Wind Beneath My Wing(ed) Scapula: Scapular Winging and How to Fix It
Hey, Pain Pals! Do me a favor… Raise your arms above your head like you are making a snow angel in the air, now bring them back down slowly. What did you feel? Were your…
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Stretching Improves Shoulder Internal Rotation Range of Motion Deficits in Pitchers
Baseball pitchers have an increased susceptibility to shoulder injury because of increased overloading of the tissues that stabilize the shoulder. Past research has shown that pitchers’ shoulders commonly exhibit greater than normal external rotation (ER)…
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Posture – The Key to a Healthy Back and Neck
Stand up straight! Why do you always slouch so much! You’re sticking your tummy out! Blah, blah, blah! How many times have we all heard this? Way too many times! But what is the solution? …
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Tips for Traveling with an Injury
We’ve had a family vacation planned for over a year. The airplane tickets are purchased with no insurance because I’m sure nothing will go wrong! The hotel is booked, and we are stoked because it…
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Corrective Shoulder Girdle Exercises for Competitive Swimmers
Many sports lead to distinctive changes in an athlete’s postural alignment as a result of over-development in select muscle groups and flexibility changes at the involved joint structures. This is frequently observed in swimmers. Swimming…
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Physical Therapist’s Guide to Multidirectional Instability of the Shoulder
Shoulder instability is a common injury among people participating in contact and non-contact athletic activities. While many people associate shoulder instability with a traumatic event such as a dislocation, multidirectional instability (MDI) can occur without…
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Video: Seventh Inning Shoulder Stretch
As basketball season comes to an end, we leave the hardwood for the fresh cut grass of the baseball diamond. Yes, this means we get to bust open the bags of sunflower seeds. And yes,…
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Video: Prone Shoulder Series
The prone shoulder series is an excellent grouping of four simple exercises that aim to correct sitting and standing posture, and strengthen the muscles in the upper back for stability throughout shoulder range of motion. Watch Cameron and Alex as…
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