By Chris Melton on Jun 9, 2008 in shoulder education, shoulder injuries, shoulder joint, shoulder rehab, shoulder surgery | 0 Comments
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By Chris Melton on May 22, 2008 in Shoulder Notes, injury prevention, physical fitness, rotator cuff, shoulder education, shoulder injuries | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Chris Melton on May 9, 2008 in Shoulder Notes, adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder), injury prevention, physical therapy, rotator cuff, shoulder education, shoulder exercises, shoulder rehab | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Chris Melton on Apr 28, 2008 in injury prevention, physical fitness, rotator cuff, shoulder education, shoulder exercises | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Chris Melton on Mar 14, 2008 in range of motion, shoulder dislocation, shoulder education, shoulder surgery | 1 Comment
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 [...]
By Chris Melton on Feb 18, 2008 in shoulder education, shoulder exercises, shoulder flexibility, shoulder stretching | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Chris Melton on Feb 1, 2008 in injury prevention, shoulder education, shoulder joint | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Chris Melton on Jan 27, 2008 in physical fitness, range of motion, shoulder education, shoulder flexibility, the Rotater | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Chris Melton on Jan 5, 2008 in Golf, Rotater testimonials, range of motion, rotator cuff, shoulder education, shoulder injuries, shoulder rehab, shoulder stretching, the Rotater | 0 Comments
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. [...]
By Chris Melton on Dec 28, 2007 in shoulder education | 0 Comments
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, [...]