{"id":81577,"date":"2018-01-16T13:31:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T19:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=81577"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:36:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:36:28","slug":"injury-rehab-strength-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/injury-rehab-strength-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #371: The Truth About Injury Rehab and Strength Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whenever you experience an injury or have a niggling pain in your lower back, you probably decide to completely rest up so that whatever ails you can heal and recover. But the pain doesn\u2019t go away, so you introduce some light isolation movements to help with the recovery. But the pain still doesn\u2019t go away, so you rest some more and pretty soon it’s been months or even years since you\u2019ve done anything that resembles real exercise.<\/span><\/p>\n

My guest today<\/span> argues that if you want the pain to go away, you\u2019ve got to get off the Barcalounger and under a barbell.<\/span><\/p>\n

His name is Dr. Darin Deaton. He\u2019s a physical therapist, CrossFit coach, and Starting Strength coach. Today<\/span> on the show, Darin and I discuss the common myths people have about the safety of barbell training and why family practitioners and physical therapists contribute to the existence of those myths. Darin then explains why strength training is the best tool for rehabbing an injury and why the reason you have a bad back in the first place is because your back isn\u2019t sufficiently strong. Darin and I then discuss his overall philosophy and approach for rehabbing patients utilizing barbell lifts as well as other physical therapy modalities. We then get into specific injuries that barbell lifters and runners experience and how to rehab them. We end our conversation discussing the effectiveness of practices like dry-needling and electrical stimulation in recovering from persistent pain and injuries. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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