Mike Reinold

Three keys to performing the sleeper stretch with good technique.

Ah, the sleeper stretch. Pretty popular right now, huh? Seems like a ton of people are preaching the value of the sleeper stretch and why everyone needs to use it. I don’t like the sleeper stretch and I rarely use. Here is why.

Have you ever considered that the clavicle is the “key” to shoulder function and our ability to throw?  I haven’t either, but it is in a way!  Scientist studying the evolution of the human shoulder point to the development of the human clavicle as the key development in the evolution of the shoulder. In a [...]

This is the question I recently asked in my webinar on assessing asymmetry in the overhead athlete, and I think it is an important question.  We are being flooded with information on symmetry, functional movement screens, posture examinations, and other hot topics.  Is it possible to be completely symmetrical?  Do we want to be?  This [...]

It is that time of year again, time for the annual ASMI Injuries in Baseball Course.  This is always one of my favorites.  Good people, good speakers, good topics, good agenda, you really can’t go wrong if this is the topic of sports medicine that interests you.  There are plenty of talks geared towards surgeons, [...]

Good to see that Little League Baseball is again modifying their pitching rules to protect our youth baseball pitchers.  I’ve commented on this in my newsletters in the past, but I was not thrilled watching the Little League World Series this year and watching the coaches manipulate and take advantage of loop holes within the [...]