Recent Posts Tagged With rotator cuff

• Upper and Lower Trapezius Imbalances May Cause Subacromial Impingement

  Posted on Monday March 8th, 2010 at 05:00 am in shoulder rotator cuff journal article

  A new journal article in Physical Therapy in Sport (the journal I recently reviewed) discusses imbalance between upper and lower trapezius muscle activity and the association of subacromial impingement. The authors studied the EMG activity of the u...

• How Do You Rehab Your Rotator Cuff Repair Patients?

  Posted on Wednesday January 13th, 2010 at 05:00 am in education shoulder rehabilitation rotator cuff

  We have talked a few times about rotator cuff repair rehabilitation and how there is no conformity regarding the postoperative protocol and guidelines.  We had a lot of discussion following a post on rotator cuff repair last summer.  For so...

• Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair – A Prospective Evaluation of Tendon Integrity at 1- and 2-Years

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 05:00 am in shoulder rehabilitation rotator cuff journal article

  The amount of arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs being performed has skyrocketed in recent years.  The last 20 years or so have seen the transition from a full open approach, to a combined arthroscopic and mini-open technique, to the current all...

• How Fast Do You Rehab Your Rotator Cuff Repair Patients?

  Posted on Saturday March 21st, 2009 at 04:35 pm in shoulder rehabilitation rotator cuff journal article

  That seems to be one of the most common questions I get regarding rehabilitation of the shoulder.  It seems like clinicians want to know how everyone else is rehabilitation their patients following rotator cuff repair surgery.  My guess is ...

• Finally… My NMES of the Rotator Cuff Webinar!

  Posted on Tuesday March 17th, 2009 at 04:51 am in shoulder rotator cuff webinars journal article

  Well, many thoughts come to mind (“Rome wasn’t built in a day,” “Good things come to those who wait,” “Save the best for last,” etc, etc…) but I finally have a recording of my last webinar available for viewing.  The conversion...

• The Rationale Behind Shoulder Exercises

  Posted on Monday March 9th, 2009 at 05:33 am in injury prevention shoulder rehabilitation rotator cuff strength and conditioning

  I am lucky to be able to share my latest journal article from this month’s JOSPT with you,  entitled Current Concepts in the Scientific and Clinical Rationale Behind  Exercises for Glenohumeral and Scapulothoracic Musculature.  I am ...

• Rehabilitation Protocol Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

  Posted on Monday September 22nd, 2008 at 07:00 am in shoulder rehabilitation rotator cuff rehab products

  There continues to be great debate over the most appropriate rehabilitation progression following rotator cuff repair. Although our surgical techniques have gradually progressed from full open repairs, to smaller mini-open repairs, to the current st...

• Preventing Shoulder Stiffness After Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery

  Posted on Tuesday August 26th, 2008 at 02:01 am in shoulder rehabilitation rotator cuff journal article

  I think that stiffness following any surgery, especially rotator cuff repair, is a common problem that we face in physical therapy. I found a great blog today by another physical therapist, Rod Henderson. As I was reading I noticed that we shared s...

• Fatigue of the Rotator Cuff Causes Altered Shoulder Mechanics and Impingement

  Posted on Monday August 18th, 2008 at 08:40 am in shoulder rehabilitation rotator cuff journal article

  Another interesting article from the most recent issue of Journal of Athletic Training on rotator cuff fatigue and glenohumeral kinematics. In this study, the authors used dynamic fluroscopic video to assess superior humeral head migration in 20 asy...