The Rotator

On January 13, 2010, in Shoulder, Therapeutic Methods, by jcubos

What is it?

A device that can be used in physical and manual therapy settings, as well as in the sporting arena.

Jumping Rope: A triathlete’s off season secret weapon?

As I was jumping rope in between workouts yesterday (thats obviously not me in the picture by the way), I came to the revelation that this exercise may just be the secret weapon many triathletes are looking for to add to their arsenal this off season. Let me tell you why: POSTURE: In order to [...]

The Shoulder in Sport

On November 14, 2009, in Book Reviews, Shoulder, by jcubos

The Shoulder in Sport: Management, rehabilitation, and prevention Andrea Fusco, Andrea Foglia, Frank Musarra, and Marco Testa Bologna, Italy Churchill Livingstone, 2008 331 pages The Shoulder in Sport is a specialty text, authored by expert physiotherapists, Fusco, Foglia, Musarra, and Testa. This book illustrates a multidisciplinary approach to the shoulder health of athletes and through [...]

Neurovascular Problems in the Athlete’s Shoulder

On November 6, 2009, in Shoulder, by jcubos

This review is a summary of my recent submission to Research Review Service (*note: affiliate link). The information below was derived from Thompson & Driskill’s Neurovasular Problems in the Athlete’s Shoulder, recently published in Clinics in Sports Medicine. For a greater understanding of the following information, including the etiology and  management strategies of the various [...]

QSS

On November 2, 2009, in Clinical Testing, Shoulder, by jcubos

Here’s a little clinical vingette to get your brain going on a Monday… An 18 year old junior hockey player walks into your office complaining of lateral shoulder pain of 3 months duration. He says he hurt it in training camp and it just hasn’t gotten better. After a thorough clinical history, he reveals that [...]

Got Hungry Bum?

On October 28, 2009, in Shoulder, by jcubos

Everyone stand up. Come on, off your chairs. By now many of you have been on your butt in front of your computer with a starbucks in hand, scrolling through Twitter, Facebook, other blogs, and the online version of your local newspaper. Some of you may have even visited Perez Hilton’s site but don’t worry, [...]