can be related to the...

[Michael Ray]

Currently we have about a week wait at the most.

[Michael Ray]

The usual scenarios are similar to low back pain - recent acute trauma (e.g., motor vehicle accident or fall), accompanying fever/infection, unintentional...

[Michael Ray]

Alex Chopra - sorry to hear about your brother's situation. Ideally we can have a consultation with him to work through his experience, history, prior...

[Michael Ray]

Hey - sorry to hear about your hip pain. Check out the series on hip pain HERE fir guidance on working through these issues. Ideally you can adjust loading...

[Michael Ray]

Sorry to hear about your situation. Our general advice is outlined here: https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog...ining-what-do/
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[Michael Ray]

Hey GaboZY06 - sorry to hear about your experience. We need a consultation to accurately weigh in on the situation. If you are interested, please complete...

[Michael Ray]

Not to my knowledge. Usually the data demonstrates strength (which is a related function of muscle mass on some level) is protective, interestingly the...

[Michael Ray]

crayniac - thanks for the question and sorry to hear about your situation. Generally speaking in these scenarios I expect to see improvements over the...

[Michael Ray]

Hey ChrisZ - great question. Injuries are multifactorial but in this context i usually advocate for doing sport specific work (in this case sprinting...

[Michael Ray]

Hey Randolfo II Mejia - sorry to hear about your experience. It's tough for us to give individual insight on programming without a consult. Our general...