Archive for the ‘Shoulder’ Category

Reverse Shoulder Replacement and Early Rehabilitation

Reverse shoulder replacement is becoming an increasingly common surgery.  If you are plagued by painful shoulder arthritis along with rotator…

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Reverse shoulder replacement

Shoulder Stretches: How to Improve Reaching Behind Your Back

If you are dealing with shoulder pain you probably have a few movements that are painful or even impossible.  One…

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Shoulder stretches for behind back

Shoulder Labrum Tears: 5 Exercises Before Jumping into Surgery

Pain with or without clicking deep in your shoulder may indicate a labrum injury. The glenoid labrum is a layer…

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Shoulder Labrum Tears

5 Yoga Poses to Decrease Your Shoulder Pain

Are you 1 of the nearly 2/3 of adults in the United States with shoulder pain?  You may have difficulty…

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Yoga Shoulder

5 Easy Exercises for Shoulder Arthritis

Shoulder arthritis occurs in approximately 15% of people over the age of 65.  It is more common in women.  As…

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Treatment for shoulder arthritis

5 Band Rotator Cuff Exercises for Baseball Players

Nearly half of all baseball pitchers experience shoulder or elbow pain that limits participation at some point in their career. …

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Arm Care Exercises

6 of the Best Middle Trapezius Exercises

Your trapezius is a large broad muscle spanning your upper back.  It has attachments to your spine, shoulder blade, and…

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Middle trapezius exercises

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: 5 Exercises to Help

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) refers to compression of the major nerves and blood vessels in the area between the neck…

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Physical therapy for thoracic outlet

Rotator Cuff Exercises for Better Baseball Players

If you are a baseball player, the health of your rotator cuff muscles is a crucial part of success. Your…

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Baseball Pitcher

How to Achieve the Best Outcome after Rotator Cuff Surgery

An estimated 1 of every 4 rotator cuff repairs will re-tear within 6 months of surgery.  Overly aggressive rehabilitation or…

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Rotator cuff exercise