Discover a step-by-step process for managing the post operative knee for the athlete or active individual.  Dominate Surgical Knee Rehab gives you a systematic approach to doing everything necessary to maximize the outcomes following knee surgery for your patients.  There are a lot of progressions to work through and things to consider when performing long […]

by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Over the past 20 or so years of working with athletes and active individuals, I have performed post operative rehab on hundreds, if not thousands of athletes.  This includes simple surgical procedures such as a mild debridement, as well as ACL and ALL reconstructions, osteotomies and even joint replacements.  […]

by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS For weeks now, I’ve been discussing the properties and advantages of dry needling.  But, I also recognize that needling isn’t for everyone.  It isn’t legal in every state and some clinical disciplines aren’t approved to dry needle.  I also recognize that some clinicians aren’t comfortable dropping needles into people […]

by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Now that we have covered the how’s, why’s and when’s of dry needling, I want to cover a few areas to consider if and when the basics don’t work as well as you had hoped.  When I say basics, I’m referencing inserting several needles into local tissue in an […]

By Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS As you likely know if you read my blog very often that I’m a huge fan of all kinds of tools and modalities.  Things like IASTM, cupping, flossing, massage and tape are staples within my therapeutic process and just because I have adopted dry needling into my practice doesn’t […]

by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS In case you are just joining me, I’m in the middle of a blog series on all things Dry Needling.  Dry Needling is not usually my first intervention, because it is invasive and has risks, but it is a game changer of an intervention when it is indicated.   […]