Dr. Moose Herring

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Dr. Moose Herring

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🏃‍♂️Athlete Treating Athletes
💪Fellowship-Trained Ortho Surgeon specializing in Shoulder Replacement, Rotator Cuff & ACL.
📍OrthoVirginia Richmond, VA
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11/13/2025

With the Richmond Half/Full Marathon ahead of us this weekend, I wanted to touch on recovery.

Sleep, hydration, and nutrition are key to recovery.

Quality sleep helps your muscles repair, while replenishing electrolytes (I like Skratch or LMNT) keeps you performing at your best.

Eat carbs and protein after the race to restore energy and repair muscles.

Low-impact activities like walking, easy cycling, or swimming can aid recovery, but skip running for at least 1 week after the race.

When to Train Again:
Return to training only when you feel mentally ready, your heart rate and HRV are normal, and your muscles feel strong. Match your usual effort to avoid overexertion and ensure you’re fully recovered before hitting your next workout.

Be smart, rest, and don't push it!!

11/12/2025

Big OR day today!

2 reverse shoulder replacements, 1 revision anatomic total shoulder to reverse shoulder replacement, 2 rotator cuff repairs, a proximal humerus fracture plating, and a knee arthroscopy

We tend to get busier towards the end of the year, and definitely seeing this trend again this year!

11/11/2025

One of my favorite ways to explore cities is by foot

Bonus if I find a pullup bar along the way!

11/07/2025

Headed to the Shoulder Innovations conference in Nashville this weekend. Caught squeezing in some shoulder arthroplasty paper studying at the airport 🫣 Have a great weekend!

11/06/2025

Ever wonder what my team does to prep for your shoulder replacement surgery?

I use a system called Shoulder Innovations for my shoulder patients. There are a lot of reasons why I love this shoulder line, but one of them is the preoperative planning system.

Shoulder Innovations offers state-of-the-art preoperative 3D imaging software that I use to plan my cases before entering the operating room.

This allows me to visualize each patient’s anatomy ahead of time, customize the surgical plan, and ensure everything is precisely aligned before we ever make an incision.

Plus, the surgeon design team is top notch, the engineers have decades of experience in the industry, and the company truly listens to and values surgeon feedback.

Looking to get your shoulder replaced this winter? Reach out here: bit.ly/mooseherring/

11/03/2025

This weekend, Noah, Greg, and I tackled a 5K row + 5K run challenge.

The goal was to finish in under 45 minutes.

My splits:
Row: 19:22
Transition: 45 sec
Run: 23:40

Total time: 43:47

Surround yourself with people who push you way out of your comfort zone! 💪

10/31/2025

We're just about two weeks out from the Richmond Half/Full Marathon. The work is done. Now it’s time to taper.

Tapering is one of the most important and often overlooked parts of training.

Tapering lets your body adapt, recover, and rebuild so you can feel your best on race day. It’s not about stopping, it’s about doing less with purpose.

To taper effectively, reduce your mileage by 20–40% while keeping runs easy and consistent.

Prioritize recovery through sleep, mobility work, stretching, and balanced nutrition.

Use this time to stay mentally sharp by reflecting on your “why” and visualizing yourself crossing the finish line.

You’ve built the fitness, now let your body and mind absorb it.

Trust your training and enjoy race day!

10/22/2025

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury is one of the most common knee injuries I see in my clinic. I have been practicing for 25 years, and the surgical treatment and physical therapy that follow have changed dramatically. We continue to study and perfect the surgical procedure, as well as study and modify recovery and rehab.

Dr. Catherine Logan and Emily Perrin, LCSW .resilience.coach, from Denver, Colorado, have developed an incredible program called The Unbroken Athlete . This program supports mental health and toughness, recovery, mindfulness, and grit as the athlete progresses from injury to return to play. I am super excited to include this in my recovery protocol. I do not believe we, as orthopedic surgeons, address this truly important part of recovery well.

Check out their website, which explains all of the programs and their purpose. They have app-based programs with short modules that address every phase of recovery.
theunbrokenathlete.com. If you want 10% off, you can head to https://bit.ly/herringunbroken

I am genuinely a huge fan of their mission and I'm excited to see what this project does for ACL patients and their mental health!

10/21/2025

This past weekend, I went back to see my mom in western North Carolina. Hurricane Helene devastated this area just over a year ago, and they’re still cleaning up, moving trees and rocks, rebuilding bridges. It’s been a true testament to community effort, neighbors helping neighbors. The survival and “carry on” mentality is incredible.

I was lucky enough to work out at my sister’s gym, TRAIN4LIFE, in Boone, NC. It’s an amazing place with every type of weight training and fitness machine you can imagine - I love it. I love the TRAIN4LIFE mantra. Later that day, I was moving dirt, rocks, and stumps, and I felt grateful to have the fitness to do hard, heavy things.

Stay fit and stay healthy so you can do the things you love! That “life” might mean playing with your kids, your grandkids, going for hikes, riding your bike, or tackling a crazy endurance race. Fitness and strength now mean prolonging your healthspan. Set some goals. Train for a better you in the future. TRAIN for LIFE!

10/20/2025

Boone ➡️ OR

Spent the weekend back home in Boone visiting family. Feeling refreshed and ready for a busy week in the OR!

Grateful for my patients. If you’re dealing with shoulder or knee pain, come see me: bit.ly/mooseherring

10/16/2025

Spent some time in the Bath County mountains this weekend for .

6.7 miles wandering the great outdoors. Just how I like it!

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7858 Shrader Road
Richmond, VA
23294

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+18042701305

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https://linktr.ee/mooseherringmd

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