Shoulder Performance & Rehab

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Shoulder Notes is a series of posts that high-lite various articles, videos and blog posts that contain helpful and current information about your shoulder health and performance.
Frozen Shoulder – What’s the 411?

(photo courtesy of Joe Shlabotnik)
Lauran Neergaard an AP medical writer has written an article entitled “Early Care Helps Frozen Shoulder” in which she illustrates [...]

Its my favorite time of the year
It’s springtime.  The days are longer.  The sun is brighter.  And the world is becoming more alive all around us.  Makes me want to get physical and start teaching my girls how to throw a softball (or baseball), ride our mountain bikes and horses. 

(photo courtesy of foxypar4)
The problem is [...]

Most of us think of physical therapy as a means of regaining the use of one or more of our limbs following an accident, surgery or a stroke.
Am I going to lose my thumb?
I can remember wondering if I was going to lose my thumb after my tablesaw accident. And then the surgeon was [...]

Physical rehabilitation is tough
Anyone who has ever had to go through physical rehabilitation knows and understands that their will be pain involved.

Your joints will have become stiff and swollen
Your muscles will have atrophied and become weak
You are constantly battling the doubts that you can return to your former activities and level of performance

Physical conditioning is [...]

I received the following email from Kevin Rausch, a physical therapist with a Masters degree (MPT) and also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
It has been a few months since I met the Rotater gang at the APTA conference in Denver, CO. I was quite intrigued with their product, and purchased one for [...]

This past August, we (the Rotater guys) went to the American Physical Therapy Association�s annual convention in Denver. This was the first time that we had publicly exposed the Rotater to the experts who use physical therapy devices as a part of their vocation.
The Rotater was a big hit
Scott and I stayed extremely busy [...]

My name is Scott Kay. I am a motorcycle racer, inventor of the Rotater and co-owner of Joint Mechanix, LLC, which markets the Rotater.
Because of my racing (really it�s due to crashes while racing), I have broken a lot of bones, including three shoulders. It has been my experience that shoulder injuries take [...]

Shoulder performance is important. Every time you:

push
pull
reach overhead
lift
carry
swing a baseball bat or tennis racket
swim
drive a nail
serve or spike a volleyball
throw a baseball, softball, football, javelin or anything else
do a bench press, shoulder press or chin-up

�your shoulder is being called on to �carry� the load. Injuries abound. I�ve experienced everything from a torn [...]

Today�s article is written by Tamara Copes, MS, ATC.
The HIVAMAT is a German technology that is relatively new to the states. It works by creating an electrostatic field that is able to break apart and essentially shake up metabolic waste. It also activates the lymphatic system so the body is able [...]