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[Michael Ray]

Hell yeah! Glad this approached helped and you are doing well.

Regarding shoes - it would be quite difficult to assign any level of correlation...

[Michael Ray]

Hey handsomewizard , sounds like you acutely overreached and need to back off loading a bit and then titrate back up. This happens, especially when dealing...

[Michael Ray]

Thanks for posting this thread. How familiar are you with our content on pain?

It sounds like you have been supplied a lot of narratives...

[Michael Ray]

Hey Jungle Dave , thanks for posting this thread. When you watch your knee flex and extend, do you notice if the patella "jumps tracks" at all?...

[Michael Ray]

Hey Jungle Dave ,

Sorry to hear about the recent turn of events. Can you do me a favor and start a thread on the Pain and Rehab subforum...

[Michael Ray]

Yes, for the prescribed lifts on training days 1,3, and 5....

[Michael Ray]

Hey Karel Chalifour ,

Thanks for sharing your daughter's story. I think it's outstanding that she's prioritizing taking care of herself....

[Michael Ray]

Hey TheGuildedAge ,

Sorry to hear about the knee issues.

I'd recommend not paying the narratives provided by the previous clinicians...

[Michael Ray]

Glad to hear things are progressing well overall.

As an aside - often with groin strains I dose in side-lunges. https://www.muscleandfit...

[Michael Ray]

ceamer given the circumstances surrounding your symptoms,
I recommend a consult. Certainly can be a sprain of a ligament in the area, but difficult...

[Michael Ray]

Yes, your backstory is a great example why we need to be cautious with the language we utilize and ensure appropriate usage of imaging based on case context...

[Michael Ray]

Gotcha. So there are a few ways to control loading of the area:

1) Drop RPE (internal intensity) which will likely effect the next step...

[Michael Ray]

Ok, yeah I'd say let us consult on this to help out.

Likely can be a rotator cuff tendinopathy but difficult to state without more details....

[Michael Ray]

Hey Jacobsa1030 ,

This sounds like a load management issue. Have you tried adjusting RPE and/or external loading (weight lifted) for provocative...

[Michael Ray]

Hey sendraw , sorry to hear about your persistent back pain.

How familiar are you with our approach to pain? I highly recommend giving this...

[Michael Ray]

Hey Calhendy , sorry to hear about the shoulder issue.

We'd likely need a consult to give individualistic advice for this: https://www.b...

[Michael Ray]

Hey jfsully ,

Yes, I'd recommend reducing intensity as an initial step and add in a tempo 3.0.3 (3 second lowering the weight to full elbow...

[Michael Ray]

Hey Sean , sorry to hear about this issue. Overall, we'd need a consult to give individualistic advice: https://www.barbellmedicine.com/consults-and-...

[Michael Ray]

Hey Deertick ,

As others have mentioned, there are no contraindications to training with a spondylolisthesis provided the grade rating isn't...

[Michael Ray]

Hey Bolder ,

As Tomphillips stated, the main days for phase 2 are 1,3, & 5. The isometric days are there if you notice an increase in...