Chuck Thigpen

@LenMacPT any knee pain isn’t an issue if you manage it. Amazing to me. 25 years. All different approaches but the BTB PTG is still the GOAT. “Equivalent” or “not inferior” but never better. Not once. the end.

The anterior knee pain ‘excuse’ to do QTs instead of PTG just doesn’t hold up. There’s got to be a real reason

@LenMacPT of course you have. Tough case.

@chuckthigpen yeah we do Chuck. Stim and low effort isometrics to start (even in hip neutral/relative extended position) for months and still can't get the pain to subside. Also, BFR, ice to knee joint, soft tissue work, etc. Been treating it like a quad tendonopathy for a few months now

CASE STUDY ACL-QT 9 months out. About to be a college freshman athlete, highly motivated, weight room junkie BUT: 55% LSI on isometric strength testing at 90 deg and pain at QT, so sent him for an Isokinetic test Still showed ~55% LSI but less pain. We’ve done BFR, ice, vibration, hip extended knee extensions, NMES with extensions, squats, RFESS, and much more. What do you do now?

In this episode we sit down with Dr. Chuck Thigpen @chuckthigpen of @ATIPT and IMSkA to discuss all things rotator cuff rehab! @UOrthopedics

Join the world’s top orthopedic experts as they discuss the latest in diagnosing & managing shoulder injuries. 2025 is here, and so is the future of shoulder care for overhead athletes! @PeterChalmersMD @EvanLedermanmd @chuckthigpen @AnthonyRomeoMD @drprovencher

Just out!! Why do patients come for one visit then never show up again? We studied it-there are five reasons. Free access for 50 days here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Controversy over the use of manual therapy for painful conditions typically centers around mechanisms. Progress in mechanisms based research has been tremendous in recent years thanks to research networks like ForceNet, SPINEWORK, and NeuronS_MATTR. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10…

Thanks for your transparency and wisdom here.

I was Assistant Team Physician of the Yankees for three weeks. Then I got called into Brian Cashmans office. He told me he was promoting me to Head Team Physician. He looked me me in the eyes and asked “Are you ready❓”. I said, “I’m ready‼️” Then he hit me with this truth, he said to me: “The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see his ass.” 🐒 🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒 Wise words. One of the biggest risks of leadership isn’t just making the tough calls—it’s losing self-awareness. The higher you go, the fewer people are willing to challenge you, to tell you when you’re off track. It’s easy to think you have all the answers, but real leadership requires staying grounded, surrounding yourself with those who will push you, and never losing sight of growth 📈 The higher you climb, the more you’re exposed… Leadership doesn’t just elevate you—it exposes you. The question is, are you prepared for that level of scrutiny❓Are you self-aware enough to handle it❓ Watch Full Presentation 🎥… Keynote: Sharpening S3P 2024 - Dr. Ahmad w/ Intro & Q&A: youtu.be/XzYuwmETt48 ✅ #Leadership #SelfAwareness #StayGrounded #Growth #mastery #performance 🥇

Thank you @chuckthigpen and the crew for opportunity to contribute to the arm health segment for throwing athletes at #APTACSM2025 ! Enjoyed hearing all speaker’s current work on this topic.

jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jo… So happy to see our Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy CPG finally published in JOSPT!🎉 YEARS of work to screen, extract and synthesize evidence.🤓 Amazing teamwork and hopefully a very valuable resource.💪 DM for copy if you can't access it. 👍 Please share!

This week (7 days) I had 15 requests from 14 journals to review papers. Nearly all charge high APCs. I agreed to 2. Those I declined had the audacity to ask for a recommended replacement. That's not my job!

A case-based symposium packed with surgical pearls you won’t want to miss! Who’s in? sdsi-shoulder.com/reg #SDSIcourse @drasheeshbedi @kevinfarmermd @LASportsOrthoMD @DrRobHartzler @chuckthigpen

@kcrehabguy @DrGSBullock leading the way. @EShan327 @Dr_Kissenberth after learning from @lldevoPT seminal work.

Read this over lunch. Nice work @chuckthigpen and colleagues. Going to have to start being more intentional when looking at pitchers in the future.

@kcrehabguy There are hard things. This isn’t. Absolutely no clinical or evidence rationale to support. None. It drives poor motor patterns and activates the muscles more that have been repaired…..

@chuckthigpen I had a feeling that might tickle your fancy. 😀

👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 that is all. Amen.

@attydavejackson @KevinGuskiewicz @attydavejackson DM me and we will connect and sort out. I have sent you the same in LinkedIn.

@KevinGuskiewicz @chuckthigpen Mr. Thigpen, this is Attorney Dave Jackson. I have referred several clients to ATI and cannot reach anyone to assist with obtaining their bills and records. ATI is the worst PT outfit I've ever dealt with.

With my investiture around the corner, I wanted to share a bit about myself and what drives me in this role. I had fun answering five questions with facts you might not know! Excited to keep connecting with our community and shaping MSU’s bright future.

Love it @SethLShermanMD. "We're not judged on kneeling pain, we're judged on RTS...BPTB is the graft for elite athletes." #oset24