In an interview with Stan “The Rhino” Efferding, the importance of active rehab is emphasized. Passive methods—such as massage, ultrasound, electronic muscle stimulation, Active Release Techniques (ART), and others—definitely have their place. But they aren’t a substitute for active rehab… they’re a way to facilitate it. Active methods will always trump passive ones. If you…
The modern approach of “rest it and ice it” is not the best way to heal an injury. We’ve known for ages that movement, along with heat, increases circulation and promotes healing. Check out this excerpt from The Wonderful World Within You by Dr. Roger J. Williams, originally published in 1977: We human beings are…
You may recall from a recent post that my benchmark for complete recovery from distal biceps surgery was the ability to do chin-ups. For my first workout, I did one set of five reps. I performed chin-ups twice a week, adding one set per session. I stuck with body weight throughout and kept plenty in…