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Shoulder and Rotator Cuff Rehab

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Rotator cuff repair, instability, SLAP tears and the throwing shoulder. Much of my research came out of this area, and so did a lot of my blog posts.

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Articles on Shoulder and Rotator Cuff
Risk Factors for Recurrent Instability After a Bankart Repair Surgery
Shoulder

Risk Factors for Recurrent Instability After a Bankart Repair Surgery

In this post, I discuss the risk factors for recurrent instability after Bankart surgery with special attention to the younger athletic population.

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An Update on Diagnosing SLAP tears
Shoulder

An Update on Diagnosing SLAP tears

This new paper in IJSPT by Clark et al talks about the best cluster of tests to diagnose a SLAP tear in someone with shoulder pain.

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Is Early Physical Therapy Safe After a Rotator Cuff Repair?
Rotator Cuff

Is Early Physical Therapy Safe After a Rotator Cuff Repair?

In this post, I dive deep into the literature to figure out if it is safe to initiate early physical therapy after a rotator cuff repair.

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Operative versus non-operative treatment for the management of full-thickness rotator cuff tears
Rotator Cuff

Operative versus non-operative treatment for the management of full-thickness rotator cuff tears

A review of a meta-analysis looking at operative versus conservative treatment for atraumatic rotator cuff tears

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Simple steps to Rotator Cuff Rehabilitation
Rotator Cuff

Simple steps to Rotator Cuff Rehabilitation

This goal of this post is to simplify rotator cuff rehabilitation in someone presenting with a shoulder dysfunction. A rehabilitation progression is presented to help the specialist better understand how to return someone back to their prior level of function.

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The Evolution of a Physical Therapist
ACL

The Evolution of a Physical Therapist

A physical therapist can take many roads after graduation. In this post, I discuss my observations, the evolution and growth of a physical therapist and how this development has become somewhat tainted by social media.

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Kids and Sports Injuries: What are we doing wrong?
Rotator Cuff

Kids and Sports Injuries: What are we doing wrong?

I am seeing a ton of kids that play baseball that often sustain an overuse injury. We need to reflect & be better about protecting our youth

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Welcome to LennyMacrina.com!
Knee

Welcome to LennyMacrina.com!

Welcome to LennyMacrina.com where rehabilitation specialists like PT, OT and ATC's can come to learn how I return my clients to their goals.

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2 Tips to Improve Your Post-op Rehabilitation Outcomes
Knee

2 Tips to Improve Your Post-op Rehabilitation Outcomes

This blog post will help to improve your post-op rehabilitation by offering tips to gaining the most out of your patients.

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Research
My Published Research
  1. 2013
  2. 2013
    The recognition and treatment of superior labral (slap) lesions in the overhead athlete
    Wilk KE, Macrina LC, Cain EL, et al. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy.
    PubMed
  3. 2013
  4. 2013
  5. 2008
  6. 2007
  7. 2006
    Non-operative rehabilitation for traumatic and atraumatic glenohumeral instability
    Wilk KE, Macrina LC, Reinold MM. North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy.
    PubMed
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Podcast Episodes
Sep 10, 2026 · 18 min
How to Progressively Load the Rotator Cuff
Jul 30, 2026 · 18 min
Does Icing Your Shoulder Still Work for Baseball Pitchers?
Jun 4, 2026 · 26 min
Outcomes and Return to Sport Testing After Bankart and Laterjet Shoulder Stabilization Surgery
Aug 28, 2025 · 12 min
When to Test Strength After a Rotator Cuff Repair
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