Dr. Thomas Kauffman

Boy Dad | Sports med doc, coach & advisor to parents, athletes & founders. Writing about systems, habits and mindset for Becoming AntiFragile. Work with me 👇

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

Introducing 30 days of shoulder health.

For the next 30 days (weekdays only), I’m going to share one observation per day from the frontlines of shoulder health.

I have the privilege of running a rehab clinic, specializing in shoulder rehab, where patients have experienced the effectiveness of progressive rehab, where I’ve seen the biggest challenges they face post-surgery, and have developed deep transformations with patients of all athletic backgrounds (novice, advanced, experienced, retired) and sports (baseball, bodybuilding, CrossFit, oly, and most recently Hyrox),

I get to help hundreds of patients a year, and I want to bring that help to those tired of cookie cutter programs and oversold claims who want a solution to shoulder health.

There’s just one rule:

1) Each day is actionable & understandable.

First post coming later.

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

Be aggressive about the life you want.

Signed,

Your future self

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

Packing for vacation before a newborn:

Ready and loaded in 8 minutes.

After a newborn:

Ready and loaded in 8 minutes.

I’m still packing for the baby…

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

Day 2:

A painful shoulder is not always a damaged shoulder.

Many athletes stop training the moment pain appears.

The problem?

Pain and tissue damage are not the same thing.

I’ve worked with athletes who had significant MRI findings and minimal symptoms.

I’ve also worked with athletes who had severe pain and relatively normal imaging.

Instead of asking:

“Does this hurt?”

Ask:

“Can I modify this movement and continue training safely?”

Often the answer is yes.

Keep moving when appropriate. #shoulderpain

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7 signs of exhaustion as an entrepreneur and parent

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Day 3 of #shoulderhealth tips

Your shoulder is more than your rotator cuff.

Many rehab programs stop at bands and external rotations.

The shoulder is influenced by:

• The rib cage
• The thoracic spine
• The shoulder blade
• The hips
• The trunk

Today:

Add 5 minutes of thoracic mobility work.

A better moving thoracic spine often creates a better moving shoulder.

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

Introducing 30 days of shoulder health.

For the next 30 days (weekdays only), I’m going to share one observation per day from the frontlines of shoulder health.

I have the privilege of running a rehab clinic, specializing in shoulder rehab, where patients have experienced the effectiveness of progressive rehab, where I’ve seen the biggest challenges they face post-surgery, and have developed deep transformations with patients of all athletic backgrounds (novice, advanced, experienced, retired) and sports (baseball, bodybuilding, CrossFit, oly, and most recently Hyrox),

I get to help hundreds of patients a year, and I want to bring that help to those tired of cookie cutter programs and oversold claims who want a solution to shoulder health.

There’s just one rule:

1) Each day is actionable & understandable.

First post coming later.

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

Day 2:

A painful shoulder is not always a damaged shoulder.

Many athletes stop training the moment pain appears.

The problem?

Pain and tissue damage are not the same thing.

I’ve worked with athletes who had significant MRI findings and minimal symptoms.

I’ve also worked with athletes who had severe pain and relatively normal imaging.

Instead of asking:

“Does this hurt?”

Ask:

“Can I modify this movement and continue training safely?”

Often the answer is yes.

Keep moving when appropriate. #shoulderpain

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

@morrisonMSK Bout time you woke up 🤣 I’ll get my third cup going

[Raising Healthy Families @thriving__kids]

Listen to teens talk about growing up in the era of phones & social media

Puberty is a very awkward period in life.
Its a time of being very self conscious.
Its a time of mess-ups & poor decisions.

And we've let kids go through this critical period with devices to make these events very public & permanent.

This is a massive reason for kid's poor mental health.

Kids want phones and Instagram accounts because they dont know any better.

Its only after they experience the damaging effects that they realize they were better off delaying these things

Its up to parents to actually parent and delay these things for their kids

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

Don’t let it get to this.
Take care of your mental and physical health EVERY day!

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

7 signs of exhaustion as an entrepreneur and parent

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

Arm night at the shop before our family vacation. Keeping arms and forearms strong and healthy year round.

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The gym is the place where you see the effort pay dividends in real time.

Putting effort in anything in life directly changes your life.

[Mackenzie Smith @smithhmackenzie]

The gym is one of the few places where effort directly changes your life.

You put in work.
You get stronger.

More people need that relationship with themselves.

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

If your sleeves are not cutting the circulation of your biceps when working out… there’s no point in cutting them off.

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

@morrisonMSK @HQNewsNow So my whole high school achievement of acing my exams was all a lie!?!? 😭😭😭😭

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Absurd. Excellent health begins with consistent habits at any age.

Half of the athletic/healthy people I knew in high school/college are no longer healthy today.

Obese
30+ body fat percent
Weak
Deconditioned
With health issues.

I’ve met more healthy people in their 40s and 50s who decided to make better choices and build better habits within 5 years of their transformation than 40-50 year olds who’ve stayed healthy and fit since they were 15.

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

@morrisonMSK That is impressive good sir!

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If your rehab, training, or plan has stalled. You don’t change the goal.

You change how you approach it.

Never change the goal.

[Fathers Diary @Fathers_Diary]

Man to man

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It is that easy!

[Dad miles @Dad__Miles]

@thomaskffmn That’s all you need !

How to become a runner

1. Wake up go for a run
2. Tell yourself you’re a runner
3. You’re a runner!

No sarcasm here

Keep up the good work!

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

@Dad__Miles Out here becoming a runner 3x a week 🤣

[Dr. Thomas Kauffman @thomaskffmn]

Night time @Dad__Miles with two very excited coaches.