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When is an athlete actually “back”?

Former Baltimore Orioles athletic trainer Mark Shires, ATC, makes an important distinction: returning to play and returning to performance are two different milestones.

An athlete may be healthy enough to participate while still rebuilding the capacity required to perform at their previous level.

For clinicians working with athletes, which milestone do you put more weight on: clearance to play or return to previous performance?

Let us know below.

What makes a modality actually earn a place in the training room?

For former Baltimore Orioles athletic trainer Mark Shires, ATC, it came down to one thing: could it fit into the way he already wanted to treat?

In this clip, Mark shares the experiment that eventually introduced him to Winback and why being able to combine TECAR with hands-on care and exercise changed the way he looked at the modality.

Clinicians: what determines whether a new piece of technology actually becomes part of your day-to-day treatment?

Drop your answer below.

There’s a cue on the device screen Denis wants you to watch: the W turns green when EMS comes on.

He uses that timing to make an exercise more interactive, adding a perturbation while the contraction is running. How do you time exercise challenges when you’re using muscle stimulation? Share an example below.

This clip is from our September AMA Webinar. Watch the full webinar on YouTube or listen on our Spotify podcast. Link in bio.

Grant has been reaching for Care+ programs more often as a starting point for hands-free treatment.

He explains what changed in his workflow and how the built-in programs help him choose a consistent starting setup. Do you prefer to begin with a preset or set each treatment variable yourself? Let us know in the comments.

This clip is from our September AMA Webinar. Watch the full webinar on YouTube or listen on our Spotify podcast. Link in bio.

Andrea shares the story of a dancer whose rehab progressed from painful movement in April to getting down to the floor and back up without pain by July. She had returned to dance. Rehab+ was one part of the work Andrea describes.

For clinicians who work with dancers, which movement do you watch most closely when someone is preparing to return? Tell us below.

This clip is from our September AMA Webinar. Watch the full webinar on YouTube or listen on our Spotify podcast. Link in bio.

Denis describes two different sessions with one low-back patient. He began with PainFree+ to address symptoms. In a later session, he used Fit+ alongside exercise with a goal of recruiting the core and glutes.

What tells you a patient is ready for more active work? Tell us in the comments.

This clip is from our September AMA Webinar. Watch the full webinar on YouTube or listen on our Spotify podcast. Link in bio.

Laura’s go-to use for hands-free TECAR is simple: she runs the pads while continuing her manual therapy.

In this clip, she explains how she brings the two together during a treatment. If you use TECAR in your practice, what do you like to pair it with? Let us know in the comments.

Hear more from Laura and the panel from the latest AMA Webinar which is now available on the Winback podcast on Spotify. Link in bio.

The goal changed, so Andrea moved the pads.

She started with Rehab+ on the trunk during exercise, then moved the pads to the quad later in the same session. It’s a practical look at how she adapts placement to the work in front of her.

Watch the full hands-free webinar on our podcast, and explore upcoming webinars. Both links are in our bio.

Sometimes the moment that stays with a clinician is small: a patient tries a movement that has been painful and says, “Oh, that feels different.”

Denis Donovan () talks about what that moment can mean for someone’s confidence as they keep working through rehab.

Watch the clip, then tell us: what patient moment has stayed with you?

What happens after hands-on treatment when it’s time to move?

Jesse Chalnick () shows how he uses Hands-Free TECAR to move from table work into stabilization and corrective exercise while treatment continues. It’s a practical look at how technology can fit into active rehab.

See Hands-Free TECAR in action. Request a demo at winback.us.