Rock climbing is a full body sport — however, a lot of the work comes from those powerful upper extremities. The muscles, ligaments, and joints of your shoulders and arms play a key role in effectively moving the body as you scale a rockface. Unfortunately, this leaves many climbers prone to pain or injury in… Continue reading Common Shoulder Pain and Injuries for Climbers
If you’ve been following along, you now know the risk factors and improper pitching mechanics that often lead to injury in the medial ulnar collateral ligament (MUCL). But of course, preventing injury (and consequential Tommy John surgery) is more than just knowing what not to do with your movement — it also requires proactive training.… Continue reading Preventing Tommy John Surgery — The Top 5 Strengthening Exercises for Pitchers (Part III)
Rock climbers are no strangers to elbow pain… sometimes it strikes after a climb, sometimes it tingles, sometimes it sets in with a combination of symptoms in the shoulder or neck… There’s a whole host of reasons as to why climbers might experience elbow pain. And, we’re here to review some of the diagnoses that… Continue reading Elbow Pain with Climbing: Common Diagnoses and General Recovery
Swimming is a full-body workout — and when you’re in it for the sport, you need LOADS of training to ensure that everything is working at peak functionality. There’s a whole lot we could cover when it comes to cross-training for swimmers… but that would make for a crazy long article (and probably a confusing… Continue reading How to Train Your Shoulders for Swimming
Last month, we reviewed some of the basics behind shoulder joint anatomy and mobility. And in dissecting all its complex structures and wide range of motion, we established just how versatile the joint is and how much it contributes to our everyday movement. However, in order to capitalize on the full range of movement, we… Continue reading The 10 Best Exercises for Improving Shoulder Mobility
We often take the shoulder for granted; from movements as simple as a shrug to a high velocity baseball pitch, the shoulder is a wildly capable joint essential to our everyday movement. (It actually has the greatest range of motion of any joint in the body!) What’s unfortunate is that we don’t always acknowledge how… Continue reading The Importance of Shoulder Mobility (and How to Assess It)
Last month we talked about the importance of the “dynamic” bike fit. Looking at how individuals fit their bikes and how they move on them in order to help reduce low back pain while riding. These same principles can help alleviate pain in other areas common to cyclists, such as the neck and shoulder. The… Continue reading The Importance of the Bike Fit: Avoiding Neck and Shoulder Pain
When Can I Return to Exercising? The Timeline of Rotator Cuff Rehab – Advanced Phase (Weeks 12-26) It’s been three months since your rotator cuff surgery and hopefully your rehab timeline was on par with the average timeline. If all went to plan, you worked on passive shoulder range of motion, scapular isometrics and elbow/wrist… Continue reading Rotator Cuff Rehab – 3rd Phase
When Can I Return to Exercising? The Timeline of Rotator Cuff Rehab – Intermediate Phase (Weeks 6-12) Congrats! You made it through the first 6 weeks after your rotator cuff surgery and things are looking up! At this point, your pain is most likely controlled and you no longer need medication, your passive range… Continue reading Rotator Cuff Rehab- 2nd Phase
When Can I Return to Exercising? The Timeline of Rotator Cuff Rehab – Early Phase (Weeks 1-6) Let’s talk about one of the most nagging and limiting shoulder injuries out there: rotator cuff tears. The diagnosis used to bring up discussions about “career ending injury” among sports analysists, but due to advances in surgical… Continue reading Rotator Cuff Rehab – 1st Phase
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