Phil Plisky

05/27/2026

I’ve never used the sunburn analogy in pain neuroscience education before, but after hearing it in this episode of the Medbridge Rehab & Performance Lab podcast, I definitely will. https://bit.ly/3Mqk4te

05/27/2026

What if the surgeon, PT, AT, parents, and athlete are not on the same return to sport timeline after ACL reconstruction? We explore the realities of this topic on this Medbridge Rehab & Performance Lab podcast featuring Dr. Kyle Matsel.

In this episode of the Rehab & Performance Lab podcast, Drs. Phil Plisky and Kyle Matsel team up to discuss the complexities surrounding ACL return-to-sport timelines.

05/26/2026

Do you know what the SANE score is and how it can help your practice? Check out this article https://bit.ly/3WPEKjF

05/25/2026

05/23/2026

How do you know if you picked the right weight?

If your patient could do more than one or two reps after finishing the set, it was too light.

Simple feedback can fix most dosing problems.

Watch the clip, then listen to the full episode.

https://bit.ly/4eONgtc

05/22/2026

Why lift in two weeks what you can lift today?

If your patient can do several more reps at the end of a set, the load wasn’t high enough to drive adaptation.

Effort – not just completion – determines outcomes.

Watch this clip, then listen to the full episode.

https://bit.ly/3RjXHv0

05/20/2026

Looking to get started in team testing? Watch this video to learn my #1 tip! https://bit.ly/46UcLmU

05/20/2026

If your patients aren’t getting stronger, it’s not because of the exercise list.

It’s because of how the load is being applied.

In this episode, Dan Lorenz and I break down how to dose load correctly in rehab and why effort is the key driver of outcomes.

Listen to the full episode. https://bit.ly/3RObBFR

05/19/2026

I use Indian Clubs a lot with my patients and performance clients. In this video, I talk with Dr. Jenna Gourlay about how to adapt using Indian Clubs with someone with hypermobility.

05/19/2026

What if underloading starts before clinicians ever see a patient?

In training, you’ll fail for doing too much—not for doing too little.

That shapes how we practice.

We default to safe, conservative loading—and that mindset carries into real patients.

Watch this clip, then listen to the full episode. https://bit.ly/3R7Fot7

05/18/2026

Limb symmetry index matters. But it is not the finish line.

It’s the floor.

If we only compare the involved side to the uninvolved side, we can miss the bigger issue—the uninvolved limb may also be deconditioned.

That’s why return-to-sport decisions need more than symmetry. We also need normative data and sport-specific performance metrics.

Watch this clip, then listen to the full episode for the full discussion. https://bit.ly/498J97G