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#346 Dr. Sam Spinelli - Training and Rehab With Injuries

Mar 13, 2025
53:47

Dr Sam Spinelli joins me for a discussion about rehab, pain, injuries, and how training puts you in a better position to mitigate injury risk and recover faster from injury. 


Sam shares:

-Strategies to manage injury risk.

-Strategies to better recover from injury.

-Why he doesn’t think most people need MRI’s or other imaging for many injuries.

-What is load management and why it's the most important thing to focus on with injury risk and recovery.

-Why posture isn’t a major causal issue for pain.

-Nuanced thought on back pain.

And much more.


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00:51 Diving into Injury Rehabilitation

01:04 The Reality of Bulletproofing and Injury Reduction

02:51 Load Management in Sports

04:08 The Importance of Progressive Training

07:43 Understanding Injury Rates in Different Sports

13:08 Mitigating Injury Risks

22:08 The Role of Imaging in Injury Diagnosis

28:02 Rehabilitation Insights and Passive Modalities

28:21 Personal Injury Rehab Journey

28:33 Hamstring Injury Assessment and Strategy

29:32 Exercise Selection and Progression

32:23 Nordic Hamstring Curls Debate

38:02 Back Pain Myths and Posture

40:02 Load Management and Deadlifting

44:00 Training Adaptations and Injury Management

49:33 Upcoming Projects and Resources

52:10 Conclusion and Listener Engagement


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