Shoulder Performance & Rehab

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Here’s a round-up of some of the interesting shoulder information that you can use to make informed decisions about your shoulder.
Bowhunters need Strong Shoulders

(photo courtesy of sorenson photo)
I live in the deep south, Alabama to be exact. Down here, people take their hunting seriously, so if it’s not hunting season, then it’s a [...]

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 [...]

If you train with weights, there will come a time when you want to push your poundages to the next level. I know, “it’s not about maxing out” – but how can you gauge your progress without a meter. That meter for people who train with weights is usually the bench press.

The King [...]

A dislocated shoulder hurts – a lot! A shoulder dislocation occurs when the ball of the upper arm bone (humerus) becomes separated from the shoulder blade (scapula) at the very shallow shoulder socket (glenohumeral joint). Here is an excellent x-ray:

(photo by RubyVrooom and used under this creative commons license)
The construction of the shoulder [...]

Recently, a man contacted me about purchasing a Rotater. This was not a new thing � the Rotater has become extremely popular among physical therapists, athletic trainers, athletes (especially golf professionals) and breast cancer survivors.
What did surprise me was that this man claimed to have developed a shoulder impingement due to his extensive use [...]

As the baby-boomers age, we are becoming more and more aware of the fragility of our lives and bodies.  Guess what, we are not going to live forever – though we lived and acted differently in our 20’s and 30’s.
Now that we are in our 40’s and above, we are beginning to realize that we [...]

How flexible is your shoulder?  That can be a difficult question to answer. 

How flexible should my shoulder be?
Is there a standard that I can compare my shoulder flexibility to?
What factors can affect my shoulder flexibility?
Will the ideal shoulder flexibility be different for men vs. women?

Health and Fitness tradeshow
Yesterday, we were at a health and [...]

ROTATER GUYS GO TO VEGAS
In September, Scott and I went to the PGA expo in Las Vegas. The PGA expo is an event that brings professionals from the golf world (course owners/managers, teaching professionals, golf shop owners, sponsored professionals, golf publication editors/owners/writers, etc.) in contact with vendors and suppliers of golf-related products and services. [...]

Do you have questions about your shoulder? Who do you turn to? The best answer is to look to the people who are certified shoulder specialists.
Great shoulder information web site
Orthogate is a web site that is dedicated to improving the quality of orthopedic information on the internet. Orthogate is a vast site, [...]