Physical Therapy Fraud

[Will Morris]

Well, she is right. You can if you do it wrong or have not spent the last 12 months working up to that weight as most people would.

I injured myself last week at 330 , but not the earlier set at 400, so in my simple case, lifting lighter weights is dangerous.

I'm sure no coach or PT would start someone at 500 anyway , especially of they are rehabbing, so the point is moot.

I have started many people at 400, 450, or 500#, if that's the appropriate weight to start them at. I think you are reading too much into what this individual said. It seems she made a blanketed, antiquated statement that seems to imply the simple fact of "deadlifting over 500#" was dangerous, with no other qualifying statement. 99% of the acute back injuries occur outside of deadlifting, therefore, one could say virtually any activity is dangerous if it is the activity you were performing when the onset of pain occurred. Hell, I've dealt with probably a half dozen patients with acute, severe back or hip pain that occurred during intercourse. I would personally take that to the grave with me, but, it may just be the toxic masculinity talking.

[AndrewLewis]

Hell, I've dealt with probably a half dozen patients with acute, severe back or hip pain that occurred during intercourse.

Contextually, back pain during missionary position sex on a bed moving at a "moderate" pace would be a bad indicator, but other circumstances might make back pain during sex contextually reasonable.