Shoulder Performance & Rehab

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When was the last time your shoulder felt fantastic?
No one realizes how much they depend on their shoulder – that is until they’ve injured their shoulder, have surgery and can’t use it. Frequently people want to know how long their particular shoulder injury will take to heal.
Answers that don’t help.
Imagine that you’ve sprained your [...]

Here’s the latest info:
Smoltz believes rehab will start soon – by Mark Bowman
Smotz, who went on the disabled list on April 26th due to inflammation of his rotator cuff and biceps tendon plans to throw from the mound for the first time this Saturday. read Mark Bowman’s article on MLB.com
Rangers’ Bradley out with a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

How many times have you heard about rotator cuff problems. Everyone from high school athletes to middle aged weekend warriors to the world’s best professional athletes fear hearing the words, “You have a rotator problem” from their physician.
My rotator is torn
I experienced a torn rotator while pitching during a pony league baseball game when [...]

Shoulder separations and AC separations are different expressions for the same injury. Shoulder / AC separations are very common, especially among athletes involved in contact sports. However, shoulder / AC separations are not the same thing as a shoulder dislocation, though they are commonly confused.
The shoulder is a complex joint made up of [...]

“Frozen shoulder” or adhesive capsulitis (the name you are most likely to hear a physician/surgeon use) is very common. In layman terms, this name simply describes a situation where there is a loss of the range of motion in the shoulder joint. This can result from:

the development of scar tissue within the joint
lack [...]

When I was in high school, I had a partially separated shoulder injury acquired while playing football. In order to be able to practice and play, I used topical ointments to mask the pain.
For many years following high school, my shoulder would bother me by becoming painful again. Sometimes this was the result [...]