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Rehabbing a Cervical Fusion | SS Gyms Podcast

Starting Strength Radio

Mark Rippetoe

Training, Fitness & Nutrition, Strength, Barbell, Health, Fitness

4.6740 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Will Morris DPT, SSC and Ray Gillenwater discuss Ray's injury, the cervical fusion surgery, and how he rehabbed with Starting Strength. 0:00 Intro 3:20 Herniated discs in your neck 9:45 When is surgery necessary? 17:00 Surgery is risky 22:18 Trusting people with medical titles 25:30 Cervical fusion surgery procedure 27:40 Will's take on the procedure 32:50 After surgery 35:30 Doctors covering their asses and standard rehab practices 47:30 Ray's recovery 50:03 Movement to heal bones 51:40 Ray's recovery continued 57:50 Programming after surgery 1:02:45 How to get in touch with Will

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0:00.0

Hey guys, it's Pete, the world's okayest starting strength coach and head coach's starting strength

0:04.5

Orlando, the new reason to come to Orlando. And here's the rundown of all the events we have coming up.

0:10.2

We have a seminar February 4th through the 6th with a few spots left. After that, April 1st through the 3rd,

0:15.5

and then June 3rd through the 5th. For camps going on at starting strength gyms, we have Oklahoma City with a squat camp on

0:22.2

January 29th, and then we've just added a squat and deadlift camp at Starting Strength Austin

0:27.5

on March 20th. Congrats to all the new gyms that are open, Beaverton, Oregon, Memphis, Tennessee,

0:33.9

and Katie, Texas outside of Houston. Also, Starting Trank Chicago is still running their presale event, so get signed up for that.

0:40.4

And for more information on any locations, head over to locations.

0:43.3

Dottingstrankgims.com.

0:45.8

Speaking of starting strength gyms, we still need coaches.

0:49.1

So, if you're interested in becoming a coach, head over to starting strengthgems.com.

0:53.1

Check out the coaching tab. Fill out that form and get connected with none other than in a capel we will

1:00.6

continue to grow but we can only grow as fast as we can get coaches and since we will not lower the

1:06.0

standard for our coaching it's important for us to grow and develop competent coaches. Join the coaching

1:11.6

development class, learn how to become a coach, and get paid the medium bucks. Thank you for

1:16.8

your time. And remember, guys, if you shake it more than twice, you're playing with it.

1:20.8

Hey, everyone. I'm here with Will Morris. Will is my coach. He is a starting strength coach.

1:26.7

He is a, you're a DPT, right, Will? I am, yes.

1:30.0

D.P.T. He is stationed in Korea at the moment with the Army and currently isn't able to do much

1:37.6

based on all the nonsense with the COVID protocols. So lucky for us, he has some time to sit here and

1:43.8

talk to us about a couple

1:45.6

of rehab related topics. The purpose of this, of this particular conversation is to help

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