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Radical Technique for Shoulder Repair is Gaining Momentum
Shoulder Performance & Rehab | September 23rd 2008 by Chris Melton
I first reported on a radical, new technique for repairing shoulder injuries back in Dec of 2007 ( Regenexx procedure using stem cells may hold the promise of shoulder repair without surgery ) – since then, it has been one of the most popular artic read more
Rehabilitation Protocol Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repai…
MikeReinold.com | September 22nd 2008 by Mike Reinold
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 read more
Injury Update: Chuck James
Rain Delay | September 12th 2008 by Rain Delay
Within this article by Bowman on Smoltz’s checkup, it seems that Dr. James Andrews repaired Chuck James’ labrum and rotator cuff and wasn’t sure how James had continued to pitch as long as he had. Well, I wouldn’t say that Jam read more
Rotator Cuff and Scapular Strengthening for Baseball and Softball
Shoulder Performance & Rehab | September 9th 2008 by Chris Melton
It’s easy to neglect the small muscles that make up the rotator cuff: supraspinatus infraspinatus teres minor subscapularis They are not “showy” muscles, you can’t see them in the mirror, they’re little – I mean what’s the bi read more
How to Diagnose a Shoulder Injury - a video Guide
Shoulder Performance & Rehab | August 28th 2008 by Chris Melton
What’s the difference between a sore shoulder and an injured shoulder? soreness goes away - the pain related to a shoulder injury lingers soreness is typically related to the shoulder muscles - a shoulder injury usually impacts the tendons. li read more
Preventing Shoulder Stiffness After Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery
MikeReinold.com | August 26th 2008 by Mike Reinold
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 read more
Shoulder Notes: Protect your Rotator Cuff - Strengthen your Shou…
Shoulder Performance & Rehab | August 22nd 2008 by Chris Melton
How to Protect your Rotator Cuff Dave Turpin of Desk Jockey Fitness wrote a very practical article describing what you can do to protect your rotator cuff. The problems he cites are: Muscle imbalances due to excessive use of the lateral raise Too read more
Don’t Let a Rotator Cuff Injury Sideline You
Eyes On Living | August 18th 2008 by eventide
If you’ve sustained a shoulder injury, one that’s affected the rotator cuff, you may wonder if you’ll ever be back to normal again. The things most people take for granted, like getting dressed or reaching a glass off a top shelf, can cause ago read more
Fatigue of the Rotator Cuff Causes Altered Shoulder Mechanics and…
MikeReinold.com | August 18th 2008 by Mike Reinold
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 read more
Shoulders and Parties
It's a Dangerous World | August 5th 2008 by Paulie Danger
I don’t know how bum shoulders and LAN Parties go together. But we’re going to find out. Yesterday I woke up and my shoulder was absolutely killing me. I did some serious damage to my rotator cuff when I worked at UPS. I missed abou read more
Red Sox Force Malcontent Back on the Mound
Future Update: Humorous Headlines of Tomorrow | July 23rd 2008 by Skip Dekades
by Skip DeKades July 23, 2028 — Red Sox pitcher Mal Linger is expected to be on the mound tomorrow night against Toronto, although he’s not happy about it. Linger, dismissed by many of his teammates for being a shiftless prima donna unworthy of h read more
Shoulder Notes: Your Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulde…
Shoulder Performance & Rehab | June 16th 2008 by Chris Melton
What is your Rotater Cuff and How can it be injured? One of the most common injuries of the shoulder involves the rotator cuff. But exactly what is the rotator cuff and what does it do? Kennedy Brothers Physical Therapy out of Boston posted a very g read more
Best Shoulder Workout Rotator Cuff Exercises
San Francisco Personal Trainer | June 5th 2008 by Michael Behnken, MS, CSCS
I just finished spending 100% of my free time today putting together 2 new pages for my website. It is interesting because shoulders have been a huge part of my life lately. I just finished pages about rotator cuff exercises and a comprehensive best read more
Shoulder Notes: Strong Shoulders, Working through Shoulder Pain…
Shoulder Performance & Rehab | May 22nd 2008 by Chris Melton
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. read more
The latest updates on Major League Baseball Players with shoulder…
Shoulder Performance & Rehab | May 14th 2008 by Chris Melton
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 Satu read more
Shoulder Notes: From Frozen Shoulder to Shoulder Strength
Shoulder Performance & Rehab | May 9th 2008 by Chris Melton
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 read more
Top 9 Things That Muslims Don’t Like
The Nose On your Face | May 8th 2008 by Buckley F. Williams
Post from: The Nose On Your Face Top 9 Things That Muslims Don’t Like Michelle Malkin opines on the website “Stuff White People Like,” and wonders aloud if there’s potential in a website dedicated to Stuff Muslims Don’t read more
Rotator Cuff Exercises
BodyBuilding Secrets Live | May 5th 2008 by Marc David
One of my best friends complained for over 2 years about his shoulder injury from a snowboarding mishap. Another friend ended up in surgery with a torn rotator cuff after falling on a railing doing some crazy trick. The latest story from another indi read more
Unconventional and urban rotator cuff exercises
Shoulder Performance & Rehab | April 28th 2008 by Chris Melton
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 weight read more
Shoulder dislocation and prevention
Shoulder Performance & Rehab | March 20th 2008 by Chris Melton
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 read more
Ortho Man
Chiari Malformation Blog: Too Much Brain to Contain | February 21st 2008 by Zipperhead
SO I have a pretty bad rotator cuff tear and bursitis from Ehlers-Danlos dislocations. I'm being sent back to my PT for 3 weeks then see him again and will try cortisone (like I don't have enough of it in my body already from hip injections) and hop read more
Rausch Physical Therapy and the Rotater
Shoulder Performance & Rehab | February 4th 2008 by Chris Melton
I received the following email from Kevin Rausch, a physical therapist with a Masters degree (MPT) and also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). It has been a few months since I met the Rotater gang at the APTA conference in Denve read more
I Fell
Beloved-Creations-Storytelling | January 14th 2008 by janet
I fell and broke my arm in December so I haven't posted as much as usual. My right are is broke just below the shoulder and jamed back together with a small spinter on one side. The shoulder has two fractures where the rotator cuff is and I have be read more
Senior Golf Pro tees off for the Rotater
Shoulder Performance & Rehab | January 5th 2008 by Chris Melton
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, read more
Love is a Many Splendored Thing
Conversations Over Dinner | October 19th 2007 by Mandy
Much better dinner tonight. The turkey breast I made was tender, juicy and tasty. A huge improvement over last night’s fiasco. The atmosphere was also much improved. Conversation centered around health care, especially in relation to that to read more
Murphy’s Law
Conversations Over Dinner | October 3rd 2007 by Mandy
Wednesday, October 3, 2007, Dinner: 6:30 pm, Blog: 7:30 pm We were fairly subdued during dinner tonight. We have a friend who went for a stress test the other day and ended having a quadruple bypass. That’s a little unsettling. Jake also seeme read more
Preventing Swimmers Shoulder - Strengthening a Complex Shoulder J…
Andrew Smith:Zen and the Art Of | August 17th 2007
Shoulder hurting is a status that afflicts billions of Americans, with many jocks filling those ranks. Swimming is no exception. Swimming typically affects a just amount of freestyle swimming stroke, a single shot style that is repeated over and o read more
Acromion and Rotator Cuff Impingement
Sumer's Radiology Site | March 1st 2007 by Sumer Sethi
Review of Literature The supraspinatus and caudal tilt views correlate significantly with distinct intraoperative measurements of acromial spur size. Kitay GS et al advocate the evaluation of both views for preoperative assessment of the acromial read more
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