09/08/2025
🚨MYTH BUSTER MONDAY COMIN IN HOT 🚨
The ONLY health care practitioners on this planet who are qualified and have been trained to treat injuries are athletic trainers, physical therapists, chiropractors (depending on their training), and physicians (specifically sports medicine and orthopedic MDs).
❌Arguably, ATs, PTs and chiros are the “rehab specialists.” Anyone who calls themselves a “rehab specialist” and doesn’t give you another credential is probably not formally trained. Sure they can give you exercises, but they likely don’t have the anatomical background and research/evidence-based treatments in mind that are going to help you optimize your rehab.
❌Don’t get me wrong, we work with coaches and personal trainers all the time, and we collaborate frequently. They can be really helpful in modifying a workout for you if you have pain or an injury. However any coach or personal trainer that is giving you “corrective exercise” for an injury or telling you that your workouts are “rehab” are straying outside of their scope of practice.
❌If you’re “rehabbing” with someone who had the same “injury” as you and that’s their only qualification, run away.
🏳️When you’re looking for a rehab provider, ask about their qualifications. Pain is so multifactorial and you want to work with someone who is aware and can work with you on that. Knee pain isn’t always just knee pain. Numbness and tingling doesn’t always mean it’s coming from your spine. Fear is a real part of the recovery process and do they know how to work on that with you?
🏳️You wouldn’t go to a surgeon who has only done 1 surgery, so why would you do your rehab with someone who has never done what your goal is? Find someone who knows what you need to get back to.
🏳️Make sure your whole team is in your corner so you can be the best version of yourself! If your PT or chiro isn’t willing to talk to your coach/personal trainer and vice versa, that is a red flag.
🏳️Never be afraid to get a 2nd opinion and advocate for yourself. You get to pick who helps you so make sure they’re a good fit💪🏼
Let’s raise the barbell on your expectations of rehab!🏋🏼♀️
