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 [...]

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 [...]

Simple, effective shoulder exercises
Here’s a video showing a variety of simple but effective shoulder exercises that you can do in the comfort of your home – plus I like the funky soundtrack.

Thanks to stumptous.com for creating this video.
Tags: shoulder+exercises, shoulder+rehab, shoulder+video

In my previous article, “Shoulder surgery proves to be effective for the longterm”, I wrote about a study that had been done involving young, active military cadets.

(photo by soldiersmediacenter)
The basic question of the study was:
Is there any advantage to surgically repairing an initial dislocated shoulder on a young, athletic person vs. allowing the injured shoulder to heal in [...]

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 [...]

This seems like a strange title for a blog post. But one long drive consultant who has experienced the benefits of using the Rotater, sent us the following email:
Scott: (Scott Kay, inventor of the Rotater)
I’ve been using the Rotater every second day and use it while warming up before a round.
I’ve been in [...]

In response to numerous requests, the Rotater video has been posted on Youtube.com. Please feel free to:

add it to your web site or blog
add it to your favorites
refer others to the Rotater video

We are in the process of producing several additional videos that go into more detail and will address inquiries about:

internal rotation
external rotation
range [...]

Today�s article was contributed by Jane Davis, a physical therapist whose experience ranges from pediatrics to geriatrics. Jane has translated her experience into the creation of The Fitness Balloon � A Manual for Exercise.
We met Jane in Daytona at the Florida Physical Therapy Association�s annual conference and were immediately uplifted by her [...]

There is a common saying that states, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” or something to that effect. The point being that it is much easier and less costly (physically, mentally, emotionally, financially, etc.) to address a potential problem while it is still a “potential” problem than after it [...]